How is the freight?

right now freight is bad in some areas they keep telling me, also a huge shortage of MT's lately which the 2 doesnt add up, spent over 4 hours one night searching several areas for a MT for my load the next morning. I know location makes the biggest difference, CA seems to be a little slow, WA and OR is slow at times, east coast is good if you want to hang out over there. Some weeks I make $500 gross and some $700. I learnt to ALWAYS try to get an MT after making a drop lately since its so hard to find one, before depending on how late in the night I would just bobtail out for easier parking.

 

you could always try another company, I have talked with some Knight drivers who said they are getting great miles

it seems we are losing customers, walmart I think was the biggest loss, everytime I go to a DC its CRE trucks everywhere and im usually the only Swift
My DL even made sure I could get my last loads delivered on time since he said they are worried and it was a "hot load" he called it so im assuming there are some angry customers right now, I think the largest issue are the dumb planners that are screwing up a LOT lately, giving loads with no time, giving loads that were supposed to be delivered the day before etc....They need to get organized and fix their crap.

 

East coast is cool for a company driver because you get paid by the mile regardless of what the load pays. Other trucks will make up that company loss. Sucks for an O/O because alot of east coast loads don't pay for #### and its hell getting back out of the new england area.

 

Freight is steady ... If you know what you're doing, how to manage your hours and work the process - 2500 miles week is cake and you should be able to get close 3000 a week regularly.

 

I hear ya!!!!!

 

So, have you been to any Walmart DCs other than Cheyenne and Fallon ... Which are 2 of the only 4 DCs - the other 2 being Casa Grande and Sterling - that CRE has the delivery contract ... As opposed to at least 12 DCs, that I know of, that Swift has the delivery contract.