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Minimum age 68
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requirement 26
All must have CDL 29
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license 15
CDL license for larger 16
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vehicles only 7
69
Good driving record 43
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Must pass criminal 69
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background check 26
Must pass drug & 69
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alcohol test 26
Must be proficient in 60
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English 21
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Other 8
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Number of Respondents That Require
Total Private contractors Public agencies
Figure 3-3. ADA paratransit vehicle operator pre-qualifications.
16 systems (23%) only require CDL licenses for operators who Hours of Training
drive larger vehicles in the fleet.
Ten respondents indicated that they had other pre- Survey respondents were asked to indicate how many hours
qualification requirements not on the survey list. These other of classroom training and on-the-road training were provided
requirements included the following: to ADA paratransit vehicle operators. A review of the responses
indicated there was a significant difference between the number
· "Pre-employment physical." of hours of training provided by many public transit agencies
· "Must pass FCE prior to starting work." versus hours of training provided by private contractors provid-
· "Approved I-9 Identification to work in USA." ing service on behalf of public transit agencies. Figure 3-4 shows
· "Mapping skills, customer service skills." the average hours of each type of training for public agencies,
· "Attend defensive driving courses. Also, CPR, first aid. private contractors, and for all respondents.
Also, University of Wisconsin Passenger Safety and Sensi- Overall, ADA paratransit vehicle operators receive an aver-
tivity training." age of 127 total hours of training which includes 59 hours of
· "We offer paid training. This includes training for the CDL classroom training and 68 hours of on-the-road training.
license. Must be able to read a map book. Must have good Operators employed by public transit agencies receive signif-
customer relation skills. Must be open to working all shifts icantly more training. These employees receive an average of
and weekends. Must be able to work well with passengers 182 total hours of training, made up of 88 hours of classroom
with disabilities." training and 94 hours of on-the-road training. Private con-
· "Out of State Residency Check." tractors reported providing an average of 97 hours of total
· "Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance." training--43 hours of classroom training and 54 hours of
· "Must complete the following training programs: Defen- on-the-road training.
sive Driving, Passenger Assistance, Map Reading, First Aid/
CPR."
Training Completion Rates
· "There is no pre-qualification that an applicant must have a
CDL license, however, they must be able to attain one as it is All respondents who indicated that they operated services
necessary to have this license prior to working as an Opera- were asked to indicate how many vehicle operator candidates
tor and they will receive it through the training process." had started training in the past 12 months and how many
