If you decide to contact Swift Transportation about company driver or lease purchase opportunities please call Michelle Cantrell at 864-968-7605 and give her my driver code of WIRDA1 or give them my truck number 222999. Thanks
@mr.kreyol2673 yes you should read the contract very carefully and understand it completely. They strictly enforce every detail on the contract. It doesn’t sound like a big deal now, but it could turn into a big deal later.
At the time they weren't doing road test on Independent contractors that had worked for them before or that were at a certain experience level. I don't know what their current requirements regarding driving tests are now
You’re welcome. Good luck. I hope you do well there. This video was made over a year ago and I’m no longer there so I’m not sure if things have changed or not but it was a good company when I was there.
I just talked to a recruiter today and they only pay 1 dollar to 1.30 a mile. That’s garbage! No percentage pay. How is it possible to make money there on a lease.
I'm not sure which recruiter you talk to, but it sounds like some of the information you were given was wrong. It's a sliding mileage pay scale and at the time I was there it went from like a $1.15 a mile to $1.36 a mile + FSC. I guess it's possible rates could have changed a little bit since I was there but I doubt it. There's more to the equation than just the mileage pay and I've done several videos about it. It's important to point out that I also haven't worked there in about 10 months but the fuel surcharge makes it possible for you to make pretty good money there. For me. It still remains the highest paying job I've ever had inside or outside of trucking. Right now, Percentage is hit and miss. I'm currently running the spot market and doing very well but many people are not. Sometimes you can make more money on a mileage contract as I did at swift and sometimes you can make more on the spot market like I'm doing now. I never suggest anyone do a lease purchase for the sole purpose of making more money than they did as a company driver. While the potential is there to make more money as an independent contractor, there's also the potential to lose everything, especially if you have a major breakdown and don't have a large amount of savings or available credit
Absolutely love that intro and really appreciate you taking time out of your day to make a video to help inform people like me im currently in the process of getting my cdl permit in NC and super excited about coming into the trucker world so these videos help me ALOT so thank you. Stay safe out there
Nope the UA-cam channel I mentioned in that video was the correct name at the time of the filming of the video which was 8 or 9 months ago. They have since changed the name of their channel and I no longer recommend them for several reasons so I won't be putting out the name of their channel currently but I'm sure you will find them fairly quickly with a UA-cam search
Truck speed ranges from 68 to 72 depending on if you take their optional forward-facing camera. If you refuse their camera you have to get your own insurance. They rely on that camera pretty heavily for following too close and u-turns and hard braking if you're using their camera. I recommend getting your own insurance and your own camera that they don't have access to and I have a video entitled how to get my exact insurance but you can use any insurance you want as long as it meets their requirements
I answered that at the start of the message. In your contract it says what the truck speed of the truck will be depending on if you accept the optional forward-facing camera or not.
@@truckertoddllc I’m doing my drug test and physical tomorrow everything else looks good they said so it appears I’ll be seated by the end of the week. Look forward to meeting you and seeing you out on the road. Be safe out there and thanks again for the videos
@@truckertoddllc I’m working with Michelle! She’s very busy so I try not bother her and just wait for her to call or message me. I hope to know something tomorrow
Yeah I just talked to her today. She is super busy but she's great and she will be worth the wait. I hope you get some good news tomorrow also. Please stay in touch and let me know how it's going
I get the point you're trying to make. Basically the big advantage would be that you could pick and choose your loads and see what's available. Trust me when I tell you right now you don't want to be on percentage pay. Spot market rates are continuing to go down and have been for several months. Trust me once the rates start to come back up then I will be right there with you advocating for percentage pay. Right now to make what I'm making at Swift on their mileage pay, you would have to find spot market loads over $3 a mile. Plus you have to remember I'm getting deadhead pay, tolls reimbursed, and things like that, that you wouldn't get on percentage pay. Also on percentage pay you are giving a large percentage of it to the company. At dart I was giving 30% of my revenue back to dart. In this scenario I just told you about, a $3 load ends up paying about $2 and I'm not getting any of those reimbursements I mentioned above which could be a substantial amount of money
Not yet but it's coming. I'm one of the 10 beta testers who will be testing it in the coming weeks when they have it ready. I'll be doing videos about it and showing you as much as I can once it goes live. Please make sure you're subscribed to my videos so that you receive notifications when I put out videos about the load board. Thanks for watching
No they want at least 9 months of verifiable experience but in my opinion you should wait until you have at 2 years experience and preferably 5 years experience. You should also have 5000-10000 saved up before you even think about starting a lease or buying a truck.
