What is the proceedure for having a passenger ride along?

**UpgreyedD99** · 07.04.2012

I decided that I'm going otr and I want to take my wife along to save money ect. What is the proceedure for that? Can somebody help me out. Thanks in advance!

**AdamT2k** · 07.04.2012

Each company will have a different policy. You likely will have to complete so many days of service before being eligible to carry a passenger, and you may be charged for the extra insurance required.

**NavigatorWife** · 07.04.2012

You will also most likely have to send a fax of her drivers license too. I also carried my birth certificate, just in case.

**dOktOr** · 07.05.2012

...some companies may also make you and passenger fill out and sign a waiver to ensure the company's not liable for any mishaps. In other words, both you and passenger can travel together at your own risk.

**Minder Kat** · 07.05.2012

Not all insurance companies can accommodate passengers. I know Acord does not allow ANY passengers. I switched to Canal because of this.

At a roadside inspection or weigh station inspection, be sure that the trooper WILL ask you for the insurance papers for your passenger.

And it is easier to haul a full load of cannabis through a port of entry than to have a minor with you.

And if you are a company driver, it gets worse. I suppose it depends on company policy, but you can consider yourself lucky if you can get a waiver from your company for a passenger. I know it sucks, but there is just not plenty of good news for carrying a passenger.

Good luck, anyways!

**NavigatorWife** · 07.05.2012

You also have to have the permission paper from the carrier too for a passenger if I remember rightly. We were never bothered by scales, had pre-pass, and even in states like NY where they set up inspections in the rest areas. Some Rail yards you could go in, some you couldn't; this included places like Dow chemical in Mobile, AL, Michelin in AL. So plan on keeping you a little tote if you need to with water and snacks and a good book just in case. The worst place I was stuck at was out in the sun at a rail yard, SC, luckily it didn't take long.

**Hegemeister** · 07.05.2012

Check with Millis. I spoke with a recruiter who said you can take a passenger after 90 days and it costs $15 per month.

**MrG** · 07.06.2012

Kevin, you will need to call Mark Byrns or Tammy Darge(Dar-gee) in our safety dept....let them know when you want to take her out...they will fax you a form(rider pass) to fill out.....you will then fax that form back and make sure you KEEP a copy in your possession while she is in the truck with you ( so DOT won't call her a co-driver)....also at that time you must purchase a $15.00 ins policy that it good for 30 days.