Eastern Division Pay Western Division Pay

Start      $.27 mi.Start       $.27 mi.

3 months$.28 mi.3 months$.28 mi.

4 months$.31 mi.4 months$.30 mi.

6 months$.34 mi.6 months$.32 mi.

9 months$.35 mi.9 months$.33 mi.

1 year     $.36 mi.1 year    $.34 mi.

2 years   $.37 mi.2 years   $.35 mi.

3 years   $.38 mi.3 years   $.36 mi.

4 years   $.40 mi.4 years   $.38 mi.

5 years   $.42 mi.5 years   $.40 mi.

Swift Flatbed Division Pay Scale
Eastern Division PayWestern Division Pay

Start       $.26 mi.Start      $.26 mi.

3 months$.27 mi.3 months$.27 mi.

4 months$.30 mi.4 months$.29 mi.

6 months$.33 mi.6 months$.31 mi.

9 months$.34 mi.9 months$.32 mi.

1 year     $.35 mi.1 year    $.33 mi.

2 years   $.36 mi.2 years   $.34 mi.

3 years   $.37 mi.3 years   $.35 mi.

4 years   $.39 mi.4 years   $.37 mi.

5 years   $.41 mi.5 years   $.39 mi.

Swift Solo Van Division Pay Scale
Swift Transportation Terminals

Swift Transportation Company has grown from a small regional carrier to the nation’s largest publicly-held truckload carrier with annual revenues over $2.4 billion. Swift operates over 38 terminals in 27 states. We have over 16,000 trucks and 50,000 trailers and employ more than 20,000 drivers. Sound management policies and solid financial support will see this growth trend continue into the foreseeable future.

We recognize that this phenomenal success has come largely through the integrity and dedication of our many professional drivers and Owner Operators. Swift’s drivers enjoy a benefits package worth 9.5 cents per mile and the best 401(k) in the industry. Our Truck Lease Purchase Program is available after only 6 months. We are constantly searching for more dedicated freight runs in an effort to get drivers home more often. Swift also provides career path plans at all levels for our company drivers.

Swift Company Driver Extra Pay:
•Layover Pay* Solos/Trainers $50.00 per 24 hour period - Teams/Splits            $100 per 24 hour period
•Breakdown Pay** Solos/Trainers $50.00 per 24 hour period -      
        Teams/Splits $100 per 24 hour period
•Loading / Unloading Pay - All loads light or heavy  Flat Rate $80.00
•Tarp Pay - $23.00 per load
•Local Work - $8.00 per hour
•Wallboard - $23.00 per load
•Shrink-wrap - $15.00 shrink-wrap / $5.00 un-shrink-wrap
•Hand Pallet Jack - $20.00 per load
•Driver Assist Load (partial)++ $30.00
•Driver Assist Unload (partial)++ $30.00
•Extra Pickup & Drop - $15.00
•Cleating, Chocking, Bracing - $10.00 per each end
•Rolls, Cans / Roll-off (includes roll-off, chocking, cleating, removal of                chocks or cleats) $10.00 per end
•Throwing Pallets - $1.00 per pallet to max. of $20.00
•Detention Pay - After first 2 hours $16.00 per hour***

*From time of empty to time of next dispatch (includes deadhead ordered dispatch) **If paid, excludes reimbursement for lodging.  Must be down for a minimum of 24 hours. Truck must be out of service for full 24 hour period and no other truck available to transfer into.*** Some dedicated fleets do no qualify for detention pay. ++ Driver assist pay will be prorated based on a maximum of $60.00.

Our Driver managers strive to get every driver an average of one day off for every six days driven. Our drivers are away from home an average of 10 to 14 days at a time and home for 1 to 2 days when they get back. The longer you are with Swift and the better job you do, this home time will improve. Exceptional employees with Swift are looked at first to run in the dedicated fleets, which typically get a person home more frequently.


Basic Swift Transportation Driver Requirements:

  • Minimum 21 years of age
  • Possess a valid CDL Class A License
  • Pass a Swift written test and a Swift road test
  • No DWI, DUI convictions within the last 5 years
  • No reckless driving convictions within the last 3 years
  • No more than one moving violation within the last year and no more than three within the last three years
  • No major preventable accident within the past twelve months or more than two in the past five years
  • No more than one driver's license suspension in the past three years
  • Applicant must provide a current 5 year DMV printout
  • Applicant must pass the Workwell Physical Assessment, a DOT physical and DOT controlled substance and alcohol testing
  • A conviction form must be filled out for all misdemeanor or felony convictions * a conviction will not necessarily disqualify you from employment


Swift TerminalLocations

  • Atlanta, GA
  • Columbus, OH
  • Detroit, MI
  • Eden, NC
  • Greer, SC
  • Harrisburg, PA
  • Ocala, FL
  • Richmond, VA
  • South Plainfield, NJ
  • Selkirk, NY
  • Syracuse, NY
  • Corsicana, TX
  • Edwardsville, KS
  • Gary, IN
  • Lancaster, TX
  • Manteno, IL
  • Memphis, TN
  • Menasha, WI
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • Shoals, IN
  • Albuquerque, NM
  • Denver, CO
  • El Paso, TX
  • Fontana, CA
  • Laredo, TX
  • Lathrop, CA
  • Lewiston, ID
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • Sparks, NV
  • Sumner, WA
  • Troutdale, OR

At Swift, we’re proud to be able to provide services to some of the most respected companies in the world. Our customers are equally proud of the work our drivers do for them. In fact, the following premier companies have named Swift “Carrier of the Year”:

Wal-Mart • Quaker Oats • Ryder Logistics • FedEx • Target • Dollar Tree • Lowe's • Rite Aid

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As an experienced trucker, you are in great demand in a fast-growing, highly-competitive industry. You should experience more from your career—more miles (Swift Transportation logs over 2 billion a year), more money, more opportunities. And that's exactly what you'll get at Swift. 

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