Less than 1500 miles a week

He can request a different Driver Leader, but that has nothing to do with planners and being dispatched.
He is planned out of whatever area he is in currently, so that changes as he moves around the country.

You need to realize that he started during the slowest time of the year. There can sometimes be 100 or more drivers than loads in certain areas, so we all have to wait longer between loads in those areas.
His being a new driver has nothing to do with it. The drivers with the earliest PTA are given loads first. First in, first out.

Swift isn't a bad place to work, but there are certain times of the year when freight is slower.
It can make things difficult and frustrating, especially if one is just starting out during one of those times.

It will get better pretty soon.

 

When I worked team a long time ago I always felt bad for the solo driver that had to do a live load and he or she was very happy that they were going to get that trip from PA, to Twenty Nine Palms, CA. The drivers wait all day on the load finally get moving with it just to relay off the load in 150 miles. Plenty of time on it because we just drop it and it sat for a week before it got unloaded at this customer. Then here we come along as a team and grab it and haul it all the way out there. You have to keep making noise otherwise you won't get miles.

 

Your eye tore?

 

First time I felt sad for trucker.

 

Make friends with other Swift drivers that are getting good miles and ask them for tips on how to "work" the company, and its people.

With some companies the solution is a hundy given to your dispatcher weekly... (I don't condone that method)

Mikeeee

 

Articulate ignorance ...

 

He may owe Swift for the cdl schooling, but many companies will offer reimbursement of some type. Do some research, find some small to mid size companies, research some more, and then ditch Swift.

 

The megas operate differently. Someone else answered you stating they lease the trucks, etc. They don't, they own the trucks, but when they buy 1,000 at a time, do you think they pay the sticker price? They buy them with a large enough discount that when they sell the truck, they're selling it for the same price.

 

Where do you get your information?

This is from the 2015 Swift SEC filing:

Swift leases almost all of their OTR tractors under the terms I stated. The tractors remaining are specialized or day cab tractors that have no impact on OTR operations. Things happen like I say, I have no motivation is BS anyone.

 

Freight slows down in winter. Especially for flat bed and dry van. In March things should pick up. If they don't then get 6 months experience and find better job.