Different companies have a wide range of pay. People from swift stated their pay above. Is swift on the lower end of the scale for starting pay for new drivers? I made 50k my 1st year with prime and theyve also raised their pay since then i dont think 50-55k is out of the question with them. Though they make you drive a truck with a smaller sleeper and drive slow to do it. There are other companies that pay new drivers good as well so do your homework in picking a company if you dont it can cost you alota money. I thought i read in the forum that hogan was paying 42cpm which should put them into the 50's as well.
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Discussion in 'Swift' started by crazyk, Sep 13, 2014.
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Comfort is very important to me, as I am out all but 3 days a month or so.
A few cents more per mile does not make up for being miserable inside the truck.Raiderfanatic and knuckledragger Thank this. -
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Six weeks after going solo at Swift, I landed a spot on a dedicated account where I'm grossing around $1200/wk. It's certainly possible, if you work for it.
Moose, I've been in one of Prime's "lightweight" Cascadias. You really don't give up much compared to a "condo"; mostly a little bit of storage space for crap that really doesn't need to be on the truck anyway. The one I was in had the passenger seat removed, and there was a dorm refrigerator mounted there. Plus, all their company trucks have APUs and inverters.
Personally, I'd gladly give up some of this "closet" space for never having the low voltage alarm sounding off at 4 AM again...Moosetek13 and nofreetime Thank this. -
Never mind about the pay; that's the least of your worries starting out. You're probably not going to make much anywhere. The key is getting and keeping your first job - and it's harder than it sounds. Find a good starter company with good training - Prime and Stevens come to mind. Go through all four seasons without an accident or ticket and you will then be much more attractive to "better" trucking companies. Then you can begin considering income.
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I'm middle-aged with bills. I can't ignore income. Don't expect big money but wanted to hear from folks who drive or drove for Swift to see how close a recruiter is to reality. Had to make sure the recruiter's quote wasn't based on being gone 30 days at a time.
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