Transcription of Annual Benchmarking 2018 Survey
1 The Private Motor Truck Council, in cooperation with the National Private Truck Council, is now collecting information for its Annual Benchmarking Survey . The Survey reflects performance achieved in the 2017 calendar year. This Survey is designed for the benefit of PMTC members and is free with your membership. This Survey is yet another value add that will allow you to benchmark your operation to other best-in class performers, thereby allowing you to validate your performance and identify areas of Benchmarking Survey 2018 INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION The final report of the Benchmarking Report will be released on June 14, 2018.
2 Participants in the Survey will be invited to sit in on a special pre-release webcast to review the results in detail. In addition, those companies that participate in the Survey are welcome to request specialized, customized reports to better calibrate their operation against best-in-class many of you operate distinct private fleet operations ( long-haul, DSD, interplant, etc.), and in order to make the Survey more meaningful, please consider filling out separate surveys for each distinct operation. This will help ensure an apples-to-apples comparison in addition to providing you with a more valuable report.
3 We understand the essentiality of keeping your responses completely confidential. YOUR COMPANY'S RESPONSES WILL NOT BE REPORTED TO OTHER COMPANIES NOR SHARED WITH ANYONE, RATHER THEY WILL SIMPLY BE AGGREGATED INTO A BROAD DATA SET FOR ANALYSIS OF TRENDS AND INDUSTRY STANDARDS. If you would like to arrange a conference call to review your data, or if you have any questions while answering the Survey , please feel free to contact Tom Moore, CTP directly at or (703) INFORMATION are the principal commodities or products your private fleet hauls for yourcompany? are the top issues/challenges you face in your operation?
4 1. 2. 3. indicate any NEW cost reduction initiatives your company instituted in 2017:3 EQUIPMENT 1. Please answer the following based on the HEAVY-DUTY (Class 8) power units inyour private fleet:Number Owned Number Leased Number Rented (Annualized) Trade Cycle (Years) Trade Cycle (Kms) Annual Kms Per Unit total percent change since 2016 2. Please answer the following based on the MEDIUM-DUTY (Class 5-7) powerunits in your private fleet:Number Owned Number Leased Number Rented (Annualized) Trade Cycle (Years) Trade Cycle (Kms) Annual Kms Per Unit total percent change since 2016 answer the following based on the VAN TRAILERS in your privatefleet:total percent change since 2016 Number Owned Number Leased Trade Cycle (Years) answer the following based on the REFRIDGERATED TRAILERS inyour private fleet:total percent change since 2016 Number Owned Number Leased Trade Cycle (Years) 5.
5 Please answer the following based on the FLATBED TRAILERS in yourprivate fleet:total percent change since 2016 Number Owned Number Leased Trade Cycle (Years) 46. Please answer the following based on the BULK trailers in yourprivate fleet:total percent change since 2016 Number Owned Number Leased Trade Cycle (Years) answer the following based on the OTHER in your private fleet:total percent change since 2016 Number Owned Number Leased Trade Cycle (Years) you lease your HEAVY-DUTY power equipment, please list the percentage you use of the following types of TRAC Fair Market Value Lease Operating Lease Full Service Lease Other 5 MAINTENANCE percentage of your HEAVY-DUTY fleet population consists of the following fueltypes?
6 Gasoline Diesel Natural Gas Hybrid ElectricPropane percentage of your MEDIUM DUTY fleet population consists of the following fueltypes? Gasoline Diesel Natural Gas Hybrid is the average miles per gallon for the following power units (excluding reefer orPTO fuel)? Heavy-Duty (Class 8) Medium-Duty (Class 5-7) many total kilometers did your fleet operate last year?Heavy-Duty Medium-Duty is your average kilometers per truck per month? does that compare to 2016? you track the utilization of your fleet by:Kilometers Hours Both 6 Dual FuelPropane Dual many hours do your drivers work on a weekly basis? [NOTE: Do not includevacation, sick leave, or holidays] is your average breakdown per kilometer?
7 Your leading causes of breakdown in order you outsource maintenance? 13. Percentage of maintenance spend that is:YesIn-house Outsourced No7 Lighting Fuel system Tires Cooling system Brakes Electrical Engine DrivetrainOther (please specify) you track breakdowns? If no, skip to question #12 Yes NoPERSONNEL Please list the number of drivers in the following categories: company Owner-operators Full-time leased Temporary (Full-time equivalents) TOTAL percentage of your drivers in the following categories are union?Full-time company Owner-operators Full-time leased Temporary (Full-time equivalents) percentage of your workforce do team drivers comprise?
8 Many non-driving personnel (full-time equivalent) do you have in your fleet?Supervisors/managers Safety and compliance Accounting, billing, payroll Administrative/ other personnel Dispatchers and/or fleet managers Maintenance and equipment Backhaul, brokerage, etc. Tax and registration TOTAL are the minimum qualifications to drive for your fleet?Age Year Experience Other (Please List) you use any of the following in your driver screening program?Drug & Alcohol Testing Personality Profiling Other (please specify) Functional Capacity Testing Criminal CheckRoad TestsDriver AbstractsCommerical Driver Abstracts (if applicable)Pre-Employment is the total number of drivers lost in 2017 for any reason?
9 Total drivers lost Annual turnover rate (number of drivers lost total drivers) the drivers lost, what percentage wasVoluntary Involuntary percentages, what is the primary reason why most drivers leave your operation?For another driving job For another job outside the industry Retirement DisciplineMedical Disqualification Death Other 9 PERSONNEL - DRIVERS average, how many hours per week do your drivers spend doing the following?Driving On Duty, Not Driving TOTAL HOURS PER WEEK percentage of your driver workforce is:Home every night Out overnight Out more than 2 nights your company have a wellness program?Yes No check all components of your company s wellness program:Sleep management Smoking cessation Exercise programs Weight management Mental Counseling Grief Counseling Nutritional counseling Other (please specify) is the average age of your driver workforce?
10 Is your tenure/retention rate (average number of years your driver workforce hasbeen with your company? percentage, where did your new driver hires work prior to joining your company?Internal For-Hire Another Private Fleet Military Driver Schools Other Please do you recruit new drivers?Advertising Word of Mouth Radio Internet Driver Referral Program Other (please specify) is the average age of your new driver hire?11 Hourly Regional Multi-Stop PERSONNEL - SALARY is the average Annual driver salary for your full-time drivers?StartingAfter 1 yearAfter 3 are your drivers paid (please check all that apply)?Over-the-Road Intraplant Mileage Activity-Based (Performance) What are the components of this performance pay?)