Request for Advice: Stevens vs Swift

stevens have nice trucks but i think there team driving. swift is pretty good from what i heard.

 

Swift or Stevens ? let me think about that while I decide whether to poke myself in the eye or stab myself in the leg with a fork.

 

lmfao. all i know is who eva he picks he will never pass anybody

 

Good answer

Although with Swift you get the advantage of seeing the ### end of a lot of trucks with all of them passing you.

I would be interested how the OP narrowed his choices to these two companies.

 

I drove for Swift back in 2004/5. They gave me a brand new Volvo (25,000 miles) after spending 8 weeks with a trainer. The biggest problem I had with them was getting my truck serviced. My home terminal was in Syracuse, NY, but, I rarely went up there. In six months, I think I was there twice. Compared to the Freightliner that my trainer had, the Volvo seemed under powered comparatively. Aside from that, I had no complaints about working for them. They got me home regularly and I rarely had to sit around waiting for a load. I cannot speak for their CDL training course, however. Overall, if I did OTR again, I'd consider driving for them again.

A friend of mine went with Stevens last year. It was his first OTR job. He ended up quitting because of the BS they put him through. His truck always broke down. He had to front money for hotel rooms while his truck was being serviced and they were slow with reimbursements. A 30 day training program that he had to take with them ended up lasting nearly 3 months. For a company as large as they are, it really sounded like they didn't have their act together.

 

I just completed the Swift training program, and so far I'm pleased with the experience. I can't comment on the company otherwise as I'm not out with a mentor yet. I looked into Stevens and (surprisingly) found more complaints about them than Swift. Remember, Swift is the biggest one out there, so by purely a numbers game there will always be tons of complaints in comparison to other companies.

 

I've worked for both and I would run from Stevens as fast as you can, you'll get treated better at Swift.

If you don't mind going home once every three months, pick Stevens.

 

Believe it or not, but a major percentage of drivers working for Swift are not Newbies, most of them have been driving for other companies before and have over 10-20 years experience, and No, I am not a Recruiter.