I have a question.. I have 3 yrs OTR. Been off the road about a month and a half. My problem is I live in Michigan,,north of I-96, which seems to...
I see by your profile,,you've been a driver for all of 2 years. Guess that makes you some kind of an expert...I think most of us would like to...
Or so I thought...just found out that even Swift isn't hiring drivers from Michigan who live north of I-96.. So I guess on with the search...
I am so glad to hear that you have yet to encounter a problem such as the one bulldog has. But only with 1 1/2 years behind you..it's not a...
My hubby didn't have problems with Swift, the company. He got the miles and we lived quite comfortably. He had a good rapport with his planner. He...
Bulldog..sorry to hear about the fustration.... Makes me wonder at times if those in a position to dispatch/manage trucks and drivers, Have a real...
Even though I've only been in the industry for 3 years...I agree. With everything we as drivers have to deal with on a daily basis. Just have to...
Driving a trk governed at 62 mph, and moving over to the hammer lane to allow another driver,,big trk or 4 wheeler, onto the highway and they fail...
Being from Michigan myself, have found this to be common. Not much freight coming into the state on a regular basis. Just gotta stay flexible I...
Well all set for oreintation (again) May 3rd,, in New Boston. What I don't know is what trk availability is... Would like to run the "907"...
On some level this may be true...but as for this driver, I beg to differ...let's just leave it at that....
Not sure if they still do it or not..but they did have a trk and trl. driving to several Swift terminals for those drivers who don't get thru...
Now that's the way to handle it..I know all to well how "persuasive" planners can be, while on the phone. When this type issue arises I make sure...
Sure is nice when a Swift driver is recognized, I to have gotten similar comments. Once even from a Greyhound driver, who made it a point to come...
Last I knew quite a bit of freight moves over I-40... So you would have quite a few options running out of the OKC terminal. Small terminal...
Three years ago when I trained in Millington day 1 there were 99 people. By the time we started the "class" portion there were like 75-80. When I...
Lots of questions...my question to you is how long have you looked into this? I trained through Swift 3 yrs ago. Since you live in WI. more than...
I myself would like to start a chain of TRUCKER freindly resturants.. Good food resonable price.. No fuel island,,store full of gadgets nobody...
Unfortunately the Unemployment Security Commision has nothing to do with what is and isn't on your DAC. It's a shame that companies are allowed to...
I was told in School that steers could not exceed 12,000. Then I was told by another If you were to look in your Motor Carriers Road Atlas under...
