I worked at swift back in the day and I have 0 accidents 0 incidents 0 violations at all. It isn't a bad company. Some people just aren't cut out to be a trucker!
Matt M My last year driving a dedicated load from Rogers Ar to NYC , my W2 was $174,000 as a company driver @ $.41 a mile back in 2007 before I became disabled. That was without the bonuses added and when you go to NYC on a multiple 2 day delivery route those bonuses do add up not just the pay to cross a bridge thing which was $150 going in 48 times a year. Yes, I took a couple of breaks a year! Heck, I even got .10 a box if I had to touch a one box on a pallet on a break down which not many shippers pay and only happened with 6 of my 15 stops. One always had 1500 cases and I only had to break down 3 ties of 7 cases on 4 pallets for that bonus! The over night pay in a city with NO truck stops and of course the backing pay after the first drop! NYC is a money maker for many drivers whit the intelligence to drive that city! If I could get this brain back to working I'd go back to a dedicated NYC run again as nothing pays like NYC and believe it or not you can eat cheaper and better with many better choices that the same damn menu found at every chain brand truck stop on the road! Not to mention the fun NYC has to offer on those Monday nights laying over with a bus stop close by! I think I still have my MTA card with about $20 on it somewhere! LOL! I love to hear idiot rookie scared O/Os say "I don't do NYC" as it means more money for me! You're in it to make not say no! Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!
I got my CDL with swift back in 07 and I'd say I'm a damn good driver then most men out here over the road and it's not just my SAFE driving and backing skills it's not bashing but helping my fellow drivers. We ALL were rookies at one point. Everyone has to learn from someone. I blame most of the trainers out there. Each company should require more training for a "trainer" so they can train this new inexperience driver.
Yes, but if they don't put them on at the whse. then put a seal on the door you can't open it until you get there. It's really the dock supervisors job to make sure the load is secure, but you know that;s not going to happen often.
@@donaldbartram6315 True. A lot of short hall inside the city stuff is loaded by who knows who that can make some complete mess's that they like to blame on the drivers.
I'm wondering why that pallet wasn't shrink wrapped at least. Why was it placed on a truck as an open load stacked that high? Its just an accident waiting to happen.
We deal with insulation where i work and It is never wrapped when it hits our dock from the manufacturer or when it leaves. I've only seen one load wrapped and it was only half the load, the other half wasnt wrapped. Insulation is a pain in the ass.
A lot of people who work in unloading do not bother to distinguish between the wrap and the packaging... What I mean is, unloaders use razor blades/box cutters to undo the wrap and end up slicing open the containers or bags of product. If the sender suspects this might happen, or has had it happen to them a lot, sometimes they just decide to forego wrapping. If the material inside the packaging is potentially dangerous, wrapping is skipped because there is a higher likelihood of slicing open the package while cutting the wrap, and the chances of it being mis-handled are smaller than the chances of it being cut open.
Jeff White So according to your explanation, its either risking cutting the packages due to carelessness or risking dumping the stack over due to carelessness which could not only breach the packaging but adds the risk of the stack injuring someone. The "solution" in your explanation is worse than the problem its meant to avert.
I agree with you. I am not saying that it is a go-to solution that fixes the problem of packages getting cut 100%, I am just repeating what I heard a shipping floor manager say in regard to lost stock. There were bags of caustic fertilizer, as well as other chemicals. The directions were to stack them low on the palettes and not to wrap them. Instead they used two brightly colored straps to secure the low-stacked loads. This was due to an incident where they were stacked high and wrapped. Someone at unload did not read the unload warnings and was careless, and it resulted in Haz-mat needing to be called to clean it up. The cost was really high, and potentially dangerous, and the dock needed to be shut down for quite a while. The company adopted a policy of stacking palettes low, and not wrapping them. Shipping costs increased, obviously, and the costs were passed on to the customer. It may not have been the smartest solution. The load in this video was handled poorly, to the point of being dangerous. A palette stacked as high as the one in this video should have been wrapped, or somehow secured.
DRIVER , OPEN DOOR NOTICE SKID LEANING SHOULD GET LIFTTRUCK OUT SIDE TO RETREIVE SKID ON TRUCK BEFORE MOVING. BECAUSE PUTTING ON LOADBAR OR STRAPES WOULD BE ONSAFE AT THIS TIME LOAD COULD FALL ON YOU
This is the difference between the old days when trucking was usually learned from father to son of from someone close to you that was willing to take you under their wing for a couple of years and you got slapped across the head whenever you didn't listen and payed attention, to these days when these run of the mill companies takes any idiot off the street and puts him/her with another idiot with 3 to 6 months experience for 3 weeks, then they stick the new idiot in a truck by him/her-self to do a job that they have no frigging idea of how it's supposed to be done properly. And that's that!
Dumb ideology, a person learns from their mistakes. Their new at this and don’t know how to face some situations that was showed to them. You old truckers swear y’all are so professional but not one time will u fucks admit when y’all fucked up at the beginning of your trucking career
here in the uk, its our responsibility as the driver to make sure the load is secured and strapped down, if the ministry pull you in for a check and find the load unsecured its us, as the drivers who get the big fine.
it is the Same here A driver is responsible for their Loads and securement The difference is with these Super companies They Preload the Trailer and the Drivers never Check the Load and when it shifts........and carnage ensues the Driver is too blame!
I drive for Swift and i see this constantly. I feel like I'm one of very few that doesn't like my on duty time being wasted. A lot of the guys too know that no matter how fast they move or what they do somebody is going to complain about them so instead of quiting they just stopped giving a shit
Not just SWIFT, but all these contract carriers. Hire people who never drove before, have no common sense. He couldn't see that the pallet was gonna' tip over when he opened the doors, or at least thought it might.
I've had a few loads like that, pick up a sealed preloaded trailer and arrive at the drop to discover nothing is secured. In those cases, I tie a loop of rope between the door hinges to keep stuff from fallimg out.
Firstg even a rookie knows hiw to throw a strap on, he was just being lazy Second: he likely isnt a rookie, rookies dont generally drive day cabs, especially for mega carriers
Are you serious? I knew about straps before getting into trucking. You never moved or tied something to a pick up or small trailer? Thought it was common sense didnt know people were that stupud
@Vae Mohe Dude, you're driving a truck, not practicing medicine. Is it really that hard to use your brain and think? If the guy in the video was using his brain at all, he would've noticed the pallet leaning and that it required intervention.
Crazy thing is everyone gives Rookies a hard time but what most ppl forget is that they were once a rookie also...ppl make mistakes so give ppl a break...
I learned at a good school. But I had to take a few years off, when I went back to otr I used Swift to get my CDL back. The trainer was so messed up I jumped off the truck and quit. I witnessed that the road testers who determined whether the drivers pass or not are paid to pass EVERYBODY. I was afraid to get on the road again after I saw one driver pass - he couldn't change gears, he couldn't round a turn, or anything!
BTW... A warning for any driver thinking about working for J-Marr based in North Dakota. I went to work for them back in 2007 shortly before my youngest son was born, I had racked up about 12,000 miles in my first month driving for them, and when it was time to get paid, first they claimed I didn't have a check yet, (supposedly they hold back your first check). Secondly, when I got that straightened out, they tried to claim I only had 6000 miles logged and turned in. It took another 4 days before that was straightened out with management, and then thirdly, they tried to short my check for about $2000 dollars supposedly for draws I needed while on the road. And according to all the receipts I kept, my draws only came up to about $600. So after about a week of this Bull Sh*t with the management, they also told me I am taking too much time with my Pre-trip & Post-trip inspections, and that I need to log less time on my log books so I can get more miles in. I told them to go f*ck themselves, my license is my livelihood and I won't jeopardize it for anyone. That when they tired to cut my runs down to about 2000 miles per month.
