Diary of a current Swifty

Been there a few times..not bad...but like any terminal there will no doubt be drivers there b###chin' and complainin'

 

i hear ya gladiator,that seems to be the norm ..i was postin on the other website the FFE thread,i was hired by them but i took RTI instead,it's dry van freight vs. reefer.we'll see how it goes i guess

 

Ok. So i have been looking at Swift's website and they don't say what the solo driver's pay is for new driver's. Does anyone know?

 

The recruiters were at my school a couple days ago. New drivers as follows:

Training week 1-4 $450/week
Training week 5-6 $500/week
0-3 months .25/mile
3 months .26/mile
4 months .28/mile
6 months .30/mile
9 months .31/mile
1 year .32/mile
2 years .33/mile
3 years .34/mile
4 years .36/mile
5 years .38/mile

For flat bed add .01 cent/mile for all of the above. This is the rates at the Phoenix Terminal.

1nonly,

Thank you for all the posts and keep up the good work, it is a great insight for us folks just breaking into the business!

 

This is from 2006. Don't know if it is current. Swift cut CPM during recession and there has been some discussion here on the forum about whether or not CPM has returned to pre-recession levels.


Eastern Division Western Division
Training weeks 1, 2 $450/wk
Training weeks 3, 4 $450/wk
Training weeks 5, 6 $500/wk

Start$.26/mi.
3 Months$.27/mi.
4 Months$.30/mi.
6 Months$.33/mi.
9 Months$.34/mi.
1 year$.35/mi.
2 years$.36/mi.
3 years$.37/mi.
4 years$.39/mi.
5 years$.41/mi.

Western Division
Training weeks 1, 2 $450/wk
Training weeks 3, 4 $450/wk
Training weeks 5, 6 $500/wk

Start$.26/mi.
3 Months$.27/mi.
4 Months$.29/mi.
6 Months$.31/mi.
9 Months$.32/mi.
1 year$.33/mi.
2 years$.34/mi.
3 years$.35/mi.
4 years$.37/mi.

5 years$.39/mi.

Mileage pay is based on Rand-McNally dispatch miles over 300 miles. ​

Pay scale subject to change without notice.

http://swift.drivers-central.com/swift-transportation/driver-pay.cfm ​

 

Well, my info was handed to us in class just 2 days ago so it should be current at least for the west. Sure hope I am wrong though since yours looks much sweeter!

 

I doubt that the info you were given is wrong. Much of the discussion here on the forum about Swift pay makes me believe that the cents taken away during the depth of the recession have not been returned to the drivers.

 

My school informs us that out of the four carriers they pre-hire to, Swift, Warner, Covenant and May, May pays the most for new drivers though I don't have the exact figures. Swift was my last choice because of the pay and the fact that I can't take the truck home on home time. They have a 50 mile rule on that and I live 30 miles from the terminal. That would not be a big deal except for the fact that I ride a motorcycle and would have difficulty transporting all the gear back and forth. Yeah I know, I could take a cab but that's a 50 dollar bill one way. Other than that, as far as I can see, they are all starter companies with the usual pro's and con's that go with that. At least I do have a pre-hire from Swift so far and be it good, bad or ugly at least it will be a start!