My experience at SWIFT
Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Unknown0453, Dec 20, 2015.
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Yes, Swift is really ####ty! Some of the same happened to me. I hate driving with black drivers. Their music is not palatable to most white people. Seems like those in charge just don't get that.
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My trainer at Swift was a black man and by far one of the nicest people I've met. We rocked out to Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and every country artist you could name.
Like they say, "thug isn't a color, it's a personality" Plenty of white drivers would've put you through the same thing.MACK E-6, iloveatrucker, finbyrd and 1 other person Thank this. -
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"Don't push me cuz I'm close to the edge! I'm tryin' not to lose my head!" -
He laughed at my jokes and didn't like the "rap" crap. That was good enough for me.
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The deal is, the piece-work system of pay in trucking (pay by the mile), does nothing but encourage this type of behavior. A million and one excuses can be made up for why one driver gets paid more than another. The real reason, the bribe, is harder than hell to trace down. There is no way any employer can check what some dispatcher, manger, or planner gets in the mail. Even with camaras in the office there are a million ways you can pass on c-note undetected.
The result is you get offices full of dishonesty. You get 100% driver turnover. As example:
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