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Time Definitions is a templated preference that allows you to define various time-related parameters of duties. Those parameters are then used in optimization, stats, and various linked preferences.
To start setting up this preference, follow these steps:
While in your schedule, open Preferences.
Switch to the All tab.
Find Time Definitions in the Drivers section or using the search bar.
Click on the preference and click Load Template.
Switch to the Optibus tab.
Type in the name of the template you need. Each of the headings in the Templates section of this article is a template name, so you can just copy and paste them.
Click on the template and click Apply.
In this article, we go over some basic time definitions and commonly used templates of this preference.
Basic definitions
Spread time or stretch time
The basic definition of spread time is the total time between the start time of the first event and the end time of the last event in the duty. This can be modified using the Spread Time template.
Driving time
The default driving time value is the total duration of all actual driving events: depot pulls, deadheads, and service trips only (does not include layovers).
Work time
The default work time equals the duty length, not including split time.
Paid time
By default, paid time is equal to work time - unpaid break time. You may want to change that and establish rules to determine the paid time of duties. You can do that using the Paid Time - NT template described in this article.
Templates
Marked Breaks Duration
This template lets you select duty breaks and display them in duty stats. To use it, load the template as described in the introduction and follow these steps:
Select the break IDs you would like to see in the stats.
Click Save & Close.
Above the duty Gantt, click the Stats button.
Look for Marked Breaks Duration and check the box.
Click Apply.
You will see the stat added as a column to the schedule.
This way you can:
See the accumulated time of the chosen breaks for each duty.
Understand if a certain break on a duty is being accounted as a duty break or not. Not every gap between trips counts as a break even though it says Break when you click on it.
Spread Time
Using this template, you can exclude events such as pre-trip or sign-on from the calculation of duty spread time. To use it, load the template, select the events to exclude in the Template Parameters section, then click Save & Close.
Other templates
There are other commonly used templates that require a deeper explanation. You can learn about them in the following articles: