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That's literally what I did.

They aren't that bad, as company drivers it's decent for what it is. The problem I have is location, 99% of my options are automatically out of the question given I'm located way up in the Keewenaw Bay.

Yes, freight has been bad for the last year or two at Swift.

I've already known about t680s and their issues, driven many t680s before. I prefer Cascadias for that purpose specifically, but they did not have one with less than 480k miles. I wanted 380-420k miles on it.

That is swift wanting to know how much you pay in bills to compare to how much you'll make on the road.

They hire out of Florida, they have a terminal in Ocala and I know many drivers who drive out of there as they live near the terminal. They just don't hire a lot out of there because the freight is slacking down there. Do you already have your CDL?

@@RidingWTyler I’m about an hr from Ocala, and a recruiter told me if I can move back to Philadelphia, because that’s where I used to live, he said that he will be able to get me on, I have to get the permit, and license done the. Drug tests.

That is extremely odd. I would only assume they are no longer hiring out of there for the time being.

@@RidingWTyler was told it had something to do with the freight here, but I have family up in Philadelphia so it works out on my end lol

@@HereIzMatty95 hopefully you enjoy your time! Best of luck to you.

Swift is much better IMHO. Got paid more, more miles, and better accounts. Trucks were also better maintained.

No because you have to many foreigners who never seen a $900 check in a week. Unfortunately 😢

Ohhh so that’s what’s up 🤔

@@tripplemmm86 think about it most countries even Mexico they only get paid like $300 a month for work now come to America and make $900+ a week. With that being said this will never end.

That’s the dumbest comment I’ve ever read. But daddy trump loves you.

Swift has regional and dedicated in many areas; however, it will be more available depending on your location. I have noticed with Swift that they usually do not push you away from your home much, especially if you go home weekly because they want to make sure to get you home on time, so I do not think you will be far from Texas for the most part. For example, I live in Michigan and rarely ever left the Midwest. You probably will stay around the southeast or central US for the most part (unless you run a dedicated or regional, which they do have out of Texas). Thank you for the good wishes! I just finished my CDL prep and received my CLP for my endorsements. I am now just waiting for my drug test to come back for me to start the training process.

Ain't no way in hell I would make close to that with their pay structure for solo. What you have going for you is both you and your wife are making the money, not you and some other random person or yourself. So, you get the income x2 rather than x1.

Only if rehired within 2 or 3 months of when you left or went on a LOA. Otherwise, no; you need to do it at orientation.

The #1 thing that helped me was DMV Genie Android - play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dto.ee.dmv.genius&hl=en_US iOS - apps.apple.com/us/app/dmv-practice-test-genie/id513850893 There is also a website that helps a lot: www.cristcdl.com/ and this is what I am using now for my endorsement tests for Lamers. With those it is almost guaranteed to get your CDL Permit first try. For my actual CDL Testing, these are what helped me significantly! Here is a in-cab inspection (uploaded after I got my CDL, but it actually is better imho): th-cam.com/video/1bG0FySJEls/w-d-xo.html And then for the pre-trip before the in-cab (also uploaded well after my test, but is better overall): th-cam.com/video/4gSA-xKpj4w/w-d-xo.html With those resources it should be very easy for you to get through your testing, especially if you pay attention during your classes, and actual practice of the pretrip with and without instructors. The school I went to I did a lot of additional practice with a group of people I became friendly with. Feel free to ask any more questions if you have any!

It's going good, just gotta work on the school bus endorsement test now. The passenger one is easy.

I'm not, but if you got any questions I can answer them. I could make a video on it too if there are a few of em you have

@@RidingWTyler lol I'm watching all your videos now

@@Eah2019 Oh nice! If you have any questions, feel free to respond to me with all your questions, and I can then go ahead and answer them. If needed, I could also make a video responding to the questions.

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No, I need to get both my Bus and Passenger endorsements. The bus endorsement is what requires me to retake my CDL testing (road and pretrip), but in a bus instead.

No, they never asked for one. If you go to certain other terminals they will tho.

You didn't understand the video, it's not about the rehire; that's not where I said swift messed up.

@@RidingWTyler Swift didn't "mess up." and in the end, you made the right decision, company.

@@ChrisL-oz4lp what I was saying they messed up on, was the process of getting me back company. They assigned me a truck from California, then a truck from Gary, then finally got me a Wisconsin truck. I had to change my stuff 3 times. And they tried blaming placements mishaps on myself. It wasn't that I needed to go through the process, I already knew that before I did it. It's how the process went that I was saying was messed up.

Oof, I know people starting at .50-.60 with Swift. What regional account and out of where? Some accounts suck, some are fairly decent.

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Hmm, maybe give placement a call and see if they have any decent paying accounts available; sometimes they require 3-6 months tho...

@@arturosantibanez97 the did you dirty bro I was exact same region started.55 cpm

@@NdimiTechxOfficial I’ll be doing regional idk if that matters

No, the Neenah Wisconsin terminal is.

This is exactly what I was wanting to do; however, I live in the Keewenaw Bay of Michigan... And every company I contact says I need to live in Iron Mountain to be able to work for them. My plan is to grind until my girlfriend gets her PhD. and then we will likely move and I'll get into it then. Unless you might know someone who hires, that would be fantastic!

Since October of last year. About ready to dip, to be honest.

I've felt like hanging myself on quite a few occasions so far 💀. It's so infuriating at times.

@@RidingWTyler Do your time and get outta there like the rest.

