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Stevens does not allow ANY riders under the age of 12!!! Also, NO PETS, not even on Alliance (lease). The pet policy used to be in place for all drivers with a deposit, but that was done away with a couple of years ago with existing pets 'grandfathered' in. You could possibly do the rider thing as an Owner/Operator with Stevens, I'm not sure, but Emulsified will know for sure when he checks in.

 

I just wanted to thank everyone who has answered questions about Stevens and gave me personal experiences. I faxed the paper app in yesterday and have to call in to recruiter Monday. I already applied on-line but they require a paper app. I am attending MTC ( St. Louis) in March. It is a partnership school with Stevens. Again, thanks to everyone who has answered questions and gave guidance and experiences.

J

 

I just looked in the manual ....
Only 1 rider at a time
No riders un 10 yrs old at all.
If under 18 you have to have 1 year solo
For over 18 you have to have 90 days solo

There is more to it as well.

 

Best of luck!

 

I think you guys are being overly judgmental on having a wife and 8 year old on a truck. All people are not the same. I know as a kid I would not only have tolerated it, but would have enjoyed it for a time. I also know that some would not tolerate that kind of situation well at all. Traveling is an education in itself that not many get to experience. If I were to be in their situation I'd try to commit to a year and then freely offer a change and see what the decision is. I know that there are those who have done similar things on small buses and campers and it worked very well. I also know that's not quite the same, but not overly dissimilar either.

 

Not sure why you would consider someone citing company policy judgemental. Someone asked a legitimate question and someone provided a factual answer. Nobody was making any judgement.

 

Clegg quoted the rider policy correctly. As for pets, only those grandfathered in from about 5 years ago.
There are many shippers and receivers that won't allow trucks on site with a pet. Remember, our largest commodity is food.
As for kids, riders, etc?
I took all my 5 kids on the truck from time to time, but only one at a time. They loved it, but became bored within a couple days. Of course there was no TV, video or anything else like that. (my youngest is 35 shortly)
But we had a lot of books on tape, old radio shows ( I have thousands on cassettes) and similar stuff.
Talking with my 36 year son recently and he told me, "Pop, I can't make a road trip without a CCR or Kingston Trio disk."
Guess I did have some affect on them.

 

The biggest issue I see, other than the fact that Stevens will not allow an 8 year old on the truck, is that he is talking about possibly team driving. My husband and I drive as a team, and I would feel very sorry for a child put in that situation. She would be 'penned up' in the truck for the majority of the day & would have to stay relatively quiet most of the time because one of the adults would be sleeping. Companies expect team drivers to keep the wheels rolling, so there would not be time to stop at a rest area for the child to run & play, she would also have to learn to sleep while the truck was constantly moving. Also, there are some facilities that do not allow 'riders' on-site, so she would have to be left at the 'security office' if they have one. (while riding with my huby, I had to stand outside the fence of a facility in the rain while he picked up his loaded trailer) There are lots of things to question in depth before making the move!

 

I didn't find quoting company policy judgmental. But, you're wrong when you say, "Nobody was making any judgment." Perhaps you missed these (and a few other) posts.

 

I totally agree. If you're going to have child along you've got to have some time each day when you're not driving to break up the monotony. It might work for a short time, but certainly not long term. And of course, it would have to be at a different company.