My husband drives a truck. He went to school thru a truck driving school and had to be on the road with a trainer driver. I do believe that during their training classes, Swift just gives their students a toy truck, and if they can make it go in a circle, congrats, you are now qualified to be on the road with a huge killing machine!!
As a driver, I ran across a number of loads which would fall out if you opened the door. My first day on a truck with my trainer, he was very adamant, you never stood behind the door you were opening. You stood off to the side so if a load did spill, you were not at the bottom of it. A very good procedure. More than once I backed into a dock with only one door open because the other door was keeping the load form spilling. And more than once, after consulting with the customer, they said just let it spill out. Just keep out of the way. There were trailers I even refused to open the rear doors because there was no safe way to open the doors. Those we used a forklift to hold the doors closed while I unlatched them and got out of the way. Then the fork lift backed away and let the doors pop open with the expected results. There were a couple that I used ratchet straps to keep the doors fully opening while I released the door latches because I did think the load would stay put.
Truck drivers that don’t anything to help and make videos of people like this are just part of the a**holes in this world. The work is tough enough and why add to it. I know, I know that Swift driver should have done things different. People like to play “tough guy” when they see something like this happening...they feel like they are teaching them a lesson by “not” saying anything. In a way your right but you were right there; I mean come on. He will learn a lesson whether you say something or not but that’s not the point either. Your just another d*ck person in this world. Funny thing is if was someone you know the you would have said something. You did g know him and your like “f*ckem”. Like I said there are enough d*cks in the world so why add to it.
truth be told, his load should have been secured regardless. logistics straps exist for a reason.. that could have killed him if it went over as he opened the door.
I hear that... I delivered a Walmart load to a store one time. as soon as I unlatch that I felt the pressure on the door. back pallet was an eight-foot-tall pallet , of nothing but water pop juices. when I realize nothing could be done I just let go and hauled ass the other way
My company has a policy, 3 ratchets for every 3 rows, and 3 ratchets on the last pallet/cage row. You should be able to offroad the thing without losing your load.
See, this swift truck and driver was out of there element. They weren't off in a ditch on the side of the road someplace were there more at home. These kind of maneuvers are few and far between due to time down after crashing off into the woods, ditches, businesses, lakes, rivers.........and the list is never ending.
Truth be told, and this is coming from a driver that's been on the road 13+ years, I would've brought the reciever out to the truck to see if they can bring out a forklift to take off that one unstable pallet of I were that Swift driver. I haven't had anything more than a few boxes fall off in that time.
I don't hate Swift drivers I hate the way large companies like that treat them and the whole trucking industry all together. Putting new people in trucks with minimal training and governing them down to slow speeds making them become a nuisance on the highways is what I hate. Swift or not, many local day cab drivers who are paid by the hour don't ever seem to care how long they make those of us who get paid by the mile wait.
Hopefully that will be ending soon. There is a move afoot to get entry level drivers better trained. part of the problem is the trainers themselves. I went in the industry in 1999 after only three weeks of school. I also just happened to go to work at Swift. My trainer would flash is truck light at cars too, not knowing the real reason why truckers flash their lights. fortunately for me, my Dad was an old school truck driver and I learned alot from him.
My rookie years incidents include knocking a fuel pump off an island, unloading a fire extinguisher into the cab, one air line through a back window and the grande finale, restocking KFC's at night were usually done with a 28 ft pup. I had a 40 ft reefer rental and had to blind side it to fit in behind the store, I clipped the pole with a sign and bucket and knock the whole thing over. The first words from dispatch were "Are there wings and thighs all over the parking lot" and have never been fired for any of these. All of this is what I call a right of passage to becoming a professional driver.
He had that empty pallet almost like he knew he was going to need it for restacking, thanks driver for lending a hand, you can make fun 😂you earned it,👍🏻
1) whoever loaded it didn't do so correctly. trailer should NEVER be loaded with something that could fall out when the doors are opened. 2) it was probably sealed when the driver picked it up. 3) should back up to the dock, THEN pull up and slide tandems. it's easier to back the trailer in if the wheels are forward. 4) it's a day cab, so there are probably no load securement devices on the tractor (load locks, straps, etc.) 5) swift and home depot are monster mega companies who concentrate on quantity, NOT quality. you get what you pay for whether it's a $5 chinese wrench or a trailer park truck driver.
Just another reason to drive FOOD GRADE TANKER! No tandems to slide ,no docks to bump ,no loads that shift, no doors on trailers, 100% no touch freight (who wants some ole trucker touching their food!) means xbox while the tank drains-hahahaha
+metzgermeisterfuchs It's not rocket science. It just takes a few braincells. Get out and look if you have to. Make sure you're not hitting something. Concentration and a professional attitude, common sense and instincts. The last part comes with time. Good luck.
Abc Cba Yes. That's true. What I do when I'm sleepy and I need to keep going, I'll stop at a rest area, close my eyes for ten minutes, then I'll go get a cup of coffee or just walk. Between the caffeine, the walk and the small amount of rest, it wakes you right up. Moving around and stretching your legs a little works wonders. Of course if you have the time you can just nap.
Companies like Swift, Pam, Schneider etc etc etc hire and train a lot of brand new straight off the street drivers. Of course rookies make mistakes and are slow that is just part of any learning experiences. Truck driving is not easy by any means and for every 1 driver that makes it 2 or 3 fail in their first 6 mos. Long hrs away from home all the time backing in super tight spots etc etc etc. Some people can do it others need to admit defeat and find another path thru life.
Finally someone humble... people just like to brag or like to feel superior after 10,15,20 hell even a year of experience... but they don’t want to remember or to talk about when the started. Come on guys you had to start somewhere
Hauling rental construction equipment will open otr drivers eyes to "tight spaces"! I'm thankful that's where I was on-the-job trained to get my CDL - otr was much easier after a few years of construction jobsites and homeowner neighborhoods! 👍🍻
Should have warned him before he made a big ass out of him and yourself for watching and not stopping him before he messed up and got the whole place behind schedule. It is easy to sit back and watch a mishap shape up into a catastrophe, without warning a rookie of the first problem he was getting ready to do; should have warned him before he even unpinned those axles to shut those doors first; and then after moving the axles to put a load lock or strap or something to keep that top heavy pallet from falling out, before he even started to head towards a downward facing ramp of a dock. I never put those kind of pallets at the rear of my trailer and if I had to, I would always double the load locks or even triple them at the back, just to keep the stuff from falling on me while attempting to open the doors. Thinking ahead saves lives and time not to mention money in claims.
I drove commercial vehicles for 24 years - 14 in semi's and I can tell you there are only two types of "drivers" out there: those that can drive and those that have no business behind the wheel. I drove for CRST out of Cedar Rapids, Ia and JB Hunt out of Lowell, Ar. Seen this scenario played out many times and not just with SWIFT. Lots of others out there, but Student With Idiot for Trainer is about the worst.
