10 Hours Off Duty
The moment that hotel room key is in your hand, your clock starts. That's your ten hours. It doesn't end until lobby call.
Know Your Overdrives.
Protect Your Clock.
These aren't suggestions. They're the rules that keep elite entertainment coach drivers safe, sharp, and paid right.
Tour bus driving isn't freight hauling. You're not moving pallets — you're moving artists, athletes, and VIPs who expect to arrive on time, every time, in one piece. That means the rules are different. Higher. And if you don't know them, someone will take advantage of that.
The Rules
7 rules. No exceptions.
10 Hours On Duty
Lobby call is when your day starts. From that moment until you've got a room key in your hand at the next hotel, you're on the clock. Everything counts — driving, waiting, loading, dealing with bus issues.
Miles Overdrive
Three thresholds. Know them.
Co-Driver Rules
Having a co-driver doesn't make the overdrive go away. It means the miles get shared — not erased.
70-Hour Work Week
You can only work 70 hours in any 8-day stretch. That's it. Once you're close to that number, you need to let your company know — not when you hit it, when you're getting close. They need time to arrange a co-driver if the schedule demands more movement.
24-Hour Period
Your miles are counted over a rolling 24-hour window — midnight to midnight on your log grid. Doesn't matter if the driving happened in one shot or two separate legs. It all adds up.
Timed Overdrive
Once you hit 10 hours on duty, any additional hour beyond that triggers a timed overdrive.
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