As a first year driver, I can certainly appreciate your kindness in that situation. I've been in some tight situations (never hit anything) and when another trucker helps by spotting or something else, it means a lot to me. We all start from somewhere and I highly doubt anyone was God's gift to trucking when they started out. That Swift driver was having a really bad day because now he has to report that and that will be on his record. A simple act of kindness can really make a difference, especially in situations like this. Thank you for being an example to others and being humble enough to help.
Everyone shpuld be helping eachother regardless of the company. Every company has ots good and bad even fucking swift. If we help less chances of bad shit happening.
Im 2 months in and i feel the same as you. They give you a month of half assed training and there like here u go and toss you the keys. The real training is when your by yourself and trying one thing that fails and you try another. I always swing wide specially in truck stops and watch the shit out of my mirrors. And get out and look so much people think im crazy.
You remind me of all the owner opps back when I started trucking 20 years ago. Those guys would stop and help just about any driver in trouble. I thought those days were gone but you proved me wrong.
All truckers need to unionize that’s the only way they will get paid for all they do. Right now most make minimum wage and the job is dangerous and destroys your health.
@@Montoya1991 But it’s a much bigger risk to park on the end because of the many trucks that are likely to drive around the end of a row looking for parking during the night. Or even during the day. Or when leaving in the morning.
I just subbed because you helped that guy. I am in CDL school now and I am 47 years old. I have wanted to be a trucker my whole life, but had to raise my kids first. I know i will need help my first couple of years and when I do I pray someone like you will be there when I need them most. Keep rollin brother, will see you out there soon.
That's the problem today. Everyone wants to sit there and post things about someone else's mishaps. This would never happen in the old days. People would be getting out not just one but a few and try to help. It's a brotherhood. Life on the road they are family.
I am impressed at how helpful you are. Most of the truckers would sit back and laugh and video tape. You are a class act. More truckers need to be humble and stop their arrogant attitude and be a little more helpful.
That's awesome, something that is lost today, another driver helping out another driver in need. I've been in the business for forty years, it used to be that way. Times have changed. Shiny side up,✌️✌️🇺🇸🇺🇸 keep on truckin
Times have changed because y'all have changed. Youngbloods learn from y'all that's been out here. I hear that's the easy it use ro be. Well who changed it? Why y'all let it change for the worse?
I don't drive for Swift, but the company i work for pulls Swift loads. So i guess i kinda work for Swift. All that to say that your kindness and compassion is amazing. Truly. I've been on my own for two weeks now, and because of the stereotype associated with Swift drivers, whenever i pull into a truck stop pulling that Swift trailer i get a bit anxious. I'm pretty okay at backing, and with every backing i get a bit better. I live on TH-cam watching backing videos looking for every tip i can find. Anywho, thanks for being out there. I hope when folk see you helping others it influences them to be helpful when they're given the opportunity. I wish you nothing but happiness and success.
We should be kind to one another, you’re an example of what a true trucker is and more so as people in general. God will bless you as he sees your heart.
About a year late, but just caught the video. You rock man. Most truckers today spend most of their time picking on the dudes that are having a hard time out here. I give you well due respect as a trucker for what you did in this video. The last time I stopped to help another driver out, I got in big trouble with my boss for getting involved in another drivers issues. The flatbed trucker got caught up in a violent thunderstorm in the middle of the night, out along I-40 in OK. He had a load of mulch on & the winds from the storm blew his tarp off & loosened his straps on the load of mulch, which resulted in many bags of mulch being dropped along I-40, before the guy realized what had happened & got stopped. I was a head of my scheduled delivery & seen the guy trying to salvage what he could, so no questions asked, I stopped to help the guy out. My truck computer squealed on me to the dispatch office that I had stopped & beings it was out in the middle of nowhere, they wanted to know what's up. I told them I was stopping to help another driver out & man, did it hit the fan. Screw it. What the boss don't know won't hurt him. We are all human & make mistakes. When we see others with problems we should be helping each other out. Between the 2 of us we were able to salvage most of the mulch before it got hit & ran over by other cars & trucks. Together we were able to reload by hand what was salvageable & retarp & secure the load. It took us about 4 hours. Bossman was pissed but after a face to face with him, we seen eye to eye on a lot of the issues. It didn't cost him anything for me stopping to help the guy out, just like it didn't cost you much to help Swift out, about 6 inches of airline, a couple zip ties & about 20 minutes of your time. That all went to good use. Bless you.
You're a class act bro, and stay safe out there, but no need to do a public service announcement on Swift drivers, we all know to pull over on the shoulder and turn on four ways on when we see one of them coming 👍
And sorry, but I had tears in my eyes when he returned, backing in, and you got distracted by metal grinding behind you....couldn't help it. I help out other guys when I can myself, but sometimes all I can do is drop my head and laugh.
