Wow, CF. Mark the calendar. This might be the first time you are
completely mistaken. Perhaps Canadian law is different?
1) The Law now makes NO distinction between laden & unladen.
2) Company policy can and does supersede regulations in terms of being more strict. Phone use policy, city driver lunch, for example,
as well as the personal conveyance policy. There are more.
3) There are several scenarios where Personal Conveyance option could be used by a city or road driver. Going to the bank, moving the truck, shopping, post office, etc., and/or lunch can all be done during the required off duty period.
4) It's a great feature that the Law allows for. FedEx say unladen only, presumably to prevent abuse - almost certain to occur.
You may have missed this topic being covered back in June 2018.
https://www.truckingboards.com/bb/threads/fmcsa-guidance-on-personal-conveyance-off-duty.86123/
More here:
Personal Conveyance: Frequently Asked Questions
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hours-service/personal-conveyance-frequently-asked-questions-0
Then there is this:
ACTION: Notice of regulatory guidance (Issued on: May 31, 2018)
https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/sites/fmc...v-personal-conveyance-regulatory-guidance.pdf
"In changing the guidance, the Agency focused on the reason the driver is operating a CMV while off-duty, without regard to whether the CMV is laden."
"Personal conveyance is an off-duty status. Therefore, there are no impacts to the 11- or 14-hour limitations for truck drivers, the 10- or 15-hour limitations for bus drivers, the 60/70-hour limitations, the 34-hour restart provisions, or any other on-duty status."
Hope all this helps... Should be a benefit worth knowing.