That's great if you have the money saved up but you don't have the experience saved up. You have a lot to learn about buying fuel and freight Lanes and things like that. It's nothing against you personally it's a learning curve we all have to go through
I left them a few weeks ago. A lot of crap happened but here's the video that explains the final straw if you want to see it. ua-cam.com/video/jm46JZlbXlc/v-deo.html
Like I was saying in the video that information will vary based on what truck you select. This is why it's important to contact Michelle to get the most accurate information for your situation
@@truckertoddllc what’s their net pay yearly? At western express we got lp drivers running trainees like teams and are hard on trainees because of high demand loads going coast to coast. I think it’s fucked up. I heard swift has a balance between training the student then later running them like team. I’m trainer at western express and I legit train and can’t picture myself running them like team when they know nothing.
@@truckertoddllc and because of how western wants us to train the students that’s how many of them just as company trainers are making over 2500 weekly few occasions 3k to 4k in a week. We do lots of FedEx east to west. And it’s so hard getting back west with this company good to know swift has west coast areas now and freight heading that way. Ruan got a lot of terminals like swift does. I’m picking between these 2 red vs blue lol
That's impossible to tell you for a lot of reasons. I can't tell you how hard a person will run or how smart they will buy their fuel or how good their trainees will be. I also can't tell you what the fuel economy of their truck will be or how reliable their truck will be or how well they will stay on top of their maintenance. That's the great thing about trucking is that it's performance based. Those that perform well do well and those that don't, don't.
They have really good contracts with Costco, Walmart, Amazon, ETC… they also have a flatbed division that pays company drivers 75cpm starting out and then the 8 CPM monthly bonus… my driver manager there got paid on all my miles so if I drove my ass off and made all my deliveries on top and didn’t get into an accident she wouldn’t care about my MPG, Smart drive score, or any of that other garbage.
I'll be releasing that information in the coming weeks. My truck expenses will come pretty quickly but my weekly take home I'll wait a few weeks because it's not fair to give numbers when I'm still learning what I'm doing. It takes a little time to fall into your groove and I don't want to put bad information out about Swift while I'm learning their system
Hi Todd! Appreciate all the information, spoke with Michelle today, she only handles owner operator's now. Fortunately, my recruiter allowed me to list you as referral with driver code, name & truck number. I'm applying to go Dedicated on the Berwick PA account.. hope to see you on the road. Thanks again!
Yeah she usually refers people to a good company recruiter if that's the direction they want to go. Good luck out there on the road. Please stay in touch and let me know how you're doing, you never know we may cross paths out here at one of the terminals. I usually try to tell people where I'm going in the videos in case they want to meet me somewhere
I agree with you completely. I've done videos about this but most weeks I take home between 2300 and 2800 after all expenses. Keep in mind I have a very expensive truck payment based on other people here and I took all the optional insurances, it's very possible that you could make more than me. But I do go slow when possible to save fuel and I'm pretty good at buying fuel at the right places
Thank you for the kind words Todd. Appreciate the shoutout and your being a part of the weekly shows in the chat :) Really Glad we have been helpful in assisting you make an informed decision about Swifts Program. ***The Swift Contractors Corner UA-cam Channel isn't supported or affiliated with Knight/Swift. We are individual folks Contracted to Swift doing our thing*** :)
Slavery? Are you kidding? If you're going to make a statement like that please elaborate. As for advertising, I'm not doing that either. I'm sharing my opinions and experiences here. People are curious and I have answers
@@cataha I only stayed at Swift for 5 months bro… I was approached by an owner operator and he’s paying me percentage pay on a W2. I don’t have anything bad to say expect I wished the pay was a little better, but it’s a training company to get your feet wet and learn how to drive… I could have left the second I got off my mentors truck but I stayed a while and got really good experience. No slavery at all man, that’s some bullshit you are uttering
@@cataha as an owner operator I go home whenever I want to. Also regarding the detention I'm not sure that's much of an issue either, because most of the stuff they have now is drop and hook. Obviously they are not for everyone and they're clearly not for you. What I don't get is why you let it affect you so much? If you don't like their policies you can always work somewhere else but when I get on my videos and badmouth them when they're not here to defend themselves. It's clear you don't like their hometown policy but I know they have regional and dedicated opportunities as well that would get you home a lot more. I'm curious where you're working now?
Took advantage of the veterans scholarship for my CDL, and did my first 14 months at Swift. If I was able to get on the one account I really wanted, I would have stayed. It’s a great place to learn, but only if you treat it like a training opportunity. Over my time there I got my endorsements and TWIC. Right before I left, I got my E restriction removed. With my experience there, and the things I picked up on the way, I was able to land an excellent gig here in Santa Barbara.
