Swift Drivers if you do not work for Swift do not respond

In what way "way better than that...?" In another post, Fewe wrote, "Swift is a good choice from my experience. They have their problems like all companies but they are good about hometime and have plenty of miles. As long as you treat the job like a JOB and run the load and make ontime p/u and del. they will keep you moving."

Am I missing or misreading something? One sounds good, one sounds not good.

 

I bet you go to the T/A forum they will tell you, "come to T/A!! Forget Swift!"

 

does swift make you do the duck walk thing??

 

It goes back a few posts... Scarface responded to uga post and fewe was just telling scarface the back story on uga was way better than what scarface posted...confused?

 

I do!! I'm quite happy with my autoshift.

As far as Swift goes for a new driver, it's a mixed bag. IMHO Swift needs to improve driver comfort in it's trucks. I would like to see apu's so that the drivers are not cooked out in the summer. Provisions for larger inverters would also be helpful.

Internally shop services need to be scheduled and coordinated better. Too many drivers sit for too long for relatively minor things like B services. Backlogs on straight forward services could be done on the road by Speedco / Petro / TA / etc.

OnRoad is sometimes amazingly efficient in it's service, other times, well not so much. Sometimes I think that if I quit Swift it will be because of OnRoad.

Safety often comes across in it's messages as high handed and clueless. All threat and no guidence. The goal messages come to mind as an example.

The thing I admire about Swift is it's willingness to take on some rather marginal people and give them a chance. I am happy enough with Swift, I just think that it could be much more as an organization.

 

My comment you quoted was in reference to the comment that I quoted which was in reference to the comment about KingHunter. Are we all confused now... I haven't changed my story, simply saying that KingHunter's story is way better than the guess that I quoted in my comment that you quoted.

I think I need to lay down now... world spinning... pretty colors...

 

OY! Totally! I need a trucker's road map to stay on course! But it's probably good training for the days when my DM's will switch trips, routes, destinations, and bed partners in my driving career!