Swift crash on I-85 kills co-driver/trainer

If the report had mentioned that this particular Swift truck had malfunctioning Elogs and had been using paper for a week everyone on this site would immediately call into question the media bias and declare it all lies.

Perhaps the numbers are real but then again perhaps it's spin or complete lies.

 

Really? 57???? And you're a driver???
You should know what a Swift company verses A Swift Lease truck will run....
Oooohhhhh 57 wmt

 

One thing i will say is look at the time when the incident occured. I wonder if he was sleepy.

 

First let me say that Swift has done a complete 180 from what they used to be. I used to consider them a bottom of the barrel outfit, but they have changed over the years to be one of the better (in my opinion) training or starter carriers currently running.

With that out of the way, far too many starter carriers are developing an over reliance on videos and training simulators over real world, hands on experience. As an example: when I started with Transport America, they had a simulator. It was a glorified bloody video game! A seven year old could beat the blasted thing! Heck, the only challenge to it was not hitting Bambi when he trotted out in front of a 4 wheeler in the left break down lane! Any gamer would have seen it coming!

Those simulators are easier than any first level or training level racing simulator game on the market today. They DO NOT do a darned thing to prepare rookie drivers for the reality of the real road and real stupidity. Only real world experience does that. And the backing training is just about useless, as well. Anybody can learn basic backing maneuvers in a controlled setting set to perfect conditions. How about setting up backing courses that actually simulate some of the crap we see out here on a regular basis (in fairness, Stevens Transport in Dallas did this when I went through them a few years ago)?

Carriers need to take training far, far more seriously than they currently do. They need to stop viewing trainer trucks as cheap teams, and actually allow trainers the time and resources to TRAIN these newer drivers on how to operate these trucks safely. And if you new drivers don't have the patience to undergo a thorough training period before being cut loose on your own, please find something else to do.

 

We had simulators when I was with Schneider, I agree they are all but useless. Fun, but useless.

 

So simulators and computer generated tests make the industry's best drivers... OMG!!! C'mon on Man!!! Geez....

 

kb now has a simulator and you must get 85% in order to pass and to on to the next phase of orientation.Ray tried it out and delibrately went in a cornfield and hit a deer.Him and another driver had fun,lol.He's been with kb 12 yrs. One driver started today and lost his job today.First he didn't know where Omaha was and ended up on hwy 20 west.He finally got turned around and had a rollover in Cresant the load went thru the trailer roof I guess.kb requires a a yr exp and something tells me this driver didn't have a yr exp.

 

He rolled the truck in real life or in the simulator?

 

In real life near Omaha.Guess it happened early this morning.This was his first load.Driver is alright but of course he lost his job.

 

That's an advanced simulator to show that much detail of a load going through the roof and all. These guys should take their simulator time seriously, companies will fire you for using their million dollar equipment for fun and games.