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Abilene Texas

Made it to Abilene Texas, but not without incident. Had a passenger insist that I let him off at any Ranger Texas exit. After a brief discussion and my refusing to stop (we covered this in Dallas Texas, and he even spoke with a supervisor about it) we agreed to […]

Open Run

An open run is a first section "Regular Run." The run has come open because the Regular Driver has booked off (called in sick, took a personal day off, is in training etc). An open run that belongs to your home board usually includes the return portion of the run (example, […]

Deadhead

A deadhead is when a bus that is moved from one location to another with no passengers (empty bus). There are several reasons for deadheads.  Capacity (shortage of buses). Maintenance (bus can safely be moved but conditions prevent the carrying of passengers. No heat or A/C, passenger door will not stay shut, […]

Cushion

A cushion (also known as Deadhead on Cushion (DHOC)) is the term used when a driver rides a bus to relocate from one location to another. When assigned a cushion driver is paid at protection rate. A driver can also book off and cushion at his/her own expense.