Common use of Trip Assignment Clause in Contracts

Trip Assignment. 17.4.2.1 Trips will be posted on the transportation bulletin board every Friday afternoon. If time allows, trips will be posted one week in advance. A list of trips and of the assigned driver(s) will be posted on the board and/or will be called by the dispatcher. The driver must accept or decline the trip by his/her next shift following notification of the trip. 17.4.2.2 Drivers are required to sign off on the appropriate trip list for any trips that he/she declines. Once a driver accepts, declines, or is unavailable for a trip, his/her name will be moved to the bottom of the list and the next senior employee on the list will move to the top of the list and be eligible for the next available trip. 17.4.2.3 In the event of emergencies or late field trip request, the dispatcher with approval of the Transportation Supervisor will use personal discretion in assigning the trip. In most cases, the Dispatcher will use the Extra Duty list to assign a Driver/Courier to the trip. Definition of an Emergency Trip: 17.4.2.4 It is not the intent of the trip assignment to provide equitable hours. It is the intent to provide a simple trip procedure that provides equal access to trips. 17.4.2.5 The field trip assignment system will be handled separately and will not apply to opportunities of driving extra hours due to substitution for absent drivers. 17.4.2.6 Each field trip driver will be responsible for preliminary trip preparation, such as, location of area (school, field, court etc.) in which he/she is going, (i.e. garbage bags, trip log sheet, time of departure, school organization being transported (sport, club, etc.), pre-trip evacuation speech to riders, etc.) Drivers may ask the dispatcher for assistance. 17.4.2.7 Employees eligible to be field trip drivers include employees in the following classifications: Bus Drivers, Mechanics, dispatcher, Transportation Secretary, Bus Driver Trainer. The Transportation Supervisor will only drive field trips in an emergency as defined above in Section 17.4.2.3. 17.4.3 Field Trip Pay

Trip Assignment. 17.4.2.1 Trips will be posted on the transportation bulletin board every Friday afternoon. If time allows, trips will be posted one week in advance. A list of trips and of the assigned driver(s) will be posted on the board and/or will be called by the dispatcher. The driver must accept or decline the trip by his/her next shift following notification of the trip. 17.4.2.2 Drivers are required to sign off on the appropriate trip list for any trips that he/she declines. Once a driver accepts, declines, or is unavailable for a trip, his/her name will be moved to the bottom of the list and the next senior employee on the list will move to the top of the list and be eligible for the next available trip. 17.4.2.3 In the event of emergencies or late field trip request, the dispatcher with approval of the Transportation Supervisor will use personal discretion in assigning the trip. In most cases, the Dispatcher will use the Extra Duty list to assign a Driver/Courier to the trip. Definition of an Emergency Trip: 17.4.2.4 It is not the intent of the trip assignment to provide equitable hours. It is the intent to provide a simple trip procedure that provides equal access to trips. 17.4.2.5 The field trip assignment system will be handled separately and will not apply to opportunities of driving extra hours due to substitution for absent drivers. 17.4.2.6 Each field trip driver will be responsible for preliminary trip preparation, such as, location of area (school, field, court etc.) in which he/she is going, (i.e. garbage bags, trip log sheet, time of departure, school organization being transported (sport, club, etc.), pre-trip evacuation speech to riders, etc.) Drivers may ask the dispatcher for assistance. 17.4.2.7 Employees eligible to be field trip drivers include employees in the following classifications: Bus Drivers, Mechanics, dispatcher, Transportation Secretary, Bus Driver Trainer. The Transportation Supervisor will only drive field trips in an emergency as defined above in Section 17.4.2.3. 17.4.3 Field Trip Pay.