Swift is a bad company

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by krazman, Dec 12, 2007.

  1. krazman

    krazman Light Load Member

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    Okay, Swift lied to me and told me I had a job. The liar, recruiter, said that my felony record had been ran through investigations and I was cleared for employment. Well it had not. When I got to KC they harrassed me each day I was there about it. Made me call investigations and exolain what happened. After going through all their crap and paper work , I was supposedly hired. Then I and 12 others were all told to go home and wait for a few weeks. Well nothing ever happened.
    I quit a good job making 800.00 in 5 days driving an end dump. Now I am unemployed because of Swift and their lies.

    They average about 1 dead driver a week. 8 the week before I went there. This is because of the lousy training they have. No experience in mountains or snow or heavy city traffic untill you are in the last 3 weeks of training. ( before this you only drive 2 hours a day 1 week and 4 the next and 9 the next) all in light traffic areas and decent weather. Then you spend 3 weeks 11 hours a day in the mountains and big cities and such. But, you are team driving then. So you are getting no training for this danger. You mentor is asleep.

    Stay away from Swift
     
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  3. GuysLady

    GuysLady Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    To say the Swift is a bad company is a major understatement!
     
  4. Ohnoo

    Ohnoo Light Load Member

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    Im not defending swift but... Big gapeing holes anyone?
     
  5. skullitor

    skullitor Medium Load Member

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    Hey Krazman;Most companies won't hire drivers with a felony conviction,as you can not go into Canada.
     
  6. nahmakanta

    nahmakanta Bobtail Member

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    once you clear their hurdles. and get hired, swift is one of the better companies for otr.they have the largest freight base and the pay per a mile is very compettitive.
    you got to know how to work their system. even with a bad d.m. if you take the inicitive to cummunicate to planers and dispatchers you will be moving.
     
  7. Tip

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    To say that Swift sucks is like saying you'll get wet when you go out in the rain. Thanks, but we know that already.

    You shot yourself in the foot when you believed the recruiter himself was shooting straight. Recruiters lie, man. You know that now, I know. Too bad you didn't know that earlier. They can lie because most of the time, the pinkie finger doesn't know what the ring finger is doing. Sometimes this is accidental, but most of the time it's intentional. No, a recruiter doesn't have to tell anyone at the company what he knows about incoming candidates. Your recruiter was typical. He rolled the dice and took a chance. He had nothing to lose, after all. YOU lose, but you are not his concern.
     
  8. bigblue19

    bigblue19 Road Train Member

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    With who, McDonald's?

    They just lost a $35,000,000 lawsuit because they could not produce 1 log book for a 6 month period from a driver who killed someone.

    They make up for all the cheap freight they haul by taking the money and credit rating away from the individuals who don't run in the opposite direction when they see what they are willing to hire by doing a 360 in one of their cattle calls.:biggrin_255:
     
  9. Tip

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    Swift lost what again? 35 MILLION? I just want you to repeat that figure to make sure I read it right. What happened in this case? Sounds like I need to get out the champagne bottle and celebrate, as Karma has come along and kicked some ### again.

    Yeah, Jerry and company, remember all those guys you ###### over in the past? Now you're getting your due, #######.

    Again, what happened here?
     
  10. myminpins

    myminpins Road Train Member

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    Woohoo!! They lost? Awesome!! Doubt it'll change anything, though :(

    http://www.azcentral.com/community/glendale/articles/1203gl-swiftverdict1203-ON.html

     
  11. Tip

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    Pins, thanks for posting the details of the crash.

    So the lawyer for the plaintiff was himself from Phoenix? I wonder if that is just a coincidence or if he volunteered to take the case because he had an axe to grind with SwiftQuit?
     
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