Know Who You're Putting Behind the Wheel.
Before giving a candidate or employee access to your company vehicle, know whether they can operate it safely, responsibly and efficiently. Sam's Driving Academy provides independent practical driver assessments for prospective and existing employees.
We help businesses identify driving risks, poor vehicle handling, excessive wear-and-tear behaviour, unsafe driving habits and training requirements — before they become costly problems.
A Valid Licence Doesn't Always Mean a Competent Driver.
Companies often recruit employees based on interviews, experience and possession of the correct driver's licence. However, this does not necessarily tell an employer how that person actually handles a vehicle. Poor driving behaviour can contribute to:
Sam's Driving Academy provides businesses with an additional layer of verification — before or after a driver is entrusted with a company vehicle.
Three Core Services
Independent practical assessment for candidates, existing employees and entire fleets.
Pre-Employment Driver Assessment
Recruiting Someone Who Will Drive?
After interviews and initial shortlisting, send your preferred candidates to Sam's Driving Academy for an independent practical driving assessment. We assess the candidate's practical driving ability and provide your company with a structured assessment report.
Process
Existing Employee Driver Assessment
Already Have Drivers?
Companies can assess employees who currently operate company vehicles. The assessment identifies unsafe habits, vehicle handling problems, inefficient driving practices and areas requiring further training.
Process
Fleet Driver Assessment
Managing Multiple Drivers?
Businesses with multiple drivers can arrange assessments for their entire fleet workforce. We assess drivers individually and provide management with both individual driver reports and an overall view of driver competency across the organisation.
Process
Assessments Across Multiple Vehicle Categories
Assessment categories are configured by Sam's Driving Academy based on the relevant licence and vehicle type — and expand as the service grows.
Light Motor Vehicles
Company cars & sedans
Bakkies
Light delivery & utility
Vans
Courier & delivery vans
Trucks
Heavy commercial vehicles
Articulated Vehicles
Heavy combination
Other Commercial
Specialised fleet vehicles
More Than Just "Can They Drive?"
Depending on the vehicle and assessment type, the driver may be evaluated across these areas.
Before Driving
- Driver documentation
- Licence category
- Vehicle familiarity
- Pre-trip inspection
- Safety checks
- Vehicle controls
Vehicle Control
- Starting and stopping
- Clutch control
- Gear selection
- Steering control
- Braking
- Acceleration
- Hill control
- Manoeuvring
- Reversing
- Parking
Road Behaviour
- Observation
- Mirror usage
- Blind-spot checks
- Following distance
- Lane discipline
- Speed management
- Road positioning
- Intersection behaviour
- Hazard awareness
- Defensive driving
- Compliance with road rules
Vehicle Preservation
- Riding the clutch
- Poor gear selection
- Harsh braking
- Harsh acceleration
- Excessive revving
- Incorrect use of gears
- Poor vehicle control
- Unnecessary idling
- Poor braking habits
Fuel-Efficient Driving
- Behaviour contributing to unnecessary fuel consumption
- RPM management
- Anticipatory driving
- Gear-to-speed matching
Safety & Risk
- Risk to the driver
- Risk to passengers
- Risk to company vehicles
- Risk to company stock
- Risk to other road users
- Risk to the employer
Driver Rating System
Results are never limited to a simple PASS/FAIL. We use four recommendation levels.
Recommended
Driver demonstrates the required competency for the assessed vehicle and driving environment.
Recommended With Training
Driver demonstrates sufficient general competency but specific areas require improvement.
Not Yet Recommended
Significant training is recommended before the driver is entrusted with the relevant company vehicle.
High Risk
Serious safety or competency concerns were identified during the assessment.
The report clearly states that the assessment provides professional information to support the company's decision-making process. The employer remains responsible for its final recruitment, employment and fleet-management decisions.
Corporate Driver Assessment Process
Register Your Company
Company creates a corporate account.
Add Driver or Candidate
Add a candidate, existing employee, or multiple fleet drivers.
Select Assessment
Choose vehicle category, assessment type, location and preferred date.
Driver Attends Assessment
A qualified assessor conducts the assessment.
Digital Assessment Completed
Results are recorded against the driver's profile.
Report Generated
A professional assessment report is generated.
Company Reviews Results
The company can access/download the assessment report.
Training If Required
Where weaknesses are identified, corrective training is recommended.
Reassessment
The driver may return after training.
Final Result
Updated assessment and recommendation are provided.
Assessment Shouldn't Be the End of the Journey.
If a driver does not meet the required standard, the company should not necessarily have to replace the employee immediately. We identify the areas requiring improvement and develop corrective training around those weaknesses.
Available for both prospective and existing employees.
You Recruit. We Verify the Driver.
Recruitment agencies that place drivers can use Sam's Driving Academy as an independent driver competency assessment partner. The agency conducts its normal recruitment process; we conduct the practical driver assessment. The agency can then provide its client with additional evidence regarding the candidate's practical driving competency.
Agency process
- 1Agency recruits candidate
- 2Sam's Driving Academy assesses
- 3Assessment report issued
- 4Agency places verified driver
Looking for an Ongoing Driver Assessment Partner?
Companies with regular recruitment or large fleets can enter into corporate arrangements with Sam's Driving Academy.
Need to Assess Multiple Drivers?
Companies should not need to submit the form individually for 50 or 100 drivers. Request a bulk assessment and our team will prepare scheduling, quotation, an assessment programme and location arrangements. Corporate clients will eventually be able to upload a spreadsheet of multiple drivers directly.
Pricing
Fixed corporate fleet pricing isn't published upfront — assessing a light vehicle driver shouldn't necessarily cost the same as assessing a heavy commercial driver. Request a tailored quote instead.
Individual Driver Assessment
Request Pricing / Book Assessment
Pricing varies by vehicle category.
Multiple Drivers
Request Corporate Quote
Volume-based quotation.
Fleet Assessment
Custom Corporate Pricing
Tailored to fleet size & vehicle mix.
Corrective Training
Based on Training Requirements
Priced around identified gaps.
Trusted by Organisations That Put Drivers on the Road
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Training Interventions
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