The Impact of Financial and Non-Financial Work Incentives on the Safety Behavior of Heavy Truck Drivers

Abstract

The goal of the research is to determine how compensation affects the safety behavior of truck drivers and consequently the frequency of traffic accidents. For this purpose, a survey was conducted on a sample of 220 truck drivers in international road transport in the EU, where the results of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) show that in the current state of the transport sector, financial and non-financial incentives have a positive impact on the work and safety behavior of drivers. Financial incentives also have an impact on drivers’ increased perception of their driving ability, while moving violations continue to have a major impact on the number of accidents. The proposed improvements enable decision-makers at the highest level to adopt legal solutions to help manage the issues that have been affecting the industry from a work, social and safety point of view for the past several years. The results of the research therefore represent an important guideline for improvements to the legislature as well as in the systematization of truck driver compensation within companies.

Non-Financial Compensation, Job Satisfaction, and Employee Performance at PT. Rum East Great Ternate

“…The financial compensation in his research are career development, job design, training, work environment, participation and recognition. Meanwhile, Škerlič and Erčulj (2021) found that performance can be influenced by non-financial compensation. Skerlic and Vanja's research results also form the basis for corporate decision makers, because there is a very urgent and imperative need to re-identify sensors at the lowest employee level and recognize that non-financial sensors are very important and can improve performance acceptance systems in the transportation sector.…”