The no passenger rule has to do with Insurance...are you willing to take the chance of getting into an accident that would be no problem if it is just you in the van, but you have a passenger and they get hurt and the insurance company won't cover anything including what they would normally cover because you violated the terms of the company rules and the insurance carrier!?!?
One other thing, forget the accident, but you break the rules and your carrier terminates you lease, do you think that any other carrier is going to put you on once they find out??? This is a small industry, keep that in mind, when all you have to do is, talk to your carrier and do it right....
I am not tryin to be an azz here, but from some of your questions, statements and answers you have given...you need to continue to do more research before you jump in and try this...Expediting isn't just holding a steering wheel, driving and picking up and dropping off freight....
What are you going to do if you get a DOD (department of defense) load that your carrier had you setup for, but since they don't know about your "passenger" you have to turn it down with no explainations,,,do that more then a few times and you might be looking for another carrier...
Do it right or don't do it....
