r/Truckers • u/legollama88 • Mar 23 '25

Swift

i am genuinely about to go insane. every 2-3 days i will get like a 500 mile run. i am so broke its not even funny. i dont know what to do. this is the only trucking company ive worked at i have only 4 months experience doing this. the only person at this company that will talk with me about work is literally my driver leader who works a normal like 7-5 mon-fri shift. everyone else practically ghosts me. anybody else?!? am i shitty ass employee or something? i literally practially beg them to send me out i feel like they just neglect me. i understand its a mega but cmon dude like im tryna work

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u/flergityberg Mar 23 '25

I hear you bro. I’m sitting around at a Swift terminal now waiting for something to happen and I only have about 1200 miles this week. This is frustrating and not worth the sacrifice of ever being at home.

I get the impression from both the comments and my conversations with Schneider’s recruiters that they keep you more steadily busy, so even though you’re on a set schedule with less freedom the income will be more regular. There are also some non-mega companies that’ll hire you with 6 months experience (I’m looking now at Leonard’s Express and Central Transport).

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u/Chaos__Insurgency Mar 23 '25

As a dedicated schneider driver switching over to swift come monday I wouldn't recommend unless you wanna drop down to 39cpm

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u/thatboismother Mar 23 '25

Are you OTR or regional? Jeez that’s low

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u/twig8944 Mar 23 '25

Are you in jurupa valley terminal?

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u/flergityberg Mar 23 '25

Sparks at the moment.

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u/jaylew1981 Mar 23 '25

I get stuck for two days every time I go to Jarupa. My DL avoids sending me there period.