Effect of Local Drivers on Transportation Business Performance in Nigeria: A Study of Agofure Motors Company Limited

Abstract

Due to the proliferation of transport firms and associated competition in the transportation industry, the need to spur up 
core competence and/or competitive advantage of these transport companies has become inevitable. The study 
investigated the effect of local drivers on transportation business performance in Nigeria: a study of Agofure Motors 
Company. The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of local drivers on transportation business 
performance in Agofure Motors Company. A 10-item validated and structured questionnaire were administered to 200 
staff of Agofure Motors Company and 190(90%) were retrieved and 10(10%) were rejected. The primary data were 
analyzed using correlation and multiple regression analyses. Findings showed that majority of the drivers working with 
Agofure Motors Company are locals. It also revealed that the services of local drivers had a positive and significant effect 
on the overall performance of Agofure Motors Company. The study concludes that the impact of local drivers affect 
productivity/performance of transportation companies because of their inherent (indigenous) orientation on road 
networks and associated peculiarities of the transport business. This paper therefore recommends that transport firms 
should employ the services of local drivers based on their invaluable contributions to growth of transportation companies 
as well as national economy.