Salt Lake City Swift Academy
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Do you like working for swift? They treat you pretty good?
Yes and yes. I have been with Swift Dedicated for several years now and at this point have no interest in leaving. I enjoy my job and the people I work with. They treat me professionally, with respect, keep me running, and do an above average job of supporting their drivers. Let me know if you have any additional questions.
How long did it take you to get a dedicated route and what's home time like with dedicated?
Dedicated Route:
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."
Do you like working for swift? They treat you pretty good?
Yes and yes. I have been with Swift Dedicated for several years now and at this point have no interest in leaving. I enjoy my job and the people I work with. They treat me professionally, with respect, keep me running, and do an above average job of supporting their drivers. Let me know if you have any additional questions.
How long did it take you to get a dedicated route and what's home time like with dedicated?
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I was OTR for about 2 months before moving to dedicated. The home time depends on the specific account (there are many), with my assignment I work 6 days per week (12-13hrs per day, sometimes 14), one day off per week.
Dedicated Route:
A driver or carrier who transports cargo between regular, prescribed routes. Normally it means a driver will be dedicated to working for one particular customer like Walmart or Home Depot and they will only haul freight for that customer. You'll often hear drivers say something like, "I'm on the Walmart dedicated account."
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
I don't work for them anymore... I couldn't transfer my Utah temp cdl over to my home state... I had to start over and went with crst...
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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Yes and yes. I have been with Swift Dedicated for several years now and at this point have no interest in leaving. I enjoy my job and the people I work with. They treat me professionally, with respect, keep me running, and do an above average job of supporting their drivers. Let me know if you have any additional questions.