I was interested in swift's lease program at one time. I called talked to a recruiter and she was more interested in me producing a driving school certificate then telling me about the lease.. I have been driving truck since March 13 1996 .I have been with my current carrier for 11 years and she wanted to know if I had my school certificate? Sorry that was the only red flag I needed
@@truckertoddllc reason I'm laughing is I applied here and they said my record wasn't good enough. 🤣 I don't have a record of anything bad. I'm also glad I didn't get hired because I don't want to drive everywhere knowing people are afraid to park next to me
What I've learned in life is I can't control what people are afraid of or not afraid of. If someone is narrow-minded enough that they are afraid to park by one specific company or something like that, that's a problem with them not me. As for why you we're not hired, it could have been job history, experience level, or where you live that held up your application. I have no idea, but if you email me I'll try to help you. truckertodd806@gmail.com
That reporting system you spoke of called Voice Your Choice is amazing. You can use it to report on customers also and every single department or individual in the company :) and they take what's said there seriously. Its sent to multiple levels of the chain :)
I'm currently not a tester. I have 3 years experience of running the actual load boards and I think that might have something to do with it but that's pure speculation on my part. One thing you learn in trucking is nothing is certain until it happens and even then it could end at any time. Just because they've told me it's going to happen at some point soon doesn't necessarily mean that it will
@@terryb5000 yes I know and I'll do that as soon as I can. Not everything you hear on UA-cam is true and I'm also trying to verify it with my contacts at Swift as well
There's no truth to it. It's just rumors and wishful thinking. He even asks in the title of the video if it is fake or not and ask for verification from drivers and I didn't see where anybody verified it. This is similar to what happens on Facebook when people post that certain celebrities have died. Swift is alive and well and we should all stop wishing that any company will fail
As an independent contractor you can go home whenever you want and stay as long as you want but you have to remember your fixed expenses are still being charged regardless. It's unlikely you're going to make the kind of money you want to make going home that often unless you have a really good dedicated account. Some of this will also depend on where you live and what your financial goals are. Typically guys that stay out 2 to 3 weeks will make more money than guys that go home weekly but there's times I go home weekly. You just need to plan for your home time
It depends if you're doing a company driver position or an owner operator / lease purchase position. I'm told they like company drivers to stay out about 3 weeks at a time. As you know owner operators or independent contractors can go home whenever they want but you just have to be mindful that your charges such as track payment and insurance never stop. For someone that needs to be home a lot I would recommend asking about regional or dedicated type opportunities
Yes it's still in beta. They have a lot of legitimate reasons why it's taking so long. All I can tell you is they are doing their best to get it out as quickly as possible but they want to make sure that they offer a product that is ready for prime time. Prematurely releasing yet would just leave to angry drivers quitting. I am 100% convinced that the final product will be something we can all be proud of
Right now the economy is fantastic. In the past the economy was fantastic. In the future the economy will be fantastic. I can't remember the last time I was unable to put a portion of my pay into savings and investment. The beauty of America 🇺🇸 is that ALL people have a wonderful opportunity to build and create great wealth. The economy that you must fix is the economy between your ears. It not "the economy" it is YOUR economy that you must master.
I got my start at swift. I really liked my trainer. He was a o/o who had Popeye characters on his truck. He had a 2011 Volvo with a 13 speed. Learn to drive it and Crisscross the country in 30 days. I thought trucking was beneath me but I tried everything else and driving is what I like. I'm taking time off now was driving for Crete and I'll go back to Crete. Hope you do good. Good luck.
Hey Todd...does your truck have a driver facing camera? Are you planning on paying off your truck or going into another lease once you've completed your 1st lease? Are you responsible for oil changes? Sorry bout all these questions brother I'm just trying to get all the details before committing to swift.
Swift doesn't have any driver facing cameras. They have an optional forward facing camera if you want it. I don't have or use theirs but I do have 2 of my own personal cameras installed. I believe dash cameras are important in this day and age but not ones that are controlled by the company
There's a lot more that is beneficial to our program, Julius Wade with interstate equipment leasing has helped make my experience amazing along the way. I have a 2019 t680
Swift can be good for some and not others, it depends on your personal situation. My first consideration is what to they pay and are they honest about it.
Yeah that can be true for pretty much every company. I do really well here and I haven't had any honesty issues. Obviously there's a lot of companies and there's no one company that's right for everyone but I feel like they are big enough that they've got something that'll work for nearly everyone
Hey Todd this is Mike I had done and online search about Swift leasing And had received the email from Jenny Castillo Telling me about Swift's lease program I'm considering leaving my company 1st of August they're about. We talked on the phone for a little bit. Do I need to use her or can I chance driver rep
Let me find out. Have you done an application with her yet? Also please email me your name and phone number so I can look into this for you. truckertodd806@gmail.com
I am shocked about what youre saying with respect to Swift. The company gets such a bad rap and is painted in such a negative light. I am extremely happy that you are showing a real picture instead of just "Bonehead truckers" focusing on the few bad apples. Every company has them and we never hear about all the great Swift drivers.
