Malcom McLean, the founder of Sea-Land (sold to Maersk in 1999), who commercialised container shipping, believed strongly in that concept. You cannot run an efficient operation if drivers are allowed to have personal trucks.
> You cannot run an efficient operation if drivers are allowed to have personal trucks.
I'd be interested in actual data. Employee satisfaction/retention and associated hiring costs and increased maintenance/higher failure rates because no one has "ownership" over the truck aka diffusion of responsibility happens are where I could see that calculation break apart.
I think part of the philosophy is the idea that „personal ownership“ will conceal structural (maintenance) problems.
It’s similar to lowering inventory. Sure you can run into problems with smaller buffers, but at least you see the problems and have a chance to act accordingly.
