DataFit: Muscular Strength Assessments for the Transportation Market

The Transportation sector presents unique physical challenges for businesses trying to build a healthier workforce. DataFit partners with airlines, railroads, trucking, logistics, and other employers in the transportation industry to enhance the safety and well-being of their workforce while helping them achieve organizational objectives.

TRANSPORTATION-SPECIFIC
CHALLENGES

The physical demands and hazards of transportation jobs should not be overlooked. DataFit provides focused solutions to assess the muscular strength needed for key tasks, along with other data to help support the well-being of employees. Common challenges transportation professionals face include:

Loading/Unloading Goods: These tasks require significant physical strength and are prone to causing significant musculoskeletal injuries.
Use of Tools: Certain jobs require the use of heavy and unwieldy tools while completing the required tasks. Mismatched employees can be susceptible to overexertion injuries.
Repetitive Strain: Repetitive actions can result in strains and sprains over time.

DataFit Solutions Tailored for the Transportation Market

Employers know their business best. DataFit puts employers in control of their own hiring criteria while we provide them with reliable, unbiased assessments about job candidates, existing employees, and job roles. We give transportation companies the objective data they need to make critical personnel decisions and reduce costs through the following services:

Muscular Strength Assessments

Specialized assessments to ensure that employees are physically capable of tasks like loading and unloading goods safely.

Return-to-Work Assessments

Compressive evaluations to determine if injured employees can safely return to work without added risk.

Wellness Assessments

Enable employees by giving them the means to improve their own physical fitness and overall wellness.

Job Task Analysis

Measure the physical demands of a transportation job to uncover hiring needs and optimize job safety and performance.

BENEFITS OF
DATAFIT'S APPROACH

Building a healthier workplace through muscular strength data supports both employers and their employees. By partnering with DataFit, organizations in the transportation sector can expect:

Fewer Musculoskeletal Problems: Our assessments help prevent injuries related to repetitive strain and heavy lifting.
Enhanced Safety: Analyzing job roles and ensuring that workers are physically capable of their tasks leads to safer operations with fewer workplace incidents.
Improved Wellness: A healthier workforce is a more satisfied workforce. Happy, more satisfied employees are more efficient and miss less time.

Return on Investment: Fewer injuries and happier employees mean employers deal with fewer claims and indirect costs associated with absenteeism and turnover.

DataFit partners generate an average return-on-investment of $5 for every $1 they invest. Estimate your potential ROI with our online calculator. 

ROI Calculators

Our Transportation Success Stories

A prominent logistics company reported a 97% decrease in injuries for new employees that completed the DataFit Physical Capability Assessment for Drivers and Dockworkers within the first year of employment. Find out more about how DataFit delivered results for transportation businesses.