3 weeks under my belt as swift truck driver | Rookie trucker life

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This video shows me getting back from Illinois to South Carolina with an 840-mile load. My hometime is coming up so Swift is getting me close to Virginia for Thanksgiving. Also, try out my secondary camera and tested it for the first time so let me know what you think. Thanks for watching.
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12 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 31

@mohamedibrahim1048 Год назад

Man i love you videos ❤️ it's entertaining. Please more videos !!

@Roadlegacy90 Год назад

Hey if you ever get a load that’s a drop at final most places 9/10 of the time will let you drop early from my experience of driving. Definitely get another load faster that way.

@colleenoloughlin3970 Год назад

It sounds like that squeak could use some oil😊

@longhauljohn4153 Год назад

Yeah, I just put some WD 40 under that seat. It was annoying 😆

@t1truckin Год назад

Good video, just a few trucker pet peeves I've learned from others. When you're outside of the cab, be sure to close your door, never know what kind of people might jump into your truck. Second one is: truck stop, not gas station 🤣 keep em comin! Stay safe

@kairihaynes963 Год назад

Best advice i can give all new drivers... take ya time, dont let nothing or nobody speed you up

@Mister_6ix Год назад

The “S” in Illinois is silent. Just pronounce it as if the S isn’t even there. Yw

@talltrucker2682 Год назад

Always do extra tug tests after you dolly your landing gears up, especially with a heavy load. Extra precautions. And get you some WD40 or PB Blaster to spray under the seat to cure the squeaking 😂 The Gorge on I40 is a tough one. Especially in the dead of winter. Hope You Had. Great Thanksgiving.

@longhauljohn4153 Год назад

Haha I actually just put some WD 40 under the seat. It was annoying me alot. 😆

@dougcollins8232 Год назад

You in west virgina

@Pgames443 Год назад

3 months now for me. Doing the target fleet

@giostormusn1 Год назад

Just started Target Dedicated out of FLORIDA

@jezone3193 Год назад

How you liking target? If you don't mind me asking what they paying you as a company driver?

@giostormusn1 Год назад

@JEZONE3 was with a trainer for 4 weeks and it's not a bad gig. Deliver refrigerated and frozen to target stores, no touch, hook and live unload then return to target fdc empty.

@giostormusn1 Год назад

@JEZONE3 just got my assigned truck today, so haven't seen a paystub for the dedicated yet.

@jezone3193 Год назад

@@giostormusn1 gotcha... now this is a dumb question on my part but I'm talking about target the truck driving company not target the store as a driver? Which are you lol again srry..i currently drive for stevenstransport in the contractor division

@truckerguychad Год назад

Why do all truck drivers say Illinois wrong? 🤣

@colleenoloughlin3970 Год назад

come to Massachusetts! Boston is Bahstin, Leicester is Lester, and so forth

@scorelessabe-_-3528 Год назад

hey are you doing reginal or are you all over the country?

@richardfernandez8808 Год назад

great video man quick question I wanna get into Swift myself , how much home time do you get ? thanks!

@longhauljohn4153 Год назад

Hi Richard, I'm going to be honest it's not much. Expect to be away from home alot and maybe have 5 or 6 days of hometime a month. So for every 2 weeks you can request hometime for 3 days off.

@longhauljohn4153 Год назад

Getting home on time is another mission too lol

@richardfernandez8808 Год назад

@@longhauljohn4153 I see lol wow okay 👌 good to know man thanks for that . What did you do before trucking ?

@richardfernandez8808 Год назад

@@longhauljohn4153 Do you know how long you have to do OTR before going local at Swift ?

@Koolmoedeesimpson Год назад

How much they paying you per week right now

@longhauljohn4153 Год назад

Averaging over a $1,000 net after a full week and no hometime on that week. Not the best but swift give me the opportunity to let me learn the business. I'll probably leave after my first year. Other companies pay better but want experience.

@longhauljohn4153 Год назад

Also, I run hard like 2,000 to 2,500 miles a week.

@Koolmoedeesimpson Год назад

@@longhauljohn4153 smart move bro the channel is good by the way . Can you do a video of driving in the cities so we can see tight turns and stuff like that