Posted: 8 years, 6 months ago
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Welcome to the forum Cory. I apologize to everyone on here that about the only time I post is when someone takes a dig around Swift but it gets in my craw and makes things hard to leave alone. Cory I have worked for Swift going on 2 yrs now and have had nothing but a great employment experience. I did not take their training but got my schooling thru WIA. I chose Swift after sitting at our local truck stop and seeing who had the most freight coming thru my small town in western Colorado. Hands down it was Swift. That told me they could probably get me home when I needed to be there. They do. I wasn't aware of the reputation they had on the road, didn't care then don't care now. Swift gives me a great truck and all the miles I can handle. In my FIRST year I made +- 40,000. I am on track for $50,000 this year if not better. You will hear the Veterans on here say don't listen to the negative crap you get on some of the other forums out there and they are correct. These mega-companies are MEGA for a reason. They know how to get and move freight. Which is good for us drivers. My first year was OTR then I was fortunate enough to get offered a spot on a dedicated route. It had a lesser CPM but I get to go home for my 34 hr reset and occasionally I will stop by home just to do my 10 hr break. Also I get extra stop pay (5 or 6 stops a day sometimes) plus short haul pay on the local runs and a quarterly bonus on miles I run. I run out of a small terminal at Walmart DC in northern Utah that has really nice facilities for us and terrific people to work with. We cover the Seattle area Boise Id. Up I to northern Montana over to New Mexico all over Utah, Las Vegas and occasionally down to So. Cal. For produce backhauls. These are some of the most beautiful areas of our country. So, if "you would even be willing to work for Swift" I reply you would be lucky if they were willing to let you work for them.
Posted: 8 years, 6 months ago
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What is the weirdest/coolest/interesting Freight you have hauled?
I worked in a plastic injection factory before I started driving. Bart were you hauling for church and Dwight out of Chesterfield Virginia, they make the Trojan condoms and my dad worked for them as a mechanical engineer for many years.
Yep, Josh the very same Church and Dwight.
Posted: 8 years, 8 months ago
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Best decision ive ever made...
The only guy to post before me is a Swift driver. Ironic, right???!!?? I'm a Swift driver also. We have more million, 2 million, 3 million and even one 4 million mile safe drivers than probably any Co. Out there.
Stop the hating and dissing. Especially new guys, you pick up on rumor, innuendo and internet and CB BS and run with it. It ****es me off that people take what they hear and not go out for themselves and see who has the safe miles and tons of freight and relies on BS to form an opinion. Do we have a lot of doofus and unsafe drivers? Yes!! But per capita we are one of the safest Cos. out here. End of rant That is all
Posted: 8 years, 9 months ago
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How do I keep clean while on the road?
I get the "Big Wet Ones" from the health and beauty section in walmart. I always keep 1 canister in my refrig. It is cooling and cleansing at this time of year
Posted: 8 years, 9 months ago
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3 lb thumper, star wrench set asst of pliers and such. On the cooking side a select-a-blade kit is invaluable
Posted: 8 years, 10 months ago
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You might be a trucker if......
If one minute you can't believe how much you miss your family and the next you wouldn't trade what you are doing for anything!
Posted: 8 years, 10 months ago
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COTC was awarded 2014 2015 "best fleets to drive for" if I were a flatbedder I would certainly consider them. Beautiful equipment also.
Posted: 8 years, 10 months ago
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The camera has 2 lenses. 1 facing out and 1 facing in the cab. It records in 20 second loops and does not store them unless an event (hard brake, stability control) activates it. The driver also has the option of pushing a button on the cam to capture a 20 second loop if some fool does something stupid that may be dangerous. If the driver is the fool and does something stupid and dangerous it will also capture that 20 second loop. 10 seconds before the incident and 10 seconds after. I try not to act the fool when driving so like guyjax I am all for this new technology in my truck.
Posted: 8 years, 10 months ago
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I have had my drive cam in for a week now and the sky hasn't fallen!
Posted: 8 years, 4 months ago
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I gotta know, current drivers that were prior US Navy????
GMM1 USS Long Beach, USS Halsey, USS Brooke