Overview
Every active driver has a Driver Safety Score — a single percentage that reflects their overall safety performance. The score is built from six categories, each measuring a different aspect of safety. Scores update in real time as events happen.
Use these scores to identify drivers who need additional intervention, recognize top performers, and track improvement over time.
The Six Score Categories
Your driver's safety score is the combination of these six categories:
| Category | What It Measures | Time Window | A Perfect Score Means |
|---|---|---|---|
| Camera | Dashcam safety events | Rolling 30 days | No days with valid camera violations |
| ELD | Hours of Service compliance | Rolling 30 days | No days with valid HOS violations or Form & Manner errors |
| Training | Training completion timeliness | Rolling 60 days | All assigned trainings completed on time |
| Incident | Accident and incident severity | 24 months | No preventable accidents or incidents on record |
| Inspection | Roadside inspection results | Rolling 12 months | All inspections passed clean |
| Violation | Roadside violation severity | Rolling 12 months | Zero violation points or successfully removed via DataQ |
How Each Category Works
Camera Score
The Camera Score is measured by days, not individual events. The platform scores this way to distinguish a driver who had a bad day from a driver who has a bad habit — a single rough day with multiple events is very different from repeated unsafe behavior spread across the month.
Only events configured to affect scoring count here. You can control which event types impact scores in Account Settings under Event Configuration.
ELD Score
The ELD Score follows the same day-based approach as Camera — it's looking for patterns of repeated HOS non-compliance, not isolated mistakes. A driver who had one bad log day is scored very differently from a driver who routinely pushes their hours.
This category only applies to drivers in DOT-regulated fleets. If your fleet doesn't use ELDs, this category won't appear.
Training Score
Ongoing professional training is critical for keeping drivers current on new regulations, reinforcing safe habits, and reducing risk. The Training Score reflects that priority — drivers are expected to complete assigned training on time, and the score rewards timeliness. Late completions receive less credit, and significantly overdue training pulls the score down further.
Drivers with no training assignments in the last 60 days receive a 0% training score. The platform treats the absence of training as a gap, not a pass.
Incident Score
The Incident Score is severity-weighted — a fatality or injury carries far more weight than a property-damage-only event. This reflects the real-world impact of these outcomes. Recent incidents (last 12 months) also count more than older ones, so a driver's score naturally recovers over time as long as there are no new incidents. After 24 months, an incident ages out entirely.
Inspection Score
The Inspection Score reflects how a driver performs during roadside inspections. Clean inspections (no violations found) work in the driver's favor. Drivers with no inspections on record receive a perfect score — no negative data means no deductions.
Many roadside findings — especially vehicle condition violations — are things a thorough pre-trip or post-trip inspection should catch before the driver leaves the yard. This score reinforces the importance of those daily inspections.
Violation Score
The Violation Score looks at the severity of violations found during roadside inspections. Not all violations are equal — more serious violations carry more weight. Violations that have been successfully challenged through the DataQ process are excluded.
As with the Inspection Score, many vehicle-related violations are preventable through diligent pre-trip and post-trip inspections. Drivers who consistently walk their vehicles are far less likely to be cited for equipment issues on the road.
Reading the Color Codes
All scores use consistent color coding across the portal:
| Color | Score Range | What It Means |
|---|---|---|
| Green | 80% and above | Driver is performing well |
| Yellow | 60% – 79% | Some areas need attention |
| Red | Below 60% | Immediate action recommended |
These same colors appear wherever you see safety scores — on the driver record, the Safety Overview page, and the Home page.
What to Do With Scores
Drivers in the Red
Check the driver record to see which events are pulling the score down. Open the specific category — Camera Events, ELD Events, Training, and so on — to review the details. From there, consider a personal conversation, assigning additional training, or escalating based on the pattern you see.
Drivers in the Yellow
Keep an eye on the trend. Is the score improving or getting worse? Focus on whichever individual category is lowest — that's where targeted action will have the most impact.
Top Performers
Use the Safety Overview page to find your highest-scoring drivers. Consider recognition programs or pairing them as mentors with drivers who are struggling.
Things to Keep in Mind
- Scores use rolling windows — As old events age out of the time window, scores naturally improve (assuming no new events occur). A driver involved in an incident 11 months ago will see their Incident Score improve once that incident passes the 12-month mark
- All six categories are weighted equally — No single category counts more than another in the overall Driver Safety Score
- Event configuration matters — Only events configured to impact scoring will affect these scores. See Account Settings to review which event types are set to score
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