God bless you driver I've been driving for 26 years and when I started that's how we used to do it we helped each other back then miss the good ole.days
shyshotcaller27 me too bro I drive intermodal with swift I’m definitely good driver 0 safety points and only been driver a year..didn’t mention I drive in Chicago
Believe it or not most truckers wouldn’t help you in that situation that was definitely a good deed man I’m glad to know there are truckers like you out here 💪🏾
The good thing about swift is, they are not like those companies who need 1 to 2yrs experience before they employe a driver. Swift train new drivers and give them a chance to gain experience from them. For me, they are the best. Most of you experience driver's out there got their training from swift. Start with swift. They are the best.
I'm a company driver for Combined Transport, sitting down here in Hardeeville, SC at the Pilot. Just waiting to deliver this big utility pole up in Beaumont in the morning. I usually haul glass but it seems like most of the glass freight has dried up during this whole pandemic thing. Been hauling flatbed general commodities the last 3 weeks or so. With all these storms and tornados recently, I expect I'll be hauling loads to a lot of work sites down this way. Not sure what the future holds, but 2020 has been a strange year so far.. Stay safe and dry out there drivers!
Hey. I am your newest subscriber. I have subscribed to many refer truck drivers. Which those are mostly those who ship our refrigerated food items such as cheese, frozen dinners, etc. Picking up bales of recyclables are part of the dry loads. As a man who loves the old trucks, many the kind that came with 2 sticks. I love watching the shifting action. I also grew up in an era when there were still quite a few trucks around that had 2 sticks.
I know Swift gets a bad rap and get laughed at a lot. That said, you did good in helping him out! I would carry push lock/push to connect fittings with me just in case you have to make a splice like that.
You'll get your load bro! Always glad to see people helping people! But it is a shame that the market has been saturated with random non professional drivers.
Swift reminds of who Lowes hires. Worked there several years ago. Had one guy try to come in through the main parking lot. (No access to the loading docks) if I remember right he took out two trees and a stop sign. Thankfully no cars. We had to go farther down to unload another truck because the guy couldn't back up. Not sure how he managed to get a CDL. Did have some good drivers come through though. Good guys. One didnt like coming to us because he managed to hit a big game animal every time. An elk and a mule deer that I know of.
JustTrucking you lead by example. I enjoy watching your videos because you help people when others would tease. I would train my soldiers this way. Some sergeant's would scream, yell degrade etc. but I would try a different approach. We all have to start somewhere and some people catch on quick while others take a little longer. Keep up the good work!
because of you and this video, im going to home depot and buying 1/4" ,3/4" etc tubing...ive got alot of tools and been slipping on buying tubing..life saving HACK in trucking...thanks driver
I pulled on for them before never again. My factoring company wouldn't deal with them. They screwed me on my detention time after they sent a text saying it was approved for 3 and half hours. Everytime you call different person with different story. I'll never pull a load for them again
Amen !!! Truly old school guy... Not many " Knights of the road " out their any more ? Mega carrier company drivers are thrown to the wolves within one month of obtaining their CDL with little experience. The more we can educate, or assist these inexperienced drivers the safer we all will be on the roads !!!
There many ways of learning, two are catching a mistake before it happens and learning from a mistake. Those who catch it are not angels or the smartest it's just a second of luck that they caught it. After many years of driving with no more errors you are going to forget that you did a mistake, so when you see someone or a rookie do the same mistake tell me what will come out of your mouth with 20yrs chip on your shoulders mixed with some pride n arrogance. Am 17yrs in trucking n still going I always get out n help another driver. He or she is just having a bad day n still has to feed his family. WE ARE TRUCKERS WE KEEP THE EARTH MOVING. But we cant help another brother or sister. THANKS BRO FOR THE HELP YOU GAVE THE SWIFT TRUCKER YOUR HELP WILL NEVER GET WASTED. Truckers sound your air horn, get out your truck the moment you see another trucker bout to make a mistake this is what we do. PEACE.
I worked at a CDL mill ( I wonted a brake from the road for a bit) we told EVERYONE we are here to get you to pass the DMV cdl test not to teach you to drive. After you leave forget almost everything we tell you
Great 👍 Job Helping “Swifty” as a Lot of other Truckers like to call the Company. They are Newbies in a Lot of Cases and they are owned by the same Parent Company who owns Knight Trucking.
