***is It Fair To Bash Certain Companies***

..it's not a matter of whose right or wrong, (I worked 4 yrs for a Swift O/O), but what this site does is to try and save ppl from getting discouraged after spending $$$ for CDL's and waste a portion of their life! I look at life in general as "all life experiences are valuable!' But one would hate to see someone with false expectations, esp those who shouldnt be in this OTR industry to begin with, make a bad decision---often getting training with the 'right' co. can change all that---I bailed on my 1st trainer after the 1st week!! It's just trying to inform and help newbies, etc.!! Sorry if that offends you..

 

Turnover percentage is what you want to look at to see who is losing drivers and who is not.
Say Swift has 20000 but loses/drops 4000 per year, thats 20%
Joe Blow Trucking Company has 5000 drivers but only drops or loses 500, that's 10%

4000? or 500? who is better?

 

There are a several co.s that are NOT a roll of the dice!! If they dont want to hear what pro divers have to say, then they can go their merry way and find out for themselves!! Just remember, "We told ya so!"

 

I think the perception of the Swift's is they don't have to treat you right. There will be another sucker coming through the door to take your place.

Doesn't mean they happy drivers and some bad eggs. It means they have tons of people in and out the door.

So they could give a rats +++ if you are happy.

 

The problem with Swift is they just don't care, they've got 16,000 trucks to keep moving and they don't care what it takes to do it. Drivers are merely tiny gears in a giant machine, easy to replace and not worth the effort to maintain. There are some companies that treat there drivers much worse than Swift. Swift doesn't care but these other companies screw their drivers over with malice aforethought and for some strange reason a lot of them are based in SLC, go figure.

 

The state of Utah is a right to work state.
If the company is based there they will follow the laws of the state.
In Utah a company can fire you without any cause, or for any reason, and you cannot do anything about it.

 

Since you aren't privy to other people's experience, except to the extent that they communicate them here, do you think that it is somewhat disingenuous to say they are giving "false information"?
Additionally: OPINION can be neither right or wrong, it is simply OPINION.

 

My Grandpa used to say " OPINIONS ARE LIKE ### HOLES....EVERYONE HAS ONE AND MOST ALL OF THEM STINK "