![]() ![]() 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. Time spent traveling to a nearby, reasonable, safe location to obtain required rest after loading or unloading. (a) Examples of appropriate uses of a CMV while off-duty for personal conveyance include, but are not limited to:ģ. 2018-12256 Filed 6-6-18 8:45 am:įederal Register :: Hours of Service of Drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles: Regulatory Guidance Concerning the Use of a Commercial Motor Vehicle for Personal Conveyance The information on the link coincides with the Federal Register the FMCSA filed FR Doc. Truck safety has always been a hot topic as I believe our elected officials pass laws that mandate things and the DOT/FMCSA get the short end of the stick. I tend to get wrapped around the axle on some topics. Doing some research for Tom Flatten with Thorn Valley Safety I put together a spreadsheet identifying 32 states that adopted Part 390 in some form for intrastate commerce. With fines and the FMCSA, this is a case where it is better to ask permission rather than forgiveness The ruling should give drivers more flexibility and freedom while planning their trips home and making the most of their rest breaks.Joe Delorenzo sent me the attached map probably 15 or so years ago. Have questions about how this ruling applies to you regarding your company? Make sure to ask your safety department to clarify what it allows. But does not restart the driver’s rest period.ĭrivers under PC are also never to “enhance operational readiness,” including moving the load closer to the destination. ![]() With that said, if a federal, state or local official requires a driver to move a CMV during a 10-hour break period, it may allow a movement under PC. It doesn’t allow them to drive while tired. To use PC time, drivers must note they are off-duty. Important takeaways of the new FMCSA guidelines: Driving to a shop for vehicle maintenance on their own time.Returning to a point of origin after towing a vehicle to retrieve another vehicle on their own time.Leapfrogging over available rest stops to move closer to their next point.What the new personal conveyance ruling does NOT allow: Drivers may commute between their last stop for work to their home.Drivers may travel from their place of lodging for meals or entertainment.After loading or unloading, drivers may travel to a nearby safe location to take their required rest break.What the new personal conveyance ruling allows: Motor carriers can establish personal conveyance limitations either within the scope of or more restrictive than, the guidance provided.” Personal conveyance does not reduce a driver’s or motor carrier’s responsibility to operate a CMV safely. The CMV may be used for personal conveyance even if it is laden since the load is not being transported for the commercial benefit of the motor carrier at that time. A driver may record time operating a CMV for personal conveyance as off-duty only when the driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work by the motor carrier. “Personal conveyance is the movement of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) for personal use while off-duty. The new personal conveyance ruling aims to clarify. The policy has left law enforcement, trucking companies and their drivers scratching their heads on the clear letter of the law and debating who understands it correctly. Or drivers risk a hefty fine to make it to a safe place to shut down, away from a dock door, or to a truck stop for fuel. With the addition of the ELD mandate, truck drivers have been frozen in place when their hours run out. The new federal motor carrier safety regulations are working to rectify the situation. The old personal conveyance rules were not updated to work well with the Hours of Service (HOS) rules when they were changed several years ago. If you haven’t heard yet, as of June 7, 2018, the FMCSA guidelines have recently updated the personal conveyance (PC) regulations. They set the rules that law enforcement, transportation companies, like Dynamic Transit, and drivers must follow. As drivers, we all know about the Federal Motor Carrier Administration (FMCSA).
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