Been working for Swift for 3 years. Started OTR dry van with Albuquerque. Enjoyed it for the most part but thought I was ready for something new and went to Walmart dedicated. Did that for a while then went back OTR again, my brother passed away, so I had to fly from Oregon back home. Went back dedicated and now have come full circle to trying OTR refrigerated.
Big reason for the change was the lack of being able to see the people I want to see and being able to drive more than deliver. From the sounds of it, I'll be out of the Rochelle, IL terminal. Decided to do this thread being there isn't much on swift refrigerated besides dedicated on here. So I will provide all that I can and give examples of the loads I am given, etc. Be safe everyone!
Swift Refrigerated, a new journey
Discussion in 'Swift' started by GladhandSW, Apr 29, 2019.
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I don’t know if you’ll be spending any time at the Rochelle terminal but I do and it’s one of my favorites now. It used to be central refrigerated so it has a much different look than the other terminals and the best showers I’ve seen at Swift. They’re also building a new Loves right next door. FYI I usually don’t run refrigerated but pass thru all the time on my GLR routes.
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Hopefully I won't be sitting at terminals haha. Hoping that reefer will be a good fit for me OTR. -
What does Swift usually haul in those reefers? Meat, poultry, produce, ice cream, frozen foods, etc?
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To be honest I kind of wanted to leave Swift to try OTR somewhere else, but with the preventables that I have I can't go anywhere else till December. So thought I would give refrigerated OTR a shot.Dave_in_AZ and Speed_Drums Thank this. -
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It does have its good sides though, you can pickup way more freight so you will stay busy better. Once you are loaded you will have better and longer trips usually, if not then the time to wait ratio really needs to be looked at. You’ll get use to loud noises if that’s a benefit cause you’ll be sleeping right next to a motor all the time. I couldn’t come up with anymore benefits right now to give it a true fairshake.
I hauled meat for another company mainly then reloaded other stuff to go back west for another round. I literally would see the cows coming in mooing and they might be my next load of boxed beef going to hunts point,ny. So my experience with refer is not with Swift and it’s been lots of years.GladhandSW Thanks this.
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