PERSONAL CONVEYANCE DRIVERS

Driving between drivers residence and reporting location/drop lots within 37.5km (since you’ll also need to travel back).Although it presents a rather large administrative and operational hurdle for trucking operations in Canada.Įxamples of valid Personal Conveyance in Canada: Presumably, this measure was included to reduce the risk of motor carriers taking advantage of or coercing their drivers to use PC time for work-related purposes. have no such requirement and can drive for PC with their load attached.

CMVs working in Canada must also unhitch their load for any driving to be counted as PC over on-duty hours.

Time in between loading/unloading and a terminalĪdditionally, there’s an added layer of inconvenience for Canadian drivers.

Driving to a repair facility or mechanics shop for vehicle maintenance/repairs.

This means anything that would potentially be used to improve the profitability of the motor carrier

Driving for the purpose of improving operational efficiency or readiness.

Such as restaurants, leisure facilities, residences and lodgings.Įxamples of invalid Personal Conveyance in the U.S.:

Driving between drivers residence and reporting location/drop lots.

There is no time, distance or load restrictions.Įxamples of valid Personal Conveyance in the U.S.: If you have been relieved of all work and work responsibilities then your truck, trailer and/or load can be used for personal reasons. In the U.S., personal conveyance is pretty simple. This has translated to their interpretation of personal conveyance. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the agency in charge of regulating the trucking industry in the United States, has historically been laxer in terms of their regulations.

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