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719 Fleet Safety Management
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Parking Vehicles

It's important that employees park company vehicles in a legal and proper manner.

Three big rigs parked in a row.
Company vehicles must be parked in a legal and proper manner.
  • Do not park on a street in a manner that blocks traffic.
  • Employees should remove the keys and lock the vehicles, except when specifically instructed otherwise.
  • Employees should not park on the wrong side of a street or highway, unless it is mandatory to park in such a location to perform a job.
  • All signs, cones, lights, and warning devices as required by law should be used when vehicles are parked or in use in a public travel lane.
  • Employees should use all safety brakes, lockout devices, and other parking safety methods when parking equipment.

Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.

3-7. When parking a company vehicle, which of the following practices is permissible?