What Can be said About Swift

Discussion in 'Swift' started by Palmetto_Cowboy, Jan 28, 2017.

  1. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    We all know they good and the bad about Swift but i'mma guy with no kids no bills besides A car payment and a cell phone I'm almost options for getting my CDL so I'm thinking about Swift, so I was wondering if someone call tell me things about them besides the bad things we've heard I want to kno about the orientation process, training/riding with a mentor (how many miles foes it last) What happens you get you truck, miles weekly and hometime, benefits etc. All advice is excepted
     
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  3. Bigrayon

    Bigrayon Road Train Member

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    Good luck with that not two meny good news here you may better with prime
     
  4. Smut

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    A lot of drivers #### on Swift and say this and that but Swift isn't a bad place. Orientation is about 3 days long and you have to log 200 hours of drive time and complete 40 backs to finish training. Riding with a mentor can take anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks to compete, which isn't that long. Once you are upgraded to a solo driver they start anywhere from .36 - .38 cents per mile and can expect 2500 miles on average every week. I would recommend watching the youtuber Dread Pirate Trucker, he has paycheck vids along with some good information on Swift.
     
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  5. TROOPER to TRUCKER

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    Roehl pays for CDL and better
     
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  6. Bigrayon

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    I don't know two much about because I never to school like most but then again I have been doing it for over 25 years know so that is why I said he may be better with prime because I friends that went to prime and I was told that they did OK I know with prime they let you move your truck like pumpkin
     
  7. Friday

    Friday Road Train Member

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    There's only been one truck that's hit mine so far and it's been a swift.

    Not sure what that says.

    Seems relevant. Gonna post it
     
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  8. Palmetto_Cowboy

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    Prime called me yesterday actually I was very elated when I first got the call from the recruiter so she asked her about my experience and I told her that I previously learned how to drive with one of my jobs driving single autos on the yard and eventually learned how to drive 10 speeds but left that job because I wasn't being paid for hours worked , but got another job ,had got a new to drive jockey containers with logs around 70-80,000lbs , but got fired the day after Christmas after 20 mins on the clock over the phone because the I supposedly wasn't working , the recruiter tells me "oh we'll if you got fired from your last job we can't hire you" and hung up I was pisssed
     
  9. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    Well it never hurts for guys to talk to vets to get better and learn how to be a better professional, Ive learned to drive from listening to the older guys and it helps
     
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  10. Palmetto_Cowboy

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    Theyre not hiring from my area tried them a few times
     
  11. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    Thanks for the info do you know what's the average training pay and do you have a choice of training location you go to I know they have ones in TN and VA I'm from SC , and what's the home time like, and I've watched his videos on YouTube as we'll as ThaRightBrother and truckerbrown
     
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