Onboarding and Probation for Logistics and Transportation
A first day that is the same for the fifth joiner as the first.
What this looks like in logistics and transportation
The parts of onboarding and probation that are specific to this sector, rather than general.
Onboarding Drivers and Hub Staff
Documents, licences and a first trip that goes well.
What this coversHide
Onboarding Drivers and Hub Staff
Documents, licences and a first trip that goes well.
What this coversHideDriver onboarding is document-heavy and safety-critical, and the induction has to happen before the first trip rather than during the first quiet week.
- Licence, endorsement and medical verification before first duty
- Vehicle familiarisation and condition check process
- Route, trip sheet and documentation process
- Advance, expense and claim process explained
- Handheld device, fuel card and asset issue recorded
- Safety, fatigue and incident reporting induction
- Supervised first trips before independent duty
- Probation reviewed against safety and adherence, not only delivery
Supervised first trips are the highest-return induction investment in the sector, and the one most often compressed when the fleet is short.
The general method — what onboarding and probation covers, the questions it answers and what an engagement produces — is the same whatever the sector, and is set out on the employee onboarding and induction page. What is above is the part that differs for logistics and transportation.
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Where to start
Most engagements begin with a review of how this runs in your business today, then a written process and the sequence to implement it.
See all HR topics for logistics and transportation, or another industry.