The driver certification process is a qualifier for reserving or driving any Wells College vehicle through the Transportation department. Employees and students wishing to be certified must complete our Driver Certification Application. Once this is completed, the Transportation Supervisor will contact applicants and set up a time for training. Those wishing to be certified should anticipate a 14-day period to complete the application review, DMV check (see below for specifics), written test, and schedule and complete the driving test. Applicants will have the option to apply for certification to operate the following vehicle types: sedan, minivan or full-size van.

All applicants must have a valid US driver’s license. If applicant has an out of state driver license, they will need to request a copy of their driver's abstract from their home state DMV office. A copy of the abstract should be submitted along with the Student Driver Certification Application.

The driver certification is valid for one calendar year. Each driver is responsible for contacting the Transportation Office with updated information related to their driving record during that period. The driver certification privileges may be revoked if the driver fails to report updates to their record during the certification period, has 3 or more moving violations/preventable accidents in the last 3 years or 2 or more moving violations/preventable accidents in the last 1 year.

The Transportation Department reserves the right to revoke driving privileges at the discretion of the Transportation Supervisor with final appeal of such decision to the Director for Campus Security.

Driver Certification Application

• Rental requests must be received no later than 7 days prior to the requested rental date via the vehicle registration form.
• Use of the vehicles is from 6:00 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. Use of vehicles outside of those times must be approved by the Transportation Supervisor.
• There may be black-out dates with no vehicle available for reservation.  (e.g. prior to and after college breaks).
• Requests must indicate the certified driver who will be responsible for picking up, driving, and dropping off the van.
• One vehicle, per club or office, per request. An additional vehicle may be added within 3 business days before the reserved date, if available. Club/Org representative is responsible for checking on this availability with the Transportation Office.
• In general, vehicles cannot be taken for more than 1 day (24 hours) nor overnight, unless permission is given by the Transportation Supervisor.
• Vehicles cannot be driven more than 200 miles round trip unless approved by the Transportation Supervisor. Even if approved for special use and duration, vehicles are never to be driven after 11:30 pm and before 6:00 am on any series of days. Any trips exceeding 200 miles round trip will require that two certified drivers are in attendance and are prepared to share in driving.
• Vehicles cannot be used to move any personal items or for personal errands or individual shuttling.
• Vehicles must be parked in the Van Parking only area in front of Main Hall upon return. They cannot be parked at the residence halls or apartments.
• When the request is for local use over multiple days, vehicles must be returned to Main Hall parking each night.
• The borrowing organization is responsible for all tolls, fines, fees, or damage while using the van except for those incurred by the driver if negligence is shown.
• The driver & organization will lose vehicle privileges after two no-shows or unverified cancellations. Cancellations must be received 24 hours prior to trip departures. There is no charge for canceling unneeded vans.
• The driver is responsible for notifying Campus Safety immediately of any accidents or traffic violations that the van was involved in regardless of fault.
• In compliance with New York State Law & Wells College policy, the use or possession of controlled substances and alcohol beverages is prohibited while using the vehicle. The certified driver is prohibited from using any substance, drug, or alcohol, that impairs driving prior to vehicle use.
• There is no smoking allowed in the vehicle.
• Weather Cancellation: Vehicle reservations may be canceled by the College up to time of departure if due to declining weather conditions that may make travel treacherous.
• It is the driver’s responsibility to be aware of the contents of the vehicle contract that is signed when they pick up the vehicle.
• Violations of these policies may result in the loss of vehicle privileges, Community Court or Student Conduct reporting and response and/or Human Resources

We use the set College per mile rate for the van and a $0.25 per mile charge for a driver.

Follow this link to request a van/driver for your trip.

Click here to request transportation requiring a driver