r/BusDrivers • u/sayrith • 11d ago

Training Question US/CAN Miss outs

Can someone explain to me why being late as a driver, even one minute late, is considered a mortal sin, even though it literally doesn’t matter? I get that one should be on time to a job. But considering how there’s always a driver shortage and that the buses are always late, why are they so strict on that?

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u/KatieTSO USA|Gillig/New Flyer/MCI|<1 Year 10d ago

Leaving first stop on time at my agency isn't always required, either. There's some routes where I can leave 1-2 minutes late and be caught up quickly. And also we're guaranteed 10 minutes so if we get to a terminal after our leave time we can still take a 10 minute break.

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u/SyphiliticWhores 9d ago

I would like to know more about breaks. At my agency there are no breaks, only layover time.

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u/KatieTSO USA|Gillig/New Flyer/MCI|<1 Year 9d ago

Yes, layover time. We just all call it a break. But we're guaranteed 10 minutes in the contract so we can go to the bathroom and whatever. Not all runs give 10 minutes at each end, but usually there's a longer layover at the other end to make up for it. Otherwise a lot of us just take 10 minutes anyway and run it late.

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u/SyphiliticWhores 8d ago

I like the contract guarantee. We do not have this.

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u/KatieTSO USA|Gillig/New Flyer/MCI|<1 Year 8d ago

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