Piggyback Operations Sample Clauses

The Piggyback Operations clause allows one party to utilize or benefit from another party's operational activities, typically in the context of shared resources or logistics. In practice, this might mean that a company can use another company's transportation, delivery, or infrastructure services under agreed terms, often to achieve cost savings or efficiency. The core function of this clause is to facilitate collaboration and resource sharing, thereby reducing duplication of efforts and optimizing operational costs.
Piggyback Operations. (a) An The Employer shall not use piggyback over the same route where the Employer has established relay runs or through runs except to move overflow freight or as otherwise provided in Section 3 herein. (b) It is recognized and agreed that there were two distinct and separate types of rail operations in effect on April 1, 1994: (1) the use of rail to move overflow freight; and (2) approved and/or agreed to rail operations. Accordingly, the provisions of this Section 1 shall apply in its entirety to the overflow rail operations. This Section 1 shall only apply to the approved and/or agreed to rail operations to the extent it has been historically applied prior to April 1, 1994. If a driver is available (which includes the two (2)-hour period of time prior to end of his/her rest period) at point of origin when a trailer leaves the yard for the piggyback ramp, such driver’s runaround compensation shall start from the time the trailer leaves the yard. Available regular drivers at relay points shall be protected against runarounds if a violation occurred at the point of origin. If the Employer does not have an over-the-road domicile at the point of origin, the Employer shall protect against runaround the available drivers at the first relay point over which the freight would normally move had it not been placed on the rail. Available regular drivers at relay points shall be protected against runaround if a violation occurred at the first relay point. The Employer shall not reduce or fail to increase the road driver complement, including the addition of equipment, at the point of origin for the purpose of creating an overflow of freight to avoid the application of this Section. (c) When an the Employer utilizes Piggyback operations as a substitute service to deliver overflow loads and such substitute service is matched in both directions (East to West and West to East or North to South and South to North), it is understood and agreed by the parties that the Employer will be required to add a sufficient number of employees and the necessary amount of equipment to move trailers over the road when the volume of matched loads reaches a level to insure efficient utilization of equipment and regular work opportunity for the added employees. It is the intent of the parties in this Section 1 to maximize the movement of freight over the Employer’s established relay runs, thereby minimizing the use of substitute service. The record keeping requirement set out in Section ...
Piggyback Operations. NO CHANGE
Piggyback Operations. (a) An Employer shall not use piggyback over the same route where the Employer has established relay runs or through runs except to move overflow freight or as otherwise provided in Section 3 herein. (b) It is recognized and agreed that there were two distinct and separate types of rail operations in effect on April 1, 1994: (1) the use of rail to move overflow freight; and (2) approved and/or agreed to rail operations. Accordingly, the provisions of this Section 1 shall apply in its entirety to the overflow rail operations. This Section 1 shall only apply to the approved and/or agreed to rail operations to the extent it has been historically applied prior to April 1, 1994. If a driver is available (which includes the two (2)-hour period of time prior to end of his/her rest period) at point of origin when a trailer leaves the yard for the piggyback ramp, such driver's runaround compensation shall start from the time the trailer leaves the yard. Available regular drivers at relay points shall be protected against runarounds if a violation occurred at the point of origin. If the Employer does not have an over-the-road domicile at the point of origin, the Employer shall protect against runaround the available drivers at the first relay point over which the freight would normally move had it not been placed on the rail. Available regular drivers at relay points shall be protected against runaround if a violation occurred at the first relay point. The Employer shall not reduce or fail to increase the road driver complement, including the addition of equipment, at the point of origin for the purpose of creating an overflow of freight to avoid the application of this Section.
Piggyback Operations. It is agreed that piggyback services will not be used by the Company except to move loads in excess of the number which can be handled by the regular highway drivers, loads which are over-length, overheight and overweight which cannot be reduce to the legal load limit. Where loads to cover all highway drivers have been assigned to the highway department and the Company has moved any excess loads by piggyback, it will not be cause for grievance if, through circumstances beyond the control of the Company, a trip that had been assigned fails to materialize.
Piggyback Operations. It is agreed that piggyback operations will only be used by the employer to move loads in excess of the number which can be handled by regular highway drivers and for loads which are in excess of the legal length, legal height and legal weight and which cannot be reduced to the legal load limit. However, it is agreed between the parties that loads of cigarettes and alcoholic beverages, shall not be subject to piggyback operations restrictions. Which means that penalties described in article of this agreement, shall not apply to loads that could be delivered by piggyback, and this, for safety and insurance reasons. Highway drivers shall never be deprived of their seniority or of a load.
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Piggyback Operations. (a) The Employer shall not use piggyback over the same route where the Employer has established relay runs or through runs ex- cept to move overflow freight or as otherwise provided in Section 3 herein. ​ ​