One time about 5 years ago, I called Swift to see if they had any dedicated loads or regional runs that would keep me fairly close to home. They asked me how much experience I had. I told them I had a little over 10 years. They told me that I was overqualified. LOL
I think it come down to pay. They thought that people with 10 years of experience wouldn't be happy with the pay they offer since the pay they offer is appropriate only for newbies. They are right. I would have worked there only until I found a run more suited to my needs and pay, but I guess that's true with any driving job or any job for that matter.
I had a friend in Idaho who had 25 years over the road experience pulling everything except bull wagons and tankers,to include 10 years of logging trucks.he had 13 years of no accidents and a million miler patch.he applied and swift hired him without hesitation.i used to hear blowhards like you say the same thing about jb hunt.please put out a better line
Bob Mowreader I honestly don't care one tiny bit if you believe me, because I cannot provide proof of any aspect of a conversation that took place years ago. As a matter of fact, I have heard of steering wheel holders who had very experienced friends in the trucking industry, but they all smelled like Cheetos, had missing teeth and charged about $20 to slobber on some testicles. Hey, I'm not saying your "friend" for the hour is a lotlizard, I'm just suggesting that you might know a few "blowhards" from the back of a Petrol or TA parking lot.
some companies are doing this they only want you around for couple of years now because it's cost effective, longer you stay the more I pay so have a nice day.
Since deregulation in 1977 and the drivers make hardly no money at all any more, the good drivers got out the business. Now ya got all this new younger guys that seem to have been dumb ed down before the got behind the wheel. Driving single we sent home $2K a week now your only average what $200. That is what all these big trucking companies did to you from 77 and by 88 it was over. What had been a great job became a slave job. Same thing happened to the pilots too. Drive for no money and get harassed by every cop out there and get treated like shit by the shippers and receivers. And everyone has their hand in your pocket. Yet you think you love it so you keep doing it. Well if your not doing that what else is left out there for you to make a living. Flip hamburgers or stock shelves at Walmart? And these owner operators pulling for one of the big trucking companies who struggles just to keep up with all the payments, what a joke. It is a shame what has happened to the profession.
Stephen Wells I got out of a truck for the reasons you mentioned after a Million and a half accident free miles. Cost so much to live out there and got so tired of eating out of cooler. I bet i spent $10 a day on coffee because we ran illegal night and day. And I got tired of unloading in the morning and then get a load then go get it and may not get loaded for hours after there then it's late afternoon before you start to run 600 or more over night and be at recievers 7 the next morning. You work when everyone is asleep,. you work when they work, you work when they are off at night with their families and all over again day in day out. You have to worry about scales in and out of states and every type of cop screwing with you. And I stopped taking Haz Mat loads because no way a single driver can do what the regulations mandate and you don't get paid a penny extra driving in some cases a rolling bomb down the road with a bunch of four wheelers and yes alot of mental midget truck drivers. I could go on and on and you added all the stuff together and you look at your pay for all the shit you did that week and that is terrible pay for all you did and your not home and I thought how i kept up a home I wasn't at except a couple of days a week or less. I missed my son's first home run. People don't appreciate you when in reality if it was not for truck drivers the country would fall apart if every truck stopped just for one day.
I wonder if he's just new at driving a big truck....or I guess it could be he's been doing this for a very long time and just doesn't give a damn, LOL!
Well yea, but he is a day driver (local). He is suppose the have straps and/or L.Locks to prevent this when opening the doors. I know im being critical but, been their done that.
Dale Benadum He more than likely picked it up from a drop yard already loaded and sealed from the shipper. He could have put load locks on it after opening the doors and saved face though.
$350 fine here in Canada for unsecured load. My company uses heavy straps that lock into the walls to prevent this from happening. However when you pick up a pre loaded , pre sealed trailer, your never know what the load will look like when you open the doors.
Shouldn't pick on Swift, It is the driver who made the mistake. Not swift.And just maybe he didn't have a strap. Remember there Mr. Perfect you where a rookie yourself at one time. And if you didn't screw up consider your self very lucky.
As a new driver for swift. I see these videos as an opportunity for constructive criticism on mistakes before I make them. Let them keep picking, theres legit information here :)
john1cheree SWIFTYS ROOOONNDD THE TRUCKING BUSINESS !!!! "Off the streets new hires,trainers that basically "slapped&stamped EM " saying they're fit to drive, and new-hires thinking,"I drive a big truck,I'm bbbaaaaaaddddd!" 'I can do anything;I can speed with this big truck;ain't nothin' to it ! " Yeah,RIGHT !!! They're "SWIFT" !
john1cheree Two WRONGS do make a right ,according to your way of thinking . Your scholastic experience,I can see , consisted of everyone participating in a sport or contest received a medal ; Everyone was a winner. .B.S.! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$$!!!!!$$!!!
I spent time at Swift. And yes, there are a number of less gifted drivers. And most of them are gone within 6 months for a variety of reasons. However, there is a generous supply in the pipeline to replace them. That being said, I saw truckloads of more less gifted drivers at many other companies. And in many most of the cases, the Swifties were a major improvement. Remember. Every newbie driver spends time with a trainer. And that trainer at some point sleeps in the back while the trainee is driving.
What company would you suggest over Swift that trains? I have no way to drop $4000+ on schooling. And I don't trust the idea of doing a loan, only to not be finding any jobs graduating.
Otsuko The county you live in might have enough funds to pay for your schooling if it has that type of program for workforce development. My county paid for truck driving school. I didn't pay anything.
Seems a lot of people bash swift and say go somewhere good to get trained but zero suggestions as to where that would be...anyone know a company that takes inexperienced drivers and trains them to absolute perfection??
Hey Patricia, I agree with your point, the fact that the driver opened the doors after he arrived to where he needed to go and did not bother checking the load, that's on him, it shows that he has no common sense
I agree with you on most of that. But you know, fella, the old ICC test was different from what you have now. Also, it's not 60% to pass. It's 80%. Now, I didn't miss anything on mine. But I saw the people you refer to and I know what you mean. Companies will put almost anyone in a truck. My grandfather drove from 55-82. He operated on a chauffeurs license. Drove lots of routes and terrain. Mostly in a day cab on two lanes.... In the days before tests and e-logs. Running crazy hours and staying gone weeks at a time. You have to admit that it's never been hard to get in a cab... I'm not a moron. I have some horse sense, and I know what I can and can't do. I'm safe and attentive. I'm not perfect, but I want to be careful and take my time so that I don't hurt me, you, or someone else. Rookies will nickel and dime a company to death, but experienced drivers are responsible for more fatalities. When you work for a company with 26,000 trucks and 47 terminals, you will see rookie drivers make mistakes. But the company only accounts for 5.5% of accidents. And that's including ones where the other driver is at fault and animal incidents. I looked at all the companies. I researched the schools. I didn't have a buddy with a truck that I could borrow. I was laid off and I wanted to do this. I'm 40, and worked in the steel industry. The jobs are leaving. And it was this, flip burgers, or work in a factory for $9 an hour. I'm a new driver. But I won't let you make me ashamed of the profession I've chosen. And I won't let it discourage me. There are just some things that you and I can't change, but would if we could. Know that. I may be the exception to the rule, but I am not the typical rookie out there. That's got to do with the quality of the people. It all boils down to who is behind the wheel. I wish that the respect and brotherhood was still in place.
j Young I've seen the fucking test. The Johnson is only fer checking trailer brakes? I thought it was for locking up the training wheels to scare people in traffic and save the tractor brakes. Yeah, it was fun for a young fella up till the late seventies. The roads weren't maintained. The cops were predators. When the money got fucked up, you'd sit for days waiting on a load. At least you' won't have to pay rent. Take my advice. Get your own equipment. Get a few shippers as customers. Keep hunting new biz. Stay away from flatbeds. And cattle. Get into hauling cars for North African Van Lines. Or previously owned furniture.(Bed Bugger). Build yourself a good rep. For the first few years, stay east of the Missouri river. Most of the decent money is in Chicago. And on the east coast. I miss a lot of it. But it got to where I hated it. Lease to a good carrier. Hire a good bookkeeper. Keep your quarterlies and permits up. Never let a shipper piss on yer leg. Or a consignee. Get every fucking dime ya can out of your shippers. Avoid the people's republic of california like the plague. Good Luck, and be Prosperous. And Courteous. And the most important thing you'll need to perform flawlessly is to look that State guy dead in the eye, tell him a bald faced lie and make him believe it. Never spend a weekend empty, and don't give your real phone number to your girlfriends.
