Backup Drivers
A Pace Vanpool backup driver is a rider who volunteers to help with Pace driving when the primary driver is unavailable due to work absence or teleworking. In exchange for driving, the rider monthly vanpool payment is reduced by $25 for riders with full-time participation and by $15 for those with part-time (3 days or less per week) participation.
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All Pace Vanpool drivers must complete an application and sign an agreement. There are primary driver forms and backup driver forms which include a complete list of driver requirements and some of the vanpool rules.
To quickly determine if you qualify to be a primary or backup driver, please examine some of the key requirements outlined below.
Applicants must…
- be 21 years old or older; hold a valid, unrestricted, and unexpired Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin driver’s license; and have held a valid US driver’s license, without any breaks or suspensions, for at least three consecutive years. Restrictions for glasses or contact lenses are acceptable.
- be employed by the driver’s current employer for one year or provide other indications of stable employment.
- be accident-free for 3 years. An applicant who must file a CFR due to his/her personal driving record will be rejected.
- maintain at least the minimum insurance on the driver’s personal vehicle as required by the State of Illinois, Indiana, or Wisconsin as applicable. Cancellation or non-renewal within the past three years will be closely analyzed. If the action is related to the applicant’s driving behavior, this will result in rejection.
- have a valid Visa, Mastercard, or Discover credit card or debit card issued in the driver’s name and complete the primary driver credit card/debit card authorization form.
- pass a credit check, DOT physical and drug test and complete the Pace Vanpool Defensive Driver Training course.
- lock and properly secure the Pace van in an off-street parking location when the van is not in use. This applies even in Chicago. For Feeder Vanpools, overnight and weekend parking could depend on availability and lot rules.
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