Honestly I'm surprised I'm saying so much good about them. It has been a thousand times better than what I was expecting and the drivers I've met here have been better than what I was expecting. I have a video coming out very soon where I'm going to talk about bonehead truckers and swift drivers in general
Michelle Cantrell at 864-968-7605 and give her my driver code of WIRDA1 or give her my truck number 222999. She won't be back in the office until Monday. If she doesn't answer leave her a voicemail and she'll call you back as soon as she can
That was my first 4 weeks here before I knew what I was doing. I do make more than that now, I usually average about 2,500 a week. I'm glad you're happy at ATS
That’s some good information. I’m starting to consider swift, I’ve jump off of opi because of the rates. If you can tell me what is the rpm over there or are you on percentage and since I live about 200 west of I35 it might be a better fit. I’m not sure yet but I always like to keep my opinions open.
Send me an email and I'll give you that information. I don't like to put it in a video comment section because that information could change. For example I've got guys watching videos from 3 years ago and telling me I'm underpaid not realizing rates have changed a lot in the past three years.
I wish. When you come to work here please suggest that to them. I also like the new top gun movie as well, can you ask Tom Cruise to send me a check as well?
We are all replaceable at any company. If you're going to make an accusation like that about Swift at least give us an example of what you're talking about.
I assure you I'm not a company shill. You should go back and watch some of my videos, I always tell the truth get her bad. But I'm more curious about you and your anonymous profile. Why don't you tell us more about yourself? Or why don't you start a UA-cam channel and tell us the truth that I'm missing?
The same could be said about a lot of companies though. How they became financially stable is irrelevant to me in my business as long as they are able to pay me. I don't have their financial records prior to or after the merger so I can't confirm or deny the claims
Like I'm going to talk about it tomorrow's video, people don't let the truth stand in the way of a good rumor. I think a lot of these people just like to gossip. I know what he's referring to, but nobody called it a buyout and both sides referred to it as a merger. I do believe Knight has the majority but I'm not even certain of that. Like I said I don't sit around reading financials all day because at the end of the day if I'm profitable and happy that is more important than all of the rest of the details
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If you decide to contact Swift Transportation about company driver or lease purchase opportunities please call Michelle Cantrell at 864-968-7605 and give her my driver code of WIRDA1 or give them my truck number 222999. Thanks
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@sergiomedrano7832 I have all the band information in the description of my video
Hello, is there anything I should know going into the lease purchase program through swift
@mr.kreyol2673 yes you should read the contract very carefully and understand it completely. They strictly enforce every detail on the contract. It doesn’t sound like a big deal now, but it could turn into a big deal later.
Will do,if you can think of anything else keep me updated thanks
How was the road test
At the time they weren't doing road test on Independent contractors that had worked for them before or that were at a certain experience level. I don't know what their current requirements regarding driving tests are now
Thanks for the video
You’re welcome. Good luck. I hope you do well there. This video was made over a year ago and I’m no longer there so I’m not sure if things have changed or not but it was a good company when I was there.
I just talked to a recruiter today and they only pay 1 dollar to 1.30 a mile. That’s garbage! No percentage pay. How is it possible to make money there on a lease.
I'm not sure which recruiter you talk to, but it sounds like some of the information you were given was wrong. It's a sliding mileage pay scale and at the time I was there it went from like a $1.15 a mile to $1.36 a mile + FSC. I guess it's possible rates could have changed a little bit since I was there but I doubt it. There's more to the equation than just the mileage pay and I've done several videos about it. It's important to point out that I also haven't worked there in about 10 months but the fuel surcharge makes it possible for you to make pretty good money there. For me. It still remains the highest paying job I've ever had inside or outside of trucking. Right now, Percentage is hit and miss. I'm currently running the spot market and doing very well but many people are not. Sometimes you can make more money on a mileage contract as I did at swift and sometimes you can make more on the spot market like I'm doing now. I never suggest anyone do a lease purchase for the sole purpose of making more money than they did as a company driver. While the potential is there to make more money as an independent contractor, there's also the potential to lose everything, especially if you have a major breakdown and don't have a large amount of savings or available credit
Thanks
Hey Todd. I am like you, I am in year 28 of driving and really thinking of moving over to LP with Swift. Love the videos brother. Thanks
Good luck. Please stay in touch and let me know how it goes
How can I become a lease to own at swift?
Just apply there.
Replay from the buckeye.