I have a friend who joined Swift and less than 1 month he is a 'trainer' and he 'trains' new drivers only 2 weeks and cuts them loose. This is exactly like other comments said below, its not the drivers, its the company 'training' the drivers.
My good friend said that sure, Swift has their share of mishaps, but they are also one of the largest companies, so their accident rate is kinda proportional next to other major carriers who hire rookies.
+sethm22iGaming Back in the day we used to say that it was "Sure wish I had a fast truck." I don't know what they do now but it used to be like 63 miles an hour.
I work as Wal Mart. Yes, I know. But, I have been in retail for over 30 years with two companies, and I have seen my share, I have unloaded countless trucks. I have seen some come in that looked like everything was just thrown in. Everything! Nothing straight or on a pallet. Most are palletized though. But it is just not the drivers fault. If that pallet had been wrapped, it probably wouldn't have fallen out. Notice that the bottom layers did not fall. If wrapped, the weight of the pallet itself would have held it in place. Yes there are some dumb drivers, but there a lot more dumb loaders. We've had full pallets stacked behind half pallets. Even though they are belted or curtained from the rear, there is nothing to keep them from sliding forward, especially if the driver has to hit his brakes. This video shows the inexperience or stupidity of the driver and the loader.
Bundi Blair II you can still ask the shipper to break the seal so you can secure the load. Some are ok with it, others not too much. I had to do that with a preload a few weeks ago; fortunately they were one of those companies that were cool breaking the original seal and giving me a new one.
With drivers like this, it amazes me that Swift can stay in business.
Quantity over quality
They skim employees checks each bout 100dols a week
I worked at swift back in the day and I have 0 accidents 0 incidents 0 violations at all. It isn't a bad company. Some people just aren't cut out to be a trucker!
and swift hires those people. not all swift is bad but the do hire alot of retards
Matt M My last year driving a dedicated load from Rogers Ar to NYC , my W2 was $174,000 as a company driver @ $.41 a mile back in 2007 before I became disabled. That was without the bonuses added and when you go to NYC on a multiple 2 day delivery route those bonuses do add up not just the pay to cross a bridge thing which was $150 going in 48 times a year. Yes, I took a couple of breaks a year! Heck, I even got .10 a box if I had to touch a one box on a pallet on a break down which not many shippers pay and only happened with 6 of my 15 stops. One always had 1500 cases and I only had to break down 3 ties of 7 cases on 4 pallets for that bonus! The over night pay in a city with NO truck stops and of course the backing pay after the first drop! NYC is a money maker for many drivers whit the intelligence to drive that city!
If I could get this brain back to working I'd go back to a dedicated NYC run again as nothing pays like NYC and believe it or not you can eat cheaper and better with many better choices that the same damn menu found at every chain brand truck stop on the road!
Not to mention the fun NYC has to offer on those Monday nights laying over with a bus stop close by! I think I still have my MTA card with about $20 on it somewhere! LOL!
I love to hear idiot rookie scared O/Os say "I don't do NYC" as it means more money for me! You're in it to make not say no!
Blue Sky's and Safe Journeys!
elitetrucker I have herd that swift gives people cdls with ounand tests
Ian DePasque Trucking companies can't give you a CDL genius, the STATE grants drivers licenses, NOT the company. And for Pete's sake, learn to spell.
+trueman mann We're all slaves to the Federal Reserve. And if you don't think so that just means you're a good slave
I got my CDL with swift back in 07 and I'd say I'm a damn good driver then most men out here over the road and it's not just my SAFE driving and backing skills it's not bashing but helping my fellow drivers. We ALL were rookies at one point. Everyone has to learn from someone. I blame most of the trainers out there. Each company should require more training for a "trainer" so they can train this new inexperience driver.
Do you even have a cdl?
Swift driver: whats a CDL?
Funny how I hear truckers always say “C’mon man, c’mon!” Makes me laugh 😂
This is why load straps/bars are important tools.
You know what swift stands for...so what I'm f ing trying 😂
Sure Wish I'd Finished Training. ;)
And yeah, one strap or a couple of loadlocks in the first place....ounce of prevention, and all that.
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Thats why I like rollup doors...let it fall inside the store.. :)
I like roll ups my self but when shit like that falls against a rollup,, hhhhmmmmm you're really F'd
@@donaldbartram6315 That's what load locks are for i imagine LoL
Yes, but if they don't put them on at the whse. then put a seal on the door you can't open it until you get there. It's really the dock supervisors job to make sure the load is secure, but you know that;s not going to happen often.
@@donaldbartram6315 True. A lot of short hall inside the city stuff is loaded by who knows who that can make some complete mess's that they like to blame on the drivers.
@@donaldbartram6315 Training and patience make great results. This one maybe not so much.
S.W.I.F.T.-- See What I can F up Today
Swing
Wide
It's a
Fukn
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So What? I Fuck Trump!
It can happen to anyone, anywhere. Two thumbs up for helping.
'That was fixin' to happen'😂
I'm wondering why that pallet wasn't shrink wrapped at least. Why was it placed on a truck as an open load stacked that high? Its just an accident waiting to happen.
We deal with insulation where i work and It is never wrapped when it hits our dock from the manufacturer or when it leaves. I've only seen one load wrapped and it was only half the load, the other half wasnt wrapped. Insulation is a pain in the ass.
A lot of people who work in unloading do not bother to distinguish between the wrap and the packaging... What I mean is, unloaders use razor blades/box cutters to undo the wrap and end up slicing open the containers or bags of product. If the sender suspects this might happen, or has had it happen to them a lot, sometimes they just decide to forego wrapping. If the material inside the packaging is potentially dangerous, wrapping is skipped because there is a higher likelihood of slicing open the package while cutting the wrap, and the chances of it being mis-handled are smaller than the chances of it being cut open.
Jeff White
So according to your explanation, its either risking cutting the packages due to carelessness or risking dumping the stack over due to carelessness which could not only breach the packaging but adds the risk of the stack injuring someone. The "solution" in your explanation is worse than the problem its meant to avert.
