Common use of Portal-to-Portal Clause in Contracts

Portal-to-Portal. Service shall start at the time of departure from the place of business or point of dispatch, whichever is closer to the location of the call, and shall end at the estimated time of return to the place of business or the completion of the call, if another call is pending, whichever is shorter. Return to place of business includes a reasonable and verifiable amount of time required to place the tow truck back into service when unusual circumstances require additional time that is not part of normal operating procedures. (Examples: 1) 4x4 recovery in the mud: reasonable to charge for cleaning mud from truck and equipment; 2) burned car on car carrier: reasonable to charge for cleaning burn debris from carrier bed; 3) car towed from side of road on xxxxx night and leaves mud track on bed of carrier: not reasonable to charge for cleaning of carrier bed.) For the purpose of this Agreement, “Portal to Portal” shall also mean “Portal to End of Service”.

Portal-to-Portal. Service shall start at the time of departure from the place of business or point of dispatch, whichever is closer to the location of the call, and shall end at the estimated time of return to the place of business or the completion of the call, if another call is pending, whichever is shorter. Return to place of business includes a reasonable and verifiable amount of time required to place the tow truck back into service when unusual u nusual circumstances require additional time that is not part of normal operating procedures. (Examples: 11 ) 4x4 recovery in the mudthem ud: reasonable to charge for cleaning mud from truck and equipment; 2) burned car on car carrier: reasonable to charge for cleaning burn debris from carrier bed; 3) car towed from side of road on xxxxx night and leaves mud track on bed of carrier: not reasonable to charge for cleaning of carrier bed.) For the purpose of this Agreement, “Portal to Portal” shall also mean “Portal to End of Service”.