Personal conveyance (PC) lets you move the truck off the clock — but use it wrong and an inspector will reclassify it as driving time. Here's how to stay clean.
PC is movement of a commercial vehicle for the driver's personal use while off duty — not to advance the load or benefit the carrier. Logged correctly, that time is off-duty and doesn't burn your 11- or 14-hour clocks.
FMCSA sets no hard mileage cap, but the move must be genuinely personal and the distance reasonable. Many carriers set their own PC mileage limit (often 25–75 miles) — and big PC distances draw inspector attention. When in doubt, document why.
TruckSpot ELD lets drivers flag personal conveyance in a tap, keeps it off your driving clocks, and stores a clean annotated record — so if it's ever questioned, the reason is right there in the log.
Log PC correctly — start for $1 →FMCSA does not set a hard cap, but the movement must be for personal use and not advance the load. Carriers may set their own PC mileage limits, and excessive distance invites scrutiny.
Yes. Driving a reasonable distance to the nearest safe rest area or parking after being told to stop loading/unloading is allowed.
No. PC time is logged as off-duty, so it doesn't count against your 11- or 14-hour limits — but it must be genuinely personal use.