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KaJuN
MRW playing Euro Truck Simulator 2.
dolphinitely
This is news to me are they infamous for suckng at driving?
Smadronia
Swift's the largest trucking company in North America. Between that, hiring new drivers, and training their own, they have a lotta accidents
itinifni
Meanwhile, J.B. Hunt breathes a sigh of relief, because they used to be the joke of the interstate before the internet was big.
MontsterTacks
These blatant PR posts are getting out of hand. Who WOULDN'T want to work with these fun guys on all their off-road adventures.
clln86
That sign says "Exit 310" on it. Must be Exit 310!
B4Ctom1
haha when I first started reading i was like :( then I kept reading and
:D
mustconsistoflettersandnumbersonly
Inb4 something about Taylor Swift's relationship history
LazarusLongHasTimeEnoughForLove
Swift picks up product from our plant every day. Can confirm they are the worst drivers. One got stuck on the train tracks. And they're rude
mike94551
JB Hunt about matches them though
whyexactly
I take it Swift is not known as a quality company?
Smadronia
They're a training company, so people will sign on to work for so many years in exchange for a CDL.
justonemorethingtoremember
SWIFT, See What I Fucked up Today...
theDogter
This I what happens when only the results matter:)
thoguth
Um, isn't crashing a result?
maiLman54
#9 is from a traffic crash I worked years ago when I first started out as a firefighter!!
scootz759
S. W. I. F. T. - Send wrecker I flipped truck.
HarveyRiggs
Backwards for team Drivers - Two Fuckups In White Semi
Katemonster22
I mean... some of these are downright impressive.
Classicjosie
Swift: Can you operate an 18-wheel diesel tornado safely in the public sphere? A Drunk Uncle: Ya blerghhg Swift: Perfect, here are the keys
Smadronia
This is more true than they'd want to admit, from my experience. But hell, even sober, a lot of drivers are terrible.
MishaMasha
Truckers gonna truck.
Tysseract
...truck truck truck
CycoCyclone
That telephone pole one though, how? science?
Smadronia
Most likely: turned right onto a road not rated for a truck, or drug the wheels into the ditch. Tips the rig.
TimTheEnchanter01
Former driver... Swift is a company that trains internally... Bad drivers train new bad drivers
Pattimus
We joke at work about swift..: Sure Wish I Finished Training
thoguth
Those who can, drive. Those who can't, train drivers. Hm, something might be problematic here, can't put my finger on it...
Smadronia
You're being generous with calling them drivers. I call them steering wheel holders. They hate it when I do that.
thoguth
Wow, does Swift hire people who can't get other driving jobs or something?
sphalkya
Do they not have to have a HGV licence before they start?
sphalkya
Mind you, drivers in UK need a HGV licence, & having worked for a courier firm here myself, I have no idea how most of them passed!
d0gma
Swift hires brand new people and trains them. Most trucking companies only hire people with experience
Smadronia
Most smaller companies only hire people with experience. The larger mega fleets are not usually that picky.
weeshful
are these just severely cherry-picked pictures, or are swift drivers notoriously bad?
trukkusan
What do you get when two Swift drivers leave the truckstop? 5 parking spaces.
Smadronia
Yes to both. Swift's an easy target, because they have a lot of accidents. Truck drivers get bored, so photographs of the big accidents 1/2
Smadronia
Aren't uncommon. Lots of trucking websites like to post them. Swift's a big company, so lots of trucks to have accidents with
IAmSroot
GET SHWIFTYYYY
IForOneWelcomeOurFutureRobotOverlords
http://imgur.com/I5Wp4zM
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
Trailer Swift
VulcanP90
The trucking company is owned by her father.
Lupine1982
Up up up the comments you go
flatdeer
This is brilliant.
IamForScale
I love you
IForOneWelcomeOurFutureRobotOverlords
http://imgur.com/MqCrxg3
myusernameiscrazy
I refuse to believe that's not photoshopped
ariintheskyy
how do they even get insured at this point?!??
remembergoliad
I thought these had to be insurance company pictures
Smadronia
A lot of these are on media. The one of the container stuck on a jersey barrier under an overpass? That's a media photo.
KillerTofu615
Every major trucking company will have had this many problems. Big trucks are NOT easy to drive. Most large companies self insure.
Smadronia
They carry their own insurance, like most large carriers.
