Good time management skills is imperative for owner operators in the trucking industry. Without this one important skill the driver’s business is most definitely going to flounder. As a high school student and early adult I never had set time schedules for anything, and most times I was late for appointments. Those times are now in my rearview mirror and I will never return to that way of life again. My lesson in time management was a swift and tough battle when I started my career as a professional driver. Thankfully I was blessed with a very successful businessman for a CDL instructor and trainer. My trainer stressed how important time-management skills are by asking me if I would hire someone that is consistently late for the job. Late
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My times that I am constantly looking at are my pickup and delivery times, for the simple fact that being late in my career can cause a loss in upcoming freight. One key skill in time management that I am consistently using is analyzing my current situation (Chambers, 2015). Such as if a shipper delays loading the product in a timely fashion, do I now have time on my log book to make my destination legally? Will I have the time to stop for my lunch break? Do I now have the time to take necessary breaks in the trip? If those answers are no, then it becomes a question of what can I do to accomplish the trip legally? I analyze this by gathering my information like both pickup and delivery times, miles to my destination, available drive time and all stops for rest and free time. With all this information gathered I have the ability to now set a …show more content…
That is where my time management skills have come in very handy along with my problem solving skills that I have acquired. I simply look at the situation like this, it is my job to manage the time I have on a load. If I have issues on the load, I will keep reevaluating the circumstances and adjusting to the needs of my customers. I myself can say I have good time management skills, I have been in this industry for 13 years and have never been late on a load. I take pride in what I have accomplished and will continue my time management skills in my new adventure as being a Bethel University
My times that I am constantly looking at are my pickup and delivery times, for the simple fact that being late in my career can cause a loss in upcoming freight. One key skill in time management that I am consistently using is analyzing my current situation (Chambers, 2015). Such as if a shipper delays loading the product in a timely fashion, do I now have time on my log book to make my destination legally? Will I have the time to stop for my lunch break? Do I now have the time to take necessary breaks in the trip? If those answers are no, then it becomes a question of what can I do to accomplish the trip legally? I analyze this by gathering my information like both pickup and delivery times, miles to my destination, available drive time and all stops for rest and free time. With all this information gathered I have the ability to now set a …show more content…
That is where my time management skills have come in very handy along with my problem solving skills that I have acquired. I simply look at the situation like this, it is my job to manage the time I have on a load. If I have issues on the load, I will keep reevaluating the circumstances and adjusting to the needs of my customers. I myself can say I have good time management skills, I have been in this industry for 13 years and have never been late on a load. I take pride in what I have accomplished and will continue my time management skills in my new adventure as being a Bethel University