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My experience at SWIFT

Discussion in 'Report A BAD Trucking Company Here' started by Unknown0453, Dec 20, 2015.

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  1. Dec 25, 2015 #41
    asmmm6

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  3. Dec 25, 2015 #42
    drvrtech77

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    High turnover is no excuse for terminating lazy employees or crooked ones
     
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  4. Dec 25, 2015 #43
    asmmm6

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    Yes, Swift is really ####ty! Some of the same happened to me. I hate driving with black drivers. Their music is not palatable to most white people. Seems like those in charge just don't get that.
     
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  5. Dec 25, 2015 #44
    CasanovaCruiser

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    I think that's a terrible stereotype

    My trainer at Swift was a black man and by far one of the nicest people I've met. We rocked out to Queen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and every country artist you could name.

    Like they say, "thug isn't a color, it's a personality" Plenty of white drivers would've put you through the same thing.
     
    CasanovaCruiser, Dec 25, 2015
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  7. Dec 25, 2015 #45
    stevep1977

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    I had no idea catering to your music choices was such a priority when operating an 80,000 lb vehicle safely is normally the primary concern with most people
     
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  8. Dec 25, 2015 #46
    Steel Dragon

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    Sounds like a normal day of trucking...
     
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  9. Dec 25, 2015 #47
    PackRatTDI

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    Good thing you don't park next to me. I like to listen to Classic Hip Hop on XM while I sit and do paperwork.

    "Don't push me cuz I'm close to the edge! I'm tryin' not to lose my head!"
     
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  10. Dec 26, 2015 #48
    MACK E-6

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    There's a bar near here where I've enjoyed my fair share of cold ones with this one black man whose neck was redder than mine.

    He laughed at my jokes and didn't like the "rap" crap. That was good enough for me.

    I would also call that a "culture". "Thug culture" doesn't know color boundaries.
     
    MACK E-6, Dec 26, 2015
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  11. Dec 26, 2015 #49
    Toomanybikes

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    Don't talk to me I am not making that excuse. I just saying what is, is!

    The deal is, the piece-work system of pay in trucking (pay by the mile), does nothing but encourage this type of behavior. A million and one excuses can be made up for why one driver gets paid more than another. The real reason, the bribe, is harder than hell to trace down. There is no way any employer can check what some dispatcher, manger, or planner gets in the mail. Even with camaras in the office there are a million ways you can pass on c-note undetected.

    The result is you get offices full of dishonesty. You get 100% driver turnover. As example:

    With all the cream dispatched to the dishonest, the good honest driver is left with the 300mile crap with a 2 or 3 day delivery, that doesn't add up to ####. He looks for greener pastures and who could blame him. That is why turnover is 100%. That is why Swift is filled up with dishonest employees, crappy drivers, and has the reputation it does.
     
    Toomanybikes, Dec 26, 2015
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  12. Dec 26, 2015 #50
    Zelda K

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    Uh Casanova? Ya got a dog in this race? I see you sitting behind a desk...hmmm.
     
    Zelda K, Dec 26, 2015
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