The start of my first year with Swift.

Well, I deadheaded from Feura Bush NY to Ottawa Il over Xmas and was paid $800..but I don't drive for Swift

Looking at the definition it basically states..moving a commercial vehicle without pay..BUT, it also states moving a empty commercial vehicle/trailer..

The only time I've not been compensated for deadheading is while being paid on percentage of what the load pays.

 

I personally know a guy that drives for swift and has had 3-4 log violations last year. Nothing was said to him about it.

 

Sounds like you had a better day than yesterday. Mentor said he will be here about 9 tonight heading out tomorrow morning. Don't know where were off to yet but hope it's warm. The only bad part about that is I have all winter clothes. #### happens.

 

This is actually a pretty good idea. You really don't know what you don't know until you are out there and in the experience.

Sounds like you didn't have much of a choice with that whole flat tire and waiting fiasco.

I heard ya about the WD-40, will take that as advice. What other advice can you offer that you think was missed in your OTR training with the mentor? What could you have done differently, if anything, when that part was stuck?

 

Get a pair of vice grips. Pull that handle out as far as you can, past the notch and lock it in place with your vice grips. Makes a world of difference. For me that is...

 

if dispatch instructed him to dh to slc...then those are authorized miles & driver will be paid for them...they'll usually tack on the mt miles into next dispatch.

 

Key words "instructed him to deadhead"

Deadhead is unpaid at swift whether they know about it or not. I have been dead headed a couple hundred miles, and have also been dispatched empty a couple hundred miles. Two different animals.

basicaly, when they say you can deadhead, they are saying that you can move the truck and they will pay for fuel but they will not pay you for the miles.