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6. Appendix A: Road Freight Sector Owner Driver Scheme Policy

6.4 Criteria

 

 

The Owner-Driver Scheme can work to the benefit of both company and owner-driver, if the following issues are identified and addressed, with the aim of achieving better productivity and the inclusion of back-up arrangements:

 

Training (an example of training elements for Owner-Drivers is appended)
o Constant review of training and training requirements.
o Selection criteria
o Accredited training courses and service providers.
o Basic business skills.
Entrepreneur
o Mindset change of the owner-driver.
o Mindset change of management.
Benchmarking
Routes
Sustainability
Pricing
Contract payment cycles payment made within 14 days of date of invoice
Uniformity of Cross Border charges
Identification of the elements of benchmarking