Swift 3 months update -- my personal experience

No, not that far out.

But with 7-8 days to go and 2000 miles?
Start rejecting anything that does not get you closer.

Utah to Denver should be pretty easy.
From Denver to KS or MO or IL should also be pretty easy.
From there to OH should be a piece of cake.

Your DL should really be helping you more on this. That IS their job, after all.
You work WITH the DL, not FOR the DL. The DL is supposed to be looking out for you, not working against you.

At least, that has been my experience here.

 

@XenonOxide --

This thread reminds me A LOT of my first 6 months or so back at Schneider.

Granted--your freight volume situation here is clearly worse; nonetheless--it sounds/reads a lot like the "first-year CDL driver blues".


Suggestion: HANG IN THERE, BABY!!! (as they say)....

If you hang tough.....and simply "out-last the problem"--it WILL get better.

Been there, seen that....

At this point, given current market conditions, your other possible options will likely leave you worse off than you are now.

If you quit to go on to a "better" carrier...with (supposedly) more/better freight.....you'll have to start off at the bottom all over again--and begin once more to prove yourself (and "pay your dues") from scratch. NOOOOOTTT COOL.

Stick with it. Persistence pays.....trust me.

Later on--you'll be GLAD YOU DID.

-- Lual

 

This post should be required reading, AFTER what the recruiter tells you. Quite frankly, I don't see much change in the "cons" for the last 40 years. Many times, new drivers come from a supportive job, and are horrified at the apparent lack of concern. Years ago, you were hired because you convinced the boss you didn't need to be babysat. The biggest change I see, is putting up with our computer society. When loads were written on a black board in chalk, not much could go wrong, but today, with our dependence on computers, it's a different world with a mere power failure causing havoc. I go by how long a company has been around. Swift has been there, and has great accounts for years. Someone like "Blitz Trucking",,,not so much. Thanks for the positive post, you are the kind of folks that will go far in trucking, and Swift is a good start. If you make it at Swift, you'll make it about anywhere.

 

Hopefully something pops up from SLC directly to Ohio, or atleast through Chicago/KC etc.

 

See how easy that was?
Trucking can be a tough game. Sometimes you gotta be an ***hole to get another ***hole's attention.
Good luck