My training was backing a horse trailer around the owners weird driveway. He was supposed to train me driving. The first day he says that he can't get off to do it. Can you do it? That was my training, go into the world. I learned about sliding tandems from a driver in a truck stop. Forever thankful.
i've said it before and i'm sure i'll say it again in the future... just because someone is driving for swift doesn't mean they are automatically a bad driver swift is a giant in the industry and they hire people with zero experience, and they hire a LOT of them and being that they are such a large company, they are just more visible than smaller companies so it's "easier" to find drivers doing things they shouldn't... part of that blame goes to the new driver, part of that blame goes to the "trainer" who just used them for mileage and didn't actually teach them a damn thing
I stay in South Africa and I love watching how truck drivers are always helping each other,you drivers seam to have such an amazing comradary between each other,its amazing,i am talking about American truck drivers
Swift drivers get far more training then I got starting . When I was new I had to do everything slower & think about what I was doing before I did it. It's just common sense & patience that these driver lack . A CO the size of SWIFT can't be choosy on who they hire, they have to many seats to fill.
The reason why these swift drivers are so bad is from what I hear is once you finshed with your training you can BECOME a trainer which means he could have SIX MONTHS experience so it's like blind leading the blind
@@zebo3531 just because someone has years of experience doesn't mean that they're a good trainer. It comes down to how well they understand it and how well they can teach it. Ideally a more experienced driver would be a better teacher, but that's not always the case.
Stay safe bro. I don’t own trucks but i have passion in big trucks. I do own a fleet of tour buses and mini bus vans. Cheers to u from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
First time seeing any of you videos, you got another sub just for the fact you went out of your way to help a fellow driver even though you didn’t have to! God bless man!
Dohhh!!! Just when we thought this was a Family Friendly channel, then you Drop the Dreaded "S" bomb.,.. Swift.....🤣🤣 I have warned my children that if they even so much as imagine that they might work there, they'll be Immediately written out of my Will....😂😎
I talked to one of their drivers. If you're with them 4 months without a wreck, you can be a trainer! If you want to laugh instead of helping.....that defines you as a driver and a person.
Thanks for your kindness!👍 I used to be an OTR driver in the late 80s to 1990 then when the (certain people) wanted to control it,I got out! But anyhow Swift is tha new version of what we truckers seen daily from J.B.HUNT!🤣 Some get it but most dont and they dont last long.Great video,I just subscribed to your channel,Keep it between tha lines and much luck to yah!😁
First, I am not a trucker. We had a food delivery one day. The trailer had drug the air break lines and it had a hole in it. The driver was trying to fix it. I suggested a piece of mud flap and a hose clamp. I put it on the line and the driver aired up the line and everything held. Got him on the road back home.
Everyone starts somewhere. I started with Swift right after school. I worked there 16 Months. That was 15 years ago. Still accident free. Swift pays what they pay because they have a lot of repairs to pay for. These new drivers have to learn humility and patience then they can learn to drive. It takes a little time.
You been on a good roll. Feels good to do good deeds every now and then to try and boost karma. I'm an on ramp kinda guy cant hang around those big lots I'm too nervous I'll have a domestic if someone hits me. Good luck
Good stuff bro we need more drivers like you out here instead we get a bunch of losers willing to pull there camera out and talk shit. help these new drivers or old drivers good will come back to you look out for each other 💯
As a former swift driver, honestly. Its less the driver's fault and more the company. Their training is rather nonintuitive, and my trainer only sat in the passenger seat and yelled at me for a week never explaining anything. Then for 3 weeks after only slept in the bunk. I learned more being out alone then I did with him.
This is a sad truth and honestly the way I felt during my entire CDL school the whole industry is flawed but if you can get past it it’s a way to make a living thank you for watching and God bless
@@JustTruckin I'm a trainer now with CRST, and I'm making sure that my trainee knows and understands what each movement of the wheel will do to the truck, and to the trailer. How to properly set up for a spot. However, im used to the international i used to have, which is notorious for having a shit turning radius, i now have a 2017 freightliner, which has almost the best in the industry turning radius, i have a problem with me getting back in front of the trailer actually faster than im used too.
Should not cut up Swift too much, it is a training company and most only get like 6 weeks or less with a trainer and then they cut them loose. I trained Flatbed for them for 3 years and what I found is the better the trainer the better the driver that is produced. Great Karma helping out, be safe and keep the rubber side down driver!
