Are there no dedicated opportunities? My three year lease with Swift is going to end next month. I didn't decide to pay the balloon payment, but to switch from the MRP lease to Standard Lease. I am going to pick up a brand new truck. I will get outside insurance in order to maximize the cash flow. The term will be 4 tax years. The longterm goal is to own a brand new truck in the end. If you plan ahead, you can allow the maintenance reserve/account to increase which you save for catastrophical maintenance, vacation, balloon payment etc. maintenance
Sorry for late response. the only thing I can tell you is to make money do not go home! If your a family man like me, it’s probably not a good idea to be lease purchase!
One thing I will tell you is , you have to run hard to get a good pay check and PAY attention when and where you are putting diesel! That will literally kill you if not done right. I know that’s what got me before I got the hang of things
Reefer you won’t sit on loads for two days. They’re usually tight appointments. And you’ll make more because it’s consistent. However the wait times are way longer. You really have to take advantage of the FSC. Slow down. Get a fuel card. Only fuel in certain places. Don’t fill up if you know you’re going home.
@@tygrande2837 sorry for the late comment. I actually am not doing lease purchase anymore. But I would say with all the payments an average is about 1200-1500 but it does get slow and they will start saying they don’t have any loads sometimes.
You are allowed to get outside insurance which allows you to install you own camera. Then you don't have to have Swift equipment in truck. More freedom.
If all these TH-camrs were making money in trucking they wouldn’t be trying to make TH-cam money. They come on here and lie like this guy. I’ve been with swift as lp since December 23 and I’ve only hit 2500 miles once. Other than that it’s been between 1700-2100 miles and
@@rexpayne3088 3 weeks out but if I’m going to camp out in the truck for 34 hrs and only getting 2100 miles with 500 of those being empty miles at .85/mile it’s not worth it. This week started out with a 1300 mile run loaded miles and I only got 500 more loaded miles than that with over 600 empty miles. This weeks check is only $758. The key in trucking is not staying out it’s load planning. The load planners Swift has are garbage. During that week I got stuck with a load over the weekend because it couldn’t deliver early. That killed it for me. Meanwhile $1500 in fuel spent because the 1300 mile run was from Nebraska to North Carolina up and down hills in West Virginia. After from North Carolina to South Carolina then South Carolina to Lakeland Florida where freight was slim. I sat there a day smh
@@rexpayne3088 Don’t come here. Follow your own thoughts but I looked at all these TH-cam guys concerning swift and most of them are gone or talking about leaving. Unless you’re inexperienced. It’s a great company to start with and their company trucks are great but 63mph on the pedal 65 on cruise if you’re lucky
Run Northeast percentage with Swift, I made nothing less than 2k a week, multiple times I brought home 3k to 4k a week, less running higher paying loads
I run western 11 and anything west of the Mississippi with the wife as team drivers we work 3 weeks and 1 week home lol 1000 dollars ain't doing much if you run 4200 miles minimum @ 1.62 - 1.72 (fuel surcharge included) money is there you have to hustle and demand them miles when shits tough
This depends on if you keep their camera/smartdrive in your truck or not. 72 mph if you do. If you choose outside insurance and install your own camera, your speed will be 70.
Thanks for keeping it real with us
Sounds like regional will fit you. It will get you home on the weekends or maybe local
That’s honestly what I want to go for!
I’m out of New Orleans. Is the position open for where I am
Are there no dedicated opportunities?
My three year lease with Swift is going to end next month. I didn't decide to pay the balloon payment, but to switch from the MRP lease to Standard Lease.
I am going to pick up a brand new truck.
I will get outside insurance in order to maximize the cash flow.
The term will be 4 tax years. The longterm goal is to own a brand new truck in the end.
If you plan ahead, you can allow the maintenance reserve/account to increase which you save for catastrophical maintenance, vacation, balloon payment etc. maintenance
Getting outside insurance will not save cash flow. Swift is self-insured, so it won't get cheaper than that.
Thanks
Are u able to go back to being a company driver if the lease purchase doesn't work out
I personally had no issues jumping onto the company side. I have been a local company driver for about 2 months now!
