Way to go RoyBoy, well said. Remember though, he is in traing with Schneider, so he is just learning. Smooth Operator, I'd get some time on Line 3 before you run your mouth like that. Swift has 18,000 trucks on the road, way more than anyone else so of course they will have more accidents than anyone else. If you actually do some digging into their accidents per vehicle, their safety rating is really quite good. It's just that everyone picks on whoever is the biggest. I've been out for 18 months and I see alot more stupid maneuvers by non swift drivers than I do swift drivers. Just a thought here.........
all those appalling stories you hear from former swift drivers......why do you think they are "former" swift drivers. Swift has really cracked down on safety since Jerry took back over. Log violations now get you suspended and or fired. Accidents and tickets also send you down the road.....I am not a Swift cheerleader, EVERY company has it's pros and cons, it's up to you to find a good fit. I feel that if your company has the miles to keep you moving and your DM looks out for you and you can trust him/her, then keep rolling.

Hotrod.....just a thought but I have driven for swift for a year and a half and every terminal has security cameras. Not only do they have cameras scattered around the lot, but they also have multiple cameras at the gate where you go in and out. Tell them you want to see the tape of you burning out in their parking lot.
For the record, I am one of the happy swift drivers, never had any issues with them and I've always gotten plenty of miles.
To get back on topic, if and when they can't produce a tape of your burnout, be as humble as you can, apologize for anything you can think of and ask if they'll reconsider what they put on your DAC.......that is if you want to prosper in the industry, if not then who cares what your DAC looks like.

Originally Posted by knighton5

Just an FYI to anyone that cares. I saw today on the news John McCain walking down the stairs from his 737 and noticed SWIFT and SWIFTS LOGO decalled on the nose wheel well. Again, this is just
for anyone that cares to know this.

DRIVE SAFE

This doesnt suprise me at all, McCain is from Arizona and so is Swift. In fact Jerry Moyes name even came up several times as a possible running mate to McCain. Also Swift and Swift Employees and Moyes himself have given millions over the years to the republican party in Arizona.

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$8 million load of marijuana seized in Calexico

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March 13, 2008 - 4:38PM
FROM STAFF REPORTS

A routine search of a trailer passing through a commercial inspection station this week in Calexico, Calif., uncovered 11,000 pounds of marijuana, California Highway Patrol said Thursday.

The street value of the drug shipment is estimated at $8 million, according to CHP.

"That's the largest one that I'm aware," said Sgt. Mark Kirchhof of the CHP's Calexico inspection station. "I don't know if it's the largest for Customs but ... around the highway patrol that's the largest one I've ever been around."

According to CHP, a 2001 Freightliner tractor pulling a 53-foot box trailer attempted to pass through CHP's Calexico Inspection Facility Tuesday afternoon. It had just entered the United States via the east port of entry.

CHP officials said the trailer, owned by Swift Transportation, was supposed to be carrying water heaters. However, during the routine commercial inspection an officer became suspicious that drugs might be concealed at the rear of the trailer.

The Calexico Police Department was called, along with its drug-detection canine, which immediately noted the presence of drugs at the rear doors.

When the doors were opened, numerous large boxes containing multiple packages of marijuana were discovered on top of the water heaters. When the truck was unloaded a total of 100 large cardboard boxes and 600 packages were discovered, totaling 11,000 pounds of marijuana.

"The whole top half of the trailer was filled with boxes of packaged marijuana," Kirchhof said.

Due to what CHP officials describe as "the enormous size of the load," the case was referred to the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, who took possession of the marijuana and the truck.

The driver, Ricardo Torres Villa, 28 of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico, was subsequently booked into the Imperial County Jail for possession of marijuana and transportation for sales, both felonies.

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Oh, yeh! When will Swift learn--BTW, this was this year. Actually in all fairness to Swift, this is one of the major problems that we will continue to have as long as we let trucks from Mexico into the US. But Swift has been involved in the Mexican truck invasion longer than anyone else except for maybe Celadon, so they are [partially to blame for this.

Originally Posted by mt1trucker

Hotrod.....just a thought but I have driven for swift for a year and a half and every terminal has security cameras. Not only do they have cameras scattered around the lot, but they also have multiple cameras at the gate where you go in and out. Tell them you want to see the tape of you burning out in their parking lot.
For the record, I am one of the happy swift drivers, never had any issues with them and I've always gotten plenty of miles.
To get back on topic, if and when they can't produce a tape of your burnout, be as humble as you can, apologize for anything you can think of and ask if they'll reconsider what they put on your DAC.......that is if you want to prosper in the industry, if not then who cares what your DAC looks like.

Also he may want to order a copy of his DAC report. Not everything that a company says that they put on there, they actually can. Pretty much all they can put on there is Actual day of hire and day of termination, if they will or will not hire you back, whether or not you failed a drug screen and whether or not you had DOT chargeble accidents or not while there. Your DAC report cannot include WHY you were terminated, just that you were-it will say only that the company terminated your contract or released you, not why they did. You can get a copy of your reportby calling 1-800-381-0645 and they will send you the necessary forms in order to get that. You have the right by law(under the fair credit act) to recieve a copy of your DAC every year. I am sitting here looking at mine right now.
Facts are that companies threaten to put stuff on there which they cannot, but they figure that you are to stupid to order it for yourself. You may also get the form at the following and mail it in:
http://www.usis.com/documents/USIS_C...(10.15.07).pdf
You cannot change anything on your DAC, but you may include a letter of explanation, if you dispute something on there.
Good Luck

I have talked with Swift Wal-Mart DC terminals are not security camera equipped. I have seen it on my DAC and posted an explanation for what good it does.