College of Science

Step 1:

Submit the DUB registration form, the INF 1101, a copy of your driver's license, and the STD 261 form (if seeking mileage reimbursement). Please contact sns_defenisvedriving@csumb.edu for the correct forms. These forms are also available on the Driving on University Business (DUB) web page.

Where applicable, please include the appropriate department code. If you are unsure of which code to provide, please contact cos_defensivedriving@csumb.edu or your department chair.

Send forms and documents as PDF attachments to : cos_defensivedriving@csumb.edu

Step 2:

You will be assigned training through SumTotal. Look for the Defensive Driving course to appear in your Assigned Learning. Upon completion of the course, please submit your completion certificate as a pdf to cos_defensivedriving@csumb.edu. If you have not been assigned the training after 4 days, please contact cos_defensivedriving@csumb.edu for further instruction. You may also turn in the certificate to the plastic file inbox marked "Van Driver Forms" outside room E211, Chapman Science Academic Center (bldg. 53).

All paperwork will be processed as quickly as possible.  Please submit paperwork early in the semester to ensure driving privileges.

As soon as an instructor knows their field trip schedule, contact the tech for your class to reserve a van.

Reservations must include:

• Name of class, or event.
• Instructor’s name(s).
• Number of vans needed.
• Trip destination.
• Pick up and return dates and times.

Notify the tech for your class of any cancellation or any change in van use schedule as soon as possible so that the van(s) will officially be available for use by others.

Paperwork in vans

• Fill out the Daily Operator's Checklist before you leave. For safe usage, all vehicle functions and safety features including: brakes, lights, tire pressure, horn, gas, oil, First-Aid kit, and fire extinguisher should be checked before leaving on your trip.
• Fill out the Monthly Travel Log (STD 273) each time you drive a van. You must enter: the date; initial and final odometer readings; total trip miles; origin and destination; time; and print your full name (not your initials or signature). Two lines on the log should be used for each trip - one for departure and one for return.

Safety

• Seat belts and shoulder harnesses must be worn at all times when driving or riding in COS vans.
• If you will be traveling to a remote location, it is advisable to take a radio or cellular phone along in case of emergency.
• Remember: off-road travel in COS vans is strictly prohibited!
• If you have an emergency, you will need to contact your Instructional Support Technician and the Science Operations Coordinator (Margaret Geissler, 831-582-4213).

Refueling

Each van has a State gas card attached to the key chain. Each van must be refueled with its own gas card; if you have multiple vans out on a field trip, you must use each van's designated gas card for fuel. A State gas card cannot be used to fill up a private vehicle. Fill the van with gas when the fuel gauge is at or below half full.

• Gas stations such as Chevron, Exxon, Citgo, Mobil, Shell, Texaco accept the gas card. Make sure that the card is accepted and authorized before you pump the gas! Authorization procedure is here.
• Fill the van with regular (87 octane) unleaded gas at self-service pumps. The purchase of premium grade (89 or 92 octane) unleaded gasoline is prohibited.
• No full service is allowed.

Return

• Check the fuel gauge (and fill if necessary), and complete the Daily Operator's Checklist and Monthly Travel Log.
• Park the vans in the Building 13 parking lot in their designated spaces.
• Return the keys to the key drop box located directly inside the east entrance to the Chapman Science Academic Center (building 53), unless specifically instructed otherwise by your support technician.
• Return vans and keys at the scheduled date and time as the next user may be waiting for the vans. Inform your Instructional Support Technician immediately if you are returning late.
• Clean up after the trip, removing all trash, personal belongings, and field equipment.

Liability

• Verify that you and anyone else operating a State vehicle has completed the Defensive Driver training and that all paperwork has been filed and is up to date (not expired).
• Your Instructional Support Technician, Van Coordinator, or Driving Certification Coordinator will contact you regarding field trips and driver eligibility.

Paperwork

• Confirm that both the Daily Operator's Checklist and Monthly Travel Log are filled out legibly and completely.

Keys

• Return the keys to the key drop box located directly inside the east entrance to the Chapman Science Academic Center (building 53), unless specifically instructed otherwise by your support technician.

Refueling

• Check fuel levels in all vehicles used and make sure that the tanks are more than half full upon return.
• If student drivers have not refueled a vehicle and the tank is half full or less, it is the instructor’s responsibility to get gas before another class uses the van.
• If gas was purchased during your trip, make sure that the receipt has been put into the case with the gas card.

During normal business hours, contact your Instructional Support Technician and the Science Operations Coordinator (Margaret Geissler, 831-582-4213) immediately for instructions. State vehicles have to be repaired at State-approved service stations. If you have a van repaired at a garage without approval, you will not be reimbursed for the expense. More information is located in the binder in the van.

• For Enterprise Fleet leased vehicles (#156, 157, 158; Ford Transit): To obtain Roadside Assistance 24 hours a day, call 1-800-450-2500 and select option 4. The Enterprise Roadside Assistance Program provides prompt mechanical first aid, towing, battery service, wheel change, gasoline delivery and lock-out service for your company vehicle.

• For Department-owned vehicles (#36, Ford Econoline): call the National Automobile Club 24-hour roadside service number 1-800-600-6065. They can provide emergency road assistance and if necessary, towing to the nearest state-approved garage.

Accidents

• If you are involved in an accident, remain calm.
• Call the local police or California Highway Patrol to the scene of the accident. Contact the Van Coordinator and the Science Operations Coordinator (Margaret Geissler, 831-582-4213) as soon as possible.
• Do not discuss fault or attempt to determine liability with the other party or representative.
• Obtain the name, address, phone number, insurance carrier, and policy number of all people/vehicles involved. Provide them with the same.
• If safe to do so, take photographs at the accident scene to include damages to the state vehicle, the other parties vehicle/property, etc.
• Fill out the Accident/Incident Report form, form STD 269 "Reporting of Automobile Accidents", and form STD 470 "Vehicle Accident Report". Within 2 business days, review the information on the "Vehicle Accident Report" with your supervisor/health and safety coordinator and have them sign it. The information on these forms will be transferred later to form STD 274 "State Driver Accident Review – Supervisor’s Review Form", which is to be submitted to several State agencies within 2 business days after the accident.

In each van, there is a binder containing:

• State Vehicle Accident Report forms (STD. Form 269, 270, 274)
• Emergency contact numbers
• State Motor Vehicle Liability Self-Insurance Letters
• Details on how to use the gas card and a list of participating gas stations

Each van is equiped with a current Fort Ord back country pass. The passes are taped on the sun visor (sun shade) on the driver’s side in each van. Flip the visor down when in the backcountry, and the pass will be visible from outside. Please do NOT remove this pass, and inform BLM regarding the field trip before entering. The pass authorizes driving on the following roads:

• Eucalyptus Road
• Parker Flats Road
• Parker Flats Cutoff Road
• Hennekin’s Ranch Road
• Watkins Gate Road (east and west)
• Barloy Canyon Road (north and south)
• BLM Project Office and Parking Area

For any roads or areas not listed above, the BLM requires you to contact its office at 394-8314 for permission.

Please drive slowly and carefully when in the back country.