Common use of Extra Duty Trip Assignments Clause in Contracts

Extra Duty Trip Assignments. 23.6.1 All drivers choosing to participate in extra duty shall sign up for extra duty at the time they bid their routes. This does not preclude drivers, who previously opted out, from choosing to participate in extra duty later in the year and they will be placed at the “top” of the Hours Chart. This includes new hires. 23.6.2 Weekend and weekday trip assignments will be made in a descending order by seniority at the beginning of each year until all drivers have received an assignment. After one full rotation based on seniority, then all trip assignments will be made by assigning the driver with the lowest amount of charged (actual charged and estimated) extra duty time recorded on the Hours Chart for weekends or weekdays respectively. Estimated hours are used so that trips can be assigned to drivers with the lowest hours when actual and estimated hours are added together. All turn back trips and all last minute trips will be assigned according to Article