Swift

Come on man! Wake up and smell the bacon. Some of us with good jobs get on here in our free time trying to warn people, not get off posting some nonsense bashing of a big company. You want to listen to someone who has been in the industry for less than six months over someone who has been talking to drivers for over a decade? Take a reality shot before you leap. I will say this, in the cesspool of big box trucking Swift is one of the ones that float.

 

I guess you didn't see he was from San Diego, CA...your terminal (Columbus, Ohio) is the only Sears dedicated terminal Swift has...great terminal in my book...where he lives the closest terminal would be Fontana/Mira Loma, and his proximity to it would negate any dedicated positions they have out there. Wal Mart or Costco would be about it..and as a newbie, that would take some real kissazzing to get into before 1 year! You also get East Coast differential plus your pay rate is determined by the current contract with Sears!

 

well i have a couple of questions my husband jsut started TDI here in Mississippi and one of the recruiters from Swift has approached him so i was wondering about the home time (as the wife this is my main concern)
how often do you as a swift driver get to go home and how much time do you get to spend at home 2 . also if he already has a cdl and goes through the TDI School will he also have to go to the Swift school , im sorry if these questions are stupid but i have no idea how the trucking world works and am curious just how much i am going to have to sacrifice LOL !

 

Bronco, Swift dose not start at .33, it is .27 however they took .01 away for 90 days.

MS, there is no set home time. It is for every 6 days out you get 1 day home, but don't work that easy, it would be more like 20 days out for 3 days of home time.

 

yeah thats what ive heard i am not really happy about him being gone all the time but from what i understand there is no OTR company that has alot of home time

 

i only know what they started me out at .33 for the frist 90 days and then i went to .37 cpm .maybe not the same for everyone i dont know.

 

Does Swift have dedicated in NY or FL? I have family in both states. Is it possible to do dedicated in NY and catch a load to do home time in FL?

KH

 

msgurl78

there is alot of swift haters on here just call a swift recruiter and talk to them or a d/m .swift is a good place to work and the pay is about the same all over .i have very good benefits and get home when i want .i am home every weekend sometimes i stay out 2-3 weeks (my wife wants a new car lol).if he can get his foot in the door it will all work out after he gets to know the ropes and shows his d/m how he works . they take care of the ones that take care of them and get the job done (never late,run a good log book,good mpg,low idle time and take care of there truck)i have some pics of my truck take a look at it .it gets the best of care from the shop and me. well good luck and have a blessed day

 

thanks for the advice i think he will do fine he takes pride in his work no matter what it is , he keeps his personal vehicle and our home emaculent and he works hard . he has an appointment to speak with a swift recruiter and has all of the questions he wants to ask wrote down , so thanks for taking the time to respond i appreciate any advice !

 

The I-95 corridor (east coast) does tend to stay just that east coast...however many times I found that getting ut of FL was a problem for me (west coaster) no connections in Ocala, those would be the people to talk to, Ocala terminal. give Swift a call and ask them directly you can get the Ocala phone number by going online with Swift web page.

good Luck to you...how can you stand all that heat AND humidity?