CHRIS REVILL MD GEORGE REVILL HAULAGE
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Stallingborough-based George Revill Haulage has 13 vehicles on general haulage. Its drivers are paid a salary. Chris Revill is the man responsible, having changed the scheme from one involving a basic rate plus a percentage of each vehicle’s earnings, around seven years ago.
“Paying a salary is much fairer for the drivers and simpler for us. From their point of view, they get paid whether they work or not it’s my fault if they don’t earn money for me. We’re also no longer sat there on a Thursday waiting for the week’s rates to come in so we can work the wages out.
“I am, however, just about to give a £20 rise above that salary as a bonus for no damage, and for completing paperwork correctly and on time. Attitudes can be a problem, but we installed a tracker system two to three years ago and check it every morning. It seems like an expensive luxury, but a driver taking the scenic route costs money.”