who to drive for

[Dallas_890]

How it going just joined the sight and as I said in the introduce yourself section I'm getting ready to go back on the road. Don't have a lot of experience so I pretty much have to choose between Werner, knight, CR or Swift. I've talk to all and they will hire me with what experience I have. Im leaning to Swift because im in the National Guard and they are the only one who really seemed to have no problem with my drill schedule, but of those four who is better to drive for.

 

[Tim]

Through Werner and England out.
That leaves you 2 choices.
Write both name on 2 paces of paper and blindly pick one.

 

[Dallas_890]

Thank you, ill give that a shot. I figure its gonna be a toss up anyway and gotta take the good with the bad until I get some miles under my belt.

 

[Mike]

If Swift has already said up front that they will have no problem with your National Guard duties, I would go in that direction.

 

[Dallas_890]

That's what im thinking too, but was just wondering with the National Guard to the side, if one of those company's shine above the other .

 

[Mike]

None of those companies really shine, nor do any really these days.

SWIFT seems to be really improved over the years (@Injun forces us to say that or she will kill us). Seriously, they do seem much better now than in the past.

That said, it really comes down to who is strongest in the area you live in. I would imagine that Knight probably has a pretty strong freight base out there.

I would not touch Werner or CR England personally.

 

[Duck]

There's a few people on this forum who are doing well with Swift.

 

[Dallas_890]

Im moving back to Vegas and knight does seem strong out there and I might have more of a chance for a regional or dedicated run with them, but Swift seems to being doing well too. Man, there recruiters remind me of military recruiters and what they try to sell you. I guess ill just grab my lucky quarter and flip for. Thanks guys for the help.

 

[Duck]

If that's you in your avatar, you look almost identical to my neighbor Joe. I only talk to him maybe once or twice a year when the creek floods around his house & I go drag out the "No Wake" signs. People never slow down & they send big waves of water into his garage.

 

[Dallas_890]

Lol........ yea that's me

 

[Mike]

If that's you in your avatar, you look almost identical to my neighbor Joe. I only talk to him maybe once or twice a year when the creek floods around his house & I go drag out the "No Wake" signs. People never slow down & they send big waves of water into his garage.

I am quitting my job, moving next door to you, and just going to stare though the window until I have seen enough to write a book

 

[Dallas_890]

Write the last chapter first so you have an idea in the direction you wanna travel, include a lot of picture too.

 

[Injun]

Swift has a drop yard in Las Vegas. Can't really call it a terminal because there's really not much there, but it is a place to park the truck while you're home.

Freight...plenty of Swift freight in the area. Also, there are several dedicated accounts based in/around Salt Lake City that go to Vegas: Costco, WalMart and a new one going in next door (I hear) to the SLC terminal for Winco.

I don't know much about Knight except they recently lost a lawsuit to the tune of nearly a hundred million dollars for one of their drivers killing a guy and then them covering it up. The driver was way over his hours. It's a long story.

As far as military commitments, Swift did not give me one iota of trouble for my needed time for Reserve time. They made sure I was home for that.

 

[Dallas_890]

Thank you, making swift sound the better choice

 

[8978]

I would also go with Swift. I think there's a girl that drives for Swift on here. I didn't think they allowed girls but may be wrong. I think they give them automatic transmissions.

 

[Dallas_890]

I think thats who ill go with.

 

[Duck]

I don't know much about Knight except they recently lost a lawsuit to the tune of nearly a hundred million dollars for one of their drivers killing a guy and then them covering it up. The driver was way over his hours. It's a long story.

Ashton v. Knight Transp., Inc.

 

[Keendriver]

If you choose Knight and happen to have an accident you can rest easy that your company will do everything possible to cover it up.


So there's that.

 

[Dallas_890]