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.
Employers must give their employees at least eight hours off work between shifts, unless: 1  the employee and employer agree in writing that the employee will receive less than eight hours off work between shifts, or.  the total time worked on both shifts does not exceed 13 hours.