Common use of Standby Drivers Clause in Contracts

Standby Drivers. The Contractor shall provide a sufficient number of regular qualified standby driver(s), appropriately trained in the transportation of special education pupils, in order to ensure uninterrupted service in the event of mechanical breakdown or driver absence. This number of standby driver(s) is not to include those drivers needed to cover for drivers on long term leave (over two weeks). No relief, standby, or newly assigned regular driver shall be dispatched on a route under this Contract without being fully trained in the use of any and all equipment needed to safely transport the students on the route (e.g., fully trained on operation of the lift on the lift gate vehicles, and proper methods of securing wheelchairs or other specialized equipment within the vehicle), and receiving a full orientation by the Contractor, as to the type of students (e.g., handicapped conditions of students on routes and specific procedures to be followed when transporting students with physical, mental, and/or emotional disabilities), conditions to be expected on route, special problems, and a review of the route sheet.

Standby Drivers. The Contractor shall provide a sufficient number of regular qualified standby driver(s), appropriately trained in the transportation of special education pupils, in order to ensure uninterrupted service in the event of mechanical breakdown or driver absence. This number of standby driver(s) is not to include those drivers needed to cover for drivers on long term leave (over two weeks). No relief, standby, or newly assigned regular driver shall be dispatched on a route under this Contract without being fully trained in the use of any and all equipment needed to safely transport the students on the route (e.g., fully trained on operation of the lift on the lift gate vehiclesbuses, and proper methods of securing wheelchairs or other specialized equipment within the bus or other transportation vehicle), and receiving a full orientation by the Contractor, as to the type of students (e.g., handicapped conditions of students on routes and specific procedures to be followed when transporting students with physical, mental, and/or emotional disabilities), conditions to be expected on route, special problems, and a review of the route sheet.