Driver for Swift(Annoyed with Dashcam)

@IluvCATS your input is needed

 

This kinda bothers me... In my experience, the people who are willing to "say something stupid on purpose"... These are the same people that are willing to DO something stupid on purpose.

 

PM me and I will give you a contact to a company out of Michigan.

No BS.
lol, you’ll probably make 4 times what you’re making now and get home every week for a couple days.

 

@EternalHopez

You remind me of one of my trainees. Now he had a plan and executed it to perfection. He also came from a background where any disrespect could get you shot, you know what I mean.

He chose trucking as his means to escape that cycle of insanity. He worked for Swift for a bit over a year, a good student, and he made Platinum status within three months. I drilled into all my trainees how to maximize success at Swift, and the bonus system is an important way to do it. Look up the requirements for Platinum. It's not hard to get, just do your job the right way.

That trainee lived in the truck for over a year. By that time he saved enough money to by a wrecker and went into business for himself. I talked with him last week and he is about to pull the trigger on getting a heavy haul wrecker, to move on up to pulling trucks out of a mess. He's home every night, able to spend time with his son, and provide well for his family.

During our team phase of driving he made one mistake. He took a curve too fast during team phase, when I was in the sleeper. The inertia detector caught it, flagged it, and sent it immediately to Safety. He never made that mistake again during his time with Swift or thereafter.

While I might have thought the motion sensors and speed parameters at Swift were a cattle prod in the posterior, I simply learned to drive within them. I know for a fact that it made me a better driver, far better prepared to drive customer trucks with much stricter parameters. Some of our driveway drivers are constantly getting dinged by over speed, hard braking events, high speed corners, etc. We got rid of all those drivers last year, after losing a major account.

One last thing I want to add is about respect. Learn to say, "Yes, Sir" "No, Sir", etc. That goes a long way to establishing your professional conduct. I now work in a very different part of trucking, flatbed to the oilfield. It's rare to not be addressed as "Sir" or "Boss". Respect, as has been noted on this thread, is definitely a two way street. Give respect liberally.

Yes, some respected members have given great advice in harsh terms. I try to be less harsh. It doesn't matter so much the tone of advice. The important thing is to focus on the advice.

 

Are you under contract with Swift?

 

Well said, Sir.