I agree with you. I am not saying that it is a go-to solution that fixes the problem of packages getting cut 100%, I am just repeating what I heard a shipping floor manager say in regard to lost stock. There were bags of caustic fertilizer, as well as other chemicals. The directions were to stack them low on the palettes and not to wrap them. Instead they used two brightly colored straps to secure the low-stacked loads. This was due to an incident where they were stacked high and wrapped. Someone at unload did not read the unload warnings and was careless, and it resulted in Haz-mat needing to be called to clean it up. The cost was really high, and potentially dangerous, and the dock needed to be shut down for quite a while. The company adopted a policy of stacking palettes low, and not wrapping them. Shipping costs increased, obviously, and the costs were passed on to the customer. It may not have been the smartest solution. The load in this video was handled poorly, to the point of being dangerous. A palette stacked as high as the one in this video should have been wrapped, or somehow secured.
DRIVER , OPEN DOOR NOTICE SKID LEANING SHOULD GET LIFTTRUCK OUT SIDE TO RETREIVE SKID ON TRUCK BEFORE MOVING. BECAUSE PUTTING ON LOADBAR OR STRAPES WOULD BE ONSAFE AT THIS TIME LOAD COULD FALL ON YOU
He's slow because he is a city driver. Paid by the hour, not by the mile.
+Sodiumreactor Probabbly!
Swift has no hourly drivers.....30 to 35 CPM $22 drop and hook and $35 for a live unload day cab work.
Bug Bomb Back in 15 their base pay was .36 not .30 to .35!!
All drivers should be paid by the hour... Mileage & stop pay is BS I've done both.
We got ,48 per mile. $21 per stop & &21 an hour if there longer than the 1st hour. Prety good for what these other shit bag companies pay.
This is the difference between the old days when trucking was usually learned from father to son of from someone close to you that was willing to take you under their wing for a couple of years and you got slapped across the head whenever you didn't listen and payed attention, to these days when these run of the mill companies takes any idiot off the street and puts him/her with another idiot with 3 to 6 months experience for 3 weeks, then they stick the new idiot in a truck by him/her-self to do a job that they have no frigging idea of how it's supposed to be done properly. And that's that!
Man I wanted to PUSH that like button a thousand times..YOU HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD..
Dumb ideology, a person learns from their mistakes. Their new at this and don’t know how to face some situations that was showed to them. You old truckers swear y’all are so professional but not one time will u fucks admit when y’all fucked up at the beginning of your trucking career
Someone told me that SWIFT stands for "Sure Wish I Finished Training."
380PPK we used to call them “Slow Wagons In Fast Traffic” of “ Sure Wish I had a Fast Truck”
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Yes thats one line about swift lol
LMAO
Shutup, Swift!
here in the uk, its our responsibility as the driver to make sure the load is secured and strapped down, if the ministry pull you in for a check and find the load unsecured its us, as the drivers who get the big fine.
it is the Same here A driver is responsible for their Loads and securement The difference is with these Super companies They Preload the Trailer and the Drivers never Check the Load and when it shifts........and carnage ensues the Driver is too blame!
I drive for Swift and i see this constantly. I feel like I'm one of very few that doesn't like my on duty time being wasted. A lot of the guys too know that no matter how fast they move or what they do somebody is going to complain about them so instead of quiting they just stopped giving a shit
Not just SWIFT, but all these contract carriers. Hire people who never drove before, have no common sense. He couldn't see that the pallet was gonna' tip over when he opened the doors, or at least thought it might.
Ain't just Swifts, who can't think outside the BOX!
I think it's so funny, how u narrat Swift truckers moves. Please don't stop !🤘
I've had a few loads like that, pick up a sealed preloaded trailer and arrive at the drop to discover nothing is secured.
In those cases, I tie a loop of rope between the door hinges to keep stuff from fallimg out.
The Swift drive prides himself on self performance . They have become the poster driver for moments in time on a tight learnings curve.
You were a rookie also
But you dont want to talk about your greenhorn days
Firstg even a rookie knows hiw to throw a strap on, he was just being lazy
Second: he likely isnt a rookie, rookies dont generally drive day cabs, especially for mega carriers
Are you serious? I knew about straps before getting into trucking. You never moved or tied something to a pick up or small trailer? Thought it was common sense didnt know people were that stupud
@Vae Mohe Dude, you're driving a truck, not practicing medicine. Is it really that hard to use your brain and think? If the guy in the video was using his brain at all, he would've noticed the pallet leaning and that it required intervention.
@@jasonmacaro4052 could of said something vs just sitting there recording.
RIGHT Everybody is taught something ( did you know how to walk,talk,drive a car or a SEMI)???
Well you can't blame the driver you blame the shipper for loading that's shit without securing the load
Crazy thing is everyone gives Rookies a hard time but what most ppl forget is that they were once a rookie also...ppl make mistakes so give ppl a break...
I learned at a good school. But I had to take a few years off, when I went back to otr I used Swift to get my CDL back. The trainer was so messed up I jumped off the truck and quit. I witnessed that the road testers who determined whether the drivers pass or not are paid to pass EVERYBODY. I was afraid to get on the road again after I saw one driver pass - he couldn't change gears, he couldn't round a turn, or anything!
BTW... A warning for any driver thinking about working for J-Marr based in North Dakota.
I went to work for them back in 2007 shortly before my youngest son was born, I had racked up about 12,000 miles in my first month driving for them, and when it was time to get paid, first they claimed I didn't have a check yet, (supposedly they hold back your first check). Secondly, when I got that straightened out, they tried to claim I only had 6000 miles logged and turned in. It took another 4 days before that was straightened out with management, and then thirdly, they tried to short my check for about $2000 dollars supposedly for draws I needed while on the road. And according to all the receipts I kept, my draws only came up to about $600. So after about a week of this Bull Sh*t with the management, they also told me I am taking too much time with my Pre-trip & Post-trip inspections, and that I need to log less time on my log books so I can get more miles in. I told them to go f*ck themselves, my license is my livelihood and I won't jeopardize it for anyone. That when they tired to cut my runs down to about 2000 miles per month.
My husband drives a truck. He went to school thru a truck driving school and had to be on the road with a trainer driver.
I do believe that during their training classes, Swift just gives their students a toy truck, and if they can make it go in a circle, congrats, you are now qualified to be on the road with a huge killing machine!!
When I drove for Swift I made sure there were at least 2 load locks holding the load had loads shift forward but never backwards
As a driver, I ran across a number of loads which would fall out if you opened the door. My first day on a truck with my trainer, he was very adamant, you never stood behind the door you were opening. You stood off to the side so if a load did spill, you were not at the bottom of it. A very good procedure. More than once I backed into a dock with only one door open because the other door was keeping the load form spilling. And more than once, after consulting with the customer, they said just let it spill out. Just keep out of the way. There were trailers I even refused to open the rear doors because there was no safe way to open the doors. Those we used a forklift to hold the doors closed while I unlatched them and got out of the way. Then the fork lift backed away and let the doors pop open with the expected results. There were a couple that I used ratchet straps to keep the doors fully opening while I released the door latches because I did think the load would stay put.
I went from being one of the best drivers at Swift, to just an average feed haul driver... Go figure, lol.
Gj bro I knew you got out and helped once you said you had to wait for him to get unloaded before you can go lol 😂
why didn't you say something. then you had longer to wait. that's called karma
Nick Rhodes it is not called, where in the hell did you hear that ship from okay let me know
Fred Wolfe I don't know how to respond this. you make absolutely no sense.
Nick Rhodes your fucking gay,shut up
Truck drivers that don’t anything to help and make videos of people like this are just part of the a**holes in this world. The work is tough enough and why add to it.
I know, I know that Swift driver should have done things different.
