You got questions I got answers. You can listen to everyone that has answered this question or you can take it from me. Because I am the enforcer. I am the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and we don't take kindly to personal conveyance. So I am going to give you the real interpretation. Our minimun fine is $2000 for violations of the FMCSR. If you need answers you should get them from our website. www.fmcsa.dot.gov. You can deal with the truck stop lawyers or you can deal with us. Like I say our MINIMUN fine is $2000 and we not only fine companies we fine drivers as well.. So here's the interpretation you asked for.
Question 26: If a driver is permitted to use a CMV for personal reasons, how must the driving time be recorded?
Guidance: When a driver is relieved from work and all responsibility for performing work, time spent traveling from a driver's home to his/her terminal (normal work reporting location), or from a driver's terminal to his/her home, may be considered off-duty time. Similarly, time spent traveling short distances from a driver's en route lodgings (such as en route terminals or motels) to restaurants in the vicinity of such lodgings may be considered off-duty time. The type of conveyance used from the terminal to the driver's home, from the driver's home to the terminal, or to restaurants in the vicinity of en route lodgings would not alter the situation unless the vehicle is laden. A driver may not operate a laden CMV as a personal conveyance. The driver who uses a motor carrier's CMV for transportation home, and is subsequently called by the employing carrier and is then dispatched from home, would be on-duty from the time the driver leaves home.
A driver placed out of service for exceeding the requirements of the hours of service regulations may not drive a CMV to any location to obtain rest.
Oh and by the way once your 14 hour clock start it doesn't matter what you do, because at the end of the 14 you best be getting rest.