hos-yard-move-rules

A yard move under FMCSA hours-of-service rules is the movement of a commercial motor vehicle within a private property, terminal, or customer yard that qualifies for specific ELD duty status logging rather than standard on-duty driving classification.

To qualify for yard move status on an ELD, the CMV movement must occur entirely on private property such as a terminal or customer yard, avoiding public roadways which would reclassify the duty status as on-duty driving under DOT compliance rules.

No, using yard move status for commercial motor vehicle movements on public roadways violates DOT compliance boundaries, as ELD yard move qualification is restricted to private property and will trigger compliance issues during a DOT audit.

Configuring ELD settings for yard move compliance involves adjusting carrier settings and driver selection options to properly record duty status, ensuring electronic logging device usage aligns with FMCSA hours-of-service requirements for private property movements.

Common DOT audit risks for improper yard move HOS classification include excessive yard move usage, operating on public roadways under yard move status, and questionable duty status records that fail to meet FMCSA electronic logging device compliance requirements.