Nothing against Swift but im just so curious how they really patronize their training and recruitment procedure?

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{"replyTo":"","text":"Swift loves student drivers because they make the money. You can figure that every student is worth about $40,000 in federal money. More if it is for former military. 20 for training and 20 for hiring the first full year. When I drove for them, they were going through 26000+ students a year. Even with all the accidents, you have to figure a hundred million dollars is a pretty good chunk of change. All the majors do the same thing, none of them are doing this out of the goodness of their heart. When I was working for them, at one point the company average experience was just over seven months. We had a core of drivers who stayed but the turnover was 110% per year. Drivers we're not finishing out there full year. Swift recruits hard. They use print, radio and billboard advertisements. They hit every recruiting fair and job fair that you can name. The unemployment offices refer people to Swift if they're interested in a trucking job. As much as we like to pick on them, drivers have to start somewhere. They're no worse than any of the other major carriers.They are just the largest domestically or used to be. *stepping off soap-box to sound of crickets*","replyToPid":0}

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850052 发表于 2020-01-04 01:24:50 I agree with Bob everyone has to start somewhere. Unfortunately some of the schools don’t train the same as others. I was fortune enough to have gone through Columbus and they were hard on us, we didn’t just have to pass the minimum maneuvers, we had to pass all of them and we were required to drive a lot more than other schools. Recently talked with one of the instructors and she was telling me they sent her to Texas to help out and their students didn’t have to do half of what we were being made to learn. I’m grateful for the tough training. I won’t stay with Swift any longer than I have too. They loose a lot of people due to their poor pay (between .32 and .38/mile to start), poor training, and dishonest recruiting practices. Most new drivers leave and go elsewhere as soon as they have their 6 months experience in and learn how to drive better. \nMaybe when you see a swift driver, talk to them. Me I appreciate pointers on how to do something better. Instead I’ve had drivers make rude comments about Swift then they notice I’m a women and shut it normally. Freaking hate backing into spots besides other trucks, I’m great between trailers lol just the fear of bumping someone’s truck makes me nervous.

","text":"You can hit my tractor any time you want. 😀 I need a new truck soon anyway and that way I’d get your number hopefully 😈 ","replyToPid":296658}

850052

{"replyTo":"","text":"I agree with Bob everyone has to start somewhere. Unfortunately some of the schools don’t train the same as others. I was fortune enough to have gone through Columbus and they were hard on us, we didn’t just have to pass the minimum maneuvers, we had to pass all of them and we were required to drive a lot more than other schools. Recently talked with one of the instructors and she was telling me they sent her to Texas to help out and their students didn’t have to do half of what we were being made to learn. I’m grateful for the tough training. I won’t stay with Swift any longer than I have too. They loose a lot of people due to their poor pay (between .32 and .38/mile to start), poor training, and dishonest recruiting practices. Most new drivers leave and go elsewhere as soon as they have their 6 months experience in and learn how to drive better. \nMaybe when you see a swift driver, talk to them. Me I appreciate pointers on how to do something better. Instead I’ve had drivers make rude comments about Swift then they notice I’m a women and shut it normally. Freaking hate backing into spots besides other trucks, I’m great between trailers lol just the fear of bumping someone’s truck makes me nervous. ","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"define \"patronize\" in this context","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"📣 ATTENTION, ATTENTION, COME LEARN TO BE TRUCK DRIVER! DRIVE SWIFT, WE'LL GET YA THERE (maybe)!📣","replyToPid":0}

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{"replyTo":"","text":"I think you meant to say rationalize or Justify","replyToPid":0}