Security for Route Drivers

Planning alternative routes and delivery schedules in advance for your Antares vending business, is very important for the security of the route drivers. Management should also avoid having drivers at the same place at the same time. Drivers should make a mental note of roadside emergency phones and where the nearest police station (or patrol cars) and hospitals are located. This would be the best way for them to get help quickly, when they will be in need of it.

Illumination is critical at night

If the area is patrolled by security or police, the route driver should try to obtain their acknowledgement that he is on the premises. Before getting out of the vehicle, he should observe his surrounding. A route driver should always carry out his work in a well illuminated area.

Plan for contingencies

Contingency planning can be when you do not wait for a situation to occur in your Antares business, before taking a course of action. The panning should include the procedures to deal with both routine contingencies such as lost keys and emergency situations. Procedures should be disseminated in the form of written instructions and through periodic security awareness training. There are some vending companies that print instructions on what to do incase of a robbery on a decal. This can be posted on the vehicle dashboard as a constant reminder to the Antares route driver.

Never resist a gun

Giving the money over to a robber without any resistance, and thus avoiding further confrontation is the best course of action. When confronted by a robber with a gun, it is important that you corporate with the robber by turning over the money, keys, inventory and vehicles. Above all stay calm.

Reporting all incidents

Operators should report all crime incidents to the police. Oftentimes, operators ignore this critical step because it is time consuming. By the operators reporting all incidents to the police, it will mean that they will be doing their part to prevent future thefts.

For the smooth running of your Antares vending business, it is important that all operations of your vending business run smoothly. This of course would also include the safety of the route drivers when they are on their route.