One mega-carrier that I can proudly recommend is Swift, and stuff you hear on the internet is certainly not true from all the jokes that pop up. Lots of improvement and increase with value upon their drivers. I'm running Eastern Regional Fleet (Every state East of MS River North to South) and Swift treats their drivers like royalty especially when you reach million miles- spoiled rotten. You'd never have a problem with getting a hotel when necessary and you get paid for everything including reimbursement for all receipts. Trucks never reached 400,000 miles and I got a new 2023 right when I started as a Rookie. Swift Transportation's training DQT is rigorous unlike the other companies that have trainers do team driving, no team driving the trainer always sits in passenger seat, you have to meet extreme standards backing 40 times without any pullups to docks. Here's the best news yet: your driver manager doesn't give you low mileage/ bad loads in the beginning either. You can do a dedicated account, local, intermodal, you name it they work with you and they want you as a driver to be happy. Not everyone can master the tough skills of being a truck driver and I disagree with bringing in rookies like a factory because it degrades the value of our career, but it's by no means easy with all the government regulations, time management, professionalism, planning routes to ensure you don't get stuck at a dead end, etc. Thanks for your input Sir.
i drove for swift for a while... delivered a load to a local place that was hurting for drivers and they asked me if i wanted to drive on their dedicated account... "i said yes, definitely, been wanting to do a local dedicated"... they said for me to talk to my DM about it and my DM should send me their way soooo then i talk to my DM and she says "nothing available"... i said "not even for THAT company?", and she was like "nope" called the dedicated people back and told them what my DM told me and they said "we'll take care of it"... very next day i get a call from my DM asking why i went around them to get into that job... my response was "you're not my DM anymore so you don't have to worry about lying to me anymore" so he's not wrong, there are DM's that dont make the effort and lie to their drivers constantly file all that under "if you don't kiss my ass, you get less than minimum effort from me (the DM)".... she had something against me cause i didnt kiss ass
Bro this the most straight forward and direct video about swift or trucking period. And I’m currently getting ready to go to driving school with swift this was very helpful!! Thanks bro💪🏽💪🏽
Thank You for your advice, unfortunately, when I saw this video was too late my husband was o ready to enroll with Swift, the training was ok, the mentor was very nice but when he start driven for SWIFT starts the nightmare, payment was horrible no more than 400 a week, wrong directions all the time, 3 weeks try to communicate with drive leader with no results they say if they work 5 days a week they guarantee 1000 p week but after 4 days they give all the excuses possible for he can not make the 5 days driving, like; wrong directions, empty buildings, no trailer, the macros work perfect 4 days a week, but not 5, 60 hours waiting for a trailer, not communication, no answer calls, make payments for the parts because they don't approve the transaction, has to be any government institution for regulating this abuse.
The upgrade test 52 questions drive test and back in the yard. He actually correct about local. I went throw mentor training local and went local my mentor told me how to get it done I did not 1 day otr with swift I'm on shuttle express it's definitely a good starter company
Very informative but why hasn't anyone mentioned that if you leave the school right after you get your CDL.. You are responsible for paying the schools tuition yourself. That is correct, right? Atleast that's what the swift recruiter told me recently. I am not sure why anyone would want to leave right away. The whole point is getting that experience with them, not making money.
I'm going through swift right now, I go take my test for my Permit this Thursday, and honestly I'm excited because everyone shits on Swift these days bro...lowkey it sucks, but fuck it I'm on this grind frfr
One mega-carrier that I can proudly recommend is Swift, and stuff you hear on the internet is certainly not true from all the jokes that pop up. Lots of improvement and increase with value upon their drivers. I'm running Eastern Regional Fleet (Every state East of MS River North to South) and Swift treats their drivers like royalty especially when you reach million miles- spoiled rotten. You'd never have a problem with getting a hotel when necessary and you get paid for everything including reimbursement for all receipts. Trucks never reached 400,000 miles and I got a new 2023 right when I started as a Rookie. Swift Transportation's training DQT is rigorous unlike the other companies that have trainers do team driving, no team driving the trainer always sits in passenger seat, you have to meet extreme standards backing 40 times without any pullups to docks. Here's the best news yet: your driver manager doesn't give you low mileage/ bad loads in the beginning either. You can do a dedicated account, local, intermodal, you name it they work with you and they want you as a driver to be happy. Not everyone can master the tough skills of being a truck driver and I disagree with bringing in rookies like a factory because it degrades the value of our career, but it's by no means easy with all the government regulations, time management, professionalism, planning routes to ensure you don't get stuck at a dead end, etc. Thanks for your input Sir.
Great information. I plan on getting on with swift as I’m a newly licensed driver. I want otr so hopefully it works out for me.
Why would an account holder care to help me ?
