Decided to go with Swift

Ok, it says "award winning drivers are safe and courteous". That doesn't mean "our" award winning drivers, or "all" award winning drivers. But most likely somewhere on the planet ,, there are award winning drivers who are safe and courteous. So they're not lying or wrong.

 

http://www.trucking.org/Driving_Championships.aspx

Swift encourages drivers to participate. If you make it to nationals you get an all expenses paid week's vacation with you and your spouse. Over the years there's been a few champions that have come from Swift.

In order to qualify for entering the competition Swift requires an RA score of zero or better and 100% on time. "RA" means Risk Analysis, the internal score that includes anything that would go on a CSA score plus events like over speeding, taking a turn too fast, hard braking events, or being reported by the motoring public for discourteous or dangerous driving.

 

Swift was always a sponsor when I was with them...but with DHE, I placed 2nd for State...and got a buckle!

Me and the owner of DHE, Bob Massman ...he was President Cal Truck Assoc that year

 

I'm a sucker for things like that, so I'll admit, I'm a little jealous.

 

Fantastic Otter! Must have been a great experience.

 

It was a fun day...sunburn and all! The way they set up the course, turns out it is actually more luck than skill. The ROADEO was originally a competition of LTL and local drivers, mainly UPS, FedEx, Yellow, so the course design isn't really for long box so they "adjusted". Driving on a "course" is so very different from reality. Don't pay much attention to the little things we use as clues for positioning on the streets and highways...they aren't there in the course, so a lot of guess work determining where your steer tire is in a tight turn, or how close (without touching) the "dock plate" is to the back end.

In 2013 the Nationals were held in SLC, and this year in Philly.....SLC no biggie, but Philly I wanted it too much I guess......TOTAL FAIL of course!

Any idea why Swift doesn't enter drivers in the CA state competition? Not a single one in either the North or the South past few years. Only thing required is the company have a terminal in the State.

 

Not sure why no California drivers. I'm thinking about entering next year.

 

If they drive anything like the 4-wheelers in SoCal, I have a good idea why.....

 

There's a remarkable change in your appearance since that picture. Did a werewolf, I mean wereotter, bite you one full moon night?