Does that 30 days have to be consecutive or can it be for example 1 week at a time, 2 weeks at a time etc...? Also is that for any driving assignment (dedicated, otr, flatbed...)
Ways swift can lower turnover rate
Discussion in 'Swift' started by ronjeremyjr, Mar 7, 2020.
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And be ready to clean out your truck and possibly wait to be reassigned another when you come back.
They probably won't have a truck sitting idle for that long.born&raisedintheusa and LarryTX Thank this. -
But, as Moosetek13 knows, Swift is really flexible with a lot of policies once you establish yourself and prove to be a safe driver.Moosetek13 and JOHNQPUBLIC Thank this. -
i been with swift transportation for 2yrs. Had a great time there communication with dispatcher was superb. Job was comfortable, no pressure on deliveries, but if i want more money i would deliver early. Many terminals around the country would have stayed longer. Some trailers were a headache at times since they were old/tandem issues/lights issues and had heavy loads on them but breakdown handles it if road safety and issues. Also didnt like the idling policy but might have changed over the years and fuel being at all time low.
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We don't speak with dispatchers, only Driver Leaders. (Driver Managers to us old people here.)
That is because there are no real 'dispatchers' at Swift.
There are planners, and the DM's. FM's get into the mix sometimes, as do some TM's.
The only actual dispatcher is a computer program, and there is no talking to that.
Not that many of those older trailers in the fleet right now. It was much worse 6-8 years ago.
I guess in another 3-7 years we will be feeling those woes yet again.
And idle? I idle when I need to, even if I have to cheat a bit.
What are they going to do?!
Like always, ask me to get it down some.
Be on time and safe - and the idle is not that big a deal.born&raisedintheusa Thanks this. -
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Swift is a starter company that gives the new people a chance.
And there will be both good and bad coming in.
Some things just can not be vetted as well as we would like.
There is no test for how someone will actually do things out here once on their own, is there?WildTiger1990 and born&raisedintheusa Thank this. -
Anyway, only downside to the hometime situation is when you are home, you aren't earning money. So, the week I take hometime, I end up with either 2 small paychecks or 1 week of almost no pay. I budget that into things, so it isn't a big issue for me.born&raisedintheusa, LarryTX and Wasted Thyme Thank this. -
when I first came came to swift in 2012, my dl said if more than 3 days off you turn truck in. I always took 4 and he said I could keep it.
now the norm.is 5 days.
if you become a diamond driver, you can order your truck and can always keep itborn&raisedintheusa Thanks this.
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