Where do you leave your truck?

@Jebb72 can give information about FFE.

 

Swift used to have the Walmart dedicated out of Sparks, NV. Probably still do. I would not recommend that right out of school. Lots of city driving in N Cal to Walmart retail stores, including the Walmart Neighborhood Markets. Some crazy traffic and tight ### backing. I know when I worked out of that DC for several months, we would occasionally drop trailers or pick up back hauls from Lathrop. Walmart was all 3 zone reefer. Not sure what they run out of Lathrop. It would certainly be worth a call. You will get solid schooling with Swift and run some real nice late model Tractors.

 

The joys of living away from cities and suburbs. You can park it at home

 

I leave my truck like most truckers these days.

 

I have always looked for a company with a terminal or drop lot within 1/2-1 hr from the house. preferably 30 minutes or less.(the closer you are is good after a long week and get in late. I've slept in the truck and went home in the am, cause i was so beat).

that way if the job goes south or something ,I'm not stuck packing a truck load of crap on a bus ride home.

you would be surprised how much stuff accumulates in the sleeper after a few months/yrs. lol

 

be prepared to maybe some day get back to the terminal and see your car up on blocks and the wheels/tires gone. or a window smashed and your car heavily vandalized. terminals may have cameras, but they will not be held responsible for your vehicle.

you may have to check with storage companies, tow yards, maybe an industrial park with a possible secured lot.

also, leaving your car, leaves it wide open to an errant trucker side-swiping it, and taking off.

get a job where you park on the property, go out for the day, get back, and go home.

that non-sense of taking a truck home, never flew with me. if they had no place to park, then i wasn't about to look for it, and pay for it.

some companies "may" reimburse you for "secured, fenced-in" parking....many others, you pay....period.

 

correct..if you ain't got a place to park THEIR TRUCK, on THIER PROPERTY, i didn't need to work for them.

as it is we as drivers are 1000% responsible for everything, from soup to nuts, and then we even gotta have sleepless nights, worried about where you park?

and be 1000% responsible if it gets broken into, or tires or batteries get stolen?

what's the first thing they ask..??

was it a secured parking area?

 

That probably isn't recommended for Swift drivers though.

They'd probably put the truck in the house eventually.

 

Lol, I am going to change my screen name now to Jebb72

FFE does have terminal parking for it's drivers. My car stays parked for 10 - 12 weeks @ a time. The truck stays parked at the terminal during home time. If I rent a car during my 34 my truck stays at whatever terminal I am at. They also have a pet & passenger policy.

If you want to know anything else, let me know & I will answer your questions.