First off, I know I'm a piece of #### for abandoning a truck. I had left swift for another company and was at an all time low in life. Ended up ditching a truck and walking deep into the woods of northern Montana thinking I would play survivor man till I died. After 7 days of only water I realized that I still wanted to live so I came out of the woods and hitchhiked to Missoula. I bought a bus ticket home and got back on at swift.
I've been back at swift for a year and am growing restless of driver cams telling me my following distance is too close when climbing a hill or in rush hour traffic. They also took away my standard in June and put me in an International LT. I dont disrespect drivers who prefer automatics but they just aren't for me. I hate using the brake pedal and find myself using it all the #### time. The stick is my brake of choice.
So here I am thankful as all hell to still be employed in the industry but desiring a little more freedom while being blacklisted from any other company besides swift. Welcome to Hell, but I deserve it. Swift pays 1.02 a mile to owner ops with a 30 cent fuel surcharge. So about 1.32 a mile. I have $25k in the bank and am looking to buy a 2013 volvo with D13 with 500,000 miles on it. No warranties and they want $49,000 I'm hoping to get it for 40k with a bank note. How bad of an idea is this? Should I go for a newer truck?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Abandoned truck on DAC. Was rehired at swift, looking to buy a used truck and run it with Swift
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by DirtyhandsMcgee, Aug 24, 2019.
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Pretty bad idea.......
1st if your gonna lease the truck to swift are you sure they don’t require the same camera system your complaining about in o/o trucks.....?
2nd $1.35 sucks.......70’Nova, autopaint, Western flyer and 10 others Thank this. -
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Save money driving a volvo with 500,000 miles at a buckthirty two.
I am not saying it can't be done, but would you to come back on here in a year and tell us how well you make out.
Oh yea, all companies do not use dat.CorsairFanboy, Concorde, ChevyCam and 4 others Thank this. -
If u dont like the drive cam telling u ur following to close then dont follow so close and it wont go off. Who says u are blacklisted , there is plenty of companies that will hire u. But they are gonna be non megas
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Oh yea, all companies do not use dat.[/QUOTE]
All companies do some sort of background check on previous employers though. I havent really tried anywhere, I'm just assuming that no one will touch me with a ten foot pole.... not even in a hazmat suit.Intothesunset Thanks this. -
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Hell I had some friends that had a driver cut his throat trying to commit suicide in their truck. Thy spent 15 grand changing out the interior and getting the blood out of it. They hired him back a year or so later after he got his life back on track. lol
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