Said i'd never do this......

And all this knowledge and expertise in just 2 years...really ? He's still wet behind the ears himself.

 

I agree. I take everything that comes my way and I haven't pocketed anything close to $1000/week. It's getting better but I think it's mainly because I'm becoming a slightly more efficient driver. The planners are beginning to understand that I am willng to do what needs to be done and that delivery will happen on schedule or before. I'm not patting myself on the back, just accepting the fact that this is a job.....not an adventure!

 

thank you very muck injun for the info maybe in a year or two i will look at another company thank you you just help me make up my mind im off monday to prime !!!!!

 

i will try to keep up to date whats up and whats going on with me when i get out their!!!!

 

Good luck to you over at Prime. Get ahold of Ironpony or Sazook for information. I honestly believe it is a good company for company drivers. They do have overall decent facilities...that Springfield terminal is gorgeous and very well maintained. I would recommend them for the company side, absolutely.

The lease side? Wweeeelllll.......

 

Oldnew, This is just what new drivers need to see and hear. This job is not driving around this Great Nation of Ours and seeing the sights. It is taking a load from the shipper to the receiver in as efficient a manner as possible. That type of efficiency takes time to grow. That time means experience, and increased efficiency.

Like you said its a job (and a lifestyle for many), not an adventure.

 

I choose it to be an adventure...if it becomes a burden and not enjoyable...then it is time for something else.

 

I whole heartedly agree. So much so that I entitled the thread chronicling my experience "My Swift Adventure". The very reason I dropped out of college was that I would rather go to work every day getting dirty, sweaty, and bloody doing something I love and barely getting by than go to work every day to a job and place I hate making all the money in the world. To me life should be an adventure... new experiences, new people, new surroundings. Not every day will be all roses as I can personally attest but all-in-all as long as the shiny side is up and you love, or at least like, what you are doing then getting out of bed every day to go do it isn't nearly as much of a chore.