[bilalq]

But thinking of those trucks primarily as a liability is exactly the kind of mindset that leads to companies minimizing their liabilities instead of maximizing their potential.

[shermantanktop]

Especially when the cost of minimizing (long hours, unsafe conditions) is not felt by decision makers, and may not materialize for a while, but the benefits of maximizing their potential is felt directly and immediately.

Incentives are everything. That's why managers are so careful when applying them to their own jobs.