Is Swift Trucking any good?
Is swift trucking any good to work for as a driver?
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If you do not mind being a number more than a person.
You will find this basic mindset at any of the mega carriers though unless you luck out and get an outstanding fleet manager. |
Re: Is Swift Trucking any good?
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Depends who you ask. Some love working for them, others don't. It seems the majority of folks that post negative things here have never worked for them and post out of nothing but hearsay. Better if you ask some Swift drivers in your area. I think your question will create more debate than a usefull answer.
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i see some swift drivers in my area.i tell them i worked there and they say "im sorry!" its good experience.you dont have to unload those trailers most times.after you live in their truck for a year or two you get burned out and give two weeks notice.thats why they are always hiring.other companies might pay better. some people switch companies pretty often.were to old for that ltl freight lumping job probably
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I work for Swift and started with them soley for the experience so I can get a local driving job. I didn't expect good pay or to really be anything more than a cog in the machine. my expectations were met on all levels.
there are some nice people at Swift, and they emphasize safety. despite some aggravations i'm glad I went with them. but I won't be with them in a year. |
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lol well lets see on shows like survivor and amazing race you always have to have the villians that you love to hate. Why should trucking be any differen't. Companies like Swift and Cr England just plain suck..... if it wasn't for companies like those two we would need to find others to just hate..... just my two cents..... :wink:
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Swift?? Never even heard of them!!
Some new start-up company?? :o |
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Wheres the :barf: Emoticon??? Oh well, I guess :dung: will do almost as well...
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i think jim and fatman got the right idea.i had a fast swift truck so i never took a vacation .after 2 1/2 years in that truck 27 days a month i decided to quit right away with no notice.i could not go another week.i started hauling sawdust 3 days later.same pay home every day.i should have quit this job years ago and done the ltl like frosty mug says
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those cab drivers can catch a bullet in the brain no thanx.my friend quit our company 3 times.he always gave two weeks notice so was rehired each time.he worked for swift two months and quit the first time they lied. he has been driving for interstate dist over a year now and is real happy.no lie yet.he e-mailed last night and said he picked up at bend ore going to south carolina and goes 68 mph most of the way.he likes that company and they give him good long runs.
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I can certainly see the appeal in OTR if you're single. It's not a bad life; I like driving, I like my bunk, I get to see pretty places and I enjoy the thinking time. Truckers really are the salt of the earth for the most part. Sure, there's an asshole here and there but i've met wonderful people for the most part.
but I got 2 young kids (2 & 3) and seeing them grow up is my top prority and joy in life. and life is really all about priorities. |
i hope you got that local job fatman.
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As to that asshole at the fax counter, I think I would have been more shocked than anything. After that I would have just felt pity. That must be one miserable human being. |
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