Absolutely love that intro and really appreciate you taking time out of your day to make a video to help inform people like me im currently in the process of getting my cdl permit in NC and super excited about coming into the trucker world so these videos help me ALOT so thank you. Stay safe out there
Hi Todd I think the name of the UA-cam channel you mentioned is wrong, could you repeat it? Thank you
Nope the UA-cam channel I mentioned in that video was the correct name at the time of the filming of the video which was 8 or 9 months ago. They have since changed the name of their channel and I no longer recommend them for several reasons so I won't be putting out the name of their channel currently but I'm sure you will find them fairly quickly with a UA-cam search
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Hey Todd, thanks all the info you are sharing with us. Does Swift trucks governed? And how strictly they are? I mean you driving behavior.
Truck speed ranges from 68 to 72 depending on if you take their optional forward-facing camera. If you refuse their camera you have to get your own insurance. They rely on that camera pretty heavily for following too close and u-turns and hard braking if you're using their camera. I recommend getting your own insurance and your own camera that they don't have access to and I have a video entitled how to get my exact insurance but you can use any insurance you want as long as it meets their requirements
Are you allowed pick your speed truck will be governed
Yes or no
I answered that at the start of the message. In your contract it says what the truck speed of the truck will be depending on if you accept the optional forward-facing camera or not.
Good morning, new sub here. Thanks for the info sir.
Thank you. I appreciate you subscribing and commenting. Hope to hear more from you in the future
Did you mention if you can give your truck back and break the lease?
Yes it's a walk away lease
I have ?’s is there a good way to contact you
Yes you can put a comment in tonight's video at 5:00 p.m. central Time and I'll answer you on air or you can email me at truckertodd806@gmail.com
I used you today as my referral to swift even though I got my start with knight. Thanks for the videos
Great please stay in touch and let me know if I can help in any way and how it's going
@@truckertoddllc I’m doing my drug test and physical tomorrow everything else looks good they said so it appears I’ll be seated by the end of the week. Look forward to meeting you and seeing you out on the road. Be safe out there and thanks again for the videos
@@firestarter2550 sounds good please stay in touch and let me know how it's going. Are you working with Michelle or somebody else?
@@truckertoddllc I’m working with Michelle! She’s very busy so I try not bother her and just wait for her to call or message me. I hope to know something tomorrow
Yeah I just talked to her today. She is super busy but she's great and she will be worth the wait. I hope you get some good news tomorrow also. Please stay in touch and let me know how it's going
what kind of trucks were offerd for the lease?
Kenworth, Volvo, Freightliner, and international
Great video thanks you.
Quivk question trucker Todd, I live the idea of a load board, but if the loads aren't paid by percentage, what's the use of a load board?
I get the point you're trying to make. Basically the big advantage would be that you could pick and choose your loads and see what's available. Trust me when I tell you right now you don't want to be on percentage pay. Spot market rates are continuing to go down and have been for several months. Trust me once the rates start to come back up then I will be right there with you advocating for percentage pay. Right now to make what I'm making at Swift on their mileage pay, you would have to find spot market loads over $3 a mile. Plus you have to remember I'm getting deadhead pay, tolls reimbursed, and things like that, that you wouldn't get on percentage pay. Also on percentage pay you are giving a large percentage of it to the company. At dart I was giving 30% of my revenue back to dart. In this scenario I just told you about, a $3 load ends up paying about $2 and I'm not getting any of those reimbursements I mentioned above which could be a substantial amount of money
Do swift have a load board for ic drivers
Not yet but it's coming. I'm one of the 10 beta testers who will be testing it in the coming weeks when they have it ready. I'll be doing videos about it and showing you as much as I can once it goes live. Please make sure you're subscribed to my videos so that you receive notifications when I put out videos about the load board. Thanks for watching
Can you lease with them a fresh grad out of school?
No they want at least 9 months of verifiable experience but in my opinion you should wait until you have at 2 years experience and preferably 5 years experience. You should also have 5000-10000 saved up before you even think about starting a lease or buying a truck.
What if you already have the money saved up?
That's great if you have the money saved up but you don't have the experience saved up. You have a lot to learn about buying fuel and freight Lanes and things like that. It's nothing against you personally it's a learning curve we all have to go through
Iam stuck in Denver but thinking of dh 600 miles home ....oucchhhhhh thanks for sharing 👍
I just left Denver for Idaho this morning
I thought you drove for Dart Transport there buddy?
I left them a few weeks ago. A lot of crap happened but here's the video that explains the final straw if you want to see it. ua-cam.com/video/jm46JZlbXlc/v-deo.html
What the terms of the lease..
Right I maybe coming
Like I was saying in the video that information will vary based on what truck you select. This is why it's important to contact Michelle to get the most accurate information for your situation
You should I think you would like it here. Call Michelle and get the ball rolling
any terminals in chicago?
Google tells me there is three in the area. I know for a fact there's one in Gary Indiana which is very close to you
@@yolandac2958 damn that sucks I'm close to Rochelle. Would have rather gone there instead of Gary to avoid that i80 i94 traffic
Do you do lease purchase trainer? I am with western express and they got a lp program for trainers but lots of things with their lp program is sketchy
I don't train anymore but there are some Independent Contractors here who do.
