[dieselgrl]

Originally Posted by Useless

Then I guess he should apply at CRST!!


Company
of
Reject
Swift
Trainees
:P

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[classicxl]

yea that is the video like to have heard that explanation

[Useless]

Originally Posted by classicxl

yea that is the video... like to have heard that explanation

I was parked on the rail road tracks because those F&#%@rs at The flying J kicked me out of the parking lot, and there was nowhere to park at the homeless shelter??
:P :P

[belpre122]

Hey guys/gals...the CRST reference hurts. Actually, I sometimes wonder how many of "us" actually make it to the end of their contract. 6 months and I was out. With that experience behind me, I would like to more than concur with the other posts regarding 'more to the story.' It brings back a memory of a post made a while back where a new driver couldn't understand why he had been terminated after having three preventable accidents in something like 90 days. Including taking the corner off of a TA truckstop building. OOOPS.
As I am one of the rare breed of CRST contract survivors 8) , I was able to see how aggressive they were to recruit me in to staying after the 180 day sentence. Swift, being more or less in the same category (by that I mean training company, large company where you are probably even less than a number) certainly can not be in the business of discharging a good employee. Simple numbers will back this up.
Yours is an often told tale on this site. I am sure that there are legitimate cases where a person just "slips through the cracks." More often though, a little bit of investigation reveals that there was much, much more to the story than revealed by the 'victim.'
If you have the "fever," you will get past venting your frustration, and will channel your energy towards finding another driving situation that suits you better. It is out there. You'll just need to suck it up and find it.

[dieselgrl]

Originally Posted by belpre122

Hey guys/gals...the CRST reference hurts.

Hey, we need to get our kicks somewhere, and I know from experience, it's usually the Swift drivers getting the brunt of it - so it's somewhat nice to me to see another company take the hit :lol: I know what you mean though... I survived my year long contract with Swift. Even though I left, rehired, then left again, Swift still likes to remind me that they're more than willing to put me back into orientation any Wednesday I choose :lol:

[Useless]

Originally Posted by belpre122

Hey guys/gals...the CRST reference hurts.

Actually, belpre122, I was just having a little fun... nothing directed toward you!!

Actually, I sometimes wonder how many of "us" actually make it to the end of their contract. ^ months and I was out. As I am one of the rare breed of CRST contract survivors 8) , I was able to see how aggressive they were to recruit me in to staying after the 180 day sentence.

You do have my admiration; The company that I drove for had quite a few CRST drivers leave to come to work for them. I heard some real horror stories coming out of there!!

[belpre122]

Absolutely taken as fun Useless :lol: I appreciate the admiration ops:
I was completely prepared for the CRST experience going in. Thanks to everyone on this site. The day that they issued my ID card, I started a "short-timers" calendar counting back from 180 days. I actually stayed on an additional six weeks and kept the paychecks coming in over the holidays last year. My understanding is that it is now an 8 month contract for CRST. For me, it all worked out. (belpre122 with fingers and toes still crossed )

[belpre122]

That I would clarify that by last year I meant 2005. My final pull for CRST ended at Ft. Wayne, In in January 2006. :!:

[Useless]

Originally Posted by belpre122

Absolutely taken as fun Useless :lol: I appreciate the admiration ops:

Aw, What The Hell, Belpre122!!!

For keeping your commitment, and completing your sentence of indentured servitude for CRST, I'd say you deserve a band!!
:rock:

arty:

[belpre122]

Timerider315

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Joined: 04 Jan 2007
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Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 2:42 pm Post subject:

I have worked for swift and shneider and id allso have to say there both not very good but if it were a choice, shneider all the way because swift is very tricky and plays alot of games with your reputation, this didnt just happen to me it allso happen to 3 guys I met at swift who left the company because of their games. STAY FAR AWAY FROM SWIFT

I don't really like to be the "I told you so" type. But, after I took my own advice and did 5 seconds of search work on the board, I found this post from Timerider315. Not to rush to judgement, but I have to wonder what happened at Schneider?