I am looking to work for swift. They said they have a Western regional route for people living in Colorado Springs. I have read a lot about the company and have heard some good and bad.
Do they require you to wear a uniform?
How much is the pay for someone with 3 months OTR experience?
Do they have prepass?
Do their trucks have 10 speeds?
Any other comments or recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
A few questions about swift.
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by JR80, Jan 21, 2014.
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I am looking to work for swift. They said they have a Western regional route for people living in Colorado Springs. Yes they do have Western regional. When you start you will be OTR. After a few months of on time performance you can request to do Western regional or a dedicated account.
Do they require you to wear a uniform? No. If you are a trainer then they want you to wear a uniform. Regular drivers don't.
How much is the pay for someone with 3 months OTR experience? Starting long haul OTR is $0.25 / mile. They may start you at that, or possibly somewhat higher.
Do they have pre pass? Yes.
Do their trucks have 10 speeds? They have a variety of transmissions. 9 speeds, 10 speeds, and 13 speeds. Somebody said they also have a few automatics.
Any other comments or recommendations will be greatly appreciated. Thanks. Why are you moving to Swift with 3 months experience?JR80 Thanks this. -
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Also, there's a whole subforum for Swift which you should find useful.JR80 Thanks this. -
Do the trucks all have the same key? Will one Volvo key unlock all of Swifts Volvos?
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WOW are these really the things that you base your decision to work for a company off of ?
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Fwiw, if you want make a copy of your Volvo key, the blank that they make Chrysler keys out of works. Part #Y154-PJR80 Thanks this. -
I just had a couple of general questions about the company. You assumed that those questions were deal breakers for me. Thanks for the response though have a good one.
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I used to drive for them. The pay lame, but it was through them I was able to get into driving. I trained in an International with a 10 speed, then went onto a Volvo 670 with a 10 and then a newer 670 with the i-shift transmission. I didn't have to wear the uniform, wore one anyway. Trucks had a pre pass. I did OTR dunno about their regional lines. All said they were ok. BIg company, you can become a number but I didn't feel that way out of my terminal at least. No APU and inverter became a PITA(yeah I like my gadgets), moved on for better pay.
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