Children and Hazmat loads

Did the same thing...can't find a reg.......so just for grins lets say you saw a child in a drivers truck hauling gas. It's a stupid thing to do, it's against carrier policy, it's against insurance company policy, it's against load rack policy .
The Feds do have a reg about unlicensed drivers needing written carrier permission in their possession while riding in a CMV. Unlicensed is a non CDL holder. State DOT have their own regs too. Law is you must follow the strictest law where you operate.

Call his carrier and call the load rack if you know who......this is a very bad idea.

JMO

 

OMG! A kid in a truck! Whatever are we going to do? Obviously, the load racks don't allow it. Most tank outfits won't allow it because of liability concerns. However, if the driver is following the rule book and has written permission to carry a passenger, I suggest this: Mind yer own #### business. Do kids scare you? Are you scared of gas? Scared of gas trucks? I hope you aren't one of the Holy Few whose sole purpose in life is to dream up disasters that hide behind every tree or blade of grass

 

I think in the long run, it would be better ( and safer) just to pay the sitter.

 

I say if the driver has a BOL for the kid and the proper endorsement to haul children as well as HazMat them leave it alone.

 

You are going to ruin that kid's day. I know I'd have been pissed if someone told me I couldn't ride in the truck with my old man. Then again he was an o/o and didn't have to worry about permissions and crap. I just had to sit at the scalehouse at the mill while he unloaded since I wasn't allowed in the millyard.

 

Depending on the age of the kid, they may have a "HazMat" load in their pants.

 

Interesting response Gote......You're right, children of all ages are very well equipped to understand and accept the risks involve in hazardous material transportation .

 

I believe his point was since when is it your (or anybody else’s for that matter) concern what other people do with their own children? Worry about the stuff in your own life. Let them worry about theirs.