I DRIVE FOR SWIFT ARE THERE ANY COMPANIES WITH SLOWER TRUCKS
Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by antoinefinch, Nov 25, 2015.
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WHEN I WENT TO WORK FOR DEPT OF DEFENSE! I LOST 10 YEARS DRIVING TIME AND HAD DOWNGRADED MY LICENSE HAD TO START OVER WITH NEW CDL, SEE HADN'T DROVE SINCE 1995Dumdriver and Blaskowitz Thank this.
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Swift is one of those companies that's owned by morons. The trucks are therefore spec'd out by morons. Company policies are obviously then moronic. And the biggest moron is the chief Beancounter.
Idiot. The very first thing that happens when you jack around with the factory ECM parameters is you have problems with the emissions devices. If you have an automatic transmission, jacking around with the engine parameters screws the transmission up too.
You would save more money with more efficient use of time. Having your trucks in the shop so much for emissions problems will cost you a lot more than the fuel would. The down time, the loss of productivity.
If your truck is in the shop for more than 4 hours a month, your setup is costing you money. You're losing out on shop time along. Not even counting the loss of productivity, and putting a driver up in a motel.
Your studies were performed in controlled environments, not real world. Did you factor in the breakdown and shop time? There is a price that you pay for detuning a truck from factory specs.lovespink, gwillh, antoinefinch and 4 others Thank this. -
I dont get the big high you get,when you pass me.
I get off the pedal,and let you go.
Your thinking you made some stock car move...austinmike, Highway Sailor and DC843 Thank this. -
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That's what happens when you take out your Swift anger on the poor caps lock keybottomdumpin and Bob Dobalina Thank this.
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TROLOLOLOLO!
IT IS CALLED THE shift KEY!
YOU HAVE TWO OF THEM!
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UPS. Over here in Jersey, they drive 55 on the turnpike, even though they can go much faster. I guess they want to stretch out that $33 an hour.
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In California, I've been passed by UPS doubles going so fast that I nearly had a brown streak of my own!lovespink, bottomdumpin and 91B20H8 Thank this.
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What I don't understand is why you have 13 years experience and you went with swift? I understand that those 13 years weren't till today since you had to serve time in the military but I would think you could find something better than a mega.
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