Can anybody out there driving for swift tell me what's up with the idle time?how do they expect u too sleep when it's 100 degrees out?
Diary of a current Swifty
Discussion in 'Swift' started by 1nonly, Feb 15, 2010.
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They don't, you know...try this:
When you get done with eating and showering, and generally relaxing, go out and jog two or three times around the truck stop/terminal...you will be so over heated and tired, you won't notice the 135 degrees inside the sleeper!
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OK, got a lot to cover. The load I T-called in Jonestown was 311 miles. When I got there, they had me do a drug test (my first ever random with Swift). Then they sent me to Chester, PA to get a load (live load) going to Rotterdam, NY (pd miles- 346). That load was a drop at the final.
[A side note: if you ever pickup at Kimberly Clark in Chester, you are allowed to sleep on the street outside the plant, but beware the beggars. They will wake you up- they don't care.]
I guess they didn't have enough drivers in the midwest because they had me deadhead from Rotterdam to Plainfield, IN to get a load on Monday. That was a live load which dropped in Monroe, MI (pd miles 1028 ) on Tuesday. Then I did a quickie local from Perrysburg, OH to Willard OH (pd miles- 101) It was a Pepperidge Farms plant in Willard that I delivered to and it sure did smell good! Almost as good as Kellogg
Anyway, I then went to the terminal in Columbus to get a trailer which delivered in Elizabeth, NJ last night (pd miles- 600). I'm now at the drop yard in Avenel. They had me scheduled to do a local today, but it was cancelled overnight. So now I'm waiting for another load, but I've had to turn down everything they've sent me because my 70 is very low. I've only got 3 hours available today. Can't do much with that.NDBADLANDS, Rattlebunny, JustSonny and 1 other person Thank this. -
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I'm not a recruiter. I don't know all the current policies. Swift accepted my local experience when I started, but that may have changed. As for whether or not it's a good idea to work for Swift, do some reading and decide for yourself. Some like it, some tolerate it, some hate it. It all depends on what you are looking for.
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Finally got a load out of New Jersey I could actually do, after turning down 4 preplans. I picked up a trailer at the Avenel drop yard and took it to Waynesburg, OH the next afternoon (pd miles- 448). It turned out to be a load of asbestos going to a landfill. It was pretty cool how they unloaded it- I dropped the trailer and they had a big bulldozer with a fifth wheel attachment on the end of an arm. They hooked that bulldozer to the trailer and lifted up the nose so all the garbage dropped out the other end. Then I hooked back up to the trailer and left. Simple as that! It's neat to see how they do things sometimes.
I'm currently on a load I picked up in Warrendale, PA yesterday and delivers in Livonia, MI tomorrow (pd miles- 347). So I'm taking a 34hr restart in New Boston today. I have a hometime request in for here on the 28th, but they're a bit too early. I'll just ask if they can run me local for a couple days, or maybe get me a round trip Home Depot load out of Monroe.Rattlebunny and alex94 Thank this. -
Raiderfanatic, Swift wouldbe a good choice if you want to drive OTR...There's all kinds of frustraded people out there with all starter companies...Werner has lots of ticked off drivers,so does Swift...JB...GTI...etc...like 1nonly said, it depends on ur looking for and ur attitude. If u keep an open mind,you'll be fine.I'm going back on the road and chose Swift because they have freight and lots of choices if I want to go dedicated down the road. Some companies are hurting still and Swift is so big that there's a better chance to stay busy then smaller co's...I've ran into swift drivers and most are very happy..there are some that nothing will ever make them happy....just my .02.......
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