@@truckertoddllc what’s their net pay yearly? At western express we got lp drivers running trainees like teams and are hard on trainees because of high demand loads going coast to coast. I think it’s fucked up. I heard swift has a balance between training the student then later running them like team. I’m trainer at western express and I legit train and can’t picture myself running them like team when they know nothing.
@@truckertoddllc and because of how western wants us to train the students that’s how many of them just as company trainers are making over 2500 weekly few occasions 3k to 4k in a week. We do lots of FedEx east to west. And it’s so hard getting back west with this company good to know swift has west coast areas now and freight heading that way.
Ruan got a lot of terminals like swift does. I’m picking between these 2 red vs blue lol
That's impossible to tell you for a lot of reasons. I can't tell you how hard a person will run or how smart they will buy their fuel or how good their trainees will be. I also can't tell you what the fuel economy of their truck will be or how reliable their truck will be or how well they will stay on top of their maintenance. That's the great thing about trucking is that it's performance based. Those that perform well do well and those that don't, don't.
What are the average fixed costs and pay looking like weekly
I've done videos on both of those topics recently. Please go back and check out the videos
They have really good contracts with Costco, Walmart, Amazon, ETC… they also have a flatbed division that pays company drivers 75cpm starting out and then the 8 CPM monthly bonus… my driver manager there got paid on all my miles so if I drove my ass off and made all my deliveries on top and didn’t get into an accident she wouldn’t care about my MPG, Smart drive score, or any of that other garbage.
Wow that's great information to know. Thanks for sharing
Nice I'm at swift trying to go lease but I need to move out of cali first
I'm not aware of anybody that is hiring lease purchase out of California because of ab5
@F T W yeah they were fighting it out in court but I don't know if they still are
What kinda numbers you looking at a week?
I'll be releasing that information in the coming weeks. My truck expenses will come pretty quickly but my weekly take home I'll wait a few weeks because it's not fair to give numbers when I'm still learning what I'm doing. It takes a little time to fall into your groove and I don't want to put bad information out about Swift while I'm learning their system
Hi Todd! Appreciate all the information, spoke with Michelle today, she only handles owner operator's now. Fortunately, my recruiter allowed me to list you as referral with driver code, name & truck number. I'm applying to go Dedicated on the Berwick PA account.. hope to see you on the road. Thanks again!
Yeah she usually refers people to a good company recruiter if that's the direction they want to go. Good luck out there on the road. Please stay in touch and let me know how you're doing, you never know we may cross paths out here at one of the terminals. I usually try to tell people where I'm going in the videos in case they want to meet me somewhere
It’s not about how much you make it’s about how much you keep. After lease payment, insurance, fuel, maintenance etc. how much are you really making?
I agree with you completely. I've done videos about this but most weeks I take home between 2300 and 2800 after all expenses. Keep in mind I have a very expensive truck payment based on other people here and I took all the optional insurances, it's very possible that you could make more than me. But I do go slow when possible to save fuel and I'm pretty good at buying fuel at the right places
Thank you for the kind words Todd. Appreciate the shoutout and your being a part of the weekly shows in the chat :) Really Glad we have been helpful in assisting you make an informed decision about Swifts Program. ***The Swift Contractors Corner UA-cam Channel isn't supported or affiliated with Knight/Swift. We are individual folks Contracted to Swift doing our thing*** :)
To all the new guys looking to go into Swift it’s a great place to get started, and get your CDL…
Slavery? Are you kidding? If you're going to make a statement like that please elaborate. As for advertising, I'm not doing that either. I'm sharing my opinions and experiences here. People are curious and I have answers
@@cataha I only stayed at Swift for 5 months bro… I was approached by an owner operator and he’s paying me percentage pay on a W2. I don’t have anything bad to say expect I wished the pay was a little better, but it’s a training company to get your feet wet and learn how to drive… I could have left the second I got off my mentors truck but I stayed a while and got really good experience. No slavery at all man, that’s some bullshit you are uttering
@@cataha as an owner operator I go home whenever I want to. Also regarding the detention I'm not sure that's much of an issue either, because most of the stuff they have now is drop and hook. Obviously they are not for everyone and they're clearly not for you. What I don't get is why you let it affect you so much? If you don't like their policies you can always work somewhere else but when I get on my videos and badmouth them when they're not here to defend themselves. It's clear you don't like their hometown policy but I know they have regional and dedicated opportunities as well that would get you home a lot more. I'm curious where you're working now?
