Summary
In short
- A driver performance review is a review used in KnowFleet that reviews a driver's safety, compliance, fuel and delivery performance over a period. It is built against FMCSA CSA and forms part of the Fleet and Driver Compliance programme.
- Run quarterly. Carried out by the fleet manager.
- The template holds 56 fields across 6 sections.
- Scoring is weighted percent, where high is good.
- FMCSA is federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The United States commercial road transport regulator.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Worker, Asset.
What it is
What it is
What is a driver performance review?
A driver performance review is a review used in KnowFleet that reviews a driver's safety, compliance, fuel and delivery performance over a period. It is built against FMCSA CSA and forms part of the Fleet and Driver Compliance programme.
When is a driver performance review completed?
A driver performance review is completed at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Run quarterly.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This review is one step in a larger programme. Using it for work that belongs to a neighbouring template produces records that are hard to report on later.
Use it for
- The event or activity this review covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form DPR-2026-000
- You are running the Fleet and Driver Compliance programme and this is one of its steps
- A linked record needs this one to exist: links worker, asset
Not for
- Driver Qualification File, which holds everything required to prove a driver is qualified, including licence, medical, record of violations and employment history.
- Driver Licence Verification, which verifies a driver's licence class, endorsements and status with the issuing authority.
- Medical Certificate Record, which holds the driver's medical examiner certificate and its expiry date.
- Anything outside KnowFleet, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
FMCSAFederal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The United States commercial road transport regulator.
CSACanadian Standards Association
Canadian consensus standards. Frequently referenced into provincial regulation, which makes them enforceable.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the driver performance review template based on?+
It is built against FMCSA CSA. FMCSA is federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The United States commercial road transport regulator. CSA is canadian Standards Association. Canadian consensus standards. Frequently referenced into provincial regulation, which makes them enforceable.
What sections does the driver performance review contain?+
There are 6 sections: header, safety record, telematics and behaviour, delivery and cold chain, wellbeing and workload, outcome. Together they hold 56 fields, 41 of which are required.
How often is a driver performance review raised?+
A new record is raised at the review interval, and after any trigger event. Each one is given an ID in the form DPR-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the driver performance review belong to?+
It is part of Fleet and Driver Compliance. An operator licence position you could defend at an audit tomorrow.
How is a driver performance review scored?+
Scoring is weighted percent. High is good. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the driver performance review template be changed?+
Yes. Every field, option, score and conditional rule is editable, and the links to other templates come with it. Most teams install it as it is, run it for a cycle, then adjust.
The agents
What the agents do with it
The form is the easy part. Keeping it current, routing it to the right owner and holding the evidence together is the work that actually slips.
Holds the driver performance review library against your registers, routes each record to its owner, and keeps the evidence trail together.
Coordinates the crew, rolls completion and exceptions into one view, and holds every write for your approval before it touches a record.
This template lives in KnowFleet — fleet and transport. Drivers, vehicles, hours, cargo securement and operator licence compliance.
Sources
Sources
- FMCSA — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- CSA — Canadian Standards Association