People like to play “tough guy” when they see something like this happening...they feel like they are teaching them a lesson by “not” saying anything.
In a way your right but you were right there; I mean come on.
He will learn a lesson whether you say something or not but that’s not the point either.
Your just another d*ck person in this world. Funny thing is if was someone you know the you would have said something. You did g know him and your like “f*ckem”. Like I said there are enough d*cks in the world so why add to it.
That is so low, u knew that would happen and you did nothing but video , how about being the better man and teach the newbies a thing or two?..
Loving your "Get out and help! Get out and help!" LOL! 😊
I'd get pretty dumb too after three days without sleep.
Isn't it great being paid by the mile... ?
@bs itis "You was"? .... "drived"? .... so how is your publishing career going these days?
Load locks sure come in handy sometimes.
truth be told, his load should have been secured regardless. logistics straps exist for a reason.. that could have killed him if it went over as he opened the door.
I hear that... I delivered a Walmart load to a store one time. as soon as I unlatch that I felt the pressure on the door. back pallet was an eight-foot-tall pallet , of nothing but water pop juices. when I realize nothing could be done I just let go and hauled ass the other way
o yeah the toilet paper would have just crushed him.
+Harol Kaemerer lol
My company has a policy, 3 ratchets for every 3 rows, and 3 ratchets on the last pallet/cage row. You should be able to offroad the thing without losing your load.
See, this swift truck and driver was out of there element. They weren't off in a ditch on the side of the road someplace were there more at home. These kind of maneuvers are few and far between due to time down after crashing off into the woods, ditches, businesses, lakes, rivers.........and the list is never ending.
Give the guy a break, it's not him, it's the drugs
Truth be told, and this is coming from a driver that's been on the road 13+ years, I would've brought the reciever out to the truck to see if they can bring out a forklift to take off that one unstable pallet of I were that Swift driver. I haven't had anything more than a few boxes fall off in that time.
On this home depot account I do that everytime I open the trailer n boxes are fallin out...I let them see it and make the call
I don't hate Swift drivers I hate the way large companies like that treat them and the whole trucking industry all together. Putting new people in trucks with minimal training and governing them down to slow speeds making them become a nuisance on the highways is what I hate. Swift or not, many local day cab drivers who are paid by the hour don't ever seem to care how long they make those of us who get paid by the mile wait.
Hopefully that will be ending soon. There is a move afoot to get entry level drivers better trained. part of the problem is the trainers themselves. I went in the industry in 1999 after only three weeks of school. I also just happened to go to work at Swift. My trainer would flash is truck light at cars too, not knowing the real reason why truckers flash their lights. fortunately for me, my Dad was an old school truck driver and I learned alot from him.
Well that's get there first even know most the time swift has priority because the company has the money to pay for that lol
They set these drivers up for failure they don't train em for shit
My rookie years incidents include knocking a fuel pump off an island, unloading a fire extinguisher into the cab, one air line through a back window and the grande finale, restocking KFC's at night were usually done with a 28 ft pup. I had a 40 ft reefer rental and had to blind side it to fit in behind the store, I clipped the pole with a sign and bucket and knock the whole thing over. The first words from dispatch were "Are there wings and thighs all over the parking lot" and have never been fired for any of these. All of this is what I call a right of passage to becoming a professional driver.
"Let me put my face on the video because I want to be seen."
He had that empty pallet almost like he knew he was going to need it for restacking, thanks driver for lending a hand, you can make fun 😂you earned it,👍🏻
Goofed up.. where's the load bar. Love the commentary. 😆
Ike, like you never messed up in your life? Oh, I’m sorry, your perfect!
1) whoever loaded it didn't do so correctly. trailer should NEVER be loaded with something that could fall out when the doors are opened.
2) it was probably sealed when the driver picked it up.
3) should back up to the dock, THEN pull up and slide tandems. it's easier to back the trailer in if the wheels are forward.
4) it's a day cab, so there are probably no load securement devices on the tractor (load locks, straps, etc.)
5) swift and home depot are monster mega companies who concentrate on quantity, NOT quality. you get what you pay for whether it's a $5 chinese wrench or a trailer park truck driver.
Just another reason to drive FOOD GRADE TANKER! No tandems to slide ,no docks to bump ,no loads that shift, no doors on trailers, 100% no touch freight (who wants some ole trucker touching their food!) means xbox while the tank drains-hahahaha
I'm currently in the process of getting my CDL and have been watching videos on what NOT TO DO! lol.
+metzgermeisterfuchs It's not rocket science. It just takes a few braincells. Get out and look if you have to. Make sure you're not hitting something. Concentration and a professional attitude, common sense and instincts. The last part comes with time. Good luck.
+Paul TheSkeptic And know how not to fall a sleep.
Abc Cba Yes. That's true. What I do when I'm sleepy and I need to keep going, I'll stop at a rest area, close my eyes for ten minutes, then I'll go get a cup of coffee or just walk. Between the caffeine, the walk and the small amount of rest, it wakes you right up. Moving around and stretching your legs a little works wonders. Of course if you have the time you can just nap.
+Paul TheSkeptic
hear hear.
I ain't got no panties on.
Companies like Swift, Pam, Schneider etc etc etc hire and train a lot of brand new straight off the street drivers. Of course rookies make mistakes and are slow that is just part of any learning experiences. Truck driving is not easy by any means and for every 1 driver that makes it 2 or 3 fail in their first 6 mos. Long hrs away from home all the time backing in super tight spots etc etc etc. Some people can do it others need to admit defeat and find another path thru life.
@Ancient Link I drive for Werner enterprises.
Finally someone humble... people just like to brag or like to feel superior after 10,15,20 hell even a year of experience... but they don’t want to remember or to talk about when the started. Come on guys you had to start somewhere
Hell I been driving 20 years and sometimes I still have to pull up 20 times,,, sometimes you get it spot on and sometimes you dont
Hauling rental construction equipment will open otr drivers eyes to "tight spaces"! I'm thankful that's where I was on-the-job trained to get my CDL - otr was much easier after a few years of construction jobsites and homeowner neighborhoods! 👍🍻
i know it's kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good place to watch newly released movies online?
I think I would've walked up and told him rather than making fun of him now you really got to wait.
Did u get fired from swift dude? I remember seeing you
I'm starting to think that cus he picking on swift hard😂😂
Well since you were next in line it would have been dumb of you not to help now wouldn't it ?
Sounds like you have alot of swift drivers pissed off on here
The guys who are in the day cabs usually have some better experience.
Stupid people like to judge and record others fined a better thing to do
Good man for letting him make and learn from his mistakes, and helping him restack that pallet.....
I went to swift I had no idea about trucking, I've turned out to be a good driver and good runner. But I no longer drive for them
See? You've already Made the First Step to True WISDOM...
It just aint fair; Swift provides you all that free content. 😎
Should have warned him before he made a big ass out of him and yourself for watching and not stopping him before he messed up and got the whole place behind schedule. It is easy to sit back and watch a mishap shape up into a catastrophe, without warning a rookie of the first problem he was getting ready to do; should have warned him before he even unpinned those axles to shut those doors first; and then after moving the axles to put a load lock or strap or something to keep that top heavy pallet from falling out, before he even started to head towards a downward facing ramp of a dock. I never put those kind of pallets at the rear of my trailer and if I had to, I would always double the load locks or even triple them at the back, just to keep the stuff from falling on me while attempting to open the doors. Thinking ahead saves lives and time not to mention money in claims.
