Yes. Your motor carrier must authorize Yard Move and Personal Conveyance for your driver profile in the Fleet Portal before these statuses become available in the driver app.
Yard Move (YM) and Personal Conveyance (PC) are special duty statuses that go beyond the standard four. FMCSA regulations require your motor carrier to specifically authorize these statuses before they can be used — they do not appear in the driver app by default.
What Each Status Means
Yard Move (YM)
Used when a driver moves a commercial vehicle within a yard, terminal, or facility — not on a public road. Yard Move time is recorded as On Duty Not Driving and does not count against HOS driving limits. Common uses: spotting trailers, moving within a shipper's yard, repositioning at a terminal.
Personal Conveyance (PC)
Used when a driver operates the vehicle for personal, non-work reasons after going Off Duty. PC miles do not count against HOS driving limits or the 11-hour driving rule. Common uses: driving to a nearby hotel, restaurant, or truck stop after completing a shift. The vehicle must not be carrying freight during PC use.
Why Authorization Is Required
FMCSA places responsibility on motor carriers to ensure these statuses are used correctly. By requiring carriers to explicitly enable them, the regulation ensures the carrier acknowledges and accepts responsibility for appropriate use. A driver found misusing YM or PC can receive a violation — and so can the carrier.
How Fleet Managers Enable These Statuses
A fleet manager enables Yard Move and Personal Conveyance from the driver's profile settings in the Fleet Portal. The toggles must be turned on individually — they are off by default for all new driver profiles. Once enabled, the driver will see both options in the duty status picker in the driver app.
Proper Use
Misuse of either status is a federal HOS violation. YM should only be used for actual on-premises movement. PC should only be used when the driver is genuinely off duty and operating the vehicle for personal travel. See the four standard duty statuses for the full context of how YM and PC fit into the status set.