Forms

School Bus Inspection Log Book Report Pages and the Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist

Effective July 2008, National Safety Code trip inspection standards changed.  To accommodate this change, Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation now requires that drivers submit trip inspection reports to carriers every 20 days.  Please note that this time period refers to every 20 “operating” days. 

To accommodate the changes, PTU designed and distributed a new log book to school divisions for use at school start-up in September 2008. The log book contains instructions for completion ( 21 KB), a pre-trip inspection checklist ( 59 KB), and inspection report pages.

Failed Material Tag

It is important that Manitoba's school bus maintenance personnel communicate school bus component failures by completing failed material tags. Identification of failures provides PTU with valuable information about Manitoba's school bus fleet, and failures of a similar nature can be explored with manufacturers and suppliers.

School Bus Driver Endorsement Forms

Initial School Bus Operator’s Endorsement Form ( 32 KB) – complete this form for all new school bus drivers having completed the mandatory 24 hours of school bus operator instruction. The form requires the signatures of both the school division’s Transportation Supervisor AND a certified School Bus Driver Instructor*.

* School bus driver instruction must be provided by a person certified as a School Bus Driver Instructor. A certified School Bus Driver Instructor is considered to be a driver trainer holding a Phase III School Bus Driver Instructor’s Certificate issued by the Pupil Transportation Unit, Manitoba Education, Citizenship and Youth. See School Bus Driver Instructor Seminar for further information.

School Bus Operator’s Endorsement Form ( 29 KB) – complete this form for currently certified school bus drivers having completed the annual eight hours of school bus driver inservice training.  This form can also be used to report school bus driver deletions or transfers. The form requires the signature of the school division’s Transportation Supervisor only.

School Bus Driver Consent Form ( 23 KB) – must be signed by all School Bus Operator’s Certificate holders. This consent allows the Department of Driver and Vehicle Licensing to provide the Pupil Transportation Unit (PTU) with personal information regarding their Manitoba driver’s license should it be deemed necessary.

School Bus Accident Forms

Regardless of severity, a School Bus Accident Report Form is to be completed whenever a school bus is involved in an accident. This form can be submitted to PTU in one of two ways:

• print a blank copy, complete the form, and mail or fax to the PTU office in Winnipeg.
  School Bus Accident Report - Printable Format ( 85 KB)

• complete and submit an electronic version
  School Bus Accident Report - Electronic Format ( 782 KB)

• "Nil” Accident Report Forms ( 577 KB)
  Forms are to be submitted to PTU for those months in which no school bus accidents occur. There is no specific timeframe for submission (e.g. some divisions submit monthly, other send quarterly or semi-annually). The "nil" report form can be completed and submitted electronically, or printed off, completed, and faxed or mailed to the PTU office in Winnnipeg.

Motor Carrier Division of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation - Administrative Forms

The Motor Carrier Division of Manitoba Infrastructure and Transportation requires that school divisions maintain a variety of information about their school bus drivers.  This requirement is in accordance with the National Safety Code and Section 318 of The Highway Traffic Act.  The following forms can be accessed from Appendix F of the 2008 Commercial Operators Regulatory Education Program (C.O.R.E.) ( 1.05 MB)

• Driver Profile Checklist
• Driver Disclosure of Licence
• Driver Record Inquiry From Manitoba Public Insurance (MPI)
• Driver’s Declaration of Violations and Accidents
• Annual Review of Driving Record
• Vehicle Profile Checklist