How to Protect your Route Drivers from Crime

There is no foolproof system for protecting trucks and route drivers from robberies, vehicle break-ins and high jacking. However, you can take measures to reduce the chances of such occurrences and provide a reasonable amount of safety to the driver and the cargo. The drivers of your Antares business need to be well protected while they are performing their duties.

A comprehensive security plan

A driver security plan includes a combination of tools, such as alarms, safes, door lock hardware, as well as procedures for communications and security awareness. Risk assessment involves examining all factors that could impact security of a particular route. A comprehensive security plan for your Antares vending business by Natural Choice USA should include the following measures:

· Assess the route and each stop for potential exposure.

· Vary delivery schedule and items to prevent a predictable pattern

· Make deliveries during the daylight hours.

· Limit the amount of cash and inventory being transported

· Provide the driver with communication tools.

It is important for Antares operators to recognize the importance of security training of route personnel. Oftentimes drivers do not fully recognize the risks they undertake in performing their jobs. Training is the only way to instill safety awareness practices.

Know the surroundings

An Antares vending route driver usually drives a truck that is visually identified as a service vehicle. The truck usually contains cash and merchandise. It is important for the driver to be cognizant and alert to what is around him.

Know the risks

Drivers usually start working on their routes early in the early morning, when there are few other motorists on the road. This makes the route trucks on the road easier for would-be thieves to spot. For this reason and other reasons as well, it is imperative that drivers exercise caution at all times and not allow concerns outside of the job to distract them. If the name on the sign of your vending route truck indicates that the truck is a vending truck then you can have the name on the sign changed so that it will not be marked as a vending truck by would-be thieves.

Security measures should not be limited to protecting only property like money, inventory and keys. Personal safety must always be the primary focus, albeit the two may be closely related.