Start is .26 At 3 months its .27 at 4 months its .30 at 6 months its .31 at 9 months its .32 1 year .33
The website says 1 year exp can make that money, it does not say new drivers with 0 exp. A 12 month exp driver knows the ropes, makes more per...
The freight environment this year is the softest I have ever seen for the industry. Thats why I say 1800-2000. Doesnt mean you cant make more,...
We are taking over part of Central Freight and selling the dust bowl. We will stay at Central freight until the new terminal is built closer to...
1.61 is not much when the average wage per mile for Swift is almost .50 (Total miles driven divided by total driver wages), and fuel is .50 or...
A begining average driver for swift will run about 18-2000 miles per week. There are more miles available, but the reality is you have to build...
To be honest, what are you looking to get. What type of money in the short term do you want to make, and where do you want to be long term? How...
I am talking about OTR trucking company hiring criteria. Actually you would be surprised who can and can not be hired in regards to a felony. It...
Tip that is good advice for the whole industry, I agree. Looking through the forums I see lots of advice to keep changing jobs until you can find...
I will double check again to find out if that is true and let you know. The difference is we train to get into Swift, while a regular trucking...
Thanks. Will definately keep doing our best to reduce turnover. As far as trucks just sitting around, as a company this morning we were about...
I am not taking anything as directed at me, and I truly do appreciate your questions and responses. The only tax credit we receive is when we...
The government doesn't subsidize our drivers schools. We do not have gauranteed student loans. If a driver goes to our school, they learn the...
If you own your own truck and you bring it in, then no its not physically governed unless you request it. Lease purchase trucks are. That being...
The pet deposit is correct, half of it is automatically non refundable. They generally don't take the whole amount unless the pet chews up...
Actually our system is very straightforward when a driver quits or is terminated. When voluntary, we just select the appropriate termination code....
Goal for us is 85% turnover. In an industry where swift doesnt even compromise 5% of the drivers, and the average turnover is 120% in the total...
Company wide. I went to pull our reports up but all that I have hard data on was for last year, which was our most challenging year. We have two...
I work for Swift Transportation as a Terminal Manager for Houston TX. You will probably not find to many terminal managers for any company...