I don't understand what you are talking about ? If I'm working for Swift, how do I tell them I want local only ?
one of the main reasons I wanna truck is to travel the country.
How do you get the phone numbers for the accounts?
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Right on Appreciate the way you explained it all
i drove for swift for a while... delivered a load to a local place that was hurting for drivers and they asked me if i wanted to drive on their dedicated account... "i said yes, definitely, been wanting to do a local dedicated"... they said for me to talk to my DM about it and my DM should send me their way soooo then i talk to my DM and she says "nothing available"... i said "not even for THAT company?", and she was like "nope" called the dedicated people back and told them what my DM told me and they said "we'll take care of it"... very next day i get a call from my DM asking why i went around them to get into that job... my response was "you're not my DM anymore so you don't have to worry about lying to me anymore" so he's not wrong, there are DM's that dont make the effort and lie to their drivers constantly file all that under "if you don't kiss my ass, you get less than minimum effort from me (the DM)".... she had something against me cause i didnt kiss ass
Swift will help you get your foot in the door. My advice, is to find another job ASAP!
You good fam??
Hallo smith how are doing how are things over there Man I mean I need your help bro wanna join trucking business what advice can you give me bro
Aint no way Id drive for Swifty Swift...
Bro this the most straight forward and direct video about swift or trucking period. And I’m currently getting ready to go to driving school with swift this was very helpful!! Thanks bro💪🏽💪🏽
Bro quick question how many weeks you go over the road with your mentor?
Thank you for giving us a heads up of what to expect
I have my CDL license. And I’m looking for companies that hire new students. Can i go with Swift?
Thanks lol
Thank You for your advice, unfortunately, when I saw this video was too late my husband was o ready to enroll with Swift, the training was ok, the mentor was very nice but when he start driven for SWIFT starts the nightmare, payment was horrible no more than 400 a week, wrong directions all the time, 3 weeks try to communicate with drive leader with no results they say if they work 5 days a week they guarantee 1000 p week but after 4 days they give all the excuses possible for he can not make the 5 days driving, like; wrong directions, empty buildings, no trailer, the macros work perfect 4 days a week, but not 5, 60 hours waiting for a trailer, not communication, no answer calls, make payments for the parts because they don't approve the transaction, has to be any government institution for regulating this abuse.
What’s accounts
You stay close to Fontana ca. need some more info or direction on what to do I just got my permit going to a school real soon
Thank you.
Appreciate your info!!!
Bless you my brother, telling it as it is.
Excellent heads-up on the "Driving Local" issues w/Dispatchers! 💯 Thanks for making this video!🥰
And how is swift now for ypu here in 2021
Where did you start off before swift
Did you work with Oscar at dsc
Thanks for the information bro.
Question: About how many hours a day and weeks a day did you work on different accounts when you were local?
Is training/driving school done OTR the entire time?
Great video!!! Ty for sharing appreciate the positive energy & honesty for a change. Good luck to you.
The upgrade test 52 questions drive test and back in the yard. He actually correct about local. I went throw mentor training local and went local my mentor told me how to get it done I did not 1 day otr with swift I'm on shuttle express it's definitely a good starter company
True words sir 👍
Hello brother i am a indian truck driver .how to get a job in swift?
Go to their Website
Very informative but why hasn't anyone mentioned that if you leave the school right after you get your CDL.. You are responsible for paying the schools tuition yourself. That is correct, right? Atleast that's what the swift recruiter told me recently. I am not sure why anyone would want to leave right away. The whole point is getting that experience with them, not making money.
How do I find who has local accounts with Swift in my area?
I'm going through swift right now, I go take my test for my Permit this Thursday, and honestly I'm excited because everyone shits on Swift these days bro...lowkey it sucks, but fuck it I'm on this grind frfr
Im on that too , good luck
Thanks for the info 👍 Godbless you And Godbless utube
Straight to the point kicking actual factuals 💯 this video need about a million thumbs up dead ass! 👍🏽
How about the pretrip..i heard is hard
SURE THEY TEACH YOU HOW TO WRECK TRUCKS !
your adam apple warmers are pretty dope !!
This job is alot better then holding a 45 plus pound grinder for twelve hours right?
Thanks bro have you tried Sysco or Walmart or snidyer
Bro, how hard is the cdl test? Im afraid to not pass it so don get the job and still owe them almost 7k
Study study study I'm a female didn't know anything about trucks 3 part test for your permit. Than study & practice your pretrip
How much is it to go to the academy
Question. How do we get our own accounts ? 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁
This is sooo true right here. There will always be competition doesn’t matter where you go.
This is info I need to know. Thank you for sharing relevent content.
Lol, if anyone wanna talk about making shit money, work at a call center, bro. You'll learn to love any other job you had in your life very fast.