Mailing from coast-to-coast sounds like it would take a long time, but there are regular flights cross-country, and the sorting facilities bring mail to the middle of the coast, and then ship it straight across, east or west, depending. This means that the mail has to go first to a central sorting facility.
Truck and bus drivers must generally take a minimum of eight hours off between shifts, and their shift hours are often capped. Airline pilots are required to have 10 hours off between shifts to allow for transportation and rest time.
Report Abuse. 1  How Many Hours Between Shifts. 2  I don't believe the law covers this one. 3  Legally it is an 11 hour break between shifts.  Rest breaks - a break during your working 1  day. Where i live it has to be a full 8 hours I am not sure if it is like that everywhere.  Depends on the Labor Laws of your state.