SECTION 7: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND ANNUAL SAFETY INSPECTIONS
Each using department is responsible for maintaining its assigned vehicles and must establish regular service schedules and preventive maintenance programs in cooperation with Transportation & Parking Services. Departments are responsible for making repairs as necessary to maintain the vehicle in compliance with University standards. Vehicles must be repaired and maintained by professional automotive technicians.
Departments must keep maintenance/repair records for each vehicle as required by Transportation & Parking Services. These records must be provided to Transportation & Parking Services during the vehicle's annual safety inspection.
Each using department is responsible for ensuring that vehicles receive a first level inspection covering basic safety and mechanical items prior to use each day. Deficiencies should be corrected immediately. Using departments possessing vehicles with either questionable safety or roadworthy status should have the vehicles inspected by Transportation & Parking Services.
Transportation & Parking Services is responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the mechanical, safety, and appearance conditions of each vehicle meets the University's standards and confirm that the using department is maintaining the vehicle according to the prescribed service schedule. Transportation & Parking Services will coordinate the annual inspection of all University vehicles in accordance with current inspection standards. Adherence to this schedule will be monitored regularly by Transportation & Parking Services and non-compliance will be reported to the Dean or Vice President. The using department is responsible for correcting deficiencies identified in the annual inspection. Using departments may be charged a fee for the annual inspection. Failure to have deficiencies corrected may result in loss of use of the vehicle and impoundment fees.
Section 8: Use of Gasoline Credit Cards
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