Another Swift trainee killed last night......
#1
11-06-2008, 07:54 AM
Another Swift trainee killed last night......
and his trainer was sound asleep in the bunk......... Pathetic....
 http://www.nwcn.com/statenews/washin...186f1a7d9.html
#3
11-06-2008, 08:22 AM
It is a matter of time before Swift goes the way of Schneider and cancels their training programs. I do wonder if those training programs will ever be reopened.
#4
11-06-2008, 08:38 AM
If they dont have the "dummy newbie" to sign on with them, who will?
I would think MOST experienced drivers already know how bad of a company they are..Key words...Would think.... :roll:
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#5
11-06-2008, 08:50 AM
I am a newbie for Swift... and not sure if I fit the "dummy" definition. :ranting: Regardless, someone has died and it is a tragedy no mater whom the driver was transporting under.
#6
11-06-2008, 09:04 AM
Thank God the trainer lived. If I were him, that might be the last night I train someone. I was in a similar situation last year except I was the trainee asleep in the back and my trainer was the one who lost control and crashed. Scared the hell outta me.
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#8
11-06-2008, 11:48 AM
I have always felt that the trainer should be awake sitting in the passenger seat the whole time the trainee is driving. A training truck should not be used to run teams. My prayers are with this drivers family.
#10
11-06-2008, 01:08 PM
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I will never understand how a trainer can train a new driver from the bunk.
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