{"id":9633,"date":"2020-03-25T10:27:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T10:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/?p=9633"},"modified":"2020-03-25T20:43:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T20:43:23","slug":"covid-19-maintaining-fleet-driver-morale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/covid-19-maintaining-fleet-driver-morale\/","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19: Maintaining fleet driver morale"},"content":{"rendered":"

With many of those who drive for work currently being relied upon to continue delivering essential goods and services amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the pressures on at-work drivers have never been so intense. Maintaining a positive workplace culture that reassures those who drive for work that their safety comes before anything else, can significantly help to maintain safe behaviors on the road at this time.<\/p>\n

Ten tips to help maintain fleet driver morale: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Share official news and guidance (i.e. from CDC in the U.S. or Department of Health in the UK) by text\/email\/company newsletters so drivers are not misinformed by friends or colleagues<\/li>\n
  2. Remind drivers that their safety, and that of all employees, comes first; and that if anyone develops the symptoms associated with COVID-19 they must stay at home in line with official recommendations<\/li>\n
  3. Keep drivers informed of what you are doing as a company (including hygiene measures, social distancing etc.) to help prevent the spread of the virus<\/li>\n
  4. Share this Workplace Safety Guidance<\/a> to help all employees understand the correct hygiene\/ sanitation steps they can take<\/li>\n
  5. Share Driver Safety Tips<\/a> so they know how to stay safe on the road and in their vehicles at this time<\/li>\n
  6. Make sure drivers have everything they need to keep themselves safe while driving, including disinfectant wipes, hand sanitizer, tissues<\/li>\n
  7. Ensure that leaders and managers continue checking in with their teams regularly; make use of tools such as video calling, virtual meetings etc.<\/li>\n
  8. Recognize and reward drivers for continuing to prioritize safety during this time<\/li>\n
  9. Make it clear you are available (even if only virtually) to discuss any concerns your fleet drivers may have<\/li>\n
  10. Share tips on employee wellbeing (including staying healthy both mentally and physically) and encourage employees to do the same: feeling part of a strong, positive team can make a huge difference to morale<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    With many of those who drive for work currently being relied upon to continue delivering essential goods and services amid the COVID-19 outbreak, the pressures on at-work drivers have never been so intense. Maintaining a positive workplace culture that reassures those who drive for work that their safety comes before anything else, can significantly help […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":9634,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1520],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9633","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-risk-management"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9633"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9633\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9634"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9633"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9633"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9633"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}