Driver assessments

Pre - Employment and Heavy Vehicle Driver Assessments in Brisbane


Driver Assessments - $400 per session (4 hours +)

Pre-employment screening and professional development of existing employees is critical to ensuring you appoint the right person for the job and under Chain of Responsibility it is your duty to make sure that your employees or contractors are assessed on a regular basis. It is not good enough to say your driver has a licence so therefor they must be competent.

Shift Training offers driving assessment and evaluations for employees and those seeking employment within the transport industry.

We have designed a comprehensive driving evaluation program that incorporates the theory required for the transport industry as well as demonstration of practical on road ability to drive a heavy vehicle. The process is designed to evaluate the  skills, habits,  driver attitude, interaction behaviours and to give an overview of a person’s capability to drive and operate heavy vehicles.

Remember your drivers represent your company.  

Bad habits, poor driving performance and lock of knowledge will be addressed and incorporated into the training.

Evaluations include:

  • Pre-Drive checklist
  • Vehicle inspections
  • On road training and assessment
  • Basic road/legislative law
  • PPE and its importance
  • Load restraint and loading
  • Technical manoeuvres
  • Attitude and technique
  • Economic use of vehicle
  • Fatigue management and chain or responsibility

Duration

Driving assessments are conducted over a four hour session, with over 2 hours + on the road for training and assessments as well as classroom based activities. This is a hands on and industry current course with a certificate of completion issued at the end by Shift Training

What do I need to get started?

To be eligible for the diver assessment you must:

  • Decide what class of assessment - MR through to MC
  • Have a current Heavy Vehicle Licence for the class of heavy vehicle
  • Have a Heavy Vehicle suitable for the class of assessment that you require (our trucks are available to use at an extra $180)

 

At Shift we make getting your Driver Assessments as easy as 1,2,3..