Didn't know they reimburse like that. I'm at a Swift paid for school right now,...but it's about $5k. Not sure if Melton or any company would pay THAT much.
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Now the swift van division on the other hand, I would go with melton. -
However no matter what division you're in there are parts of that company that are just too "swift" to ignore.
For instance:
Being on hold with breakdown for 3+ hours.
Fighting with payroll over reimbursements.
Speed violations for rolling down hills.
The general quality of your fellow driver.
Waiting around at terminal shops for a simple service.
NO inverter policy (seriously, Melton gives you a fridge and a 1500 watt inverter)
Just basic driver support.
Equipment/maintenance in general
Forced routing/fuel stops (being on hold with Swifts fuel dep if you needed an OOR fill up)
All these things are never a problem at Melton and I never really saw them as a problem until Melton spoiled me like they did. Got a problem, one phone call and it's handled, even safety is pretty darn friendly about things.
When everything goes as it should every company is pretty great to work for, it's how they handle things that go wrong where they truly shine and show how they take care of drivers. Melton will even pay for your showers, I know that's small but I love it for the mom and pop truck stops.
Not to mention the pay is much better and rolling 65 instead of 62 is nice too
On a positive note, I do miss the triangle. That was a really fun lane to be in and the consistency was nice.
I wouldn't go so far to tell someone not to go to Swift but I'll always tell them to go with Melton instead if they can. -
In my experience i was treated very well by chris morgan, brett Stewart, and the whole crew over there, our pay was a bit better than melton at the time I quit (with platinum status anyway), we had gravy triangle loads, and I really liked how the trucks were set up as far as the huge enclosed headaches and boxes. Really can't think of much if anything to complain about. But again since you have driven for both companies, I would not argue with you if you say melton is better.CasanovaCruiser Thanks this. -
Personally I gave up consistent lanes with easy freight for better equipment and less hold time lol
Some people might value Swifts lanes over all of that. I REALLY do miss that triangle sometimes... -
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