I just applied for swift. Had my Class B for years but want to go OTR now. Know when I told recruiter I worked on a farm backing wagons up on a farm she was happy and trying to get me signed up asap to get my class A. Often pulled 32 ft flat bed trailer behind pickup (nose to tail was 32ft). 20ft deck 5ft tail, 7 feet of tongue. Glad cops never got me. Had that trailer loaded over 10k pounds often with logs.
good man!!!!! I feel you on the SWIFT/CRST thing etc. thing but at least you helped. I started 10 years ago at CRST and seen it all from inside and out. But I loved when I was new and someone helped me out of a bad situation. I had an excellent OTR trainer but when I was cut loose weeeeeelllllllllll lol. But god bless yoou man. 10 years later thanks to truckkers like you I PAY IT FORWARD
A couple of weeks in school and they turn drivers loose with a 80,000 lb missle. First thing I learned was clear EVERY turn in your mirrors. A driver side accident like that is really bad. If you don't trust your mirrors yet, just turn your head and look.
This is what our industry used to be...helping eachother. Do what you can to help, so when you need help, it comes... nothing more stressful then being in a bind, with no help in sight
Some drivers just don’t know what they are doing in that truck. As a Swift driver I was hit in a parking lot by a small company driver. Took out my headlight and left fender cutting too tight on exit from parking spot. Been hit by owner operator who heard the air horn and didn’t stop. He also hit another trucks trailer 5 mins later. 🤦🏻♂️
Many people that talk mess were also right in that swift truck. Idc what name is on the side of the truck....we all have been in a pickle and a helping hand means a lot.
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You're a good guy for helping, most of these drivers would sit and laugh at him..God bless you brother!
Eric Wilson 🙏🏽
Hopefully you helping this guy will give you some good karma and give you some better paying loads.
Surly not 😂
How come everyone only records SWIFT and never their own shortcomings
@@kniteryder6274 because ppl only talk about there success but never there struggle
As a first year driver, I can certainly appreciate your kindness in that situation. I've been in some tight situations (never hit anything) and when another trucker helps by spotting or something else, it means a lot to me. We all start from somewhere and I highly doubt anyone was God's gift to trucking when they started out.
That Swift driver was having a really bad day because now he has to report that and that will be on his record. A simple act of kindness can really make a difference, especially in situations like this. Thank you for being an example to others and being humble enough to help.
We are all humans trying to live a happy life ... doing what I can. Praying 🙏🏽 when I’m in need God will send me a Blessing too 😎🤘🏽🚚
@@JustTruckin You are one solid dude!
Everyone shpuld be helping eachother regardless of the company. Every company has ots good and bad even fucking swift. If we help less chances of bad shit happening.
@@moonman387 still it's on the companies for not training properly or not having enough training
Im 2 months in and i feel the same as you. They give you a month of half assed training and there like here u go and toss you the keys. The real training is when your by yourself and trying one thing that fails and you try another. I always swing wide specially in truck stops and watch the shit out of my mirrors. And get out and look so much people think im crazy.
Young drivers only learn if the older driver shows them. Swift needs to stop turning rookies loose before they are ready.
ehhjeep it’s sad
My CDL instructor said verbatim " If you want a job at SWIFT, just crash your trailer"
TertiaryAdjunct 😑🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
It's simple. Trainers need to actually train and not mess around just thinking of money.
Edward Jr it’s sad
My uncle drove for 35 years. He said "some days I have no idea how i got my CDL." We all have our days.
You remind me of all the owner opps back when I started trucking 20 years ago. Those guys would stop and help just about any driver in trouble. I thought those days were gone but you proved me wrong.
Truckers helping Truckers! Thats awesome bro
Poor dude I didn’t even notice until others were blowing their horns at him 🧐
All truckers need to unionize that’s the only way they will get paid for all they do. Right now most make minimum wage and the job is dangerous and destroys your health.
It is a novel concept!
truckers world wide, we're all in this together
Yeah but swift? 🙄
When parking in a truck stop, I try to NEVER park on end of a row.
Me too.
@@Montoya1991 But it’s a much bigger risk to park on the end because of the many trucks that are likely to drive around the end of a row looking for parking during the night. Or even during the day. Or when leaving in the morning.
That's right.
I just subbed because you helped that guy. I am in CDL school now and I am 47 years old. I have wanted to be a trucker my whole life, but had to raise my kids first. I know i will need help my first couple of years and when I do I pray someone like you will be there when I need them most. Keep rollin brother, will see you out there soon.
Fair play to you at least you didn't sit there and film him struggling with it it will always come back in one way or another 👍👍
That's the problem today. Everyone wants to sit there and post things about someone else's mishaps. This would never happen in the old days. People would be getting out not just one but a few and try to help. It's a brotherhood. Life on the road they are family.
Where would they be without the decent Truckers out there to help? You're a good man, Sir.
Thank you bud 🙏🏽🚚
Thanks do much for helping the poor, Swift driver. God bless you for your kindness
That’s why I never park on the end of a row.
Doesn't matter which row you are parked in, they will Swiftly find you!
