Motor Road Transport For Commercial Purposes
(Liquid Fuel, Steam, Electricity)

 CHAPTER XXII i 1 BONUS SYSTEMS The human element in connection with meclianical road transport is a factor which, owing to its bearing on the costs of operation, calls for careful and serious consideration. Unless a “clock” is fitted to a van, the motor owner must place himself entirely in the driver’s hands when the latter is on. his rounds. A trustworthy and conscientious man may save his employer pounds in the year as compared with the driver who has no feeling for his machine or sense of loyalty to those for whom he works. Careless operation of the drive control, together with overspeeding on bad road surface, may well add 25 per cent, or even 50 per cent, to the running expenses in the year, and this point is too often overlooked by employers. There are, of course, drivers who do not require encouragement in order for them to give of their best, but the majority do, and the policy which does not attempt to get the men interested in their work is a short-sighted one. Economy of Bonus Systems. If bonus systems were more generally adopted, there is little doubt but that motor transport would be run on more economical lines. It is in the handling of vehicles that the greatest source of extravagance lies, yet it is the most neglected and least considered factor in their operation in this country. To take a concrete example, particulars of a bonus 160