EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

Only under unusual circumstances (road closures, inclement weather, road construction, a train blocking the road, lack of students) should deviation be made from the printed route. In such cases, dispatch must be notified immediately of the change. If a condition is encountered on a route the driver must notify Dispatch. If a permanent change is needed, a Scheduling Supervisor should be contacted to have the change approved and implemented. No changes in a route shall be made without prior approval or notification. It is the driver’s responsibility to communicate any route changes needed to a Scheduling Supervisor. If time, direction, or load count changes need to be adjusted, the driver should contact a Scheduling Supervisor to discuss the needed changes. Routes are not to be changed by anyone other than the appropriate Scheduling Supervisor. M. TROUBLE REPORTS Any defect found on an Agency vehicle shall be reported immediately through the Drivers Reporting Kiosk. This form is available on the Kiosk located in the shop or computers in the Employee lounge. For after-hours a Kiosk is available next to the time stamp clock near the back door of the office building. This form shall be filled out completely using the drop-down menus, describing the malfunctions as accurately as possible and making notes when necessary. If help is needed in determining or describing trouble, consult a Supervisor. N. POST TRIP PROCEDURES 1. A post-trip inspection of all assigned buses and equipment is mandatory. 2. The bus must be checked closely for flat or low tires, broken or ripped seats, broken windows, leaks, burned out lights, etc. 3. Drivers must report needed repairs as they happen to prevent breakdowns and delays. 4. All Emergency Exits and windows shall be closed and secured using locks (if equipped) or pinned (pins are supplied from the shop). 5. All electrical switches and devices (i.e. AM/FM Radio, 2 Way-Radios) must be turned off. 6. All buses must be locked at the end of the day. 7. All bus keys and SMART tag tablets must be turned in at the end of the day. 8. The Child Check-Mate System must be deactivated at the end of each route. O. CLEANLINESS STANDARDS 1. No bus shall leave the yard that does not meet the cleanliness standards of the Agency. 2. At the end of each AM and/or PM run, each driver must ensure the bus that was driven is clean. 3. The bus floors must be swept daily and mopped when needed; windows, windshield and dash kept clean and free of dust. 4. The bus dash must be kept completely free of all articles and shall be kept clean and dusted. 5. Use down time between runs to clean windows, floors and seats. 6. A hose shall not be used to flush out the interior of a bus as this causes the floor to rust out. L. ROUTE DELAYS Notification must be made to dispatch at the point a route is delayed fifteen (15) minutes.

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Revised 8/14/2024