Swift transition is making me crazy

Discussion in 'Central Refrigerated' started by clayshot, Feb 7, 2014.

  1. clayshot

    clayshot Light Load Member

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    I am wondering how everybody is doing in the new system. I'm struggling with it. Tried to use comdata for scale and it didn't work. No more additives on the card?
    Was in the Swift terminal in Jonestown, Pa when we had a storm come thru, safety wouldn't let anyone leave the yard for most of the day. I was shocked at this. I've been out driving thru far worse than what we got that night. I could see trucks going up and down the interstate all day.
    Another Central driver couldn.t get fuel using his card at the terminal and nobody inside could help.
    I ask questions, nobody seems to have answers. Swift drivers were sitting around watching TV, like nothing seemed out of order.
    Was sent on a wild goose chase for a load that didn't exist. {grrrrr} Spent 4 hours waiting for someone to get back to me, gave up, left the shipper and headed to a truck stop. Didn't hear from anyone until the next day. Nobody ever read my messages, and wondered why I didn't deliver the load.
    My total week consisted of a 50 mile load and a 86 mile. What the heck is going on? This is not going well at all.
     
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  3. ramblingman

    ramblingman Road Train Member

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    Sounds like a pretty standard week at swift.
     
  4. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    If you have 12 months experience, change jobs.
     
  5. Moosetek13

    Moosetek13 Road Train Member

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    No, it's not.
    I've been maxed out on my 70 for some time now.

    I don't know what is going on with the Central drivers, but it seems to be out of the ordinary.
    Maybe Swift jumped into this too fast, and without enough planning.
     
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  6. Treputt

    Treputt Medium Load Member

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    Don't even need that much. I left Central at 10 months and am doing just fine. Just have to find the right company.
     
  7. Truckin2Eat

    Truckin2Eat Medium Load Member

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    Turn my truck in Thursday night to the Conley Terminal . I sent a message on qc letting them know where the truck was . I just received a call from my dm this morning asking where was I and the truck . I gave up the week before last I just had to make it home to get my last check and turn truck into terminal. I'm hearing from guys that they did not get paid this week. I received my check did anyone else have any problems getting paid
     
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  8. tangerineGT

    tangerineGT Road Train Member

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    Lol. Funny u say that , I am already looking found a company close to where I live he said I don't need that much experience a cdl and willingness to work . I said I got both .. lol
     
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  9. tangerineGT

    tangerineGT Road Train Member

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    This is to much , I was told a hour ago , oh we are 500 loads short till monday . I said ok well then I am moving from the rest area I am at to a place that has food and shower. Got a reply back said " don't move u don't have a load "
    Hahahahaha yea ok whatever that was 2 hrs ago . Lol and needless to say I am not at said rest area anymore
    I am going home in 2 weeks , and I am gonna make a decision as to wheather I am coming back .
    I mean people not getting paid, and I had 860 miles last week . I can't live on that let alone pay bills at home , now I am out worried about if things are gonna get paid at home or not idk this is just not gonna work I don't think .
    I don't want to give up , but #### sitting here with no money is helping my decision a lot . Lol
     
  10. Treputt

    Treputt Medium Load Member

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    860 miles? Holy cow. Yea, I'd be heading for the exit door with haste getting miles like that.
     
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