Amusement Attendant - CDL Driver

Work description

1. Business history and activities We are a family-owned and -operated mobile carnival since 2005. Our primary business is the operation of amusement rides, games, and food concessions from mid-January through early November at multiple locations and at small to large events like county fairs, carnivals, and festivals in twelve states at 45 locations as listed in our itinerary. As a carnival, we are in the business of operating amusement rides for public use, along with maintaining them for public operation. During our operating season, we are mobile. Carnival workers-CDL drivers serve our need to collect tickets and fees; erect, take down, attend, and maintain the rides and move the large equipment to the various locations on our itinerary. The large ride components can weigh between 3,000 15,000 pounds per piece and must be packed onto heavy semi-trailers and specialized flatbeds that required a Class A CDL to transport legally. Additionally, federal and state laws require CDL and compliance with Department of Transportation regulations whenever a vehicle or combined weight rating reach or exceeds 26,001 pounds. A loaded semi-trailer typically weighs between 45,000 to 80,000 pounds thus requiring a worker with a CDL to move the equipment to each new spot on the itinerary. 2. Explanation of temporary need Our need for amusement attendants-CDL drivers is seasonal. 2.1. Tied to a season. Our need is tied to the seasons by particular events or patterns. The event season begins in January and runs through the beginning of November. We need CDL drivers during this period to ensure that our amusement equipment is moved and available for operation as specified in our contracts. The specific patterns that tie our business operations to various seasons are: Weather. Seasonally warming weather in our locale allows our events to be held outdoors, followed by seasonally cooling weather that inhibits patronage and sustainable events disappear. Warmth facilitates recreational activity and patronage, thereby fostering our contracted events. Some mechanical features of industry equipment are often temperature-restricted and cannot be properly operated during the cold season. The rainy season may also influence the seasonality of our business. Calendar lock. As is standard industry practice, our business is generally based upon working the same fairs, carnivals, and festivals each year. Thus, the events in our itinerary have their own pattern because they are contractually immutable: If an event is canceled (e.g., national emergencies, power outages) or we are unable to perform, there are no do-overs for that specific event. School calendar. The seasonal closing, followed by re-opening, of schools. This also influences the availability of volunteers for our sponsors to hold the events. Vacations. The predominance of the public taking vacations based upon weather and school operation. Agricultural events. Fair season (the predominance of agriculturally-themed, planting and harvesting fairs, festivals, and events that are oriented toward the growing season or the seasonal livestock breeding and birthing cycle). Special events. Established holidays, such as events based upon Spring Break, Fourth of July, harvest days, Fall Fests, Halloween, or Christmas light shows. Preparatory and closing activities. Our season has a time to prepare (train, orient, and set up for the first event) and a time to close (to clean, dismantle, and prepare to move equipment to storage). This is analogous to a farmer seasonally preparing planting equipment and later winterizing it. 2.2. Recurring season. The seasonal patterns undergirding our business operations are recurring and predictable. As is standard industry practice, our business is generally based upon working the same fairs, carnivals, and festivals each year. The work offered is seasonal and the events are