Nationwide has prepared sample fleet safety and driver safety manuals that can be used as a guide to spur creation of your own program.
- Each point should be reviewed to ensure it applies to your organization and removed or edited as applicable.
- Do not include rules, policies, or procedures that you have no intention of enforcing as they may be used against you in the event of an accident. For example, knowingly allowing a driver to violate your own safety rule or not following your own driver qualification requirements.
- These sample manuals are meant for non-DOT (Department of Transportation) regulated fleets. Some references have been made to DOT requirements where they may be considered a best practice for non-regulated fleets. Do not rely upon this document for DOT compliance.
- These samples are not intended for organizations that haul non-employee passengers such as school, taxi, limousine, bus, shuttle, medical or health and human services operations.
- Additional rules/policies/procedures should be added to meet the specific needs of your operation, vehicle types, cargo hauled and local, state and federal DOT compliance requirements.
- Consult your legal representative before implementation.
- Management should review manuals on an annual basis to ensure they are up to date.