Idling hate mail from the top??

Yes, it was.

What was failed to be mentioned was all the other costs involved in running and maintaining that truck.
Truck payment, insurance, tires, repairs... the list goes on.
O/O's and L/O's certainly understand.
The profit margin, I'm sure, isn't that much.
A little profit times 16,000 equals quite a bit, so Swift still does OK. But they are in it to make money, as would any of us that ran a business.

It is understandable that Swift doesn't want us idling the truck when we don't really have to.
Still, they have not imposed any harsh penalties on me because of my idle times. And I can be pretty sure that I have one of the highest idle times in the company.
(although a couple days ago I got a message telling me that I had one of the lowest idle times last week)

I idle as I need to, and I guess last week I was able to cut it down my a huge amount.
But it will go up a lot, again, if they can't get my Webasto working properly.
It works, but the airflow is very low. Right now it won't keep me warm at 35 degrees.
That was one thing I mentioned the last time it was in the shop, and I saw them working on it for several hours. But nothing changed, it still only blows a minimal amount of air.
And if I wake up too cold with the bunk heater operating, it will be turned off and the engine turned on.

 

MM3Deg, points well taken.

Which also might explain why an idle number is secondary at best.
More important are things like being on time and safe, so those penalties don't happen.
Most times all it might take is a Mac 22 at the right time, with the right reason, to avoid those charges.

I can only speak from a company drivers' view point. I really don't understand or know all the ins and outs.
There is so much to running a company, especially one as large as Swift.

 

Swift and other training companies get huge tax credits for hiring citizens into the workforce that is "suffering" from a "driver shortage". They also rob their lease drivers blind, even though the truck is payed for by the taxpayers. The profit they make from hauling freight is not as important as pumping new drivers into their training program. Their secondary focus is making life miserable for their current drivers so they'll quit and make room for the new guys. None of the newbies ever believe this when we tell them, but it is true.

 

Fiscal year 2014 they made roughly $9,000 off each truck after all expenses were paid.


Which honestly ain't a hole hell of a lot

 

You know I can't find that information anywhere please point me in the right direction and can I see a source please

Since they are a public traded company their financials are out there I can't find it anywhere. Now the lese stack in their favor I'll give you that but all the other I can't find it.

 

Pull up their quarterly report fanboy

 

Their new trucks are paid fir by tax payers. Then "leased" to a driver. Truck gets paid for again. Then eventually sold. Paid for again.

 

I did can't find it maybe just over looking what I am looking for plus I don't even work for swift