
ExceleRATE is a risk assessment program designed to test commercial drivers. It goes beyond a traditional driver’s abstract or physical exam. It provides comprehensive insight into the questions of fitness-for-duty and ensures drivers have the critical skills needed for safe driving.
The program consists of two components; Vitals and CORE. The Vitals cognitive assessment is an in-office screen and one of the only tools shown to be highly predictive of actual on-road performance. The Commercial On-Road Evaluation (CORE) is an advanced driver road test that identifies critical errors and trainable bad habits.

ExceleRATE Advantage
ExceleRATE does not discriminate by age, sex, or race. It provides fair, objective results through a standardized testing protocol that is union-friendly.
It can work in tandem with telematics, corporate psychometric testing, and other tools. However, it goes beyond the capabilities of those tools to provide insight into cognitive performance and how that relates to actual on-road performance.
Important Features

Accurate identification
Ability to accurately profile and identify driver risk within your fleet.

Data-driven decisions
Make timely decisions and manage driving performance with standardized, unbiased recommendations.

Medical risk evaluation
Identify drivers who may need medical attention to continue driving safely.

Proactive management
Identify fitness-for-duty risks before they manifest into safety hazards.

Improved safety
Decrease preventable incidents while increasing overall safety.

Savings
Save time and money by hiring and retaining the best.
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Process


Commercial drivers will require a driving evaluation for one of the following reasons:
- Pre-employment
- Return to work
- Periodic evaluation
- Reason to suspect impairment
- Post-incident analysis


The driver goes for a Vitals assessment. Vitals is an in-office, computer-based assessment conducted by a certified evaluator. It takes approximately 35 minutes.
The driver will then go for a CORE (Commercial On-Road Evaluation). CORE is a behind-the-wheel assessment that looks at real-time performance. It takes approximately 45 minutes.


When the assessment is complete, data from the in-office and on-road assessments are compiled and an overall score is generated. Our software allows you to quickly and easily analyze the results, rank drivers, and receive valuable insight for training and remediation purposes. Reports are available online in PDF and CSV formatting.
How ExceleRATE Works
ExceleRATE predicts real-world driving behavior and does not discriminate by age, sex or race, providing a fair and objective assessment.
ExceleRATE consists of two parts:
- Vitals assessment
- CORE (Commercial On-Road Evaluation)

Vitals
Vitals is in-office, computer-based assessment that takes approximately 35 minutes. Vitals measures the driver’s cognitive skills across six tasks and compares their performance to cognitively healthy drivers from the same age group.
The Vitals in-office assessment is administered with the assistance of a trained assessor. Vitals uses a simple touch screen and three buttons so the user does not need computer experience to be tested.
Vitals presents six tasks that look at how our brain processes information by challenging cognitive abilities we use while driving.
Vitals looks at the various critical cognitive skills that are needed to drive safely, including:
- Initialization and reactions
- Track and process visual events
- Ability to encode, retrieve, and respond to stimuli
- Judgement of spatial relations
- Decisions under time pressure
- Guided movement control
- Speed of response to complex information
- Fine motor control
- Impulse control
CORE
A commercial on-road evaluation (CORE) is a behind-the-wheel assessment that looks at real-time performance. The CORE is performed on real roads on a custom course that is complex enough to challenge the driver but will maintain safety. The driver can be assessed in a vehicle type that they would use in their job.
The driver is guided through the course by a certified evaluator. The course is designed to gradually increase in complexity, using only the maneuvers that drivers commonly encounter. The evaluator marks down any errors that are encountered. These errors are then input into our software after the evaluation has been completed.
Our software analyzes the errors that were encountered during the CORE, and differentiates which ones are caused by cognitive issues, and which are the result of trainable deficits.
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Case Studies
Not convinced? Read some real-world examples below where companies had success using ExceleRATE.