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. The usual standard is a minimum of 8 hours between shifts, but it depends on what your local labor laws call for. It would be wise to look into your local labor laws, and see for yourself.You can also look up the Fair Labor Standards Act under the US department of labor site.eport Abuse. California doesn't have a law regulating the number of hours between shifts. The only law California has with respect to work time is that an employer cannot work you more than six days of a seven day work week.