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Driver Hour Regulations
We will ensure your travel programs meet all
Canadian & USA regulations pertaining to driver hours of
service. There are limitations to the number of hours a
driver can drive in a day, how many hours he can drive in a
week, the required break time between shifts, and the
required minimum days off in every 14 days. It is our
responsibility as a carrier to ensure we schedule our
drivers within federal standards. We won’t tell you what you
cannot do, we will tell you how many drivers it will take to
get the job done right, and safely.
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For trips between Vancouver & Calgary, at least one
overnight is required to use the same driver. We can
change drivers while enroute to a destination that
is too far for a single driver to drive.
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When scheduling an itinerary, try to keep the hours of
service between 9am and 9pm, at least when you are starting
to build your program. Once you have a rough draft of an
itinerary, we can easily review the feasibility and quote
you accordingly.
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We do not ask our drivers to drive distances longer
than 450 miles in a single day. Even though the
driver may be within his hours of service, for
safety reasons, we take this extra precaution, to
ensure a safe and well rested driver.
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Terrain, Traffic Congestion, Time of Day, Season, and
Weather are all factors that limit a driver in his ability
to operate a coach safely for a long days drive. We will
review every itinerary, noting the routing and timing of
each days services.
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For express trips to Southern California, we operate
coaches with driver sleeping compartments. By having 2
drivers rotating on a regular basis, we can schedule
non-stop travel for up to 24 hours, or 1300 miles.
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For out of town trips to events, where you may not need
the coach for the day, such as a team competing at 1
facility, you may wish to schedule a day room for the
driver, as any time the driver can book off, may be added to
another days services, provided he is within his daily
limit.
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The daily limit for 1 driver , while on tour in Canada,
is 14 hours from the time he meets the group in the morning
to the time he says good night. When traveling in the USA,
the driver can only be driving for 10 hours, behind the
wheel, and 15 hours maximum work day.
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For local services in Vancouver, we can easily extend the
charter hours of service, by switching local drivers at a
convenient time for the group. Usually we may make a change
while the group is at dinner, or when there is a break in
service. If there is no break, such as a continuous
conference shuttle, we will transport relief drivers to the
change point.
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We do encourage adequate breaks for the drivers to
complete a journey safely, and each driver understands when
they may need a break. For Vancouver Conference shuttles,
for 4 hours consecutive driving a 30 minute break may be
required. When planning conference shuttles, we will work
closely with our drivers to manage breaks and to switch
drivers when necessary. Upon review of receiving a program
outline, we will advise if extra care needs to be made to
schedule driver breaks.
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We do fully understand that the best made plans, may need
to be changed during the course of trip. Changes in game
schedules, road delays, and weather , tour guides
discretion, or group interest. As circumstances arise our
drivers will work cooperatively with the group leader / tour
guide to reschedule the days activities. Also our
dispatchers and management team are available to assist
drivers and group leaders, in case of emergency. ISL office
emergency telephone numbers will be provided at time of
booking.
For actual rules & regulations on driver hours of service
please visit Motor Coach Canada’s website:
http://www.motorcoachcanada.com/consumers/hours.html
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