Took advantage of the veterans scholarship for my CDL, and did my first 14 months at Swift. If I was able to get on the one account I really wanted, I would have stayed. It’s a great place to learn, but only if you treat it like a training opportunity. Over my time there I got my endorsements and TWIC. Right before I left, I got my E restriction removed. With my experience there, and the things I picked up on the way, I was able to land an excellent gig here in Santa Barbara.
I was interested in swift's lease program at one time. I called talked to a recruiter and she was more interested in me producing a driving school certificate then telling me about the lease.. I have been driving truck since March 13 1996 .I have been with my current carrier for 11 years and she wanted to know if I had my school certificate? Sorry that was the only red flag I needed
I came here for the comments lol
Either way we're glad you're here
@@truckertoddllc reason I'm laughing is I applied here and they said my record wasn't good enough. 🤣 I don't have a record of anything bad. I'm also glad I didn't get hired because I don't want to drive everywhere knowing people are afraid to park next to me
What I've learned in life is I can't control what people are afraid of or not afraid of. If someone is narrow-minded enough that they are afraid to park by one specific company or something like that, that's a problem with them not me. As for why you we're not hired, it could have been job history, experience level, or where you live that held up your application. I have no idea, but if you email me I'll try to help you. truckertodd806@gmail.com
That reporting system you spoke of called Voice Your Choice is amazing. You can use it to report on customers also and every single department or individual in the company :) and they take what's said there seriously. Its sent to multiple levels of the chain :)
How did you get added as a tester me and a lot of other drivers have been told they weren’t adding anyone else
I'm currently not a tester. I have 3 years experience of running the actual load boards and I think that might have something to do with it but that's pure speculation on my part. One thing you learn in trucking is nothing is certain until it happens and even then it could end at any time. Just because they've told me it's going to happen at some point soon doesn't necessarily mean that it will
@@truckertoddllc that’s fucking bullshit you just kicked a hornets nest
Hey, the asian mai show is asking if it’s true that swift laid off 650 employees
I haven't heard that, but I'll find out and get you an answer shortly
Go to Asian mai show on you tube
@@terryb5000 yes I know and I'll do that as soon as I can. Not everything you hear on UA-cam is true and I'm also trying to verify it with my contacts at Swift as well
There's no truth to it. It's just rumors and wishful thinking. He even asks in the title of the video if it is fake or not and ask for verification from drivers and I didn't see where anybody verified it. This is similar to what happens on Facebook when people post that certain celebrities have died. Swift is alive and well and we should all stop wishing that any company will fail
Can I be a lease at Swift and Still come home weekly??
As an independent contractor you can go home whenever you want and stay as long as you want but you have to remember your fixed expenses are still being charged regardless. It's unlikely you're going to make the kind of money you want to make going home that often unless you have a really good dedicated account. Some of this will also depend on where you live and what your financial goals are. Typically guys that stay out 2 to 3 weeks will make more money than guys that go home weekly but there's times I go home weekly. You just need to plan for your home time
@@truckertoddllc Hey Todd thank you so much for replying, very kind of you. Appreciate it!!!
I was wondering how long u need to stay out for swift
It depends if you're doing a company driver position or an owner operator / lease purchase position. I'm told they like company drivers to stay out about 3 weeks at a time. As you know owner operators or independent contractors can go home whenever they want but you just have to be mindful that your charges such as track payment and insurance never stop. For someone that needs to be home a lot I would recommend asking about regional or dedicated type opportunities
is the load board still in beta? i remember its been in beta since last year. wonder what it's taking so long
Yes it's still in beta. They have a lot of legitimate reasons why it's taking so long. All I can tell you is they are doing their best to get it out as quickly as possible but they want to make sure that they offer a product that is ready for prime time. Prematurely releasing yet would just leave to angry drivers quitting. I am 100% convinced that the final product will be something we can all be proud of
@@truckertoddllc that's good to know ☺️ thanks for replying
No problem I appreciate you being here and watching the videos
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You just like to talk
You want attention I see
We all know the economy is trash but ok
When you get out of the rat race , the rats will hate you for it .
Yes financial discipline is important
Wow. You’re are absolutely right ! Beautifully said.
“The world is advancing in a perfect way, The only thing wrong is your own attitude .“
@@PPE707 If you think you can or think you can’t your are correct
I got my start at swift. I really liked my trainer. He was a o/o who had Popeye characters on his truck. He had a 2011 Volvo with a 13 speed. Learn to drive it and Crisscross the country in 30 days. I thought trucking was beneath me but I tried everything else and driving is what I like. I'm taking time off now was driving for Crete and I'll go back to Crete. Hope you do good. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing your story. I'm glad to have you here and watching the videos. Thanks again
Hey Todd...does your truck have a driver facing camera? Are you planning on paying off your truck or going into another lease once you've completed your 1st lease? Are you responsible for oil changes? Sorry bout all these questions brother I'm just trying to get all the details before committing to swift.
