Going with swift

I started with swift. Got the run around financially, and ended up having to hold truck hostage to settle up. Went owner operator after that and had almost a decade of success. Like any other company, make sure to write everything down, keep copies and don't let them get away with anything. When I was there, it seemed like my terminal was paying 1/2 of the drivers one week, and putting other 1/2 off until the next week. I only got properly paid the right amount on time twice in 6 months of being there. As another option, every West Side Transport driver I have ever talked to out of MA. has always said wonderful things about that company. I have never worked for west side personally...but may be worth checking out if Swift isnt a good fit?

 

Just did their online cdl test does that mean I got in to schooling and how do they verify work history since I worked for family?

 

I'm in the same boat, just finished day 1 in SLC. Sounds like my day was the same as yours. The only thing I didn't do was the road test, as I'm fresh out of school and will have to be with a mentor for 240 hours automatically.

 

I did Sears dedicated out of Wilkes Barre, PA. The one positive was that I was always close to home. Bad side was that the experience I received with Swift dedicated was very low miles. They pretty much contained me to a 200 mile radius from the DC. I don't know if Walmart would be better? I did pull some loads out of walmart's dc up here in central new york state, as with anything though, in my opinion anything non dedicated is going to give better mileage/i.e. better pay. Just a thought.

 

Hey radny, I am looking at Swift dedicated out of Syracuse, any info on weekly $. home time... thanks

 

The pay depends on which dedicated acct it is. For example, Target refrigerated out of Ft Worth pays about 47 or 48 CPM, Home Depot OTR pays 34 CPM, Kohls pays 31, while Sears pays 33. Home time is also controlled by the customer and what is needed to service the account. The recruiter might be able to tell you, but I doubt it. Someone at the Syracuse yard should be able to though.