No, I'm not an owner operator, and I aint interested in signing on to Swift. :P I'm just curious about Swift's owner operators. Well, we all know that Swift's trucks are governed at 65. :lol: Yesterday afternoon, I saw a 379, pulling a Swift trailer, and then about an hour later, a Freightshaker, pulling a Swift trailer. Just so happens, both owner operators were running 65. Does Swift require owner operators that sign on to them, to have their trucks governed at 65? :shock: I'd have to say, "thanks, but no thanks", if that was the case. :P Like I said, I was just curious.

 

Hmmm some one who was a company swift driver told me it was, but I never confirmed it.

 

I havent ever heard that, but I thought it was funny that both of those guys were puddling along at 65. That 379 that I saw was purty. Once I got around his trailer, and I saw that red Pete, I was like, :shock: I thought, "a Pete, pulling a Swift trailer, man, that aint even right." :P

 

We drive 63-65 mph anyway.....fuel is too expensive to blow up the stacks :wink:

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Well Sysco this was the conversation I recall with a swift driver pulling into the pumps one day, but it was the word of another driver so who knows

Me(standing by my USX truck) Hi there Swift
Swift driver: Hi
ME: Say how they treating you over there?
Swift: I got no complaints
Me: Yeah,,,dunno....maybe I should have gone over there to start my trucking years back, seems Max has turned his Co. over to this bonehead broker Pat Quinn whose running us into the ground....I train her n always been happy till then
Swift: yeah me...no complaints
ME: Hmm yeah one guy that came over from Swift to us says old man Swift treated him better then he is getting treated here tho....me tho...dunno about that 60mph crap tho (this is 3.5 years ago)
Me: I wouldnt mind being an Owner OP with you guys tho...so I could run a little faaster.
Swift: Oh they turn them down too....they make them
Me (GASP) hmmm hardly seems fair????????
Swift: yeah there suppose to, 'voluntairly" comply
Me: Definitly wouldnt be voluntary on my part

Although the disclaimer I will run is now that I actually pay for my own feul (gulp) 65mph is looking better n better sometimes, just want the extra speed to get me out of certain situations you see coming up as you scan ahead, and since my truck is completly ungoverned I just confirmed that concept in my mind. Was nice to see a potiential problem ahead coming home and be able to accelerate around it cuz im ungoverned.

 

short answer: YES they are goverened or used to be. They have to follow all the rules the swift trucks do, the only difference is, they get the miles. Most O/O's I ever talked to there, had no complaints.

 

Thats what I think too. you can save a couple miles a gallon under 70. but having the power to get ahead of someone, or around someone trying to squeeze you out can be a real life saver.

 

talked to o/o's from swift(son and dad) swift turns there trucks down to 65mph, they make them sign a form also saying they will run no faster than 65,,,,,, but i dont think they bought those trucks to swift they look like lease trucks!

 

I had that "problem" fixed in Efiingham, IL. :lol: