My REVIEW on Swift Transportation (PAY, TRAINING, LEADERSHIP, etc) 

I came over to Swift with 12 years experience. I was very skeptical at first but I've finally found the perfect fit for me. I miss flatbed sometimes but dry van is much easier. I've been on a semi-local route for over 3 years mostly drop and hook. I get home every other day. A lot of times I go over to Dallas and come right back home lol. I'm very happy here

I worked for Swift for three years. My experience for the most part was pretty pleasant. Thing was, prior to going to Swift I had been driving locally for nine years. I took a break from driving and so my experience lapsed. Swift said they would take me on as a student and so I got on a trainers truck. The trainer was shocked that I knew how to drive, shift and back! I did my hours quick with him and then got my own truck. What was cool was that you can drive maybe just eight hours a day. They give you ample time on 98% of your loads. On those loads that they don’t, make sure you communicate to your driver leader when they’re there. Just to protect yourself. I left because I ended up getting a different driver leader. The one I had been dealing with left the company out of nowhere. I worked with the new one for a couple of months but didn’t feel like I was getting anywhere. So, I left and I’ve been doing pretty good. Remember, it’s all attitude and what you make of it but you also don’t have to be treated like crap

Just so you'll know, that is an inward facings camera. The left angle part is the driver camera. The center is the cab camera. And the right is for the passenger. They don't look like a lends much like the rear of a car, but they are. Info was passed on to me by a KLLM shop mechanic.

A very wise head on young shoulders. Am sure you will go far in your new venture. Good luck from England.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇺🇸

Thanks for sharing all this good info. I started driving for CRST back in 2005 already had a class A but did it 9 months for the experience. After that i drove for a small company with 5 trucks for tripple the pay. Class A with OTR experience opens alot of doors. Im wirh the RailRoad now but keep my class A with all endorsements current just incase as a backup. Wish you luck on youre journey young man.!

Good for you on standing your ground with dispatch and good luck with new authority. I'm just now getting mine after 20 years of driving. I assure you that you're doing the right thing and if I had it to do over, I'd have done it within the 1st year or 2.

Thank you so much for this information. I am signing on to Swift this week and I really appreciate knowing some of what to expect. You explained a lot of things in a manner that was both understandable and helpful.

Thank you soo much for the video. I appreciate the not trying to be funny or entertaining way you present your material.. You are just What I needed. I'm thinking of joining Swift and your video out of the many out here was best for me. Information based not waiting my time trying to be something your not. A load of information and answering the questions I'm looking for answers to. And helping me make a dicision that's not easy to make. Thank you again. Derrick from Philly

I’m starting my training today at Swift :)

Best video so far. Stayed on topic and provided HELPFUL informatiom and kept your personal opinions to a minimum

This video really helped me to understand more about Swift. I too only want to work 5 days a week.Also only in the daytime primarily. I have been in the construction trucking field and need to get the training to move into 53 ft tractor trailer. To get a great driving job here in Sacramento I need at least 6 months to a year of experience. Even though I have been driving 18 wheels tractor and two bottom dump trailers for at least 7 years! I am worried about the money ( because I make a lot during the season), but like you I am wanting experience. When you said there are terminals with facilities for the drivers I felt more secure. I am a women and need my showers and laundry done.(Also a safe place to park most of the time)! Enough said, thanks for the video, I got some of my cold feet warm. Still nervous, but anyway thanks again!

Thank you sir for the very informative and descriptive video. You definitely broke down the "company driver" concept. You've literally answered all my questions and concerns. I look forward to viewing all your upcoming videos on the trucking industry. I am also interested in becoming an owner operator and would love to see videos on the business side of trucking. Kudos sir and thank you for your service 🇱🇷

Very informative video thanks, monday I'm going to Orientation!!

Was going to another company and school... After alot of vids and especially your insights Swift will be getting my business and sign-up today Thank u Chef

I’m looking at a local dedicated route that’s $1,550 a week. They said they would send me to driving school and hire me for that.

Tony this was really well done & informative. Gosh with your verbal skills you would make a great instructor at a driving school. I subbed & thanks a lot for the information.

I’ll be coming to Swift Wednesday. I’m pretty experienced but they offered pretty good pay so willing to give it a shot.

This is exactly what I needed to know. You covered literally all my questions I had about swift. I’m in the process of getting my CDL permit and deciding which company to go with after getting it. Thank you!!

Thank you for the info. Really helped. Looking to receive my CDL with swift. Hope to see you on the road and say hi sometime.

You do good with boundaries with the company and a good communicator it sounds like.

Thanks for the information.

Thank you for sharing your experience, I’m seriously looking in to getting my CDL and go OTR.

Tony, was very impressed with the honest presentation. In my opinion, I sense accurate info. with the preventive senerios like how many total hours and 5 day driving weeks and the importance of communicating that right away. Also liked what you said at the end about pay after 2 years at SWIFT etc. expressed by your opinion. Really good presentation and very informative!

In CDL school currently, a Swift recruiter did a presentation, he was well spoken and made a good pitch. The compensation was accurate, the weekly avgs were pretty impressive tho. Seeing different presenters everyday in order to keep an open mind and different options.

I appreciate the info Tony! Keep us posted on great companies to drive CDL and which ones to avoid. You made me want to work for Swift bro!

Thank you so much. This is the best video I've seen so far.

Thank you for your video..very informative..will be watching more from you. Trying to decide whether to go into trucking as a final career for the last part of my working life before retirement. Swift/Knight Transportation is on my short list should I make the jump and honestly mostly because of their many terminals is a main factor-so huge thank you for hitting on that subject.

I’m hoping to start in a month, thanks for the video!!!

I started OTR refrigerated. I never had to count on that $1000 a week because I always made more than that just running the loads they gave me. If you’re safe and run on time, they’ll keep you plenty busy.

Really helpfull, what's said during that break part in the middle of this video. ~That is super helpfull, feels good to know this. ... ~and I will remember this! =] 💜

Your video was grate I’m starting my trucking carrier as well and I want to thanks you for your options and experience. Thank you and I wish you the best because of you I’m making my options based on good self experience again thank you I wish you the best God bless you and I hope you achieve what you are looking for . Maybe will see each each other on the road ! #driveforthegoals

thank you very much it's a great video I really appreciate your time I'm going to do it in a few month wish me luck

I really want to get into trucking. I love driving in general and I'm a real gear head. I think tractor trailers are so cool. I am super bummed that it's all automatics though. With how impossible it is becoming to find manuals in 4 wheelers it was my hope that semi trucks would be the last haven for manuals. I have never personally owned an automatic and never will as long as possible, I love manuals. Like I said I love driving and I love it more than anything, automatics really take away from the experience imho. Driving just isn't the same without the additional connection between you and the machine.

TTC nice video youngster 👍🏾

Funny to hear this was recorded at Lathrop, that's my home terminal despite me being from Houston TX. I'm on my 2nd week of training with a mentor and so far this has been pretty accurate. Would be cool if I ran into you over the road one day.

I started with Swift 27 years ago. The Columbus Ohio terminal. They were decent to me.

Great video, thank you! You earned my subscription.

Thanks for doing this video and good luck on your journey!

Great vid. You answered a lot of questions and made a lot of great points "for the most part" : ) Thanks

4 to 5 weeks? Woow. I did it on 18 days. But that was to get the teaching period over as quick as possible. To go home. Then im out for 5 days a week, 11 hour days. So it's easy to get 3k plus miles a week. Gotta have a life too i agree.

Great video, I am looking to go with Swift to work on gaining experience and my aunt recommended them to me since she used to do their walmart dedicated routes for them. I am looking to do the western regional with them hopefully setting my home terminal out of Sumner, WA.

hott damn...you are CALIENTE

Thank you for your video. I’m planning on signing on in June. I’m currently an elementary teacher leaving the education career. I’m looking forward to OTR trucking.

Thanks for the info, I'm here at Swift training now, i like hearing from ppl that work there from the horse mouth to get a greater understanding what I'm getting myself into.

Wow i was making more driving for a small company w a 26ft box truck w no cdl, $1000 a week

enjoyed the video, ive seen other companys and so far swift looks pretty good. thanks bro

I drive a 2006 Honda Accord Very thorough review.

Glad I ran across your video. I start my journey with SWIFT on the 28th of this month. Schooling. Never driven a truck before. No experience whatsoever. I’m down here in Texas and you answered quite a few questions I had. Especially about a passenger and my dog. Any further advice? Thanks for the info.

Very informative, thank you buddy!

can't say i'd recommend driving for swift. signed on with this company in august after them telling me i'd be home every week on a dedicated account. heard this from numerous people including the driver qualifiers and the driver leader of that division. come to find out AFTER MY MENTORSHIP that i'd be on an OTR account and out for 3 weeks at a time. they told me all of this literally on the day that I passed the road test. i told them i guess i have no choice and decided to give it a go. well i'm still mad about it. they never called me about the switch up or anything. i'm going to be handing in my resignation soon after giving OTR a shot and hating it. hopefully nobody else has this experience and i'm just the odd one out. luckily there are companies in my area hiring locally for little to no experience needed. i just can only hope i'm not lied to again, really not cool.

This was awesome! Best one I’ve seen. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Preciate the knowledge brotha

Hello Tony. This is a great review, I'm thinking about a career in the trucking industry. Thank you!

Thanks for the videos im going school at swift your right dont have to find parking cause I feel ya when it come to parking cause they be filled up keep it up with videos

Thank You so much. Great and informative video. 🙏🏼

Im starting at tld and on 45 cent mile not what i want but its a school too i went through and going out with trainer for two weeks but getting time under belt then move on.

Thanks for the information I'm considering driving and just trying get informed.

Thanks for the video, new Subscriber 👍

This video is Cool and very thorough. Thanks alot. I'm in training now for my third week, and this info helps me gauge where I'm at to make future decisions. Appreciate it!!

That sounds like a pretty good deal for a new driver!!

Great video.. Been there was thinkin of going back caught the c19 with my mentor.. Miss quite a while when I left I had 160 hours. Now they want me to go to do 200 more.. Naaa

Great video!!!

It's also up to the drivers to report any issues with the trailers...

great video im hoping to be driving in a month or 2

I started there back in 99 to get my start experience .26 a mile lol which they got mega loads after a couple years I left then kept driving after 15 years experience came back for .38 lol most companies now pay .60 plus to show u how out of it they are tho I left again because it was taking way to long for dispatch bobtailed 2 days to nearest terminal turned in truck and my manager never knew anything for 2 days after that so 2 days bobtail not authorized and 2 more days and they didn't know so I would have sit 4 days minimum to get dispatch I guess lol

Good day. I am within my first 6 months of solo driving with Swift and have not received at least $1000 a week. I work at least 5 days a week and never turn down any loads. I’ve talked to my driver leader and numerous other senior people at the terminal and get the complete runaround every time. It’s completely frustrating at this point of time. I’ve even had one week where I only took home $400. Nobody seems to want to help.

Just send my info to swift after seen your vid. Thank you!

The adaptive Cruise: are you able to select Degrees of sensitivity as to when your truck begins to SLOW, due to the car in front of you? I drive 6k-to-8,000 miles per month, driving 10 diff brands of New Cars; all have this variable distance (or variable sensitivity) settings I inquired about (usually 3 settings, at least). Thanks! Well-done video-very thorough and eloquent.

Really good video

“terminals have parking” funniest thing I’ve heard all night

Driving Uber and Lyft typically can make 1500 -1800 in a week. Everyday home . I got my cdl A license . Now looking the money now on truck makes me not to go . Any suggestion will be highly appreciated .

All the people that make fun of swift, yet it's the only company I've heard people fall in love with and have good pay. Every other company has a ton of complaints. That's what I notice. The underdog is usually the one to go with haha

Great job!🙂

I did 6 months at swift they are a very strict company

Hey Tony, 2 questions 1) can you take your truck home on your home time? 2) Do you have to take home time in your home state? I’m looking at Fontana but interested in long haul 10-12 weeks out with a 5 day break in between. My grandkids are in NC and I have family in Nashville and Salt lake so I’d like to take my time off around the country, and quit paying rent! Lol

Thanks, that was very informative.

Good informative video. Thanks!

perfect explanation

5:20 so much on drivers shortage, we will raise your pay to 30 cpm( $750/2500mi); that's about $13/hr.

I'm not pursuing trucking to stay local. I wanna see the country.

Good, don’t give up your life on this company.

I have my orientation for Swift next week.

Well done. You can make an audio book and I will listen to it. I am single and willing to drive anywhere, even in Alaska. Should be getting my CDL in a month or 2. Any suggestions where to go. I have an adventurous spirit and willing to try ice road or desert roads etc..

Hello Tony, I got my cdl at western truck school in santee in november 2021. I want to get on with swift intermodal how long is orientation? Where do they send you for it. I believe there is a swift yard in Otay Mesa here in San Diego. Thanks and really enjoy your videos, very informative. Wish you all the best in your trucking career.

Awesome info I'm looking to do dedicated. Gonna join in june

At Amazon Air we get a few Swift drivers dropping off trailers and it’s funny because everytime we see a Swift trailer we know it’s going to take them 30 minutes to back up to our dock. I don’t know why but it’s always Swift that just can’t seem to do it 😂

Good information 👍

Thanks! Just got my CDL last week. How is your career going since making this video?

When I start driving, I'm giving them my driving schedule straight up. It goes like this. Monday - Thursday 5am-7pm Friday 5am-5pm Saturday 7pm-3am Sunday 12pm-5pm

Loved the video!

Very informative, thanks 👍

I get a minimum 1150 a week wether I work or not. I gross between 1400-1700 a week and I’m home daily. Don’t miss otr a bit

I quit that company 7 times. The last time I double quit. Strangely the recruiters still call. I started working for real trucking companies years ago and could never work for a company like that again.

If I’m willing to work 7 days a week, how much can I make?

If you have to get something replaced, does that come out of your pocket?

Nice, moving on up

If you take it for what it is, it's fine. $50k/yr for UNSKILLED LABOR is not too bad. That said, you are right, after a year it is basically not worth it financially to stay there. You could nearly double going to a smaller or more specialized carrier after you get a year of driving experience.

Definitely need better maintenance but you didn't mention that you get written up for not leaving on time when you go get something fixed having accepted a run, or getting stranded at a hub without a load for days, or having to sleep in chair because there wasn't a cab to slip into and truck in shop and they refuse to pay for motel, or the fact you foot the bill for burned out bulbs, load stabilizers . Glad you got home time, not all new drivers are allowed time by dispatchers who exert enormously abusive pressure and will call driver every 15 min when they know they are sleeping, harrass them for turning phone off. My son's first solo run the airbag blew 15 min from hub and he was laughed at. He persisted and left with PTSD having breakdown in WV being told ditch belongings and dog and take the bus to hub 200 mi away, even though that hub had van. Only the very savvy, strong willed, should drive for them more than 5 mos if at all.

Wow, here I was thinking truckers made money. Good money. But 1,000 a week is peanuts. Especially today. I was seeing vids of them on tiktok saying they were making what doctors make. 1,000 a week is like a regular job. 2500 miles is a boatload of miles. And then they hand you 750 bucks??? The heck. Swift ain't the way to go from what I am hearing. Maybe those tiktokers were lyin then I guess. Everybody pretending for the camera. Maybe starting a trucking business is the better way to go. And you have 1st hand experience now

You can refuse a load if your clock will not allow you to make the load on-time. My DM keeps track of my clock when scheduling. Weekend dispatch not so much.