SWIFT TRAINING NOT SO SWIFT
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So, Misty, what's your point?
-mountain girl
I know one way to research a company: put "Swift Trucking Crashes" into a search engine, and you'll have hours of Swift Crashes to watch. (You won't find Celadon, Roehl, or Knight crashes in your result.)
Of course, like Misty did, ask some other drivers. They're experts of almost everything!
Or go to the FMCSA web site and lip up Swift's record with the government agency in charge: Swift had over 35,000 driver inspections in the last year. 1.4% did not pass. The national average for failing this inspection is 5.5%. So, if Swift drivers fail at a rate ONE FIFTH of the national rate, how are they "unsafe", Misty?
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
I know one way to research a company: put "Swift Trucking Crashes" into a search engine, and you'll have hours of Swift Crashes to watch. (You won't find Celadon, Roehl, or Knight crashes in your result.)
Of course, like Misty did, ask some other drivers. They're experts of almost everything!
Or go to the FMCSA web site and lip up Swift's record with the government agency in charge: Swift had over 35,000 driver inspections in the last year. 1.4% did not pass. The national average for failing this inspection is 5.5%. So, if Swift drivers fail at a rate ONE FIFTH of the national rate, how are they "unsafe", Misty?
But it's on the Internet, therefore it must be twue.
CSA:
Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
The CSA is a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) initiative to improve large truck and bus safety and ultimately reduce crashes, injuries, and fatalities that are related to commercial motor vehicle
FMCSA:
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
The FMCSA was established within the Department of Transportation on January 1, 2000. Their primary mission is to prevent commercial motor vehicle-related fatalities and injuries.
What Does The FMCSA Do?
- Commercial Drivers' Licenses
- Data and Analysis
- Regulatory Compliance and Enforcement
- Research and Technology
- Safety Assistance
- Support and Information Sharing
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
Fm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.
Dragon said,
But it's on the Internet, therefore it must be twue.
Yes. So if you see a Swift truck on your street, bring your children inside. 
Yes. So if you see a Swift truck on your street, bring your children inside.
I had one dangerously close to me a few days ago, it was in the other lane heading the opposite way. I have never felt such fear in all my life, I mean what was that driver thinking?? 
2 days ago on I-80 almost to SLC, Utah: Dead not-SWIFT-RV driver, and less than 5mi from: Another non-SWIFT semi wrecked.
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Any non swift rookie want to go heads up on a course?
Swift Rookie vs. Roehl Winner vs. CR England
1. Blind Side 1. See Side 1. See Side Parallel 1. Blind Parallel 1. drop and hook
the 2 docks need to include sliding tandems back doors open and successfully backed into a dock in a position capable of unloading.
the drop and hook includes dropping into dock just as described above and the hook you must have doors closed and tandems at 40' to be considered finished . after moving tandem each way it must have all 4 pins locked.
arrived at shipper , loaded, arrived at final and empties must also be called.
then we can talk aabout what is and is not swift.
then we can use identical trucks and pull a couple hills at 79,000 gross.
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
Tandems:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Tandem:
Tandem Axles
A set of axles spaced close together, legally defined as more than 40 and less than 96 inches apart by the USDOT. Drivers tend to refer to the tandem axles on their trailer as just "tandems". You might hear a driver say, "I'm 400 pounds overweight on my tandems", referring to his trailer tandems, not his tractor tandems. Tractor tandems are generally just referred to as "drives" which is short for "drive axles".
Drop And Hook:
Drop and hook means the driver will drop one trailer and hook to another one.
In order to speed up the pickup and delivery process a driver may be instructed to drop their empty trailer and hook to one that is already loaded, or drop their loaded trailer and hook to one that is already empty. That way the driver will not have to wait for a trailer to be loaded or unloaded.