Diary of a current Swift flatbed driver

If only I could claim the death as mine...lol she had an odd hesitation since I picked her up that 3 shops couldn't diagnose. Our Dallas shop finally diagnosed it...injectors, head and 3gal of fuel in my oil. No signs of a problem other than an occasional miss at low speed.

 

warranty.................

 

Most definitely....but the parts are on 2wk national backorder. I've already been down a full 7 days. Hence the move into the *sigh* automatic van truck....

 

not good.........so are you pulling flats with the auto, or van?

 

Van....just long enough to get my by the house for next weekend and then to Gary, IN to get into an available flatbed truck. There's one...no idea what kind of shape its in.

 

I live right in the middle between Fontana and Stockton, Commiefornia. Swift didn't have any regular flatbed shipper/receiver within 100-mile radius when I was with them.

They used to give me a dry van load for my home time as there's Wally World DC right by the house and Targét DC in Shafter (50 miles away). I'd come back out on the road with another van load, and switch back to flatbed as soon as I swing by a flatbed yard.

Like Shcmud said, I'd talk to another recruitor if you're still interested in Swifty flatbed.

 

Schmud, lets get a picture of those new lumber tarps ASAP! i can't wait.

 

And your still walking? On a serious note, please keep feeding us with those trip reports and and pics whenever you can. They are great. Diesel girl or any other Swift F'bedder also!

 

If it was a red kenworth, they mostly haul trash from one landfill to another. They do alot for Rumpke up here in Ohio.