226, Report:
#209260
Posted Date:
Sep 03 2006
Swift Transportation Liars and Ripoffs Phoenix Arizona
To Whom it may Concern,
I want to make you aware of what happened to my husband and I through a company named SWIFT Transportation. And I would like to make them responsible for my job loss and the money I had to pay them to get a seat in their class room. And the money I spen...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
227, Report:
#208528
Posted Date:
Aug 29 2006
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION COST ME HUNDREDS FOR CDL, GAVE ME $233 FOR PAY PHOENIX Arizona
Where to start-I guess with my own stupidity is a good place.
I was told that I would get my CDL and go on to a wonderful job with Swift making lots of money-WRONG! I arrived in Phoeniz AZ to got to school with Swift. I had a 12 hour bus ride then waited at the bus station for 3...
Entity
SWIFT TRANSPORTATION
Categories: Employers
228, Report:
#205895
Posted Date:
Aug 13 2006
Swift Transportation Gross incompetence, dishonesty, ripoff Phoenix Arizona
For 2.5 years recruited truck drivers for Swift Transportation.
April 5(?), 2004 (a Monday) was summoned to Investigations Office and brow-beaten for an hour or so by two company officials, who accused me of committing a felony by attempting to hire a friend and falsifying his jo...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
229, Report:
#205021
Posted Date:
Aug 08 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff, take your money but don't like to pay you what you earned Eden North Carolina
Last December my fiance desided to become a O/T/R truck driver. After looking around for what he hoped would be the best school, he settled on CR England. We struggled to pay the bills, while he went to school to better our future. Not long after getting out of school, he recieved a...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
230, Report:
#201351
Posted Date:
Jul 17 2006
Swift, And ALL CARRIERS CDL DRIVERS EVERYWHERE DECEPTION ABUSE HARRASSMENT Nationwide
It's no wonder the lack of drivers with the high turn over rate from what CDL drivers report that are undoubtedly 1. DECEPTION, 2. ABUSE, 3. HARRASSMENT, ETC.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Talk to company drivers about their experiences before you hire onto a company. Do NOT be fooled by ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
231, Report:
#200825
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2006
Swift Transportation lease RIPOFF breach of contract and some rant and advice for new guys Louisville, Kentucky
First, let me state swift was alot better than schneider to me, they really do have alot of loads, short on trailers, their mechanics and drivers suck alot. not as many chicks work here as other companies, its the right place to run team, with the wrong pay scale. and i was a comple...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
232, Report:
#31351
Posted Date:
Jul 10 2006
Swift Transportation did not offer medical aid after smoke inhalation in one of their trailers! abused & mistreated Troutdale Oregon
Another driver and myself were told to find an empty trailer in the yard to be used for the next load. Once we found one, we opened the doors and found smoke pouring out of the rear. We grabbed flashlights and fire ext. and entered the trailor to put out the fire.
After making ou...
Entity
Swift Transportation - Troutdale, OR.
Categories: Trucking Companies
233, Report:
#158694
Posted Date:
Jun 03 2006
Swift Transportation very little home time, pay and lots of sitting without pay RIPOFF Phoenix Arizona
I started swift training academy in Feb 2005, I was put on a trainer truck and lasted three weeks (woke up in the term one night to fine him watching porn and smoking crack out of a soda can). I got another trainer and he was excellent. We drove the hell out of his truck and I got ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
234, Report:
#193923
Posted Date:
May 30 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff Phoenix Arizona
I can relate to some of the complaints you guys are talking about. I do believe that the drivers have to read the papers before they sign on with any company. They do sound absolutly wonderful when you are talking to them on the phone but in all honesty they are cheaters.
My hu...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
235, Report:
#186808
Posted Date:
May 18 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff, scammed me out of my money Syracuse New York
First of all let me say, If I had known about Ripoffreport.Com I would have reported this much sooner.
I went to work for Swift Transportation at their Syracuse, NY terminal back in June, 2003. All of my paychecks were very low for an OTR driver, most of them being in the $250 to...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
236, Report:
#116581
Posted Date:
May 17 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff leaves me empty for over 37 Hours Phoenix Arizona
I went to work for Swift in Jan. 2003 after retiring from the Army. After I finished school, I went thru 3 driver/trainers. 2 quit after just a couple weeks and the last one received a ticket for reckless driving. Rather than assigning me to another trainer, they just gave me a truc...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
237, Report:
#159859
Posted Date:
May 17 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff Phoenix Arizona
I have recently quit Swift and now working for a small company where I have a name rather then a number. I have many reasons to dislike Swift, but I will leave my personal opinions to myself and will try to state only the facts.
