Just applied to swift what to expect?

I just dropped to Silver this week.
Such poor miles all year so far.

I turned down a pplan last night that was picking up this afternoon with a live unload at 2200 tomorrow night, and all of 450 miles. It was going to PA, so totally in the wrong direction for my home time.
They sent it again later that night, again I turned it down.

Now I'm on a load going to Houston, TX, which is nearly 1000 miles in the right direction.
So I night just get to home time on time.

 

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/tr...co-driver-trainer.311510/page-18#post-5166465

 

Moose , try to get to Laredo . They have had a lot of California freight the last few months . Call Joe the planner 956-794-1111 and see if you can get it pplanned before you get there .

 

Thanks.
But heading down there will take too much time and I would miss the dates I need to be at Sacramento.
I will give him a call though. Perhaps he can find me a load or two from Houston to get me there on time.

 

It's crazy to see post like this every 3-4 months...

Yet around Lancaster terminal, I constantly see Warner, schnieder, landstar, etc.... Pulling swift trailers.

 

Lot's of crazy to go around these days.

Other carriers pulling Swift trailers, slow freight weeks after it should be getting much better, a mysterious fire that guts a bunch of old retired trucks...

Where will it end?
Cats marrying dogs or something?

 

It just screams that the company is too big and totally unorganized when DM's have drivers struggling for miles...

AND

they have to utilize third party carriers to keep freight moving.

Ridiculous!!

 

If you're anything like the Swift driver that tried to run everyone off the road yesterday they you'll do just fine there.

Thats a lie. I'm local, average $1k a week for 50 hours doing no touch reefer work. Home every. Single. Night. I think you are all insane for thinking otr is the only way to go. Get your cdl by yourself or through the unemployment office, get a local (probably bad company) job, then after six months of experience you can get a job with a good company.

 

Where did swift try to run everyone off the road at?

 

Depends on area... I make great money running local, but I live in Fort Worth. Same option isn't available if you live in the middle of nowhere