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Spread is the clock.
It runs from sign-on to sign-off, including the hole in the middle.
Enter your run
My run has a split
Turn off for a straight run.
Spread: 12 h 30 m06:00 → 18:30
Sign-on 06:00, sign-off 18:30. Spread time 12 h 30 m. Piece 1 3 h 30 m. Unpaid gap 4 h 30 m. Piece 2 4 h 30 m. Working time 8 h 00 m. Estimated base pay hours 8 h 00 m, excluding the unpaid gap.
Piece 1: 3 h 30 m
Unpaid gap — 4 h 30 m
Piece 2: 4 h 30 m
Long spread. Many contracts pay a spread premium past a set point. Find out where your line sits.
Spread time
12 h 30 m
Sign-on to sign-off, clock time.
Working time
8 h 00 m
Sum of your pieces on the job.
Estimated base pay hours
8 h 00 m
This only totals your pieces. It excludes premiums, guarantees, and any other contract adjustments.
Why these numbers differ
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Working time is the wheel.
It's only the hours you're actually on the job.
3
Base pay hours are the starting point.
Your pieces, plus the break if your rules pay it. Premiums, guarantees, and other contract adjustments come after that.
Two runs can carry the same paid hours and be completely different to live. Now you can see it before you bid.
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