Why is Swift the "whipping boy" of the industry?

Discussion in 'Swift' started by JustSonny, Feb 22, 2010.

  1. notarps4me

    notarps4me Road Train Member

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    Not sure about the where the mind goes the body follows, but martial artists are taught where the head goes the body follows...:biggrin_2559:
     
  2. JustSonny

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    Yep, da head bone connected to da neck bone, da neck bone connected to da......:biggrin_25514:
     
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    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    Trust me I'm no sunshine girl. I'm as grumpy as they come. And I know people with legitimate complaints about Swift. However Swift treats my husband and I well. We're blessed. Not everyone gets to be on our fleet and frankly we thank God everyday that He made it possible for us to be on this fleet.

    Right now there's a number of solo drivers sitting waiting for freight. Not just company solos but O/Os too.

    It's tough all over the industry, the economy is still way down and the only people not admitting it is Obama's crew.

    I can only tell people what I know, see and experience. My experience with Swift has been very good. Others have their experience. Otherhalf has a very different experience.


    What I say is: do YOUR research don't just listen to the rest of us babble, get your training the way it works best for you, make your own decisions so that if if you have to live with a mistake it's at least YOUR mistake. And teams get more miles, first dispatch and try like crazy to get on a Wal-Mart grocery fleet. That's my best advice.
     
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    Big Don "Old Fart"

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    I don't care where you work or what you do. The working conditions you live with are not rosy. But YOUR ATTITUDE can make a tremendous difference.
     
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    JB Hunt was always the whipping boy......

    Until they replaced those cabovers.......and started paying .34 a mile.....

    Shower ticket number 3,287-- JB Hunt, party of 4, your shower is ready !!!!!
     
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    I know this and hope that you and your husband continue to be treated well and blessed.

    Thank you. OHTW was happy until that thing happened. But this just goes to show that if you do something the company doesn't like, and it's a matter of public safety, safety falls way down the list of priorites......$$$$ is the bottom line. I'm sorry and don't mean to offend anyone and hope that you and your hubby never have to experience anything like what we did.
     
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    But we still love you anyways Nana.....:biggrin_25525:
     
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    PFFFFFFFTTT! You were just scared cause you knew I was in CA and you thought I might find you and smack ya around L.A. LOL:biggrin_2559:
     
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    I wasn't skeered...............................................







































































































    I'm not in L.A.

    I'm in CO..........:biggrin_25523:
     
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    Personally, I think it's cause they were too lazy to come up with a good color scheme...
     
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