Off duty driving- privilage or law ?

FMCSA publishes regulations to be followed if personal conveyance is being used. There are no regulations requiring a company to allow its drivers to use personal conveyance; that is subject to company policy.

 

Until you own the truck, it is a privilege.
Off duty driving means you are using the truck as a personal taxi. Some companies will allow this. Some won't.

If you're loaded it is not even an option if you do own the truck.

 

Have you called the company, they can fix it for you.

They MAY not want to, but it is possible.

 

So you think its unfair. Please explain the exact conditions in which you can. Nothing says anyone You work for can not make the guidelines more restrictive according to how they want you to run the truck. Plenty of places where I have worked do not allow this type of driving. If they say you can't and they still offer the option under elog and you do it anyway your fired. Simply because you broke company policy.

 

http://www.truckinginfo.com/article...driving-time-be-considered-off-duty-time.aspx
As you can read its very restrictive to use a vehicle for conveyance there is no off duty drive time in the regulations. To play it safe most companies will tell you they do not allow it. Under normal conditions for the majority of the fleet they are never going to qualify to use it. The small percent are just going to suffer.

 

No laws were broken by denying the use of the personal conveyance provision.

The FMCSA did not develop the e-log device and the programs therein in your truck; they publish regulations for how they must operate and their use.

If you didn't know the carrier's policy and/or the company or owner neglected to inform you, then that's unfortunate, but you will know for next time.