Swift Transportation Seeking Participants For A Class Action Lawsuit Phoenix Arizona

Maybe that's how USA operates. Swift doesn't do that. Whatever has been paid toward the loan is paid. You are expected to finish paying it off. And no, it does not immediately go to collections. You have to be an ADULT about it and contact them to arrange REPAYMENT OF A LOAN!

Oh, and by the way? That loan remains INTEREST FREE. Find me another financing company that will do that.

Yes, personal experience.

 

Yeah....because they already over charged by about 799%!

ROFLMAO sorry, couldn't resist that one!!!!!!!!

 

You beat me to it. LOL

 

You're right...I gotta admit when you're right. It was only worth $4.88 to get my CDL and a job...that pays three times as much as any other job I've held. ($4,400/mo) unsurvivable slave wages. No idea how I can get by on that.

(For those who don't know me, this post is dripping with thick sarcasm.)

 

Oh....wait..weren't you a trainer for Swift, Otter?

I am soooo ashamed I missed that one!

 

Yes...and I was one of the original MENTORS to boot!

But to stay on topic...I never charged for my service(s)



Just for honesty....I did accept gratuities....and an occasional meal!

 

Who here is not in violation of rule #1? Snowman...u have to be either a D.M. or a DESK-JOCKEY b'cuz there ain't no way in hell ur a brotha' truck'a with a lip like that ...secondly this information says nothing about drivers who have not gone to Swift academy being reimbursed for school tuition or twic card application besides...the only training i received from Swift is how to drive long enough to pay off some punk owner operator's truck payment

 

I think you make a valid point, but what you fail to understand is that when a major company violates wage and labor laws they should be held accountable. I'm entirely sure you don't work for free or less than your state goverment believes you to be worth at minimum, right? I fully agree in personal responsibility, and had these work contracts been drawn in a way that was fair and legal, I'd be right there beside you in your argument. Let me explain;

I was involved in a similar lawsuit with CRST. Contrary to popular belief, these companies must pay STATE minimum wage rates to any student/driver equal to that of the minimum required by law WITHIN THE STATE WHERE THEY ARE TRAINED AND HIRED. CRST alleged that because it's drivers based out of California traveled all 48 states, they did not have to pay the CA minimum 8.00 per hour. They instead paid a rate closer to that of the federal minimum. A Judge in San Diego sided with the plantiffs filing against CRST, and to avoid further litigation, the company agreed to release all former and current CA contract graduates from their contractual agreements and cease collection efforts. Had the company just increased it's training pay rate by a lousy 2 or 3 dollars an hour, it would have saved itself over 12,000,000 in damages and kept it's work contracts in tact. Kind of hard to feel sorry for em' though, dont you think??

 

THEN DONT ENTER THE CONTRACT. I hope you got it that time. It is voluntary and if you don't like the terms then take out a loan and go to an independent driving school.

 

20+ yr driver and still behind the wheel every day for 14hrs. sorry to disappoint you that I also put on the big boy pants every morning and act like a grown-up by being responsible for my own actions.