Fleet Services - Fleet Vehicle Off Campus Breakdown and Accident Policy and Procedure
Orig. Date:
December 2006
Revision Date:
December 2007
Messiah College
Fleet Vehicle Off Campus Breakdown and Accident
Policy and Procedure
Policy: It is the policy of Messiah College to provide towing service for fleet vehicles.
Objectives: To provide service or towing in the event of a breakdown or accident in a college vehicle.
Definitions: To provide outside assistance for breakdown of college vehicle when deemed necessary by Messiah dispatch, fleet mechanic or fleet manager.
Equipment: The person assigned to the vehicle should use a personal cell phone or public phone to call for assistance.
Procedure: In the event of a breakdown or accident the following steps should be followed:
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Call Department of Safety/Dispatch at (717) 691-6005. Identify your vehicle by car or van # and indicate number of passengers.
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Provide dispatch with information pertaining to the breakdown or accident, i.e., out of fuel, flat tire, over heating, won’t start.
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Provide dispatch with the location of the disabled vehicle. Give specific directions, include your cell phone number if you have one or a cell phone number of a passenger with you.
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If breakdown or accident does not put the vehicle in a dangerous or emergency situation do not call fleet mechanic or fleet manager until normal working hours on next working day.
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The fleet mechanic or fleet manager will determine if the vehicle needs towed and if service can be provided. If vehicle is towed, a receipt is needed for the towing charges so it can be turned into the insurance carrier.
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If the vehicle is disabled due to accident refer to the driver’s safety kit pamphlet located in the glove box.
Also see Fleet Vehicle Off Campus Breakdown and Accident Policy and Procedure.
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Department of Safety see Appendix B for additional information.
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It is the responsibility of the department generating any field trip to insure that students and or faculty are safely transported to or from their destination in the event of a breakdown or accident.
If the responsible party can not be reached follow the procedures in Appendix A.
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Kathrynne Shafer, Vice President for Operations |
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Bradley Markley, Director of Facility Services |
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Cindy Burger, Safety Director |
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Grounds Services Manager |
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Steve Kennedy, Fleet Mechanic |
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Jerry Chaplin, Director of Athletics |
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Kathy Gates, College Receptionist |
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Richard Roberson, Dean, School of the Arts |
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Joseph Jones, Dean, School of Education and Social Sciences
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Jeff Moshier, Dean, School of Health and Natural Sciences
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Joseph Huffman, Dean, School of the Humanities |
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Ray Norman, Dean, School of Mathematics, Engineering, and Business |
Note - The signed copy of this procedure is filed in the Facility Services Department.
If transportation is needed for large groups call Wolf’s Bus Service for a bus or 15 passenger van. If it’s before 5pm call toll free # 1-800-965-3287. If it’s after 5pm call Charter Emergency # 717-528-7654.
If your group is 5 or less contact one of the car rentals listed below.
AVIS
USA 1-800-331-1212
International 1-800-331-1085
Enterprise
1-800-261-7331
Road side assistance 1-800-307-6666
Hertz
1-800-654-3131
In the event of a local accident or breakdown the Fleet Manager, Fleet Mechanic or Safety/Dispatch will determine vehicle towing needs.
Towing service in order of priority need:
1. Hokes Transport Towing
13 S. York Street
Dillsburg, PA
Phone: 571-2157
2. Coulson’s Towing
138Twin Hills Road
Dillsburg, PA
Phone: 432-7408
3. Shumaker’s Towing
RT 15 and 74
Dillsburg, PA
Phone: 432-9617
