Road Operations Clause Samples

Road Operations. Par. 1. Dispatchers

Road Operations. ‌ 1. Dispatchers‌ a. Extra Dispatchers shall work Extra Dispatcher work according to seniority established at date of qualification, when they are available, except in an emergency. b. Not to exceed two (2) regular Dispatchers shall be allowed off on each holiday. A drawing will be held to decide who will be off. Not to exceed three (3) regular Dispatchers shall be on vacation at the same time, except with manager approval. Regular days off will not be counted in determining the number of Dispatchers who will be allowed to take vacations and holidays at one time. c. Extra Dispatcher seniority will commence with the shift that the Dispatcher actually takes over the job and not necessarily the first time s/he works the job; the intent being that the employee must be actually qualified to take over the job before his/herseniority commences. d. The District shall provide two (2) sign-ups per year: One effective in April, to coincide with vacations, and one effective in September. Additional sign-ups will be held to protect seniority (employees leaving or reentering the Department) and at the request of 50%, plus one (1) additional employee of the department. Sign-ups for Dispatchers shall become effective one (1) week prior to the effective date of Operator sign-ups. e. The District will send a letter, as well as post a notice in the usual places, whenever employees are newly appointed into jobs filled by appointment. f. The District will provide training on all existing and new equipment pertaining to an employee’s assigned job function. Dispatchers shall receive update training at reasonable intervals. g. The District may schedule four (4) 10-hour day workweeks. 10-hour shifts shall be bid for in accordance with seniority on the same basis as bidding for other shifts. Time and one-half will be paid for hours worked in excess of 10 hours on any one shift. If the District schedules 10-hour shifts it may abandon the 10-hour shifts at its discretion. h. All Dispatchers and Controllers working between the hours of 6:00 PM and 6:00 AM shall receive a night shift differential of $1.00 per hour. Overtime, if any, shall be paid only on the base rate. This change in night shift differential shall be effective no later than 60 days after ratification of this agreement. i. All Dispatchers shall receive a thirty (30) minute paid lunch period within their shift. j. When a Dispatcher is qualified for such job and has received an appointment to a regular position in such cla...

Road Operations. High fatality rates, truck overloading, low revenues from transit charges have been partly due to inadequate road operations and traffic management system. Road operations and traffic management requires reliable and accurate data about all aspects of the road network. Advance information system could be potentially applied to include axle load monitoring and control facilities, road weather information systems, highways advisory radio and electronic signs, and traffic recording equipment. Such system will provide data required by maintenance managers to make the right maintenance decisions to ensure that road restrictions are minimized and costs are low, and also to timely inform road users of road conditions.

Road Operations. ROAD/YARD MOVEMENTS – ROAD CREWS

Road Operations. The regular work week for an employee shall consist of forty (40) hours per week, Sunday to Saturday, at his work site. A one-half hour unpaid lunch period will be provided each day. Two (2) ten (10) minute paid rest breaks will be provided each day. An employee who is transported to and his work site in a Company vehicle will receive a travel allowance on the following basis:

Road Operations. The regular work week for an employee shall consist of forty hours per week, to Saturday, at his work site. A one-half hour unpaid lunch period will be provided each day. Two ten minute paid rest breaks will be provided each day. An employee who is transported to and from his work site in a Company vehicle will receive a travel allowance calculated on the following basis: time in excess of half hour travelling the Company’s yard, or a Company designated location, to his work site will be paid at his regular basic hourly rate; and time in excess of half hour travelling from the work site to the Company’s yard, or a Company designated location, will be paid at his regular basic hourly rate. An employee who drives a Company vehicle will be paid from the time he leaves the Company’s yard, or a Company designated location, until he returns to such location each day. An employee shall be paid one and one-half times his regular basic hourly all hours worked in excess of eighty hours in any scheduled two week period, excluding travel time. The Company will continue to to provide for the equitable distribution of overtime assignments amongst the Road Operations employees subject to the requirements of the work concerned. An employee who has completed his shift, left the Company premises and is called to return to work will be paid one and one-half times his regular basic hourly rate for all hours worked. The minimum pay will be two and one-half hours at the one and one-half times premium and the employee must accept alternate work. An employee who presents himself for work and is unable to commence work or is unable to complete his shift for reasons beyond his control, except in cases of machinery breakdown or electrical power failure, shall be paid a minimum of eight hours. To qualify for the above, the employee must remain on the job until told by his supervisor he may leave and must accept other than his normal work if it is offered and must be adequately dressed for the weather to perform the alternate work.

Road Operations. Road/Yard Movements - Road Crews 86 Incidental Work 89 Local Freight Agreement 90 Switching in Emergencies 91 Work & Wreck Trains 92 Pusher & Helper Service 93 TSE Agreement 93 Doubling Hills 96 Turn-Around Runs 96 Interdivisional Service 97 Pilot Service 99