MyNameisNotOwl
It's a pretty big company... Most likely self insured.
ariintheskyy
I learned something new today, thank you
417zq8
this is correct. Self insured. There really are not any insurance companies that can afford to insure large trucking operations.
cupofglory
what is self insured
selectiveyellow
I also want to know
canyonbeerjoint
Companies can apply to be self insured with federal motor carrier administrat. If they can provide the have $1mil cash for any deductables.
Squideer
Plot Twist: All of these are caused by the same driver.
justahumanonline
DAMNIT GREG!!!
DarthMaulOfAmerica
fuckin' dave
TheLordofMelons
On the same day. On the same delivery route.
FixitorGTFO
That would make alot more sense actually, probably the bosses son or something. That's why still has a job.
damnyoualltohell
its a gavin
Smadronia
Couldn't be just one driver. Swift would never deprive only one village of their idiot.
ReadySetBake
Florida Man?
BrianMFTurner
Probably not. There are some really good drivers in FL. Flat land states don't make good hill/city drivers
thefragrantvagrant
http://cdn.overclock.net/2/2a/2a71311d_1281351891588.jpeg
Treblaine
Batman has 'Batmobile'. Wonderwoman has 'Invisible Jet'. Florida Man has '18 Wheels of Insurance Liability'.
sha13
Actually, some of these require effort
Alexagon
"Hennnnimooooooore!"
TeeMee123
Taylor?
Skyler517
I see what you did there.
maxvici
No, it's Becky.
damagedchameleoncircuit
Get swifty.
PauLogic
I'm mr. Bulldog
Superwholockland
I love both your username and your comment. That's all.
damagedchameleoncircuit
Thank you kindly.
fisterroboto83
Worked on a Costco loading dock for years, second from the bottom is one of the depot drivers attempting to pull into my old store! So good.
SomeGeographer
We had a few SWIFT failures when I worked at Best Buy. They knock half our wall down at one point & backed into the gate as it was opening.
loriloveslore
"The problem is that they're one of the largest trucker employers so they have a higher percentage of fucking idiots"-My trucker mom
Smadronia
20,000 trucks means even if they have the same number of accidents as other big carriers, you'll still see them more frequently.
Justabothan
It is true, while other companies have issues and accidents as well the insane amount of Swift drivers that have incidents is staggering.
loriloveslore
I sent my mom this, she sent me 3 images of Swift truck drivers fucking up on the road that she took over the past couple of weeks alone
bamcockseverywhere
I really wish I had taken more pictures of Swift trucks on their sides in Wyoming on I-70. 50MPH gusts + 53' x 13.5' wall = truck naps
piedpiper89
Lol truck naps
Justabothan
I miss Long Haul trucking, but my back is more important. I wish your Mom fair skies and clear roads.
Turtleproof
How?![]()
Or, rather, how drunk out their skulls were the drivers?
inshadowz
German trucker in Oslo followed GPS directions, ended up on subway tracks. Only way to tracks was a place the truck couldn't possibly fit.
paddythelion
Mass, velocity and determination.
Turtleproof
That is no way to please a lady, no sirree.
Gantzz321
idiots follow there gps's no matter what
SirPelvisJohnwood
*their
Spaztron11
Sure Wish I Finished Training - S.W.I.F.T.
Tacotuesdayeveryday
Short white infidel fucks tranny
Ahobonamedslickback
Honestly I work with a lot of swift drivers cause they deliver to my workplace, they are a lot better than some of the other companies.
IHateBeingBipolarItsAwesome
Swing Wide It'sa Fuckin Trailer - brother in-law's favorite one. He was a driver for SWIFT for 10 years and a goof.
iwantkittydaycare
See what I fucked-up today
Chaoslost
I will never not think of this
newstomper
Sure Wish I had a Faster Truck
SharkLove
Slow Wagon In Fast Traffic.
fistfullofdildos
Sure Wish I Fit There
IDontKnowWhereElseToGo
Swift backwards is two
JTP22
S.W.I.F.T Slow Wheels In Fast Traffic.
ronswansonsbrother
Wehavepurposelytrainedwrongjoke.gif
itinifni
Stop Whining I'm F'n Trying.
Deathfrombelow
It's cool, you can cuss here.
itinifni
My children might see this if it makes it out of usersub. So, nope.
kepler20c
Well, there's a girl twerking one image over.
Deathfrombelow
That's some good fuckin parenting right there.
