Life in Swift Flatbed division!

Good deal.

 

Western Express Swift. The cutest thing ever

 

Well, I hope you have an enjoyable time with Swift and look forward to updates. Thank you.

 

Don't get upset, I just thought it was funny cause these two companies usually get a lot of hate. I don't doubt that there are good and proffesional drivers in these companies.
Didn't mean to personally make fun of you, but rather at a situation.

 

Spend a while out here and you'll see why, they've earned their reputation.

 

@Lepton1, @FerrissWheel and @RedRover can probably answer any questions YOU may need.

BTW, Swift earned its reputation. It is beyond any one driver's ability to change such a bad rep. So don't drink the Swift KoolAid and don't pledge allegiance to the Swift flag. Swift sees you as expendable. You should see them as nothing more than a toehold. And that goes for any company. Companies have their agenda. You'd better have your own. Anyways, I don't have any questions that you can answer, so I will back out of your thread.

Luck in battle.

 

As @TripleSix and @johndeere4020 said Swift earned every last bit of poor reputation they have.

That's not to say you aren't a good driver and that none work there. Unfortunately a large number of their steering wheel holders have no business behind the wheel of a truck.

People will judge you simply because you stepped out of a Swift truck. Don't let their comments affect you.

Do your job well and pay attention to what your doing. Take pride in the loads you haul.

In a year or two of safe driving you'll be wanting to move on to bigger and better things.

Best of luck to you.

 

Done a lot of miles in a 1978 W900A with 42" sleeper, 36" crawl through's too. May not be a motel room but make the best out of it. Most important thing to pay attention to will be on the outside of the windshield, that goes for all of us. Be safe out there.

 

Thank you for the invite to this fine thread @TripleSix.

@needitnow welcome to trucking in general and flatbedding in particular. During my two year stint with Swift my only regret was not starting out right away in the flatbed division.

There's plenty that can be learned at Swift that will serve you well. Pay attention and incorporate all the good things into good habits. Ignore the negative. Learn the "system" and how to work it to your benefit. Be willing to run any load, anywhere, at anytime. You will be a company driver, so you don't care whether or not you are going into a low paying freight lane.

OP, what's your career plan after putting in a solid year or two at Swift?