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Post-delivery Idle Management

Q:

My drivers have done a pretty good job at eliminating the longer idle times. How do they take that next step in idle efficiency improvement?

A:

Below is an example of 2 drivers' post-delivery habits. The difference when making 10-25 stops in a day can improve your idle % significantly.

Poor Idle habits

  1. Get in truck
  2. Start truck
  3. Check next stop details
  4. Check/respond to emails, calls, and texts
  5. Put seatbelt on
  6. Start driving

Good Idle habits

  1. Get in truck
  2. Check next stop details
  3. Check/respond to emails, calls, and texts
  4. Put seatbelt on
  5. Start truck
  6. Start driving