Why do drivers with 3-4-5 mill. miles continue driving for Swift?

It makes sense. I think it comes down to whether a driver likes megas, small companies, or something in between. One small company can be like mayonnaise, another like worcestershire. You might love one, but hate another. Megas are all just different flavors of bbq sauce. If you like one, you'll probably like most. Once you find one that works, why go through the hassle of attending orientation and adjusting to a new system just to make a few extra cents per mile?

 

I agree 100 percent with this thought. At their core, these companies are pretty much the same. I think those that move around so much are either never satisfied, or they're looking for something that's non-existent in the industry.

 

It is called looking through rose colored glasses... the grass is always greener on the other side... I am worth more than this... but the recruiter promised me...

 

Lol right....somewhere along the way drivers got an ego that is a little too large. Trucking got too real for them. So many think that these companies are supposed to roll out the red carpet, like it's free agency in professional sports. Guys legit see themselves like they're the best player on an NBA team. It just makes me laugh that they think they'll find a company that panders to their needs. Trucking changes for nobody. All newer drivers need to understand that they have to adjust to this world. They get seduced by that recruiter, and when that dopamine wears off.....time to come on here and get leads on companies.

 

Some also stay at low paying carriers for financial reasons . There was a guy who went to work for Stevens transport because of child support. His baba momma got that pay slashed and he started using the benefit of per diem . He also stayed out for months at a time so he didn't have any major bills .

 

I’ve met a few like this and questioned it? The stories I’ve heard Are a lot of times they got a good set up going when they’ve been there a while. Things like generous home time, flexibility, they get quite a bit more pay, and they usually run a dedicated route or two and a lot of drivers like the predictability.

I don’t think they treat their drivers who have been with them for years like there do the 0-2 year drivers.

about three years ago, I chatted with a swift driver down in Florida, who had the million mile badge on the side of his truck. He opened up his phone and showed me his paystubs one week he’d do two trips from NC to Florida and back and then the next week NC to Texas and back. So he got 2-3 days off every week! Still was making about $90k. It was a good setup for him.

 

Familiarity… something in human nature makes some people feel like they can’t make it elsewhere… or they are comfortable in the process and procedures of a certain place or they think that the extra time at a company will keep them employed there when times get tough… probably 100 different reasons.

imagine being at a place for 10 years that is on a constant cycle of replenishment and dispatchers scrambling to track down and keep 27 new hire drivers on route and then there is Bob, 10 years in and he has his #### together. He goes from point A to B and is always on time and you don’t even barely have to check in on Bob… just leave him to do his thing. Bob is comfortable, dispatch is comfortable, no midnight check in etc. … what a comfortable place to be even if it sucks…

I’m in a training department right now in aviation. Nothing scarier to me than a 19 year old A&P mechanic who is about as mechanically inclined as a hairdresser working on an aircraft by himself… but give a crusty old dude who is reliable and feels like he will stay a few more years until he retires… is like gold. I right glowing reports of the old guys as often as I can in the hopes that comes time for a raise they get a big one.