Swift

Okay so I used to drive for swift, left for personal reasons. They just offered me my job back and I'm thinking about taking it before my company tries to put me in an automatic. But do swift trucks now have cameras in them? Please don't sit here and try to tell me the cameras are good or whatever. I only want to know if they have cameras in them or not, thanks!

They do have cameras, and a lot of them have automatic transmissions.

My first truck was a manual with a camera. My current truck is an automatic without a camera. I've been told that eventually I'll have a camera but not when.

I get the idea you won't like the answers.

But it's going that way in most companies.

Automatics are good. Real good, once you learn how to handle them.

They put me in an automatic without a camera. They installed the camera during my first "B service." So count on having a camera...and most likely an automatic.

They do have cameras, and a lot of them have automatic transmissions.

Arrgh, we have smart drive in the trucks at the company I currently work for. our trucks all have 2 cameras, one facing outward and one facing inward. the outward one I dont mind, but the inward facing one can be a pain at times. ive pretty much have gotten used to it, but, they are pretty strict on things. Obviously, we cant even touch our cell phones, or have any interaction with any electronic device, even the turnpike. That's fair, as it's a safety issue.

The one that gets me is that you can't even take a drink from a soda or water. The violation is basically more than 3 seconds. So, essentially, if you can take the cap off, take a drink, set it down and put the cap back on in 3 seconds...you're ok.....

It's considered a low level offense, so they just coach you and move on. However, our regional bosses have said that it's ok to take a drink while driving, just as long as it's not anything that will block your vision, such as one of those big 44oz cups, and as long as you do it at an opportune time, such as on a straight stretch. Seems ours are accelerometer activated, supposedly when you hit big bumps, or make hard turns, it will trigger the camera. Lately, however, we've figured out that the cameras are rolling pretty much all the time. I guess the SmartDrive company has people in some data center just monitoring video screens.

It's a pain in the butt at first, and you feel it's an invasion of your privacy, however, after awhile, you just get used to it, and if the people on the other side see you picking your nose, or scratching your butt....so be it!