What should I beware of going into the lease purchase program with swift
Sorry for late response. the only thing I can tell you is to make money do not go home! If your a family man like me, it’s probably not a good idea to be lease purchase!
You made $2300 a week with leasing with swift??? Not me. I can’t get past a net of $600 after everything
One thing I will tell you is , you have to run hard to get a good pay check and PAY attention when and where you are putting diesel! That will literally kill you if not done right. I know that’s what got me before I got the hang of things
Definitely I got a 1300 mile run only to sit in South Carolina for two days 🤦♂️
The only time I sat because of no loads was Christmas and new years week
Reefer you won’t sit on loads for two days. They’re usually tight appointments. And you’ll make more because it’s consistent. However the wait times are way longer. You really have to take advantage of the FSC. Slow down. Get a fuel card. Only fuel in certain places. Don’t fill up if you know you’re going home.
You right I'm with Swift now I go off on the planners often ,I'm just waiting on the load board April 1
How do I get a tv in truck.. do swift install or can I request one to be installed
You have to buy the tv yourself, but I think the shop may help you install! I’m not 100% sure though.
On average what were you bring home
@@tygrande2837 sorry for the late comment. I actually am not doing lease purchase anymore. But I would say with all the payments an average is about 1200-1500 but it does get slow and they will start saying they don’t have any loads sometimes.
The load board available yet?
Unfortunately not yet, supposedly there’s still some kind of glitch that they’re working on.
I doubt they’ll ever have one
@TheStogieMan0710 This comment aged horribly
When can I lease purchase once I get started.
I think it’s 9 months and you have to have a good safety score! And I think you have to be running a good amount of mikes per week!
Miles
Do they have driver facing cameras?
No just the camera facing outwards
You are allowed to get outside insurance which allows you to install you own camera. Then you don't have to have Swift equipment in truck. More freedom.
How many miles after finish training and how much per week
Supposedly it’s really slow right now! I’m on a local dedicated account so I can’t really tell you anything on the rest of swift honestly.
Thank you
If all these TH-camrs were making money in trucking they wouldn’t be trying to make TH-cam money. They come on here and lie like this guy. I’ve been with swift as lp since December 23 and I’ve only hit 2500 miles once. Other than that it’s been between 1700-2100 miles and
Only $600 net? Is that staying out or going home a lot? I'm looking at swift but that's not a pay check.
@@rexpayne3088 3 weeks out but if I’m going to camp out in the truck for 34 hrs and only getting 2100 miles with 500 of those being empty miles at .85/mile it’s not worth it. This week started out with a 1300 mile run loaded miles and I only got 500 more loaded miles than that with over 600 empty miles. This weeks check is only $758. The key in trucking is not staying out it’s load planning. The load planners Swift has are garbage. During that week I got stuck with a load over the weekend because it couldn’t deliver early. That killed it for me. Meanwhile $1500 in fuel spent because the 1300 mile run was from Nebraska to North Carolina up and down hills in West Virginia. After from North Carolina to South Carolina then South Carolina to Lakeland Florida where freight was slim. I sat there a day smh
@@rexpayne3088 Don’t come here. Follow your own thoughts but I looked at all these TH-cam guys concerning swift and most of them are gone or talking about leaving. Unless you’re inexperienced. It’s a great company to start with and their company trucks are great but 63mph on the pedal 65 on cruise if you’re lucky
Run Northeast percentage with Swift, I made nothing less than 2k a week, multiple times I brought home 3k to 4k a week, less running higher paying loads
I run western 11 and anything west of the Mississippi with the wife as team drivers we work 3 weeks and 1 week home lol 1000 dollars ain't doing much if you run 4200 miles minimum @ 1.62 - 1.72 (fuel surcharge included) money is there you have to hustle and demand them miles when shits tough
How fast does the trucks go on lease
Some goes 75 but the one I had went 70
This depends on if you keep their camera/smartdrive in your truck or not. 72 mph if you do. If you choose outside insurance and install your own camera, your speed will be 70.
Anybody know how to disable smart drive?
Get your own insurance and your own camera
If you stay with Swift's insurance, you might install the Netredyne camera which replaces smartdrive.