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Diary of a current Swift flatbed driver

Discussion in 'Swift' started by schmud0811, Jun 6, 2010.

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  1. Jul 15, 2010 #51
    mike76

    mike76 Light Load Member

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    swift is hiring out of phx. there are all kind of otr jobs in phx. there a few flatbed job opening. just need to hit the street and apply around. might get lucky with one.
     
    mike76, Jul 15, 2010
    mike76, Jul 15, 2010
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  3. Jul 16, 2010 #52
    notarps4me

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    Not sure about AZ. None been out there in years. Flats; maybe watkins shepperd.
     
    notarps4me, Jul 16, 2010
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  4. Jul 16, 2010 #53
    mike76

    mike76 Light Load Member

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    There a few companies and even some mom and pop operation. There swift, rohel,warner and I think it either england or knight that has flatbed to.
     
    mike76, Jul 16, 2010
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  5. Jul 18, 2010 #54
    schmud0811

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    on a run from laredo to portland oregon, shut down in monticello,UT today, as i pulled in a guy sad he now has seen it all, swift hauling flat bed, i chatted with him for a bit then told him swift started out as a flatbed company.
    He said he never saw a swift flatbed since 1985,when he started driving!
     
    schmud0811, Jul 18, 2010
    schmud0811, Jul 18, 2010
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  7. Jul 18, 2010 #55
    freightliner18257

    freightliner18257 Light Load Member

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    Hey driver I would like to see a pic of your Swift truck hooked up to a flat trailer if you don't mind.
     
    freightliner18257, Jul 18, 2010
    freightliner18257, Jul 18, 2010
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  8. Jul 19, 2010 #56
    schmud0811

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    sure incomming
     
    schmud0811, Jul 19, 2010
    schmud0811, Jul 19, 2010
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  9. Jul 19, 2010 #57
    schmud0811

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    [​IMG] with a load of frame rails,soon to be western stars or military freighliners, i have to get down to arizona to get the tanks,and stacks polished
     
    schmud0811, Jul 19, 2010
    schmud0811, Jul 19, 2010
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  10. Jul 19, 2010 #58
    freightliner18257

    freightliner18257 Light Load Member

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    Thanks that is a gorgeous truck I see Swift put the sleeper extenders on their flatbed trucks now they didnt use to do that before. Truck looks great is that the normal 70inch sleeper or smaller? Im hoping to join Swift soon and I hope I get a Columbia over the Volvo and Prostar.
     
    freightliner18257, Jul 19, 2010
    freightliner18257, Jul 19, 2010
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  11. Jul 20, 2010 #59
    schmud0811

    schmud0811 Medium Load Member

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    actually they cut the sleepers by about a foot and extended the frames so we can haul 60 foot steel on a 48 foot trailer without a permit....i actually had to rip a cabinet out to make room for a cooler, their is no cooler slot, I hand polished the rims and battery box while sitting in laredo forever waiting on frieght..to give swift credit it wasnt their fault the bridge was flooded out


    If you get a choice i would pick a columbia, if your going flatbed the older columbias have bigger sleepers
     
    schmud0811, Jul 20, 2010
    schmud0811, Jul 20, 2010
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  12. Jul 20, 2010 #60
    freightliner18257

    freightliner18257 Light Load Member

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    That stinks that they shortened your sleeper guess they gave you the slepeer extenders and took more room when on the road you need all the room you can get. If I go I would go otr van division. Unless you can give me a good reason to choose flatbedding. Maybe more miles see more of the coutry
     
    freightliner18257, Jul 20, 2010
    freightliner18257, Jul 20, 2010
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