Common use of Guaranteed Hours Clause in Contracts

Guaranteed Hours. Drivers shall be guaranteed a minimum of 4.5 hours per day from storage to storage on all regular routes. Such time shall also include time for safety check, warm up, gassing, cleaning and disablement. The biweekly pay shall be based on the minimum of 4.5 hours per day for a ten-day pay period. Drivers who exceed the minimum of 4.5 hours per day shall be paid according to Section 25.17. For incoming transportation requests occurring after the initial bid meeting: a. Initially, a determination will be made as to whether the transportation request can be added to an existing route, seniority rules. b. If the transportation request cannot be incorporated into an existing route and the estimated time is for two (2) hours or less, storage to storage, (including time for safety check, warm up, gassing, cleaning, disablement), the estimated hours shall be posted for bid at a minimum of two (2) hours in accordance with Article 16 Section 16.7. c. Requests that cannot be incorporated into existing routes that will be greater than two