Must start another GOOD SWIFT thread...

[polk salit]

HMMM Things that make you say Hmmm!!? I was wondering, did you train with Swift or did you come on as an experienced driver?

[polk salit]

[quote=owolf9995;464064]

[polk salit]

Originally Posted by owolf9995

I drove for swift from jan till may 15 and it was good doing north east but got cut because of 15% cutbacks

HMMM!!? I was wondering if you trained with Swift, or did you come on as an experianced driver?

[6pak4-two]

Originally Posted by dragonmatrix

Why would they lay you off but yet still be hiring new drivers???

The saddest thing bout cutbacks are if you did there school on a contract you fall short of your how every many months needed to repay the loan.

NOW THAT WOULD SUCK
Guess Swift gets the severance pay and you get the shaft.

[6pak4-two]

Originally Posted by polk salit

HMMM!!? I was wondering if you trained with Swift, or did you come on as an experianced driver?

If your talk'n bout the cutback guy I'd say he trained with them or an outside school.
He is short of his year as he is only 22.

[Brickman]

Originally Posted by pawpaw

As for doubles, Swift does very little doubles hauling.

They are pulling double flats out of the gypsum plant north of Abq right now.

And in UT, ID, OR and WA you see Swift pulling doubles.............. scary!

[dragonmatrix]

I did see today a ton of Swift, JB Hunt, Werner, USX trailers on trains even saw a Interstate Dist, trailer on there also......

[MAJIK Lady]

that is a Hmm... to lay off and still be hiring new drivers. I will be starting in july and i hope i dont end up in that area of lay offs

[6pak4-two]

Originally Posted by dragonmatrix

I did see today a ton of Swift, JB Hunt, Werner, USX trailers on trains even saw a Interstate Dist, trailer on there also......

Swift likes the rail system clams it to be cheaper but with the amount of trucks Swift has and freight being so low I do wonder why they hire. I know they make money off drivers who don't get past 3 months as per there contract in the long run it would be best for people to get there CDL tru an outside school and look for the reimbursement thing rather then the owe thing company's can play h**l with your DAC when you owe them.

[6pak4-two]

Originally Posted by MAJIK Lady

that is a Hmm... to lay off and still be hiring new drivers. I will be starting in july and i hope i dont end up in that area of lay offs

You need to remember the turn over thing as well, Swift cannot control how many people quit or are terminated so they need to keep people com'n tru the doors.
If every driver was perfect then cutt'n back would be easy but because no one knows if a new driver will make it or even except the new lifestyle they need to keep recurt'n. It's how big truck'n company's work BE PREPARD thats why they take so much heat the lack of respect for there drivers is overwelming thats why there called a starter company.