I drove commercial vehicles for 24 years - 14 in semi's and I can tell you there are only two types of "drivers" out there: those that can drive and those that have no business behind the wheel. I drove for CRST out of Cedar Rapids, Ia and JB Hunt out of Lowell, Ar. Seen this scenario played out many times and not just with SWIFT. Lots of others out there, but Student With Idiot for Trainer is about the worst.
You was a jerk you could’ve helped him how long will it took you to let Him know it was falling
Shutup stupid
@Vae Mohe did someone film you doing something stupid? It’s called COMMON SENSE. Find it quick!
Shuted up stoopid
I hate to say it but it ALWAYS seems to be a Swiftie!!!! Lol 😂
No, you don't gotta help, and yes you can pick on drivers.
Damned Right! Everybody ELSE damned sure does, why can't WE?!
Swift drives. Picking up everything but knowledge. Hahaha!
One time about 5 years ago, I called Swift to see if they had any dedicated loads or regional runs that would keep me fairly close to home. They asked me how much experience I had. I told them I had a little over 10 years. They told me that I was overqualified. LOL
***** I am absolutely serious. I actually asked the recruiter if she was serious. That was when she told me to have a good day and hung up on me.'
I think it come down to pay. They thought that people with 10 years of experience wouldn't be happy with the pay they offer since the pay they offer is appropriate only for newbies.
They are right. I would have worked there only until I found a run more suited to my needs and pay, but I guess that's true with any driving job or any job for that matter.
I had a friend in Idaho who had 25 years over the road experience pulling everything except bull wagons and tankers,to include 10 years of logging trucks.he had 13 years of no accidents and a million miler patch.he applied and swift hired him without hesitation.i used to hear blowhards like you say the same thing about jb hunt.please put out a better line
Bob Mowreader I honestly don't care one tiny bit if you believe me, because I cannot provide proof of any aspect of a conversation that took place years ago. As a matter of fact, I have heard of steering wheel holders who had very experienced friends in the trucking industry, but they all smelled like Cheetos, had missing teeth and charged about $20 to slobber on some testicles.
Hey, I'm not saying your "friend" for the hour is a lotlizard, I'm just suggesting that you might know a few "blowhards" from the back of a Petrol or TA parking lot.
some companies are doing this they only want you around for couple of years now because it's cost effective, longer you stay the more I pay so have a nice day.
Sometimes you gotta let someone Fuck up and learn the lesson. We've all been there
Since deregulation in 1977 and the drivers make hardly no money at all any more, the good drivers got out the business. Now ya got all this new younger guys that seem to have been dumb ed down before the got behind the wheel. Driving single we sent home $2K a week now your only average what $200. That is what all these big trucking companies did to you from 77 and by 88 it was over. What had been a great job became a slave job. Same thing happened to the pilots too. Drive for no money and get harassed by every cop out there and get treated like shit by the shippers and receivers. And everyone has their hand in your pocket. Yet you think you love it so you keep doing it. Well if your not doing that what else is left out there for you to make a living. Flip hamburgers or stock shelves at Walmart? And these owner operators pulling for one of the big trucking companies who struggles just to keep up with all the payments, what a joke. It is a shame what has happened to the profession.
Stephen Wells I got out of a truck for the reasons you mentioned after a Million and a half accident free miles. Cost so much to live out there and got so tired of eating out of cooler. I bet i spent $10 a day on coffee because we ran illegal night and day. And I got tired of unloading in the morning and then get a load then go get it and may not get loaded for hours after there then it's late afternoon before you start to run 600 or more over night and be at recievers 7 the next morning. You work when everyone is asleep,. you work when they work, you work when they are off at night with their families and all over again day in day out. You have to worry about scales in and out of states and every type of cop screwing with you. And I stopped taking Haz Mat loads because no way a single driver can do what the regulations mandate and you don't get paid a penny extra driving in some cases a rolling bomb down the road with a bunch of four wheelers and yes alot of mental midget truck drivers. I could go on and on and you added all the stuff together and you look at your pay for all the shit you did that week and that is terrible pay for all you did and your not home and I thought how i kept up a home I wasn't at except a couple of days a week or less. I missed my son's first home run. People don't appreciate you when in reality if it was not for truck drivers the country would fall apart if every truck stopped just for one day.
CarlosChip Morales .62 a mile- that means you drive 400- 600 plus a day (roughly 3,000 a week/ 7 days). Is that correct?
CarlosChip Morales who is they- Swift? What’s the money difference between 85% and 100% profit, just asking?
You right my father said the same thing
I wonder if he's just new at driving a big truck....or I guess it could be he's been doing this for a very long time and just doesn't give a damn, LOL!
Swift stands for Sure Wish I Finished Training!
Sorry World I Flunked Training.
I spent my whole life on the road and I have never seen worse drivers than Swift employs.
Ha, I guess you have never worked with Seasonal Ag drivers.
So no loadlocks?
Pre loaded and sealed loads won't have load locks.
Well yea, but he is a day driver (local). He is suppose the have straps and/or L.Locks to prevent this when opening the doors. I know im being critical but, been their done that.
Dale Benadum He more than likely picked it up from a drop yard already loaded and sealed from the shipper. He could have put load locks on it after opening the doors and saved face though.
$350 fine here in Canada for unsecured load. My company uses heavy straps that lock into the walls to prevent this from happening. However when you pick up a pre loaded , pre sealed trailer, your never know what the load will look like when you open the doors.
See What I Fuckup Today!
lol "the guy was really kinda dumb" haha
Shouldn't pick on Swift, It is the driver who made the mistake. Not swift.And just maybe he didn't have a strap. Remember there Mr. Perfect you where a rookie yourself at one time. And if you didn't screw up consider your self very lucky.
As a new driver for swift. I see these videos as an opportunity for constructive criticism on mistakes before I make them. Let them keep picking, theres legit information here :)
john1cheree SWIFTYS ROOOONNDD THE TRUCKING BUSINESS !!!!
"Off the streets new hires,trainers
that basically "slapped&stamped EM " saying they're fit to drive,
and new-hires thinking,"I drive a big truck,I'm bbbaaaaaaddddd!" 'I can do anything;I can speed with this big truck;ain't nothin' to it ! "
Yeah,RIGHT !!! They're "SWIFT" !
john1cheree No.I consider myself blessed ! I was well trained by real professionals thusly decreasing the margin for error !
john1cheree Two WRONGS do make a right ,according to your way of thinking . Your scholastic experience,I can see , consisted of everyone participating in a sport or contest received a medal ; Everyone was a winner. .B.S.! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!$$!!!!!$$!!!
I guess that Swift driver ain't too swift, eh? Hehehe!!
In this video the letters SWIFT means: " Sure Wish I Finished Training"
Swing Wide Its a Fing Trailer
lolz good one!
rdn090 I thought about that one too, but you beat me to it. LOL. I think their trucks run out at about 62 mph.
Or short wide individual fucks turkeys.
I bet you play a mean skin flute.
I spent time at Swift. And yes, there are a number of less gifted drivers. And most of them are gone within 6 months for a variety of reasons. However, there is a generous supply in the pipeline to replace them. That being said, I saw truckloads of more less gifted drivers at many other companies. And in many most of the cases, the Swifties were a major improvement. Remember. Every newbie driver spends time with a trainer. And that trainer at some point sleeps in the back while the trainee is driving.
