Vehicles, Equipment & Company Property Responsibility

Transport and logistics employees may be trusted with valuable company property.

Examples may include:

• cars
• vans
• trucks
• delivery motorcycles
• vehicle keys
• fuel cards
• work phones
• scanners
• handheld devices
• helmets
• uniforms
• delivery bags
• tools
• access cards
• company documents

Employees may use these items every day.

That familiarity can create a dangerous mindset:

“I use it all the time, so it is basically mine.”

It is not.

Company property may be placed in your custody because your role requires it.

That gives you:

RESPONSIBILITY

not

OWNERSHIP.

Good stewardship means:

• use it for the approved purpose
• protect it reasonably
• do not misuse access
• report problems honestly
• hand it over properly
• do not hide damage
• do not allow unauthorized people to use it

BY THE END OF THIS MODULE, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO:

• distinguish custody from ownership
• use company vehicles only as authorized
• understand the risks of unauthorized passengers and personal trips
• protect keys and access items
• care responsibly for work phones and equipment
• maintain reasonable cleanliness and presentation
• report damage and malfunction promptly
• avoid unauthorized repairs and modifications
• handle lost or stolen property responsibly
• complete clear property handovers