Limiting DEF at truck stops.

Swift pays me to pump def. they also pay me for all my breaks and lunches. And all the time I spend sitting (which is a lot). Since I went from OTR to an hourly position I've been a lot happier. Might be worth looking into.

 

I don't work at Swift yet, but I usually put in 70 gallons of fuel a day and a gallon or two of def to top off the tank, so I never let it get to where I could put in 5 gallons, mmmmmmbop

 

Sorry moose but as a Swift shareholder, I'm going to need you to deal with the inconvenience so next quarters earnings report looks better and I can sell some shares. Hope you understand buddy!

 

I don't even know how to get DEF at a terminal. Shop staff are quite the opposite of helpful.

 

My truck's deaf to def...

I agree with pumpkinhead. Swift shops with two exceptions are so worthless I wouldn't let them open my door.

Had a go around with one of the drones in the trailer inspection bay at Laredo last week that resulted in a conference call with the shop manager and my fleet manager. Shop manager (white) stated because I'm white I obviously expected more from his people which resulted in a rather obscene tirade from me as well as my fleet manager, Pedro Ortiz. My folks raised me to be better than that and Pete, who I've known for the last five years, backed me up.

I'll be delivering in Laredo on Saturday and I might be in jail by Sunday.

 

Gotta figure Swift has perhaps over 10,000 gallons of DEF spread throughout their vast terminal network. The stuff does have a limited expiration date so what they may be trying to do is use it up before it expires. No sense in paying $1.50 a gallon for 10,000 gallons just to dump $15,000 down the storm drain because drivers never stopped in to the terminal get a few gallons. So all that bulk savings goes right down the drain plus they are paying premium for drivers to pump it at the truckstop unless they can get the drivers to come in to the terminal to get the DEF.