Central Piedmont-Owned Vehicles
Reserving Fleet Vehicles
Facilities Services maintains the Central Piedmont Fleet Vehicles which can be used by faculty and staff, full or part-time, for college purposes. Please contact Facilities Services to reserve a college fleet vehicle.
Approval to Drive
In order to drive a Central Piedmont-owned or rented vehicle, you must be an approved driver. To obtain approval, you must email a completed Motor Vehicle Record Authorization (PDF) form to Enterprise Risk Management. Please allow five business days to process.
To operate a Central Piedmont-owned motor vehicle or a motor vehicle in the care and custody of Central Piedmont, you must provide a valid driver's license number to the Enterprise Risk Management office. Use of these vehicles is for college purposes only. The information provided will be used to process the Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check.
Along with the initial MVR processing, once you're authorized to operate a college vehicle, your driving record will be continuously monitored by an MVR vendor. Enterprise Risk Management will be notified about all changes in MVR status, including infractions and accidents. If authorized to operate Central Piedmont owned vehicles, you must report any changes to your MVR status as soon as possible.
The valid driver's license must adhere to the following minimum guidelines:
- You must hold a valid North Carolina or South Carolina driver's license.
- If you have more than two "current" convictions of a moving violation and corresponding state points or at fault accident, you will not be allowed to operate college-owned vehicles. "Current" means the period necessary for points to be deleted from the state driver's license record, which is usually three years.
- If you have a conviction of a major violation within the last three years, you will not be allowed to operate college-owned vehicles. "Current" means the period necessary for points to be deleted from the state driver's record, which is usually (3) three years.
Once you're approved to drive, an approval notification will be sent by email to you as well as your direct supervisor. Once you're added to the Central Piedmont Approved Driver list, you are eligible to operate a Central Piedmont-owned or rented vehicle for a period of one year from date of approval notification. Drivers failing to adhere to the Driving Regulations will be removed from the Central Piedmont Approved Driver list.
Submit completed forms and or questions about the process via email to Enterprise Risk Management.
Central Piedmont Enterprise Risk Management has been qualified by the NC Division of Motor Vehicles to receive driver information pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 2721(b) and has certified that Central Piedmont will not disclose personal information contained in the records. See the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act.
Driver Regulations
Reporting of Accidents and Disabled Vehicles
Information regarding motor vehicle accidents involving college-owned vehicles or privately-owned vehicles that are used in college business must be reported to your (vehicle operator) immediate supervisor, Facilities Services, and Emergency Risk Management office within 24 hours. Please review the Motor Vehicle Accident and Disabled Vehicles Procedures (PDF) before driving college vehicles.
Vehicle Acquisition and Disposal
Departments should notify Emergency Risk Management when a vehicle is purchased and when a vehicle is sold as this impacts the automobile insurance. Additionally, Inventory Control must be notified so the vehicle can be added to or removed from inventory. Please review the process for purchasing or disposing of Central Piedmont vehicles (PDF).
Please review the process for proper titling of Central Piedmont vehicles (PDF).