Plus One

What the *$%& are you talking about, Neal? Stop by the terminal and pick up another driver. Make it a team truck. Each of you can drive 60mph, even in a Swift truck. That adds up to 120mph. More than enough time to run that load!

 

Know what this reminds me of? Have you ever had a friend sniff something and rear back yelling about how much it stinks, and then they tell you "smell that!" so you do and then you do some yelling of your own about how much it stinks?

Don't sniff the Plus One, Injun! It stinks!

 

My PTA was set for 0300 the other morning. So I got up around 2300 and played on the internet, walked Abby etc, nothing came through load wise so went back to bed by 0200. By 0530 they sent me a load, 80 miles empty, 240 loaded deliver by 1100. Still in my pajamas, didn't feel like jumping up marine corps style and rushing to get this JIT load. I got my coffee, pretrip, walk the dog, then they beep beep me 'are you going to get this trip you committed to?' I never committed to it. I never turned it down either though. Now they are calling me begging me to go get it, no service failure we promise. Customer is mad at CSR, she tells me do what I can to smooth it out with them lol. When I got there at 2100 (rescheduled del time) they acted like they didn't know where to put the product.

I can't afford to do these rush rush jobs any more, I'm on my second ticket and will only be doing slam dunk loads from now on.

 

Injun, with this command of logic you have been blessed with you need to be a load planner or better yet...run for national public office.

I got a very heartly chuckle out of that. Thanks so much!

With so many comments here on having to send Macro 22's to insure no SF, I would hope and pray that Swift is realizing that Plus One will need major modifications, but it sounds like if it was programmed right it would be a good thing for drivers to keep them moving. It also weeds out drivers who take an 800 mile load with 2.5 days to get it there and barely make it on time or are late. In all honesty, that was a very common thing when I was with Swift.

On those loads, unless it specifically said don't show up early, I would either the receiver and try to get an earlier drop/unload or just show up at the guard shack and play stupid driver. "Oh crap...I am a day early. Well...any way I can get unloaded since I'm here? I don't mind waiting." It worked more than I can tell you. Plus One sounds like it would have good benefits if it is tuned up correctly.

 

Hmm plus 1 what the hell is that? I have been so busy the past six weeks I am missing out on something. I know the Pplans have changed and I have noticed that I hardly ever get any sleep any more since the change.

I have also noticed times change after accepting a load. I guess I should watch the vids that where sent to me so I may understand what the heck it's all about.

I know one thing they have been running me hard every since the change..

 

If a Swift 'suit' comes up and shoves a paparazzi type camera in your face and asks you how you like the new program at Swift, where your bread is buttered lol, you'll say "oh yeah, Plus 1 is the best thing since sliced bread"...

Someone may have said it already-- Plus 1 stands for 1 extra load per week per driver. They tried to bring this out last year if you'll recall. They asked each driver to drive so many miles extra per week. I guess no volunteers came forward.

I'm all for more miles. Where are they going to come from when you sit for 10-12 hours after emptying out every time? My opinion freight has been slow all year.I'm considering shaking things up and hiring a driver to team up with me in the new year.

 

I heard your old mentor might be available

 

LMAO.....Inkeper, you are just not a nice guy...