I am impressed at how helpful you are. Most of the truckers would sit back and laugh and video tape. You are a class act. More truckers need to be humble and stop their arrogant attitude and be a little more helpful.
Good on you for helping that driver, the trucking world would be much better if we all just helped each other
Good job, brother. Kindness will always take you farther than mocking.
That's awesome, something that is lost today, another driver helping out another driver in need. I've been in the business for forty years, it used to be that way. Times have changed. Shiny side up,✌️✌️🇺🇸🇺🇸 keep on truckin
Times have changed because y'all have changed. Youngbloods learn from y'all that's been out here. I hear that's the easy it use ro be. Well who changed it? Why y'all let it change for the worse?
I don't drive for Swift, but the company i work for pulls Swift loads. So i guess i kinda work for Swift. All that to say that your kindness and compassion is amazing. Truly. I've been on my own for two weeks now, and because of the stereotype associated with Swift drivers, whenever i pull into a truck stop pulling that Swift trailer i get a bit anxious. I'm pretty okay at backing, and with every backing i get a bit better. I live on TH-cam watching backing videos looking for every tip i can find. Anywho, thanks for being out there. I hope when folk see you helping others it influences them to be helpful when they're given the opportunity. I wish you nothing but happiness and success.
Blessings bud take your time and it will become second nature 🙏🏽
It's not about what you pull. It's about how you pull.
I know the process of acquiring a decent load is stacked. I hope you continue to be careful and humane. This will take you far. 👍🏿
We should be kind to one another, you’re an example of what a true trucker is and more so as people in general. God will bless you as he sees your heart.
Abel Torres 🙏🏽
About a year late, but just caught the video. You rock man. Most truckers today spend most of their time picking on the dudes that are having a hard time out here. I give you well due respect as a trucker for what you did in this video. The last time I stopped to help another driver out, I got in big trouble with my boss for getting involved in another drivers issues. The flatbed trucker got caught up in a violent thunderstorm in the middle of the night, out along I-40 in OK. He had a load of mulch on & the winds from the storm blew his tarp off & loosened his straps on the load of mulch, which resulted in many bags of mulch being dropped along I-40, before the guy realized what had happened & got stopped. I was a head of my scheduled delivery & seen the guy trying to salvage what he could, so no questions asked, I stopped to help the guy out. My truck computer squealed on me to the dispatch office that I had stopped & beings it was out in the middle of nowhere, they wanted to know what's up. I told them I was stopping to help another driver out & man, did it hit the fan. Screw it. What the boss don't know won't hurt him. We are all human & make mistakes. When we see others with problems we should be helping each other out. Between the 2 of us we were able to salvage most of the mulch before it got hit & ran over by other cars & trucks. Together we were able to reload by hand what was salvageable & retarp & secure the load. It took us about 4 hours. Bossman was pissed but after a face to face with him, we seen eye to eye on a lot of the issues. It didn't cost him anything for me stopping to help the guy out, just like it didn't cost you much to help Swift out, about 6 inches of airline, a couple zip ties & about 20 minutes of your time. That all went to good use. Bless you.
You're a class act bro, and stay safe out there, but no need to do a public service announcement on Swift drivers, we all know to pull over on the shoulder and turn on four ways on when we see one of them coming 👍
And sorry, but I had tears in my eyes when he returned, backing in, and you got distracted by metal grinding behind you....couldn't help it. I help out other guys when I can myself, but sometimes all I can do is drop my head and laugh.
Thanks for watching bud 🙏🏽
You're a good dude.
Been doing your job for 30 years. You are a rare breed
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God bless you driver I've been driving for 26 years and when I started that's how we used to do it we helped each other back then miss the good ole.days
Why did you stop?
Your one of the few drivers that will actually stop to help somebody 🇺🇸
I would have backed the brakes off on trailer. But what you did worked. LOL
Trucking isn’t an easy job. Good on you to helped the swift guy out this is what brotherhood is about.
You got a good heart man your kindness is epic you know God will reward you 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍☝️🙏
I drive for swift. I will not fit into the stereotype. I refuse.🤣🤣💨💨💨💨
shyshotcaller27 not all but a few are questionable
shyshotcaller27 same here
Don't matter if you old or new to the business take your times and watch your mirrors
shyshotcaller27 me too bro I drive intermodal with swift I’m definitely good driver 0 safety points and only been driver a year..didn’t mention I drive in Chicago
@@rudolphcrawford9408 I heard about Chicago's traffic and tight spaces. I'm usually on the outskirts of Chicago.
