Summary
In short
- A post incident driver assessment is an assessment used in KnowFleet that assesses a driver's fitness and competency following a serious incident. It is built against FMCSA 391.31 and forms part of the Fleet and Driver Compliance programme.
- Run after any significant collision. Carried out by the fleet manager with an examiner.
- The template holds 50 fields across 5 sections.
- Scoring is fit, fit with limits, unfit.
- FMCSA 391 is driver qualification. Licensing, medical certification, road testing and driving record review.
- It connects to the rest of the library: links Worker, Case.
What it is
What it is
What is a post incident driver assessment?
A post incident driver assessment is an assessment used in KnowFleet that assesses a driver's fitness and competency following a serious incident. It is built against FMCSA 391.31 and forms part of the Fleet and Driver Compliance programme.
When is a post incident driver assessment completed?
A post incident driver assessment is completed when the task, area or population being assessed is new or has materially changed. Run after any significant collision.
When to use it
When to use it, and when not to
This assessment 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 assessment covers has occurred, or is about to
- A new record is needed; each one gets its own ID in the form PIDA-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, case
Not for
- Road Collision Report, which records a collision involving a company vehicle on public roads.
- Roadside Breakdown Record, which records a breakdown on the road, including cause, location and recovery.
- Cargo Damage Report, which records damage to cargo discovered in transit or at delivery.
- Anything outside KnowFleet, which belongs in the workspace that owns that process
Standards
What it is built against
FMCSA 391Driver qualification
Licensing, medical certification, road testing and driving record review.
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 post incident driver assessment template based on?+
It is built against FMCSA 391.31. FMCSA 391 is driver qualification. Licensing, medical certification, road testing and driving record review. FMCSA is federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The United States commercial road transport regulator.
What sections does the post incident driver assessment contain?+
There are 5 sections: header, immediate welfare, testing where policy applies, fitness assessment, return to driving. Together they hold 50 fields, 34 of which are required.
How often is a post incident driver assessment raised?+
A new record is raised when the task, area or population being assessed is new or has materially changed. Each one is given an ID in the form PIDA-2026-000, so it can be traced and referenced from other records.
Which programme does the post incident driver assessment belong to?+
It is part of Fleet and Driver Compliance. An operator licence position you could defend at an audit tomorrow.
How is a post incident driver assessment scored?+
Scoring is fit, fit with limits, unfit. Scores exist to make the form tell you something, not to produce a percentage for its own sake.
Can the post incident driver assessment 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 post incident driver assessment 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 391 — Driver qualification
- FMCSA — Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
- CSA — Canadian Standards Association