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812.31
Vehicle Operations
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Handbook M-41, TL-4, 03-01-98
Updated With Postal Bulletin Revisions
Through April 5, 2001
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Vehicle Operations
811
811.1
Responsibility of Carrier
811.11
Be sure you are qualified to drive the
vehicle assigned to you; maintain a
valid state driver's license.
811.12
Advise your immediate manager of
suspension or revocation of your state
license.
811.2
Authorized Riders
811.21
Postal employees with proper
identification may ride in motor vehicle when
necessary to perform their official
duties. Unauthorized riders in postal
vehicles are prohibited.
811.22
Employees may not ride in postal
vehicles when off duty, nor when on duty
unless riding is essential to the duty
being performed.
811.23
All employees, including route
examiners and officials, are forbidden to ride
on powered industrial mobile equipment
as passengers.
811.24
Route examiners may use a separate
motor vehicle for which they have been
qualified and authorized when making
light delivery vehicle route inspections.
812
812.1
Practice safety in the office and on
the route.
812.2
Observe all traffic regulations
prescribed by law. Rules applying to the public
also apply to operators of postal
vehicles.
812.3
Seatbelts must be worn at all times the
vehicle is in motion. Exception for
Long Life Vehicles: In instances when
the shoulder belt prevents the driver
from reaching to provide delivery or
collection from curbside mailboxes, only
the shoulder belt may be unfastened.
The lap belt must remain fastened at all
times the vehicle is in motion.
812.31
When traveling to and from the route,
when moving between park and relay
points, and when entering or crossing
intersecting roadways, all external