Critical Event At Swift

I work for Swift and had a "Critical event" yesterday on a transition ramp from one highway to another. It was a 270 degree turn (I.e. if I started off going north, I turned right until I was going west) with a suggested speed limit of 25 mph, and I was loaded. I started into it right about 25 and didn't start accelerating until towards the end of the ramp, but I misjudged the sharpness of the curve and accelerated a little too soon this time. When the critical event was captured, I was going 30.5 mph. I called safety and reported the event, answering all their questions, and they said I would probably be getting a call from safety.

Does anyone else from Swift know what I should expect? I know I'm not going to be fired for one event that didn't even result in damage, but do I need to be worried if this happens again. Does anyone know if this will affect my ranking either? I'm platinum right now and don't really want that to change. I also thought it was weird that my camera didn't record the incident.

Obviously the most important thing is that I be more careful on turns (it felt kinda scary!). I just want to know what to expect from Swift. Thanks

Thirty Lashes!

Awww, they'll probably take it easy on you and just give you 29 since it was your first offense.

Thirty Lashes!

Awww, they'll probably take it easy on you and just give you 29 since it was your first offense.

Thanks lol. So it's not a big deal then?

I work for Swift and had a "Critical event" yesterday on a transition ramp from one highway to another. It was a 270 degree turn (I.e. if I started off going north, I turned right until I was going west) with a suggested speed limit of 25 mph, and I was loaded. I started into it right about 25 and didn't start accelerating until towards the end of the ramp, but I misjudged the sharpness of the curve and accelerated a little too soon this time. When the critical event was captured, I was going 30.5 mph. I called safety and reported the event, answering all their questions, and they said I would probably be getting a call from safety.

Does anyone else from Swift know what I should expect? I know I'm not going to be fired for one event that didn't even result in damage, but do I need to be worried if this happens again. Does anyone know if this will affect my ranking either? I'm platinum right now and don't really want that to change. I also thought it was weird that my camera didn't record the incident.

Obviously the most important thing is that I be more careful on turns (it felt kinda scary!). I just want to know what to expect from Swift. Thanks

Although I have worked for Swift for about 4 years now, I have never had anything more than some blown tires and about a half dozen hard braking events, so I am not able to answer your question from direct experience. With that said, I think when you speak to safety, first off let them ask the questions before volunteering anything. If asked, an admission of miss judging your speed as you were exiting the curve is probably a good explanation of what happened. Also explain how you will prevent this in the future.

They may also ask you if the posted ramp speed is 25mph, what safe speed should you maintain? Remember most of the time unless specifically posted, the speed on the ramps is a suggested safe speed for cars and small trucks. Swift likes a driver to stay at or below half of the posted speed limit unless the posted speed is indicated for trucks. Admittedly I am usually somewhere (in this case) between 15 and 20 mph which is above their "half" recommendation.

I don't think it will affect your Platinum Status because that is based primarily on delivery performance. Keep us posted on this...I am interested in hearing how they handle an incident like this.

There's swift drivers here that will probably chime in swift specific, but I've had critical events at another mega and I wouldn't be too worried.

That last curve coming out of the cloverleaf is the one that gets most people. I'm sure you learned your lesson though. I have one by my house that rolls trucks somewhat frequently.

I can feel my speed now, but before I could I was glad to have my speed displayed on my gps to know how fast I was going through those, never could see the speedometer with the wheel cranked.

Thanks G-town and Matt.

They may also ask you if the posted ramp speed is 25mph, what safe speed should you maintain? Remember most of the time unless specifically posted, the speed on the ramps is a suggested safe speed for cars and small trucks. Swift likes a driver to stay at or below half of the posted speed limit unless the posted speed is indicated for trucks. Admittedly I am usually somewhere (in this case) between 15 and 20 mph which is above their "half" recommendation.

I told them I slowed down to a "safe speed" before and during the curve. If they ask me about the 30.5 (since that is automatically recorded in the CER), I'll tell them I was exiting the curve, which is true. If they ask how fast I should be going, I'll be sure to tell them the half speed suggestion/policy.

Isn't the camera supposed to record critical events? I'm not dying for it to come on lol, just confused since I was under the impression this is the type of stuff it is there for.

It's been over 24 hours since I called safety and I haven't heard anything yet, so I'm beginning to wonder if they'll even call me. Either way I'll post an update.

Thanks G-town and Matt.

They may also ask you if the posted ramp speed is 25mph, what safe speed should you maintain? Remember most of the time unless specifically posted, the speed on the ramps is a suggested safe speed for cars and small trucks. Swift likes a driver to stay at or below half of the posted speed limit unless the posted speed is indicated for trucks. Admittedly I am usually somewhere (in this case) between 15 and 20 mph which is above their "half" recommendation.

I told them I slowed down to a "safe speed" before and during the curve. If they ask me about the 30.5 (since that is automatically recorded in the CER), I'll tell them I was exiting the curve, which is true. If they ask how fast I should be going, I'll be sure to tell them the half speed suggestion/policy.

Isn't the camera supposed to record critical events? I'm not dying for it to come on lol, just confused since I was under the impression this is the type of stuff it is there for.

It's been over 24 hours since I called safety and I haven't heard anything yet, so I'm beginning to wonder if they'll even call me. Either way I'll post an update.

Probably because the system integrated with the Qualcomm pre-dates the camera by several years. The deceleration, pitch and yaw sensors tied to the Qualcomm are more sensitive. My last hard braking event tripped the Qualcomm but not the camera. If you really want an exact answer, ask your DM or the fleet manager.

Thanks G-town and Matt.

They may also ask you if the posted ramp speed is 25mph, what safe speed should you maintain? Remember most of the time unless specifically posted, the speed on the ramps is a suggested safe speed for cars and small trucks. Swift likes a driver to stay at or below half of the posted speed limit unless the posted speed is indicated for trucks. Admittedly I am usually somewhere (in this case) between 15 and 20 mph which is above their "half" recommendation.

I told them I slowed down to a "safe speed" before and during the curve. If they ask me about the 30.5 (since that is automatically recorded in the CER), I'll tell them I was exiting the curve, which is true. If they ask how fast I should be going, I'll be sure to tell them the half speed suggestion/policy.

Isn't the camera supposed to record critical events? I'm not dying for it to come on lol, just confused since I was under the impression this is the type of stuff it is there for.

It's been over 24 hours since I called safety and I haven't heard anything yet, so I'm beginning to wonder if they'll even call me. Either way I'll post an update.

Probably because the system integrated with the Qualcomm pre-dates the camera by several years. The deceleration, pitch and yaw sensors tied to the Qualcomm are more sensitive. My last hard braking event tripped the Qualcomm but not the camera. If you really want an exact answer, ask your DM or the fleet manager.

Good point, I didn't think of that. Well, the DM currently filling in for my regular DM is the most annoying person in the planet, so I naturally avoid contact with her at all costs!

Paul just set me up for a lay-up:

Good point, I didn't think of that. Well, the DM currently filling in for my regular DM is the most annoying person in the planet, so I naturally avoid contact with her at all costs! smile.gif

The World's Most Interesting Man and the World's Most Annoying Person...sounds like a match made in heaven.

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The World's Most Interesting Man and the World's Most Annoying Person...sounds like a match made in heaven.

Haha, sure does!