Common use of Assignment of Trips Clause in Contracts

Assignment of Trips. A. At the beginning of each quarter each driver will indicate in writing whether they want to be on the field trip list for that quarter. B. If a driver signs up for trips for that quarter, he/she will be placed on a rotation list by seniority. Drivers on the list will take whatever trip comes up in the rotation at their turn. Drivers next in line for a trip must accept or refuse the trip immediately after being offered the trip, unless the trip would conflict with their regular route. If the trip conflicts with their regular route they will be offered the next available trip. For any situation in which a contractual driver is not willing to accept a trip, a reverse seniority list will be used to assign a driver. A medical excuse will be required to excuse the driver from the assigned trip (medical certificate must be signed by a physician). C. A quarter is defined as a nine (9) week grading period. Each quarter will pick up where the last quarter left off. Drivers coming on new to the list for that quarter will be placed on the bottom of the list in seniority order. D. Trips will be assigned on the fifth day before the trip is run, if they are in by that time. If a trip comes in less than five (5) days before it will be run, it will be assigned to the next driver on the list. E. If a trip is accepted by a driver and then turned down, that driver will be skipped through the next rotation. A medical excuse will be required to excuse the driver from the assigned trip (medical certificate must be signed by a physician).

Assignment of Trips. A. At the beginning of each quarter each driver will indicate in writing whether they want to be on the field trip list for that quarter. B. If a driver signs up for trips for that quarter, he/she will be placed on a rotation list by seniority. Drivers on the list will take whatever trip comes up in the rotation at their turn. Drivers next in line for a trip must accept or refuse the trip immediately after being offered the trip, unless the trip would conflict with their regular route. If the trip conflicts with their regular route they will be offered the next available trip. For any situation in which a contractual driver is not willing to accept a trip, a reverse seniority list will be used to assign a driver. A medical excuse will be required to excuse the driver from the assigned trip (medical certificate must be signed by a physician). C. A quarter is defined as a nine (9) week grading period. Each quarter will pick up where the last quarter left off. Drivers coming on new to the list for that quarter will be placed on the bottom of the list in seniority order. D. Trips X. Xxxxx will be assigned on the fifth day before the trip is run, if they are in by that time. If a trip comes in less than five (5) days before it will be run, it will be assigned to the next driver on the list. E. If a trip is accepted by a driver and then turned down, that driver will be skipped through the next rotation. A medical excuse will be required to excuse the driver from the assigned trip (medical certificate must be signed by a physician).