Comments By Daniel Johnson

Hi guys, it's been awhile. I have to say thank you to this site and its memebers for the invaluable info I received going into my trucking career. I used this site along with swifts school in Phoenix. I ran company as a solo for 6 months, did teams in a company truck and now I'm a second seat driver for a lease operator with swift. Asied from some personal issues with my cp driver, more like team driving itself, I'm getting ready to make my next step. I want to go back to solo and I want to do flatbed division this time. Eventually I want away from swift. Great starting company, but I know there are better paying outfits out there. I did flatbed in a 6 wheel straight truck and enjoyed it. So I would like to add to my experiences by doing flatbed with swift. This will add to my hirability as well down the road. My questions are kinda vague and general, but I'd like to know what I should expect, what's required, and what's different than hauling something with walls vs without. What are the shippers like and deliver spots vs big wearhouse drop and hooks. Any rules or permits or anything I'll run into not ever considered when hauling a dry van? Anything in general to help prepare myself for this upcoming transition before I make a final decision. And more specifically, has anyone ever been thru swifts flatbed classes and any other info specific to swift. Thanks, Dj