DiddleDucc
Damon fucking tight you motherfucking go parent those kids
mesatone85
Nice thread!
EngineerZero
How much of this might be caused by fatigue do you reckon? Truckers do big hours sometimes...
Smadronia
some of the bigger ones probably have fatigue as a part. The hopped rock/in the ditch ones are usually inexperience.
IHateBeingBipolarItsAwesome
SWIFT is kinda notorious as the worst of the worst for long-haul companies when it comes to training (and everything else, honestly).
morebbqpringles
Yep. Bf dad is a frito lay driver - they have him on a tight schedule on the road.
EngineerZero
Does he think the industry/culture is changing for the better, in terms of reducing the risk of driver fatigue?
morebbqpringles
Yes tech has changed in last decade. They now have a comp program which forces him to stop when he drives a certain amount.
Gooooodmoooorrrningmuchwow
Fleet drivers only
Smadronia
some of the bigger ones probably have fatigue as a part. The hopped rock/in the ditch ones are usually inexperience.
dunecat1337
No, it's Becky.
ChiefMcKembie
I want to complain about your proper grammar here, but I will choose my battles for where they are needed.
dunecat1337
As an amateur grammar nazi, I'm want to know what I did wrong and I'm genuinely distressed about it. Please explain.
ChiefMcKembie
You didn't do anything wrong, just the original post was "no its becky" (which is wrong).
dunecat1337
Oh, good. You had me worried. I'm the kind of person who would have to put a "[sic]" if I didn't correct the grammar.
dunecat1337
Now I'm stressed about how to refer to sic in a sentence.
benjahfriendjah
That last one... "This is my life now"- Swift truck, possibly.
geiokami
Do you speak truck? I didn't think so
benjahfriendjah
TRUCK, MOTHERFUCKER! DO YOU SPEAK IT?!?!
wompwompwomp
They all started to look like ashamed puppies after awhile.
benjahfriendjah
They did! Lmao!!
burnsidef250
Shhhhhh. it's sleeping
B4Ctom1
"life is a beach" :V
PleaseDontRespondToMySarcasticCommentsWithASeriousReply
Is that a beach? Or is that a field with snow on it?
TheSashRingingtheTrashSingingMashFlingingFlashSpringingRinging
yes
ItTickles
you should be able to compile another one of these featuring JB Hunt trucks
bradthegeek
How do you know when jb hunts Ben to your house? Your fence is knocked down and your dogs knocked up.
B4Ctom1
Yep and England, and a few others probably as well.
bobelmagnifico
I worker for england. Bunch of aholes who wont let you stop even if theres a literal blizzard going on. Covenant was nice though.
B4Ctom1
I always wondered. I live in Wyoming just off I-80. Literally right where the huge scary pile up was up on top of the mountain.
TheThirdKindofHeat
There's an underpass near my university, and without fail, at least once every couple weeks, a truck will get itself stuck in there.
apcolleen
This one? http://11foot8.com/
TheThirdKindofHeat
This one: https://www.reddit.com/r/thecanopener Though that website is great.
sgtaliin
TIL that the largest trucking company in the U.S. has the most accidents.
paddythelion
Makes sense when you stop and think about it.
zackofspades
I mean if we're going on raw amount, if you are largest you are likely to have the most...now if we talk proportion...
Smadronia
As a Swift employee, I can attest their accident percentage is higher than the industry average.
bohemiancrabcity
They actually came out and said the high number of accidents is a detriment to their growth. Higher than industry average.
d0gma
Citation needed.
bohemiancrabcity
http://fortune.com/2015/05/26/driver-facing-truck-cameras/
bohemiancrabcity
http://www.livetrucking.com/swift-transportation-says-costs-of-accidents-are-taking-a-toll-on-their-earnings/
bohemiancrabcity
*experienced drivers and the lawsuits brought by a few larger crashes. Said training will be more thorough in the future.
bohemiancrabcity
It doesn't say it in there but I remember reading about it around the time they got a huge lawsuit. The CEO said it was lack of qualified
d0gma
Neither of those stated that Swift has a higher accident rate than the industry average.
bohemiancrabcity
Well I retract that statement. I remember reading it but don't feel like digging for sources.
bohemiancrabcity
I'm currently writing a 12 page research paper on the Iranian revolution. I'm all researched out. Procrastinating on imgur, it's due Sunday.