Swift and Experienced Drivers

DickJones' whole purpose on these forums was to tweak noses and pull chains. I was happy to assist with the fabrication of "Capt." Kirk. He still reads the forum and comments to me how well he was able to get everybody, including you, worked into a frenzy. And laughs his butt off at everyone who bought into the BS. Mentors are not allowed to have dogs. Yet, his little Jack Russell girl never left the truck.

If a L/O sat for three days, he has only himself to blame. I tell everybody, company, lease or owner, if you want to prosper, be the squeaky wheel. A L/O or O/O can deadhead or bobtail anywhere he or she wants to. There is no anchor on the back of that tractor. "They" didn't "all" go home. There is always someone around, even if you have to call Phoenix.

And it sounds like you had just another putz mentor who wants Swift to run his business for him. Or is company and doesn't understand how the lease works....and you're buying his opinion and making it your own rather than conduct your own research.

Most of the L/Os who fail are ill prepared to run a lemonade stand, much less a trucking business. They waste their money, fail to put away for hard times, fail to pay their taxes, want to be home every other weekend, refuse loads without good reason and then complain they are broke...trying to blame it on Swift. You don't see successful L/Os in the terminals because they are out running.

You have one year in this. This is a far cry from local work. And about the only information you are capturing is from those terminal-turds who want to collect a check without doing the work. I have been sitting back watching you make an arse out of yourself long enough with your negativity, condescension and arrogance. It even shows in your comment about meeting up with me. As if it's some great honor to have coffee with the Eminent Rug_Trucker. Quite honestly, I could take it or leave it and not care less either way.

No, I'm not all that experienced. But there's a big difference between you and me. You listen to losers who can do nothing but b**** about how they're getting sc***ed by Swift. I surround myself with people who are, and have been, successful...paid off their leases and have their names on the titles...some even have more than one truck. I get my information from company drivers and O/Os alike, inside and outside Swift.

You have nothing to offer me with the exception of the opportunity to correct misinformation and pop a "thank you" on you when you occasionally get it right. Maybe it's time you pull your head out of the clouds and climb down off your high-horse. Until you do, you will merely stagnate where you are....because you already know it all.

Ciao.

 

For the record, I did not encourage Scottie to jump into a lease. I said he should go back company for a while longer.

I did say he didn't need his mentor to sign a lease. Now that he, as a grown man, has apparently made his decision, I will assist him in any way I can to be successful at it.

It's called being helpful rather than negative and saying things like "You'll never make it because the deck is stacked against you." Maybe so, but perhaps I and others can help him count the cards a bit and gain a slight advantage. Tell me, sir, what is wrong with that?

I do not blow sunshine up anyone's arse. Neither do I poop on anyone's parade.

Go back to local. Pop your pills and run your insane hours. I'll be making roughly the same money and not working as hard...and be much healthier for it when it's my turn to enjoy my retirement.

 

I am being nice. I smacked Dick a lot harder than this. Nice to see you step down a rung.

My point about his dog, which you seem to have missed: Dick never had anyone on his truck. He never even took the Mentor class. It's not a rule violation to have a dog on a lease truck unless you have a student and he never broke any rule. He was not, isnot and will not be a mentor. It was all a big story to get everyone all worked up. I knew about it and played along only to add legitimacy to his story. Had a lot of fun with it, too. He's actually a decent guy who just likes to stir the pot. And he's pretty good at it. Even managed to tweak my nose some.

If you are constantly getting that kind of runaround, I would suggest getting a new DM. If this is ongoing, yours is obviously dropping the ball. Because that has not been my experience. Only on occasion and I am able to sort it out in fairly short order...with the help of my excellent DM.

And I am not here to be anyone's hero. I'm just me.