6 month rookie... is it time for Swift or JB Hunt
#22
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 118
I registered specifically to respond to this thread. I used to dispatch for Swift. I doubt that they're the worst outfit on the road, but I saw plenty of horror stories. Swift is not the type of company where I would send a friend. Or a friend's dog. They do all they can to take advantage of their drivers, and their pay is crappy. I would keep looking, and not look back.
#23
Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Los Angeles,CA
Posts: 13
N.O.N.E
Your pay will by even more dry if you join those carriers.Swift sent me the new pay package for otr drivers and for 26 months of otr expirience that i have they will pay 26 c.p.m . F%$#%$# That, I made 26 to 30 c.p.m at schneider my 1st year of driving.Swift trucks now run 65 mph !!! At least thats what the ad said !!! There might have been a typographical error and they run 56 !!! hahahahaha, I heard otr jb hunt drivers having to drive 700 miles within 3 to 4 days.Good luck !!!
#27
Rookie
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Reseda, CA
Posts: 15
I'm just about ready to go to Orientation for JB Hunt and THOUGHT I would check it out first here.
They seem to be like everybody else, you get people bad mouthing them and others that like working there. There's some final paperwork and other minor stuff to work out. but I was told - .34 cpm (6 months verified) 48 states, drop and hook $800-900 a week And the usual, 401K, yadda, yadda... Not too crazy about the 48 states and I don't wanna chain up (waaaa) so I'm still mulling it over. Can't be any worst than SNI and that was semi-okay
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