Originally Posted by
captscott26
credit for trip= # of duty periods x 4.5 + # of sched overnights over 22 hrs x 4.5 or total scheduled/actual block for trip, whichever is greater.
So, a 4 day trip with one overnight over 22 hours pays 4x4.5=18 + 1 22hr overnight x 4.5 = 18+4.5= 22.5 minimum credit for trip.
Clear as mud ehh.
Thanks for the explanation Left and Cappy. After looking more closely at some of the affected pairings it seems that we get screwed more often than not. I can't find anything about trip averaging in the contract. Is there an LOA for it?