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 2 years plus with Swift?

shaver
Joined: 7/24/2008
Location: Pampa, TX
Posts: 3

2 years plus with Swift?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:00:07 PM

  Have you driven for Swift Transportation for two years or more? Please tell me about your experience. I am not interested in complaints by those who drove for Swift and did not make the two year mark. At the two year mark, are you making good money? Thank you very much. I appreciate your time. -Shaver

FOUNTAINE
Joined: 7/26/2008
Location: ROTTERDAMN, NY
Posts: 58

  

RE:2 years plus with Swift?
Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:52:43 AM

  

,CARRIERS AND WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE BUY OUT OF MS.IT WAS A NIGHTMARE.MS LET THERE TRUCKS GO DOWN IN CARE,THEY KEPT SENDING US ALL OVER TO TURN IN TRUCKS.I TOOK A TRUCK TO MEMPHIS,NO TRUCKS THERE TO GET,THEY PUT 9 OF US IN A VAN,THE OTHER 8 LIVED THERE TRUCKS,VAN WAS CRAMED,WE DROVE TO ATLANTA,I GOT THE SAME YEAR TRUCK,ONLY 5MILES DIFFERENT,FROM THE ONE I TURNED,THE INSIDE WAS FILTHY,LOOKED LIKE A CRIME SECNE,AND THEY EXPECTED ME TO SLEEP IN IT THAT NIGHT,I GOT A MOTEL,I CLEANED IT THE NEXT DAY,GOT A NEW MATTRESS,DROVE IT BACK TO ALBANY,4DAYS LATER IT BLEW UP THE ENGINE.BACK ON ANOTHER TRUCK HUNT.IN ALL MY EXPERINCE WAS RUFF,I WAS ON LONG ISLAND WHENN 911 HAPPENED,TRUCK SWITCHING WAS AWFULL,PAY WASNT THAT GREAT,WE WERE AT TARGET MERCY ALL THE TIME,CHANGING DELIVERY TIMES,PICKUP TIMES CANCELING LOADS.IF IT WAS ME I WOULD STAY AWAY FROM SWIFT,GET YOURSELF A GOOD LOCAL JOB,OVER THE ROAD SUCKS,OR GET INTO NICHE TRUCKING,BUY YOURSELF A DUALLY PICKUP,AND HOOK UP WITH THE HOTSHOT COMPANYS

FOUNTAINE
Joined: 7/26/2008
Location: ROTTERDAMN, NY
Posts: 58

    

RE:2 years plus with Swift?
Posted: Wed Nov 5, 2008 1:27:14 PM

    

I HAD 4 YEARS OF SWIFT.



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