Anyone that has ever worked a job with variable pay, knows the frustrations that come along with it. Getting sent home early from a shift sometimes sounds enticing - especially if you’re able to pick up one that better fits in your schedule later in the week. Once payday comes around, though, there is no telling what that paycheck is going to look like. Most people today probably read this and think of it strictly in an hourly pay scenario. What if I told you there was more than just hours to factor into this equation? Stop there. You can’t count this on your fingers.
While it is not always the case, many truck drivers are paid based on a long list of variables. In addition to hours, these components include factors like miles driven, number of stops, and detention time. Imagine the difficulty drivers have when creating personal budgets and the shock that may sometimes ensue on pay day.
Everyone talks about creating pay incentives for drivers to combat the overwhelming driver retention crisis, but let’s think about the big picture. Is the pay structure wrong? Probably not. Is the way we are administering it wrong? Probably.
The problem really stems from the fact that there has not been any commercially available software for driver pay calculation in the market… until now. Zeebo was designed by industry experts to consider all the unique intricacies of driver pay structures that aren’t typically supported by broader payroll platforms. The platform provides drivers with visibility to expected pay (pre-route completion) and actual pay (post-route completion), so when payday comes around, there are no surprises. Better yet, the burden is taken off the shoulders of the administrators by automating the mundane tasks of processing variable pay and the headache of dealing with unorganized disputes.
Contact Zeebo to learn more about how our driver pay solution can support your business.