Believe it or not most truckers wouldn’t help you in that situation that was definitely a good deed man I’m glad to know there are truckers like you out here 💪🏾
Sad to say that is true we can all pay it forward
The good thing about swift is, they are not like those companies who need 1 to 2yrs experience before they employe a driver. Swift train new drivers and give them a chance to gain experience from them. For me, they are the best. Most of you experience driver's out there got their training from swift. Start with swift. They are the best.
I always try to help man like u. I’ve been out here 28yrs. Great job and serious positivity on ur part. Just subscribed.
Thank you for sub bud God Bless
Bless you ,my boyfriend a semi driver the stories I have heard your jobs are dangerous .I pray for him every time he leaves . Be safe !!
Thank you for the prayers for him we try our best out here to keep America rolling God bless thanks for watching
get rid of the middle man .. these brokers are taking away from the driver
Your a good dude for helping him bro💯
I'm a company driver for Combined Transport, sitting down here in Hardeeville, SC at the Pilot. Just waiting to deliver this big utility pole up in Beaumont in the morning. I usually haul glass but it seems like most of the glass freight has dried up during this whole pandemic thing. Been hauling flatbed general commodities the last 3 weeks or so. With all these storms and tornados recently, I expect I'll be hauling loads to a lot of work sites down this way. Not sure what the future holds, but 2020 has been a strange year so far.. Stay safe and dry out there drivers!
Strange indeed
Roll easy bud thanks for watching 🙏🏽
Hey. I am your newest subscriber. I have subscribed to many refer truck drivers. Which those are mostly those who ship our refrigerated food items such as cheese, frozen dinners, etc. Picking up bales of recyclables are part of the dry loads. As a man who loves the old trucks, many the kind that came with 2 sticks. I love watching the shifting action. I also grew up in an era when there were still quite a few trucks around that had 2 sticks.
I know Swift gets a bad rap and get laughed at a lot. That said, you did good in helping him out! I would carry push lock/push to connect fittings with me just in case you have to make a splice like that.
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World needs million more of people like you bud!
You'll get your load bro! Always glad to see people helping people! But it is a shame that the market has been saturated with random non professional drivers.
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Good job man need more real truckers out their like you
Doing my part Thanks man 🙏🏽
Swift reminds of who Lowes hires. Worked there several years ago. Had one guy try to come in through the main parking lot. (No access to the loading docks) if I remember right he took out two trees and a stop sign. Thankfully no cars.
We had to go farther down to unload another truck because the guy couldn't back up. Not sure how he managed to get a CDL.
Did have some good drivers come through though. Good guys.
One didnt like coming to us because he managed to hit a big game animal every time. An elk and a mule deer that I know of.
That was heck of a hit to do that damage
Glad you helped. Unlike some of these idiots, who video tape but don't help & have all the answers.
Thank You for helping him. Bad thing is they have a terminal right down the street and a body shop across from that QT
JustTrucking you lead by example. I enjoy watching your videos because you help people when others would tease. I would train my soldiers this way. Some sergeant's would scream, yell degrade etc. but I would try a different approach. We all have to start somewhere and some people catch on quick while others take a little longer.
Keep up the good work!
because of you and this video, im going to home depot and buying 1/4" ,3/4" etc tubing...ive got alot of tools and been slipping on buying tubing..life saving HACK in trucking...thanks driver
Wawww at Truck stop a young man and strong can help swift.
Respect brother God bless you.
I wish I had you as one of my drivers when I was running trucks. We need more people like you out here. We have lost to many good drivers.
Never take any freight from JB HUNT they cheap , won't pay for driver assist either , sorry company
I pulled on for them before never again. My factoring company wouldn't deal with them. They screwed me on my detention time after they sent a text saying it was approved for 3 and half hours. Everytime you call different person with different story. I'll never pull a load for them again
Amen !!! Truly old school guy... Not many " Knights of the road " out their any more ? Mega carrier company drivers are thrown to the wolves within one month of obtaining their CDL with little experience. The more we can educate, or assist these inexperienced drivers the safer we all will be on the roads !!!
Good job JT. Need more of that brotherhood out there. What comes around goes around.
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That trailer is a danger to the motering public when loaded until repaired
Bro you are a good man thanks for helping that guy!
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There many ways of learning, two are catching a mistake before it happens and learning from a mistake. Those who catch it are not angels or the smartest it's just a second of luck that they caught it. After many years of driving with no more errors you are going to forget that you did a mistake, so when you see someone or a rookie do the same mistake tell me what will come out of your mouth with 20yrs chip on your shoulders mixed with some pride n arrogance. Am 17yrs in trucking n still going I always get out n help another driver. He or she is just having a bad day n still has to feed his family. WE ARE TRUCKERS WE KEEP THE EARTH MOVING. But we cant help another brother or sister. THANKS BRO FOR THE HELP YOU GAVE THE SWIFT TRUCKER YOUR HELP WILL NEVER GET WASTED. Truckers sound your air horn, get out your truck the moment you see another trucker bout to make a mistake this is what we do. PEACE.
