Safe Driver Recognition

The purpose of WSTIP's Driver Recognition Program is to recognize drivers for their consecutive and/or cumulative accident-free years of driving in transit service. Vehicle accidents are first and foremost the kind of risk WSTIP regularly pays from its loss fund. The cost of an average at-fault vehicle accident is over $9,000. These costs do not take into account the extra costs borne by the transit agency in terms of accident investigation costs, bus down time, service disruption, and the trust and confidence of the public. For every year a driver is accident-free, the savings to the transit agency and to WSTIP are substantial. Therefore, this program is designed to recognize and reward drivers for their accident-free driving history.

This program is not intended to take the place of reward and recognition systems in place at the Member agency whehter installed by agency design or collective bargaining agreement. Rather these awards are intended to be in addition to pre-existing and contractual reward systems. This program is subject to annual WSTIP budget adoption and may be withdrawn at any time. 

To be eligible to participate in this program, WSTIP members must track consecutive and/or cumulative years of preventable/recordable/chargeable accident service and the driver must be actively on the member’s payroll as of the disbursement.  WSTIP will accept the member’s method of determining preventable/recordable/chargeable accidents and tracking systems without question.  Drivers/operators with a commercial driver license and/or driving in revenue service and approved by their safety committee or safety officer, and executive director/general manager are eligible for the award.  Vanpool drivers, route supervisors, vehicle maintenance, facility maintenance, administrative personnel, and all other non-revenue operator/drivers are not eligible at this time.

Recognition levels

CUMULATIVE YEAR OF SERVICE BAND
20-24 years of service = $0
25-29 years of service =$125
30-34 years of service =$150
35 + years of service =$250
 

CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF SERVICE BAND
20-24 years of service =$200
25-29 years of service =$250
30-34 years of service =$300
35+ years of service =$500

Once a driver enters the band, they are eligible for their one-time cash award distribution of that band.  These awards are taxable to the individual and information regarding taxation will be included in the generic award letter that WSTIP will provide.  If a driver is eligible for both an consecutive or cumulative award, the driver will only receive a cash award for the higher of the two (example: if a driver has 20 years of consecutive and 26 years cumulative driving, the award the driver would receive is $200 which is the higher value of the two awards.)

PLEASE SELECT CUMULATIVE OR CONSECUTIVE not both.

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