@@soflodoug I have been driving since 2021. I have the experience of going elsewhere; my biggest issue is my place of residence. My girl is doing a PhD. up in the middle of nowhere, and only Swift and GP Transco hire out of here... my goal was to grind another few months so I do not switch so quickly after terminating my lease, then hope for GP or maybe grind until we get out of here and get on with an LTL company. My hold back right now is this new account, this will be my last straw with them. If this does not work out, I am definitely switching carriers.

I'm already out of it, thank God!! I had everything documented so it was kind of hard to pin me.

Everything was in writing and emailed. That's why everything was figured out in the end. My terminal has done this multiple times in the past and take it out on the driver, to then find out they messed up. That's why I made sure everything was documented.

I've thought about it on occasions, even still. Been driving since 2021 and the miscommunication at Swift is really bad. That's why I opted out of owner and decided to open up my availability for future employment. Hopefully this new account works out. Hopefully the videos help others who might actually deal with these issues themselves. Gotta make sure EVERYTHING is documented so it gets resolved. They literally threatened to not take me on the new account 🙄. Thankfully the emails proved things otherwise.

Yea better too have a company home job. Fuck giving your life too these companies,brokers,recruiters, fleet managers

@@RidingWTylerthanks for being transparent bro. 😎 i hope it all works out.

@@jossa942 I would love for a home-daily, but being based in the Keewenaw Bay of Michigan; it has proven a huge struggle finding a local gig paying more than $18-21 an hour. I might grind until my girl gets her PhD. or I might try for GP Transco in the next coming months. I think this account I moved to will tell the tale.

@@jossa942 Thanks man! Transparency is my #1 priority, hopefully it helps others out who happen to fall in my situation.

3,000 miles was more than doable here, but even at that; you don't make much. For you to make more than a company driver you need to surpass 2,500 miles... And that's quite crap. The freight market definitely does not help whatsoever. Take home, after taxes, was barely breaking 1k. Company drivers making 800-1,200 take home.

@@RidingWTyler OH, no ... are you a walk-away? What are your plans?

It's not a walk-away, but I went company driver so I was able to terminate without a fee. Now my plan is to grind it out for a bit and get on with GP Transco in 4-6 months. Doing that just so I don't leave IMMEDIATELY after switching. I also wanted to give intermodal a shot, in-case it actually made it worth staying. So, I'll be going intermodal tomorrow, after that I'll give it some time and see how I like it. If I end up liking it and pay is $1,400 or more like they say, I might just grind out on the account and stay for a while.

@TyLM99 Yeah, I hear GP pays pretty good, same level as Crete. Where are you based out of? Intermodal Cali is pretty dry.

Wisconsin. This Intermodal will have me out of Gary but I'll be able to take home in Menasha (Wisconsin). Hopefully GP turns out good, I wanted Crete but they don't hire where I am (too far north)

I'll give a little perspective/comparison on it. Intermodal is $1.15 for empty and OTR was 0.85 Loaded is $1.26 and OTR was $1.15-1.36 75% of OTR loads are around $1.15-1.19 and around 10-15% are $1.27 with the rest being a mix being over $1.27. Intermodal pays a flat rate for empty and loaded, regardless of miles. They also give a rate of $150, I believe, for local runs on top of your mileage. They said company pays $1,400-1,700 and owner pays $2,200-2,700 (remember to take 30% and if you want healthcare take about $130 a week) They don't give mileage because they have additional pay, and it's like 99.99% drop n hooks, rarely; and they emphasized rarely, do they ever get live loads or unloads. Drivers I have talked to have said the pay is not bad and you CONSTANTLY are running. As in booked with loads for 2-3 days at a time. I'll update more as I actually get into it. On my way to Gary Indiana to switch trucks and go intermodal (regional) as a company driver.

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@@RidingWTyler Company is the home run, as usual.

@@jossa942 Why?

@@ChrisL-oz4lp what do you mean by that?

Definitely, the load board is extremely stripped of features. Hopefully in the next few years it becomes acceptable.

Thanks! It's been a weird adventure lol. Tons of miscommunication caused a lot of delays. I guess that's trucking tho haha. Thanks tho, best of luck to you as well.

Question 1) No, unless you go company driver. Otherwise, if you don't drop at a trade terminal it's a 2k fee for transportation and a 800-1,200 dollar fee for detailing (regardless if it's a trade terminal or not, but you don't pay if you go company). Question 2: I will make a video on that right now, I'll try to explain the load board and focus primarily on the loads. Quickly tho, it depends almost entirely on state and what is available that day. Nothing is shown if loads are not due for the day of search. There could be loads tomorrow, but you see nothing today because they lock it to only the day of. On the east, it's very spotty. It's really only got freight in the mid-west down to around Tennessee and Arkansas. Most loads from Arkansas seem to go to Florida.

Hey man! I just uploaded that load board video if you were interested in watching it!

1) That's how swift operates. It's mileage pay, not percentage. So, no matter what I would have taken; it would have paid the same. 2) This is not accounting for a fuel surcharge of 0.41 cents p/ mile. That load ended up being around $1.6 p/ mile. I ended up having profits of 1.4k (settlement) that week with 2k miles (went for maintenance so I was out 3 days).

If you go to Swift, it depends on the account. You would probably be between .47-.54 (sliding pay) if you do OTR. On a dedicated you can be more like a strict .53-.60 depending on account. I would say, for your first year, don't expect great pay; usually doors open at 1 year for decent pay. Just hammer down until then and you'll be set!

Thank very much 👍

I'm surprised they took me then, I don't breathe all that well.

@@RidingWTyler work for free?

I've been making 1k-1.4k take home (after all expenses and taxes). Not great, but not terrible. I definitely am looking for better, but my area makes it hard. I might have something lined up with GP Transco tho. Pay of .62 CPM and a g-pay of 1,250.

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