Oh no! Another "PC to a truck stop thread"!!

Never said i couldn't be wrong but i read the little green book ok, its in there as what is driving and whats on duty, backing into a dock is on duty......driving 10 miles to pilot is either pc or driving depending on if u have hours left or not!!

 

To the OP, you are ok to leave shipper and find parking. All companies have their own rules for PC, ask them for it in writing.
As far as on duty loading and unloading, I log loading and unloading when I arrive so it corresponds with arrived message, than off duty. Opening doors, checking in is work, making a sandwich is off duty.
PS. I never use 15minutes, it looks fake.
13 ,16,18,21, looks real.

 

Except guidance states otherwise. Don't get me wrong, I agree with you it should be on duty, but it's not.
Here is the regs:

From 395.2
Driving time means all time spent at the driving controls of a commercial motor vehicle in operation.

From the guidance:
Question 26: Is time spent operating controls in a CMV to perform an auxiliary, non-driving function (e.g., lifting a loaded container, compacting waste, etc.) considered driving time? Does the location of the controls have a bearing on the answer?

Guidance: The location of the controls does have a bearing on the answer. Section 395.2 defines “driving time” as all time spent at the driving controls of a Commercial Motor Vehicle CMV in operation. If a driver, seated at the driving controls of the vehicle, is able to simultaneously perform the driving and auxiliary function (for example, one hand on the steering wheel and one hand on a control mechanism), the time spent performing the auxiliary function must be recorded as “driving time.” If a driver, seated at the driving controls of the vehicle, is unable to simultaneously perform the driving and auxiliary function, the time spent performing the auxiliary function may be recorded as “on-duty not driving time.”

If you think they are that picky about using a PTO, what makes you think that the definition of driving changes because it's in a yard vs a street?

 

To add: I always strongly suggest to my drivers they log sleeper berth rather than off duty when being loaded or unloaded. There's enough badge heavy inspectors with points to make that will try to bust chops over "off duty" while loading and unloading. Sleeper berth is sleeper berth, and avoids that whole discussion.

 

Lol, so you burn hours of your clock everyday because there's an off chance that you may run into some DOT who has no clue what the actual rules are and for some unknown reason cannot be shown the actual rules in the book.

I've never ran into a situation like this in 5 years of driving yet you literally waste an hour or 2 of your actual available time every single day just in case and despite the fact that the rules say nothing of the sort and you would be correct in telling the mythical DOT moron that it really only takes 3-5 minutes to check in, etc.

 

Here's a better question, instead of trying to skirt the rules you hold your employers feet to the fire for a wage that allows you to follow the rules.