2 words: Load Lock!
He knows exactly what he's doing, holding you up just to be a pain.
What company would you suggest over Swift that trains? I have no way to drop $4000+ on schooling. And I don't trust the idea of doing a loan, only to not be finding any jobs graduating.
Otsuko The county you live in might have enough funds to pay for your schooling if it has that type of program for workforce development. My county paid for truck driving school. I didn't pay anything.
Don't waste your time OR Money, you probably won't Make enough to live Decently.
Seems a lot of people bash swift and say go somewhere good to get trained but zero suggestions as to where that would be...anyone know a company that takes inexperienced drivers and trains them to absolute perfection??
Hey Patricia, I agree with your point, the fact that the driver opened the doors after he arrived to where he needed to go and did not bother checking the load, that's on him, it shows that he has no common sense
SWIFT=So What Insurance For Then
That's a good one!
So We Idle For Top dollar ya'll,.
lol they don't idle. They're too pussy to idle.
Still Wanking Fat Truckers
0TruckMafk ☢TM™"... The BigMean CommentSection BadAss SWIFT= Sure Wish I'd Finished Training.
Swift - Sure Wish I Finished Trucking School 😂 My brother loves Swing Wide It’s a Fucking Trailer lol
Swift has the same problem Werner and JB Hunt got. Poor pay and poorer drivers.
+eatenbytheweasel They take what they can get. Nobody wants to make it a career any more.
I agree with you on most of that. But you know, fella, the old ICC test was different from what you have now. Also, it's not 60% to pass. It's 80%. Now, I didn't miss anything on mine. But I saw the people you refer to and I know what you mean. Companies will put almost anyone in a truck.
My grandfather drove from 55-82. He operated on a chauffeurs license. Drove lots of routes and terrain. Mostly in a day cab on two lanes.... In the days before tests and e-logs. Running crazy hours and staying gone weeks at a time. You have to admit that it's never been hard to get in a cab...
I'm not a moron. I have some horse sense, and I know what I can and can't do. I'm safe and attentive. I'm not perfect, but I want to be careful and take my time so that I don't hurt me, you, or someone else. Rookies will nickel and dime a company to death, but experienced drivers are responsible for more fatalities.
When you work for a company with 26,000 trucks and 47 terminals, you will see rookie drivers make mistakes. But the company only accounts for 5.5% of accidents. And that's including ones where the other driver is at fault and animal incidents.
I looked at all the companies. I researched the schools. I didn't have a buddy with a truck that I could borrow. I was laid off and I wanted to do this.
I'm 40, and worked in the steel industry. The jobs are leaving. And it was this, flip burgers, or work in a factory for $9 an hour.
I'm a new driver. But I won't let you make me ashamed of the profession I've chosen. And I won't let it discourage me.
There are just some things that you and I can't change, but would if we could. Know that. I may be the exception to the rule, but I am not the typical rookie out there. That's got to do with the quality of the people. It all boils down to who is behind the wheel.
I wish that the respect and brotherhood was still in place.
j Young I've seen the fucking test. The Johnson is only fer checking trailer brakes? I thought it was for locking up the training wheels to scare people in traffic and save the tractor brakes. Yeah, it was fun for a young fella up till the late seventies. The roads weren't maintained. The cops were predators. When the money got fucked up, you'd sit for days waiting on a load. At least you' won't have to pay rent. Take my advice. Get your own equipment. Get a few shippers as customers. Keep hunting new biz. Stay away from flatbeds. And cattle. Get into hauling cars for North African Van Lines. Or previously owned furniture.(Bed Bugger). Build yourself a good rep. For the first few years, stay east of the Missouri river. Most of the decent money is in Chicago. And on the east coast. I miss a lot of it. But it got to where I hated it. Lease to a good carrier. Hire a good bookkeeper. Keep your quarterlies and permits up. Never let a shipper piss on yer leg. Or a consignee. Get every fucking dime ya can out of your shippers. Avoid the people's republic of california like the plague. Good Luck, and be Prosperous. And Courteous. And the most important thing you'll need to perform flawlessly is to look that State guy dead in the eye, tell him a bald faced lie and make him believe it. Never spend a weekend empty, and don't give your real phone number to your girlfriends.
I started at swift. I got smart and got the hell out.
So, you took the Swift training with you. Nice
S-ure W-ish I F-inished T-raining.
Students With Idiots For Trainers
Robert Watkins I like that one.
Sure-We're-Insured-For-That
Still Waiting In Freking Terminal
Students Were Incapable From Training
S-ute W-ish I had a F-aster T-ruck
I have a friend who joined Swift and less than 1 month he is a 'trainer' and he 'trains' new drivers only 2 weeks and cuts them loose. This is exactly like other comments said below, its not the drivers, its the company 'training' the drivers.
its not hat he drives for swift his load should have been more secure
Ya but that's how Swift does it LMAO!
He shoulda done a little less stovepipein his sister and a little more securin the cigrit butt! Goodness! Beg my pard for that outburst...
Whooooooooa bud!. bmp
lol I never heard of such a law here.
I call myself TruckMafk because I am a LotLizard. Here's yr sign.
My good friend said that sure, Swift has their share of mishaps, but they are also one of the largest companies, so their accident rate is kinda proportional next to other major carriers who hire rookies.
SWIFT= Sure Wish I Finished Training
+sethm22iGaming Back in the day we used to say that it was "Sure wish I had a fast truck." I don't know what they do now but it used to be like 63 miles an hour.
It's like that now too, my rig goes 75, it's a 1993 freightliner cabover with a set back axle
+sethm22iGaming SWIFT = see what i fuck up today
+TheCrazyOtter Swing Wide It's a Frickin Trailer
swift spelled backwards= three frogs in a wet semi
wtduck this guy was trying to do in his world? heheheh You see Swift and you think 'omg, there ya go, therrre ya go'...
It was NOT your job to train this bonehead... it was Swift's job to do that! You handled it very well!
***** It's the wife of the driver's job to make sure he is trained, so her source of money continues uninterrupted.
Trucking has as much glamour as being a construction laborer.
I work as Wal Mart. Yes, I know. But, I have been in retail for over 30 years with two companies, and I have seen my share, I have unloaded countless trucks. I have seen some come in that looked like everything was just thrown in. Everything! Nothing straight or on a pallet. Most are palletized though. But it is just not the drivers fault. If that pallet had been wrapped, it probably wouldn't have fallen out. Notice that the bottom layers did not fall. If wrapped, the weight of the pallet itself would have held it in place. Yes there are some dumb drivers, but there a lot more dumb loaders. We've had full pallets stacked behind half pallets. Even though they are belted or curtained from the rear, there is nothing to keep them from sliding forward, especially if the driver has to hit his brakes. This video shows the inexperience or stupidity of the driver and the loader.
pg1171 I drive for Walmart, glad we have roll up doors,
Nothing for nothing. but it's up to the driver to secure the load. driver's fault if not secure
Lance Merwin unless the load is preloaded and sealed
Bundi Blair II you can still ask the shipper to break the seal so you can secure the load. Some are ok with it, others not too much. I had to do that with a preload a few weeks ago; fortunately they were one of those companies that were cool breaking the original seal and giving me a new one.
go in smart and leave out dumb lol
783 Swift drivers were here.
Smart peoples help others, which saves time for both of them.
Just a Swift driver in it's natural habitat
That's why I called them NO SO when I drove.Keep up the good work driver.