Swift Transportation Company, Inc. - Phoenix, Az.

You've been with them for 8 years? That's a miracle. Why is it a miracle? Because it's almost unheard of. I'll take your word on it though.

I take note of something that does plant a seed of wonderment in my mind. You claimed you left Marten, for reasons including being "bs'd" about getting on with a dedicated position, yet you have languished for 8 years at Swift waiting for the same thing?

I also noticed that in two of your ten posts, you have tried to steer someone to Swift, and have in this post asked people to private message you. Be careful that this is not misinterpreted as an attempt to recruit people.

This puts me in a difficult position, because I see the need for people to offer their opinions of companies, and I do want to encourage the positive as well as the negative, but at the same time, my own research (stretching over several years) into just about every aspect of that company leaves me wanting to gag. They are that bad. I've documented much of it in these very forums.

One person in many years has been able to convince me that they were bonafied and had the history with the company that they claimed, but they were working out of one certain terminal that is the exception to the rule.

Do you know which terminal that would be?

Are you aware of the difference between the status of those drivers that work out of that terminal, versus all the others?

 

During orientation at Marten in early 1999, out of curiosity I asked if they had very many dedicated opportunities and got a very flat, unequivocal "no" in response. Not sure how Marten recruiters might answer this question to prospective drivers though.

The job security and miles I get at Marten both suit me fine.

-MT-

 

a miracle yes, but not un-do-able, as the swift driver that works out of my warehouse has been with swift for 7 years now. i couldn't believe that either, but yes, that's how long he's been with'em.

 

My trainer at Swift had been with them for six years when I was with him. He said he was making more as a trainer than he would going solo somewhere else. So it is possible, highly unlikely but possible.

 

Yes, I saw that, and it's an iffy area of concern with us. Private messaging is one method that recruiters have abused in the past, in spite of the fact that you wanted people to contact you, rather than the other way around.

Really...do you think that there is not one person who visits this board, that is not aware of that company? I truly apologize. I know my bias is on my sleeve at the moment. And it's wrong as well for me to single you out like this, but that company stinks, and there's just no way I can see it any differently.

Okay...I'm going to hold you to that promise.

Uummm....why didn't you answer my previous questions?

 

Okay..point taken folks. Without question, there are people who stay on with Swift for long periods of time. I didn't meant to imply otherwise. But, as a percentage of their entire fleet, the people that do hang around for more than a year, are in the single digits.

It's the 150% or more that leave them each year that one needs to keep in mind when discussing that company. They're not leaving for no reason.

 

When I got on at Swift back in the day, I got paired with a trainer who had been with Swift nearly six years. He [complained] about them every day, but he HAD held on that long. Not long after he graduated me, he went to a company out of Indiana called "Winners Only". I assume he's still with that outfit.

 

Roadwarrier666,glad to hear you like it with Swift.I could not put up with their BS.If you are happy there and making a good living,keep it up.As for me I found a much better outfit to drive for.