1) Recruiter will tell you that Swift runs state of...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
238, Report:
#172795
Posted Date:
May 15 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff dishonest fraudulent encourages breaking of DOT laws Gary Indiana
Swift lies, they ruin careers before they can start,they dont listen,and that one armed terminal manager in Gary,Indiana is a snide condescending big pr*ck. His office door is NOT aways open and he strokes his driver managers for doing bad deeds. I hope hazmat,the D>O>T> and that gu...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
239, Report:
#190938
Posted Date:
May 14 2006
Swift Transportation - Swift Academy ripoff denial of employment loss of u.i.compensation billing for required school Phoenix Arizona
Swift Academy and Swift Transportation had required me to attend their academy to be hired, with a letter of intent to hire after successful completion was acquired. A $3995.00 tuition was accepted given the amount would be paid back from wages earned after being employed by Swift. ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Adult Career & Continuing Education
240, Report:
#184638
Posted Date:
May 14 2006
Swift Transportation ripoff, dedicated driver of 5 years all the sudden sits for 5 days over weekend Sparks Nevada
I have driven for Swift Trans for over 5 years. I have given them my best for 5 years, and this last 2 weeks have been down right hell. I am a dedicated driver out of the Sparks Nevada terminal, usually running CA K-Marts or Michelins, but I wanted to take Sunday night off for my ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Shipping Companies
241, Report:
#184282
Posted Date:
Mar 31 2006
Swift Transportation Don't bother working for them- it's not close to being worth it. Ripoff Fontana California
In general, I feel that truck drivers are underpaid for what they do. At Swift, they are grossly underpaid. The OTR truck driving lifestyle is very hard. I feel that the work is worth $50000/year, if not more. I worked for Swift from Feb04-July04, and I made about the same money I c...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
242, Report:
#141954
Posted Date:
May 08 2005
Swift Transportation ripoff Obstruction of Justice, Witness Tampering, Witness Intimidation, Conspiracy Phoenix Arizona
Swift has been short changing the stupid drivers by as much as 20% each trip. Now a class action has been filed and Swift is losing big time.
UPDATE: Lathrop Terminal- Fleet Manager Mary Coppek has directed each one of her minion driver managers to find a reason to terminate A...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
243, Report:
#138244
Posted Date:
Apr 16 2005
Swift Transportation Inc. spent 4 years @ swift as an owner op driver trainer had saftey awards. The greedy self righteous people run the show Phoenix Arizona
and was good at what I did. I was a respected trainer and became an owner operator. Everything was fine and dandy until the the warranty on the truck was up. That's when I found out what kind of greedy self righteous people run the show there.
About 2 years into a a 3 year lease...
Entity
Swift Transportation Inc.
Categories: Trucking Companies
244, Report:
#126073
Posted Date:
Mar 14 2005
Swift Transportation is trying to blackball me in the trucking industry Ripoff Memphis Tennessee
I was told I would be paid a certain amount, run in a certain area and get a certain amount of miles. After runing night and day for three months (six weeks with a trainer) I was exausted and needed a break. After trying for several weeks to get what I was promised I had made up ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
245, Report:
#104296
Posted Date:
Aug 22 2004
Swift Transportation ripoff deceptive trade practices Phoenix Arizona
I read the complaints about Swift on your website,and decided to give them the benefit of doubt.I enrolled in their cdl training school in San Antonio,tx.
What I discovered,is,most of the complaints about Swift ripping you off,are,in fact,true! The school bills you for 210 hrs o...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Trucking Companies
246, Report:
#88050
Posted Date:
Aug 03 2004
Swift Transportation ripoff use qual-com to set up drivers knowing after 7 days no recall! Laredo And Dallas Texas
Swift has been known to make offers to drivers to run over hours for a bonus over the qual-com. Not only is that a felony but if the driver was to get injured in an accident they wouldn't be eligible for Workers Comp benefits nor would their family if they were killed because they ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
247, Report:
#100798
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2004
Swift Transportation ripoff What a waste of time, effort and money!!! Phoenix Arizona
I recently answered an ad in the newspaper for Volvo Dedicated Drivers for Swift Transportation. I contacted a recruiter and after a few short questions she was making arrangements for me to take the bus from Indianapolis to Memphis for training.
I went to the bus station a coupl...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
248, Report:
#100702
Posted Date:
Jul 27 2004
Swift Transportation Inc ripoff, Does not do what they say, Does not respond to phone calls or mail. Keeps taking your hard earned money after you quit. (owner operators) Phoenix Arizona
I worked for swift Transportation as a owner operator. I took over previous a owner/operators
lease.
I had to but drive tires al the way around the truck. ($2500.00) to make it legal. I did this with the understanding of making payments for them. They Kept all monies out of my ...
Entity
Swift Transportation Inc
Categories: Corrupt Companies
249, Report:
#98733
Posted Date:
Jul 13 2004
Swift Transportation ripoff Phoenix Arizona
MY name is James. I have drove for swift 3 times over a 5 year period. I came back to swift in october 2003. I was on devision 5 otr. I got 3 tickets in their truck in calif all at different times in calif. Wwift would never send me to calif to take care off these tickets knowing I ...
Entity
Swift Transportation
Categories: Employers
250, Report:
#92331
Posted Date:
Jun 04 2004
Swift Transportation Co. Inc.220 CHEATED EMPLOYEE OUT OF WORK AND PAY DUE AND DISCRIMINATED Phoenix Arizona
I started working for Swift in November 2002, an was given a damaged truck which was burning a gallon of oil in 150 miles.
They would give me loads of 500 miles and 4-5 days to get there. They further failed to pay me for 33 layover days when they failed to give me a load.
Mos...
Entity
Swift Transportation Co. Inc.220
Categories: Employers