If you HAD to choose to work at Warner or Swift...tell me which one and why?

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  1. LilAce

    LilAce Light Load Member

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    They are not my first choices but I am starting to have problems with my first choices, such as not starting anymore training until next year (which makes me fall out of there hiring timeline) or not having a female trainer available and they only let females train females (and they also have a hiring timeline).

    So with that said, Swift and Werner both are ready and available for me to start. So I know they are both BF companies but I want to choose the lesser of two evils. So please help me make a good choice for me.

    So If you HAD to choose to work at Warner or Swift...tell me which one and why?

    THanks
     
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  3. STexan

    STexan Road Train Member

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    Six is one, half a dozen, the other. Pick the one who has a terminal closest to you if future home time is important to you.
     
  4. Ruckie

    Ruckie Road Train Member

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    As a werner enterprises employee I would recommend werner short term swift cons and pros

    1. does have a excellent lease program werner doesn't
    2. If you have a licence both will take you on a second
    3. Werner makes it easy to get a dedicated account swift probably you are going to be over the road or regional for a good time.
    4. Werner really do take care of their trucks but not so much about drivers "werner cares" can pretty much be the biggest lie in the industry.
     
  5. goodchoice10

    goodchoice10 Heavy Load Member

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    Head.....or gut???
     
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  6. LilAce

    LilAce Light Load Member

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    If you are meaning what you head or gut tells you..I just want to know if YOU had to choose which one and why?
     
  7. Snowshoes

    Snowshoes Heavy Load Member

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    I went with Werner myself, it was good, I spent a month with them and then was offered a job with a company closer to home and took it. The month I was there was with a trainer because I had a 3 year break between driving jobs. While with the trainer, he was running Family Dollar dedicated, he spent a lot of time at home because we ran through his home almost daily. I would not recommend going family dollar dedicated if you have any issues at all backing a trailer, you will do a lot of it with that account. I had a buddy that worked for Swift, he thought it was ok. Crete might be an option, I did not like Crete when I worked for them, but I know a lot of drivers that do....have you looked into them? Keep in mind, you will hear good and bad about almost every big company out there...mostly bad....just sayin.
     
  8. Powder Joints

    Powder Joints Subjective Prognosticator

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    The Answer to your delima is US Xpress...
     
  9. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Swift. They have a better flatbed program.
     
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  10. LilAce

    LilAce Light Load Member

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    I do not like USX's drive for 8 weeks with another student policy.
     
  11. LilAce

    LilAce Light Load Member

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    I do not plan to flatbed. I do not see myself lifting 85 - 100lb tarps.
     
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