Swift doesn't have any driver facing cameras. They have an optional forward facing camera if you want it. I don't have or use theirs but I do have 2 of my own personal cameras installed. I believe dash cameras are important in this day and age but not ones that are controlled by the company
There's a lot more that is beneficial to our program, Julius Wade with interstate equipment leasing has helped make my experience amazing along the way. I have a 2019 t680
Yeah I've met a lot of great people so far and I'm going to be at the Phoenix terminal on the 6th and hope to meet a lot more great people
@@truckertoddllc awesome ur gonna love that terminal from wat I hear
JB Hunt used to be the company that driver's used to rag on about the things that they did as driver's
LOL yes I remember. We used to make up acronyms about all the different trucking companies such as JB Hunt and Swift
Swift can be good for some and not others, it depends on your personal situation. My first consideration is what to they pay and are they honest about it.
Yeah that can be true for pretty much every company. I do really well here and I haven't had any honesty issues. Obviously there's a lot of companies and there's no one company that's right for everyone but I feel like they are big enough that they've got something that'll work for nearly everyone
Hey Todd this is Mike I had done and online search about Swift leasing And had received the email from Jenny Castillo Telling me about Swift's lease program
I'm considering leaving my company 1st of August they're about. We talked on the phone for a little bit. Do I need to use her or can I chance driver rep
Let me find out. Have you done an application with her yet? Also please email me your name and phone number so I can look into this for you. truckertodd806@gmail.com
I am shocked about what youre saying with respect to Swift. The company gets such a bad rap and is painted in such a negative light. I am extremely happy that you are showing a real picture instead of just "Bonehead truckers" focusing on the few bad apples. Every company has them and we never hear about all the great Swift drivers.
Honestly I'm surprised I'm saying so much good about them. It has been a thousand times better than what I was expecting and the drivers I've met here have been better than what I was expecting. I have a video coming out very soon where I'm going to talk about bonehead truckers and swift drivers in general
@@truckertoddllc awesome 👌. Looking forward to it 😀
What's the recruiter,s name and number please
Michelle Cantrell at 864-968-7605 and give her my driver code of WIRDA1 or give her my truck number 222999. She won't be back in the office until Monday. If she doesn't answer leave her a voicemail and she'll call you back as soon as she can
Well, that was informative. Great video
1800-2300 is not that good , I'm LP with ATS.and 3000 take home is normal my low is 2300 my normal high is 3300 been here 33 years.
That was my first 4 weeks here before I knew what I was doing. I do make more than that now, I usually average about 2,500 a week. I'm glad you're happy at ATS
Man Todd you are in good spirits. Glad you made the move to swift.
That’s some good information. I’m starting to consider swift, I’ve jump off of opi because of the rates. If you can tell me what is the rpm over there or are you on percentage and since I live about 200 west of I35 it might be a better fit. I’m not sure yet but I always like to keep my opinions open.
Send me an email and I'll give you that information. I don't like to put it in a video comment section because that information could change. For example I've got guys watching videos from 3 years ago and telling me I'm underpaid not realizing rates have changed a lot in the past three years.
@@truckertoddllc sent
Okay give me a little bit and I'll send it to you
Reason 11
They paid me 250$ to make this video
I wish. When you come to work here please suggest that to them. I also like the new top gun movie as well, can you ask Tom Cruise to send me a check as well?
@@truckertoddllc Next time I see him!
swift will toss a diver under the wheels in a heart beat
We are all replaceable at any company. If you're going to make an accusation like that about Swift at least give us an example of what you're talking about.
He's a company shill... I don't trust him
I assure you I'm not a company shill. You should go back and watch some of my videos, I always tell the truth get her bad. But I'm more curious about you and your anonymous profile. Why don't you tell us more about yourself? Or why don't you start a UA-cam channel and tell us the truth that I'm missing?
The only reason Swift is financially stable is because Knight Transportation bought them and paid off a lot of their debt.
The same could be said about a lot of companies though. How they became financially stable is irrelevant to me in my business as long as they are able to pay me. I don't have their financial records prior to or after the merger so I can't confirm or deny the claims
Like I'm going to talk about it tomorrow's video, people don't let the truth stand in the way of a good rumor. I think a lot of these people just like to gossip. I know what he's referring to, but nobody called it a buyout and both sides referred to it as a merger. I do believe Knight has the majority but I'm not even certain of that. Like I said I don't sit around reading financials all day because at the end of the day if I'm profitable and happy that is more important than all of the rest of the details
@@truckertoddllc I worked for Knight and going by what they told me.
@@yolandac2958 Knight bought Swift and paid off a lot of their debt. That came straight from Knight.
Yes that is correct. They have bought several companies in the last few months just like you said