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3.0

43% would recommend to a friend

(1,815 total reviews)

Adam Miller

58% approve of CEO

41% positive business outlook

Swift Transportation has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 1,815 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average working experience there. The Swift Transportation employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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2K reviews
2.0
Apr 14, 2010
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Pros

They will put you to work I suppose. You will get trucking experience, although I wouldnt recommend them as a career.

Cons

No home time. You will always be taken advantage of. You have to fight your dispatcher constantly for mileage pay.

4.0
Feb 2, 2010
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Pros

My wife and I trained at the Swift school in Willows Ca in March 2000, we graduated and almost immediately were placed with trainers. that period was more successful for me as my wife was not satisfied with the individual assigned to train her but was satisfied with her subsequent trainer both of whom we appraised highly upon completion.We were placed in a brand new vehicle and with a dm who took very good care of us.We ran hard and were rewarded with jit and dedicated freight within the first year of employment, and managed 18-20k miles per month. The maintenance facilities were more than adequate and timely and if there was a problem with down time it usually had on road service involvement. The facilities at most of the terminals were ok some of them better a few could have been much better.We left because I thought we could make more money with a specialized Gov freight and we did but after three years it was too demanding and we were wishing for general freight once again.The overall experience with swift was positive.

Cons

They occaisionally shorted us on a check . we had to haul some freight we didnot like [grain in a trailer,42k rolls of paper @20 mph up 7 percent grades]long lines and crowds at terminals.inattentiveness by staff at various terminals

3.0
Jul 9, 2009
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Pros

I have a very good Driver manager. Company lets me bobtail truck home. You can be over a hundred miles out and they will bring you in for home time. If you got an empty trailer in tow you'll get paid to bring it back to the terminal. In return they will expect certain things done without pay. It's a fair swap. They will allow numurous mistakes as far as wrong turns, running late etc. Just don't hit anything. You can be lost for an hour and will not be contacted or brothered. Can smoke in the truck.

Cons

They are always cheating you on miles, who isn't. Here's the thing I found out. They will let you go 50 miles in any direction without a dispatch after completeing one without another one on you. Those miles get taken away from your next run. Now all but more than if you were just able to stay put where you were when you finished your last run. Some night and weekend dispatchers are very rude and ignorant to talk to or ask a question. Watch your hours for they will force the issue to put you past your 11/14 rules to make a stop and if you don't comply you'll find yourself sitting for longer spells between runs. If you have finished a run and have five and a half hours left they will not use them. You'll get dispatched for the next day sometime. Scanned paperwork keeps getting lost and has to be rescanned or your put on safety hold.

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