That was nice of you to help, most guys just film it and laugh at him
I worked at a CDL mill ( I wonted a brake from the road for a bit) we told EVERYONE we are here to get you to pass the DMV cdl test not to teach you to drive. After you leave forget almost everything we tell you
That’s pretty much what my school told me ... never even coupled a trailer or slid tandems in school 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
Great 👍 Job Helping “Swifty” as a Lot of other Truckers like to call the Company. They are Newbies in a Lot of Cases and they are owned by the same Parent Company who owns Knight Trucking.
Yes one in the same out of Arizona 🧐🚚🚚
My training was backing a horse trailer around the owners weird driveway. He was supposed to train me driving. The first day he says that he can't get off to do it. Can you do it? That was my training, go into the world. I learned about sliding tandems from a driver in a truck stop. Forever thankful.
Good on you for helping another driver and even better on you for not running non profit freight. You just got a new Sub. Stay safe driver!
JR Whitehurst thank you
God bless u too man been watching some of your videos.. and it help me pass my cdl test yesterday.. I'm ready to be apart of this trucking industry
i've said it before and i'm sure i'll say it again in the future... just because someone is driving for swift doesn't mean they are automatically a bad driver
swift is a giant in the industry and they hire people with zero experience, and they hire a LOT of them
and being that they are such a large company, they are just more visible than smaller companies so it's "easier" to find drivers doing things they shouldn't... part of that blame goes to the new driver, part of that blame goes to the "trainer" who just used them for mileage and didn't actually teach them a damn thing
I’ve been doing trailer work for 21 years and Swift has always had a rough driver record.
I stay in South Africa and I love watching how truck drivers are always helping each other,you drivers seam to have such an amazing comradary between each other,its amazing,i am talking about American truck drivers
Not always but most of us 🙏🏽
You're a good man. Stay positive!
Swift drivers get far more training then I got starting . When I was new I had to do everything slower & think about what I was doing before I did it. It's just common sense & patience that these driver lack . A CO the size of SWIFT can't be choosy on who they hire, they have to many seats to fill.
SuperBigblue19 all True keep on keeping on bud
The reason why these swift drivers are so bad is from what I hear is once you finshed with your training you can BECOME a trainer which means he could have SIX MONTHS experience so it's like blind leading the blind
@@zebo3531 just because someone has years of experience doesn't mean that they're a good trainer. It comes down to how well they understand it and how well they can teach it.
Ideally a more experienced driver would be a better teacher, but that's not always the case.
Man, do you look like Paul Tuetel Jr. in this picture.
Stay safe bro. I don’t own trucks but i have passion in big trucks. I do own a fleet of tour buses and mini bus vans. Cheers to u from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Man...i have to give you a thumb up for helping others!!!! 👍👌👏
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First time seeing any of you videos, you got another sub just for the fact you went out of your way to help a fellow driver even though you didn’t have to! God bless man!
Dohhh!!! Just when we thought this was a Family Friendly channel, then you Drop the Dreaded "S" bomb.,.. Swift.....🤣🤣 I have warned my children that if they even so much as imagine that they might work there, they'll be Immediately written out of my Will....😂😎
I talked to one of their drivers. If you're with them 4 months without a wreck, you can be a trainer! If you want to laugh instead of helping.....that defines you as a driver and a person.
Thanks for your kindness!👍 I used to be an OTR driver in the late 80s to 1990 then when the (certain people) wanted to control it,I got out! But anyhow Swift is tha new version of what we truckers seen daily from J.B.HUNT!🤣 Some get it but most dont and they dont last long.Great video,I just subscribed to your channel,Keep it between tha lines and much luck to yah!😁
Thanks for helping. May God Bless you many times over .
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Good man for helping out the guy.
First, I am not a trucker.
We had a food delivery one day. The trailer had drug the air break lines and it had a hole in it. The driver was trying to fix it. I suggested a piece of mud flap and a hose clamp. I put it on the line and the driver aired up the line and everything held. Got him on the road back home.
Everyone starts somewhere. I started with Swift right after school. I worked there 16 Months. That was 15 years ago. Still accident free. Swift pays what they pay because they have a lot of repairs to pay for. These new drivers have to learn humility and patience then they can learn to drive. It takes a little time.
Just takes awareness and patience but we all have bad days
You been on a good roll. Feels good to do good deeds every now and then to try and boost karma. I'm an on ramp kinda guy cant hang around those big lots I'm too nervous I'll have a domestic if someone hits me. Good luck
Craig Watts it’s crazy how exposed we are
@@JustTruckin very exposed!
