![]() The guidance updates a 1997 policy requiring the trailer be empty before the vehicle could be used as a personal conveyance. Effective immediately, the FMCSA will allow drivers to enter into personal conveyance status-whether the truck is loaded or not-for certain purposes after their hours of service are exhausted. We offer our freight agents and owner operators a national tire purchase program and emergency road service, although preventative maintenance for safety and to avoid any down time is always encouraged.The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently issued new guidance regarding the use of “personal conveyance” status. Medallion Transport & Logistics is committed to driver support, especially when it comes to maintenance including regular inspections. Questions? Contact Medallion Transport & Logistics If a driver picks up the commercial motor vehicle from a repair facility once repairs are complete, would the driver be allowed to use personal conveyance to their residence from the repair shop? No, travel for repair and maintenance work is being done in the furtherance of the business and is considered on duty time.įor more personal conveyance FAQs, click here. Personal conveyance is those times where a driver May a driver use personal conveyance when they run out of available (driving/on-duty) hours? No, except for the one exception described in the guidance where a driver who runs out of hours while at a shipper’s or receiver’s facility may drive from that facility to a nearby, safe location to park, provided that the driver allows adequate time to obtain rest in accordance with daily minimum off-duty periods under the Hours of Service rules before beginning to drive. Returning home or to the terminal from a dispatched trip is a continuation of the trip, and therefore cannot be considered personal conveyance. May a driver, who drops his or her last load at a receiver’s facility use personal conveyance to return to their normal work location (i.e. The time driving under personal conveyance must allow the driver adequate time to obtain the required rest in accordance with minimum off-duty periods under 49 CFR 395.3(a)(1) (property-carrying vehicles) or 395.5(a) (passenger-carrying vehicles) before returning to on-duty driving, and the resting location must be the first such location reasonably available.Ĭlick here for the full list of proper use of personal conveyance. Time spent traveling to a nearby, reasonable, safe location to obtain required rest after loading or unloading.In these scenarios, the commuting distance combined with the release from work and start to work times must allow the driver enough time to obtain the required restorative rest as to ensure the driver is not fatigued. Commuting between the driver’s terminal and his or her residence, between trailer-drop lots and the driver’s residence, and between work sites and his or her residence. ![]()
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