Taking the whole family trucking.

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  1. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    Stopped at a truckstop in Manchester,Tn on I-24. Grabbed a cold sun-drop. While I was paying, watched two kids and a wife hop in the semi with husband driving. 4 people in all. Is that normal to take your whole family trucking?
     
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  3. jbatmick

    jbatmick Road Train Member

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    I did it once years ago. Wife, 3 year old, 6 year old, myself went trucking in a cab-over KW for 3 days. Only 'vacation' they got that summer. It was OK, kids never forgot it, wife [ now X-wife ] ,was not too thrilled , but she lived through it. Kids kept talking about how crooked it was, finally figured out they were talking about the hills / mountains. They had only seen flat-land before.
     
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  4. chalupa

    chalupa Road Train Member

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    No !!! Most assuredly against the carriers policy ( kids ) and risky to the family. Our spouses can choose to be in the truck and can understand the risk, kids cannot.

    Bad idea........

    JMO
     
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  5. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    I bet they still talk about that trip............Today though I saw the truckers wife and kids walking in front of those big trucks and I was thinking that sure doesn't look safe. Especially as busy as they were, trucks in every fuel lane.
     
  6. Crazed

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    Did it myself years back. Wife, 2 yr old, and 4 yr old. But one thing that helped had a TV, VCR, and fridge to help keep them busy and fed. We loved every minute of it. My 4 yr old is now 16 (almost) and is bugging me to this day to go again when I get back out there. My wife is still talking about getting out with me again, especially when the kids are grown and out of the house. It's just not something I would advise doing for an expending time frame. It's cramped:biggrin_25519:! Plus hard to get good rest while you're sleeping and they're trying to be quiet and find some things to do, which is easier nowadays with computers on hand. It's something each person would have to consider with their own circumstances.
     
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  7. FLATBED

    FLATBED Road Train Member

    Heck see a lot of it , wife , few kids, dog ( Big & Small ) all pile out. Every once in awhile on here some even get the idea to live in the truck and home school the kids and you would be surprised of the SUPPORT they get regardless of the negative input from others.
     
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  8. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    If the guy I saw today would have had three more kids it would have looked like the Walton's stepping out of the rig...lol... I just never thought about carrying that many people in such small quarters. Internet, dvd player would keep them content for awhile.
     
  9. dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

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    i don,t see any problem with that. good to see families stick together. will have to watch and be careful around truckstops and docks with all the trucks moving around.but its a good way for kids to see the country.
     
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  10. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    I agree, it's hard enough being away. I saw a mother carrying her daughter in the milk truck the other day. They were leaving the dairy. The daughter looked like she was having a big time riding in that big KW.
     
  11. camaro68

    camaro68 Medium Load Member

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    Personally though I would wait till the kids were older before I would let them ride. And one per trip. I would want to lower my chances of being distracted. Be nice to let them see what you do for a living. I wonder if brokers take their kids to work......lol
     
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