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We are excited to announce an upcoming Operations Training Summit designed to provide our operations teams with practical tools, resources, and best practices for recruiting, onboarding, compensating, and managing our professional driver contractors.

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The summit will focus on strengthening our understanding of the entire driver lifecycle—from recruiting a prospective contractor to helping existing drivers build successful, sustainable businesses.

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Operations Training Summit Topics

1. Driver Recruiting – Best Practices

   • We will review proven approaches for identifying and recruiting quality professional drivers, including how to effectively communicate the Wheaton | Bekins opportunity and set clear expectations throughout the recruiting and qualification process.

2. Driver Contractor Agreement

   • A detailed review of the Driver Contractor Agreement, including key provisions, responsibilities, expectations, and important areas operations teams should understand when discussing the agreement with prospective and existing contractors.

3. Understanding Hauler & Driver Compensation

   • We will break down how hauling and driver compensation works and provide hands-on training for calculating estimated revenue for both the hauling agent and the driver. The goal is to ensure our teams can clearly explain the financial opportunity associated with hauling shipments within the Wheaton | Bekins network.

4. Driver Business Plan

   • Introduction and training on the Driver Business Plan as a tool for both recruiting and ongoing driver development. The plan can be used when meeting with a potential new contractor to demonstrate the business opportunity, as well as annually with existing contractors to establish revenue, mileage, productivity, and financial goals for the upcoming year.

5. Driver Rating Program

   • A comprehensive review of the Driver Rating Program, including how driver ratings are calculated, what factors impact a driver's rating, and how to effectively manage the rating process. We will also discuss how the program can be used to recognize strong performance and identify areas for improvement.

 

Why Attend?

Successful driver operations require more than simply finding available capacity. Our teams need to understand the business behind the driver—how we recruit the right contractors, explain the financial opportunity, help them establish realistic business goals, and manage performance throughout the relationship.

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The Operations Training Summit will provide practical tools and knowledge that you can take back to your operation and immediately put into practice.

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We look forward to bringing our operations teams together for a productive and informative training session focused on building stronger drivers, stronger operations, and a stronger Wheaton | Bekins network.