Diary of a current Swifty

Thanks for posting your experience with Swift. I read your posts when I was deciding on which company to go with, and I went with Swift myself. I don't regret my decision.

By the way, you aren't the only one who has trouble finding empties. We always run into that problem when we drive the East Coast (in my limited, three weeks of experience).

 

OMG my mentor used to tell me all the horror stories of going over on the fuel even by .001 gallons. He always had me stop the pump 1 gallon short of whatever they opened up on the qualcomm. Maybe I will try it next time.

I've been routed to get fuel at the end of loads before then got preplanned for the next load a couple of times when they said don't show up with more than 1/2 tanks and been overweight. It's a colossal waste of time and potential miles for the driver so I recommend trying to outsmart the system and anticipate such as you have done there. As an example, yesterday the fuel route told me to go get fuel on the way to the shipper. I noticed on the map I would be going past the fuel stop on the way to the shipper and back by the fuel stop on the way back out to the route destination. PP showed the weight as 35,090 pounds. I know better than to go full tanks and was right when I scaled the load before fueling, it was 79,000+. The trip was about 350 miles so I just put in enough to get 5/8ths.

Speaking of fuel got a message on Q regarding that today.
Apparently the company does not want drivers requesting emergency open fuelings. They want the drivers to seek reopting fuel before it reaches the point of emergency from now on.
Full Tank = 1200 miles
Each Quarter = 300 miles
Last Quarter = 250 miles

Sadly another message came across today regarding low bridges and a Question: Does a 13'6" trailer fit under a 12' 8" bridge? There were two accidents with drivers thinking they will be OK and attempting to fit under a low bridge. One driver was detoured but still decided to trust his GPS unit....

I enjoy reading about your work life 1nonly keep it coming and my apologies for interjecting.

 

I guess that all depends on who's tape measure you use & who's standards of measument.

Quick answer.... YES! Nice & Tight!!!

 

If I were a dispatcher and saw that come over the network, I have the driver stop.

And send a bus ticket and a big math book. "Go home until you know how math works."

There is nothing sad about it...

 

No the message came to my truck on the qualcomm from my DM I guess, otherwise from somebody high up in the office who probably mass sent to the whole company.

Sad because of the level of ignorance and incompetence running rampant in society.

 

Do you mean that trucks don't have automatic retractable air dams and trailer tops? I guess that driver will have to stay away from ... well ... um

Everywhere.

 

they had me set for 114gal the other day. Pump stopped at 114.3. I thought the qualcom said get 144.

Those messages you are getting aren't company wide. The mentor ones I have been getting might be.

 

Where they looking for any particular brand or were they just conducting an open survey?