Swift will require you to get a new med exam when you become hired by them. They usually do it on the first day of orientation. However, if it...
These are my 2011 pre tax numbers. I am a L/O leased to Swift. My truck is paid for and I am on a dedicated run that has very light loads. My...
I've looked at my IFTA mpg per month for the last three years. July and September are my best months, 9.5 mpg avg (or higher. Swift caps the mpg...
IMHO one additional hour of driving before or after the 11/14 hr work clock is reasonable. Of course that definition happily matches the time it...
I've been thinking about going to a single drive on my truck. My loads are light, around 10K, however the company I'm leased to requires the truck...
Reefers are quiet compared to apu's. I would much rather have a reefer running next to me, even if it is in cycle mode, than an apu.
Usually about 3 per day, the other 5 or so troopers have gotten their trucks and are busy writting them up.
Freight out is the big problem. Try to avoid having a thurs / fri drop in Wa, lest you get stuck for the weekend.
I went from company driver to O/O at six months. There is no advantage to being a company driver longer than necessary to qualify. At six months...
The one I drive. (Dice1's might be better thou)
I work a JCP dedicated account at another carrier. The thing to keep in mind about JCP is that they have the same policy implemented differently...
You should try for about 3ft from the greenhouse to start a 10ft wide drive down the to new greenhouse pad. This drive should go up straight about...
If you don't have a cdl and you weren't an employee, it's hard to see where that failed test would go. They couldn't put it on a DAC because you...
Congrats on your lease, I hope it works out for you. This is what I would do: 1. Dynamic wheel balancers, I use Centramatics but...
At Sumner it's one way or the other. If you can find parking in the bobtail area, every POV parking spot is filled. If you can find parking for...
I'm going with left frame rail, just about where the back of the cab is, the wire harness is chaffed with one or two wires broken and a couple...
In 2004 I bought a former Interstate Distributor's truck that had 640K on it. Things slowly went wrong, including a bearing failure on the front...
Speak for yourself, if you are an electronics tech, then the future is yours!!
) Is about 8.83 MPG (US) which is still really really good.
get the Oregon permit before you cross into Oregon. They will fine you for not having one. When you cross the scales in Oregon hold the permit up...