Trucker helping a trucker?? Man that's rare!!
Need more of it
Good stuff bro we need more drivers like you out here instead we get a bunch of losers willing to pull there camera out and talk shit. help these new drivers or old drivers good will come back to you look out for each other 💯
Great driver. He was brave enough to go on his own. I couldn't take the games, thats y I stayed company.
Be safe brotha, thank for the heads up on airline fix..Bless your heart in these times...
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Sure Wished I Finnished Training
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Sure wish I FINISHED SPELLING!
I've always heard
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Stevie Wonder's Institute For Truckers
Brent Boster I checked before I wrote that same comment
Then there was juicy big Hunt and Digby (did I go broke yet).
As a former swift driver, honestly. Its less the driver's fault and more the company. Their training is rather nonintuitive, and my trainer only sat in the passenger seat and yelled at me for a week never explaining anything. Then for 3 weeks after only slept in the bunk. I learned more being out alone then I did with him.
This is a sad truth and honestly the way I felt during my entire CDL school the whole industry is flawed but if you can get past it it’s a way to make a living thank you for watching and God bless
@@JustTruckin I'm a trainer now with CRST, and I'm making sure that my trainee knows and understands what each movement of the wheel will do to the truck, and to the trailer. How to properly set up for a spot. However, im used to the international i used to have, which is notorious for having a shit turning radius, i now have a 2017 freightliner, which has almost the best in the industry turning radius, i have a problem with me getting back in front of the trailer actually faster than im used too.
@@JustTruckin and thank you for reading and commenting. You remind me of myself if I'm being honest, we have similar attitudes.
Thanks for helping fellow truckers
Should not cut up Swift too much, it is a training company and most only get like 6 weeks or less with a trainer and then they cut them loose. I trained Flatbed for them for 3 years and what I found is the better the trainer the better the driver that is produced. Great Karma helping out, be safe and keep the rubber side down driver!
its kinda hard not to laugh at a company that had to start there own insurance company cause they have so many claims
Right 🤷🏽♂️😑
Are you serious about that? That's scary and hilarious lol
Every trucker out there started as a rookie and made mistakes too .
I am a new subscriber.Bout be a new truck driver in a few months. Watch almost all of your video definitely a mentor. Keep up the good work bro💯
I drove for Swift for 3 years, never had a "Fail" but they do have a bad rap. Got tired of Long Haul, so went to hauling logs. Much. much happier
Good Samaritan! Paying it forward so much it’ll come back around.
I just applied for swift. Had my Class B for years but want to go OTR now. Know when I told recruiter I worked on a farm backing wagons up on a farm she was happy and trying to get me signed up asap to get my class A. Often pulled 32 ft flat bed trailer behind pickup (nose to tail was 32ft). 20ft deck 5ft tail, 7 feet of tongue. Glad cops never got me. Had that trailer loaded over 10k pounds often with logs.
Thanks for helping hand , just like back in the day when trucking was a brotherhood.
good man!!!!! I feel you on the SWIFT/CRST thing etc. thing but at least you helped. I started 10 years ago at CRST and seen it all from inside and out. But I loved when I was new and someone helped me out of a bad situation. I had an excellent OTR trainer but when I was cut loose weeeeeelllllllllll lol. But god bless yoou man. 10 years later thanks to truckkers like you I PAY IT FORWARD
A couple of weeks in school and they turn drivers loose with a 80,000 lb missle. First thing I learned was clear EVERY turn in your mirrors. A driver side accident like that is really bad. If you don't trust your mirrors yet, just turn your head and look.
This is what our industry used to be...helping eachother. Do what you can to help, so when you need help, it comes... nothing more stressful then being in a bind, with no help in sight
Passing knowledge is key
Lol this randomly popped up in my suggested!!! Mark Burkett who’s is a coowner of landscapers supply is a friend of mine! Good luck out there bro!
Thanks man
Nice video!
Be careful with Swift truck 😜
Let's keep trucking!
Keep Rollin 🚚😎🙏🏽
Some drivers just don’t know what they are doing in that truck. As a Swift driver I was hit in a parking lot by a small company driver. Took out my headlight and left fender cutting too tight on exit from parking spot. Been hit by owner operator who heard the air horn and didn’t stop. He also hit another trucks trailer 5 mins later. 🤦🏻♂️
I wouldn’t say it’s just swift I think they just have so many drivers there picked out more but yeah all kinds of people can have a bad day
Many people that talk mess were also right in that swift truck. Idc what name is on the side of the truck....we all have been in a pickle and a helping hand means a lot.