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Hallo! Catfish23!
Its a good idea to have your wife around! If the policy allow you i guess you will be among the best honest and very careful driver i have met who concentrate only with job. , no time wasting nor sniffing around for ladies on the way to your destination! Big up!

 

Every comp has different policies,some have no problem but charge like $12.00 a month ins,something like that...at least thats what I've seen as an O/O...

 

Says here immediate family over 10 years old . http://www.truckingtruth.com/trucking-companies/tmc-transportation.html

 

have you thought about calling tmc and asking them what there rider policy is. if I remember right. tmc is really picky about there trucks and how they're kept. here's the finance end of trucking. you are going to be spending about $150 to $200 a week in personal expenses. and that just for you. and that's also depends on your habits. most trucking companies suspend the rider policy in the winter. which means your wife can't go with you in the winter. each company has there own rider policy. winter in most of the country starts in october and goes to the end of april. this aside. alot of guys usually only take there family with them for a couple of weeks out of the year. that is do to cost and the lack of living space trucks have to offer. a lot of the wives on the truck are co drivers with there husbands. so that is an idea. if you don't have kids. or if they are grown and gone. and if your wife is up for it. you can both go on the truck as a team. which with the right company. can work out to be double the income. normally husband and wife teams pull in between $85k and about $105k yearly. solo drivers normally bring in between $25k to the most of $43k a year. so it is something to think about. plus teams get the new trucks every 8 to 14 months. solos get the old team trucks that have alot of mechical issues. plus teams get put to the top of the list for loads. then it goes trainers,buddy list,solos,new hires.

 

any time. once you sell your place. have you considered buying a nice r.v.? so you can have a place stay when your not on the road. or for the times you have to take a couples off for the dotor or hospital visits/stays. if you haven't had much experience with rvs and campgrounds. most of them won't let campers over 5 years old in. if you don't know much about rv's or how to by one. then you really need to find someone who can help you buy a good one.

 

They do have a rider policy costs a little bit a month but being coming in as a trainee you have to wait like 60 days before you can take a rider with you. I really wouldn't focus on that anyway, you have to have your ducks in a row to get on with them. They are a very good company and having your wife with you shouldn't be high on the list. There is so much other things that needs to be addressed first, TMC is all flatbed and flatbed is a lot of work and not for everyone, research everything. If you have any questions let me know.