Common use of Vehicle Maintenance and Safety Clause in Contracts

Vehicle Maintenance and Safety. a) The Employer shall not require employees to take out on the streets or highways any vehicle that is not in safe operating condition and/or equipped with the safety appliances or valid testing sticker if prescribed by law. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement where employees refuse to operate such unsafe equipment. b) Each driver will at all times, while driving Employer vehicles, comply with all and any traffic regulations, and will, to the best of his ability, be courteous to other users of the road. Further, each driver shall be responsible for reporting any defects of his vehicle or truck of equipment to whichever person the Employer designates as the person responsible for maintenance of vehicles, etc. c) Any accident involving an Employer vehicle must be reported to the Employer.

Vehicle Maintenance and Safety. ‌ (a) The Employer shall not require employees to take out on the streets or highways any vehicle that is not in safe operating condition and/or equipped with the safety appliances or valid testing sticker if prescribed by law. It shall not be a violation of this Agreement where employees refuse to operate such unsafe equipment. (b) Each driver will at all times, while driving Employer vehicles, comply with all and any traffic regulations, and will, to the best of his their ability, be courteous to other users of the road. Further, each driver shall be responsible for reporting any defects of his their vehicle or truck of equipment to whichever person the Employer designates as the person responsible for maintenance of vehicles, etc. (c) Any accident involving an Employer vehicle must be reported to the Employer. (d) Mandatory pre-trips of an Employer’s vehicle will be done during the employees scheduled work time.