How many Swift trucks do you pass in a day?

Discussion in 'Swift' started by JustSonny, Apr 30, 2010.

  1. 59Panhead

    59Panhead Medium Load Member

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    What I always wondered is how a company like Swift can keep insurance since it seems like so many of their drivers are destroying something. Are they self insured?

    I'm clueless as I've never driven for the big companies.
     
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  3. JustSonny

    JustSonny Big Dummy

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    I wouldnt' swear to it but I would bet that Swift is self-insured. However, there are 7 or more large, well-known carriers that, by ratio of accidents/power unit, have a higher percentage of state-reported accidents than Swift. One of those well-known carrier's ratio is over 1.5x that of Swift! It's all a matter of proportion....and exposure.
     
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  4. hindsy

    hindsy Road Train Member

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    Swift really is the butt of the joke simply because there are so many of them. They earn some of the reputation themselves. I say it is what you make it.
     
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  5. 59Panhead

    59Panhead Medium Load Member

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    Absolutely, I've seen one or two really good Swift drivers and some that were total crap. But that holds true with any company. I've seen Large Car O/O's do some pretty stupid stuff too.
     
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  6. DC CAB

    DC CAB Medium Load Member

    Yes they are self insured.

    I've always thought the same, man. If I had gone by all the stuff I've heard and read, I wouldn't have gone there. But I know people talk just to do so and I went with it anyway. I haven't looked back.

    I would fall in this category, lolol! Three years with no accidents, incidents or anything. I can't afford NOT to be careful. I like and need my job to the point that I never try anything I don't think I can do.
     
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