Info On Swift?
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Any company you choose you will earn money... They all have miles or they wouldn't be in business... It all depends on you and how much you want... Swift is a great company and I started with them last year but I couldn't transfer my cdl to my home state (long story) I'm with crst now and about to run 2700 miles from Washington state to Maryland in about ten minutes.... Your first year you can make I'd say up to about 28000 but after that first year the upper 40000 sounds about right...
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Carrie pulls my chain:
Errol, I'm hoping you read this and will give me any info on swift that you can.
On, I'm on TT a lot (my favorite pastime right now), I drive for Swift. I guess that makes me a "Swift expert".
First the bottom line: you know you can easily get "dirt" on any large, medium, or even small trucking company. I will read the ones I come across only for entertainment value.
I have no complaints about Swift as an employer. In my first months OTR I was averaging just under 2,000 miles a week, and stayed out two weeks at a time. So I was grossing in the $700/week area.
I think there's a big divide East-West. As a solo driver it's seldom you cross the continent. You can still get 1300 mile loads, though. After the first few months, as I got close to my destination, the planners would lay my next dispatch on me. There may be some wait time, but I always had a load to get.
Right now I'm running a shuttle - a fixed route 4-5 days a week, 512 loaded miles a day. Home every night. Such is life.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Was it your choice on going to just 4-5 a week? I am going to apply with them as well and see if they respond. Im a little worried about an incident, in march of 2013 I did get a ticket that was classified as "imprudent". I rear ended a vehicle at a stop sign, they started to go and then abruptly stopped again. I have a class b cdl that iv had for 15 years, and have always done all I could to protect it. That was the only ticket that iv ever had, but I'm afraid its going to "haunt" me on this. Thank you for the info, I just want to know ALL that I can!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Was it your choice on going to just 4-5 a week?
The Swift (& most others) minimum is two weeks out. The grand babies are over every two weeks, so I like to be there.
I think there is no maximum. The only restriction I know of is a 5 day advance notice. (There's a message on the Qualcomm you request a home trip.)
Qualcomm:
Omnitracs (a.k.a. Qualcomm) is a satellite-based messaging system with built-in GPS capabilities built by Qualcomm. It has a small computer screen and keyboard and is tied into the truck’s computer. It allows trucking companies to track where the driver is at, monitor the truck, and send and receive messages with the driver – similar to email.New Reply:
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So, im really seeming to have a hard time on finding a school that offers cdl training. Errol, I'm hoping you read this and will give me any info on swift that you can. I want to get with a company that I will make some money. I had read bad reviews on swift, but thats going to be with any company. I have applied at millis as well. Do you know how much I could maybe expect to get from swift? As you can tell I still have a lot to learn about this industry, but I'm very eager to take in all that I can. I want to make educated decisions as much as possible. Thanks in advance for all the help and info, this sight has really been a big if not huge help!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: