Swift gets another black-eye

This isn't really worth comment. What a ridiculous statement to say a company is supplying its drivers with substances that would place them out of service.

Obviously, you do not know much about the rules regarding out of country trucks hauling freight within our borders. While I oppose the Mexican truck program because of safety issues the concern about them hauling "our" freight is unfounded. Just like British Airways, for example cannot fly from London to New York and then on to Los Angeles (they can only fly from London to New York OR London to LA), the same rules apply to the hauling of freight. They are only allowed to bring loads into the United States and then pick up a load in the United States returning to Mexico.

And yes a company and driver have responsibility for what is on the truck but that is a limited responsibility when dealing with pre-sealed trailers. If you pick up a sealed trailer with a BOL, do you open the trailer and inpsect the entire contents of the trailer before completing your drop and hook? NO! You pick up a sealed trailer and head towards the consignee. If law enforcement asks you to break the seal and open the trailer you are required to do so. If there is stuff in the trailer that is not on the BOL you would not be aware of that since you picked up the sealed trailer. The only time you, as the driver, become fully responsible (and liable for penalty) is if you observed the trailer being loaded. If it is pre-sealed, you accept responsibility to haul what is listed on the BOL to its destination.

 

The problem I have with you posting this in the first place is what is the motive? I wonder if it had been Roehl or Marten or some other company that most view as great companies if you would have posted it? It comes across as another smack at a company for which many people drive and like. Your closing comment in post two about buying Swift equipment gives your motive away. There are many honest, hard working people at Swift and someone who mentions Christ at the bottom of each post ought to practice His way of not putting others down or trying to put others in a bad light. Think about how Swift drivers feel when all they hear is themselves being made the butt of most trucking jokes. Is that how Christ would treat people? I think not.

 

Can anyone spell RECRUITER??? ROFLMAO!!!!!

 

Maybe you should go back an read who was acting strange and who told them there was drugs in the trailer.