Glossary
Hitch schedule
A hitch schedule is the rotation pattern oilfield service crews work, such as 14 days on and 14 days off, that determines who is available for dispatch on any given day.
What it means in oilfield operations
In oilfield service companies, workers do not keep Monday-to-Friday hours. They work hitches. A typical rotation is 14 on / 14 off, but operators also run 21/7, 15/6, or custom patterns depending on the work and the basin. The hitch is the scheduling primitive for everything that follows: who is on rotation, who is available tomorrow, who comes off days next Tuesday. Every dispatch decision starts with the hitch. If the coordinator does not know which hitch cycle a worker is on, the morning starts with phone calls instead of truck rolls. In Western Canada, hitch schedules also vary by role. A toolpush may be on a different rotation than the hands. A wireline crew running sour gas jobs in the Foothills may carry a different hitch than a completions crew working the Montney.
How HitchGuardian uses this
HitchGuardian carries each worker's hitch schedule and checks availability before the assignment clears. When a dispatcher builds a crew for a job, the system verifies the worker is on rotation, not on days off, and not overlapping with another assignment. It flags scheduling conflicts before the truck rolls, not after the coordinator realizes the worker was supposed to be off.
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