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Swift Transportation - Swift Please Respond..

CompanySwift Transportation
Product / Servicen/a
Location Jonestown, Pennsylvania
Category Transportation and Delivery
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Please fix this mistake... somebody plz talk to me... I need answers..?.

The Separation date and Status information provided by Swift is incorrect/. I left Swift because Swift provided me with a truck that gave me carbon monoxide poisoning:. I had tried unsuccessfully on at least 5 different occasions to have this condition repaired and Swift mechanics continued to say they fixed the problem!. The last time, on December 23, 2012, I turned in the truck and I was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, where I was diagnosed with and treated for carbon monoxide poisoning (see attached)|. At that time Swift mechanic told me that he would send my truck to Kenworth for repairs on 12/26/12". In addition, after I got out of the hospital Swift Onroad told me they were granting permission for my truck to be serviced by Kenworth!. I was taken off the unsafe truck (#100329) and assigned to truck #306266?. I understood I should remove any valuables as Swift is not responsible for lost or stolen items while the truck was in shop. I also understood I am not responsible for a truck not assigned to me anymore. I packed my valuables as well as items needed to perform my job in my new truck #306266. Dispatched, I left the terminal.

When I called Jonestown terminal on December 28, 2012, Swift mechanic told me that they did NOT send the truck to Kenworth as promised and I would have to use the truck as is, repaired by Swift's mechanics (the same group of mechanics that failed to repair the truck the first 5 times it was in for repair of the same condition). I returned to that terminal 12/29/12 to return the truck I was using and brought with me a load being "T" Called there and resigned 12/30/12.

Specifically, I returned to the Jonestown, Pennsylvania terminal where the truck was located and filled out a Swift Document "Resignation" on 12/30/12. At the drivers window I was invited by "Rick" to join him in his workspace behind secured door and use his desk space. I was instructed by Rick to place the completed document in a basket to be received by Swift. A company driver sitting in the drivers' lounge was asked to use the Swift Company Van to transport me to Harrisburg, PA Greyhound Station where I purchased a one way ticket home to Ohio. The Resignation stated I was separating myself from Swift to seek other job opportunities. At the bottom of the statement I included a brief statement about the exhaust problem that my previously assigned truck #100329 had and after repeated attempts to have truck exhaust issues fixed by 3 different terminals in three different states over a span of 6 days I felt unsafe after the diagnosis of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning on 12/23/12.

I called Swift in Phoenix, Arizona after I was denied an opportunity to start immediately for a new company due to something Swift marked “yes” to on paperwork returned to potential new employer. I was told by Swift to use the website DriverFacts for all inquiries. I paid money, faxed necessary documents to individuals in order to get answers. I received an email document showing a separation date of 1/4/13. I resigned 12/30/12 and have a dated bus ticket showing I boarded a bus home to Ohio that day. Email also shows a separation status of involuntary. I worked 12/29/12 and resigned 12/30/12, That would be a voluntary separation. Email shows a DOT Drug/Alcohol violation. Again, I worked 12/29/12 and resigned 12/30/12 in good standings with Swift. I have never been approached by DOT and have no violations. I follow website procedures and apply for these items to be corrected and I was denied by Swift for any changes to take place. In the “notes” space provided, no explanation, blank, empty... I don’t know what to do.

Swift,
I am sorry for being rude to the mechanics at Jonestown terminal. I am sure I offended most all of them when I so rudely addressed the situation. I spoke to onroad 17 times in a 15 day span. I was always grateful they were there to help as much as they could. I have a $10,000 truck driving education to pay for, a 5 month career with Swift, a new useless CDL License, bills to pay, 3 wonderful kids to support and no job doing what I Love to do. Please fix this situation so I can move on. any questions... Countrygirl35@msn.com Janet L Dissell #325247 440-532-2013 2f5b92a

 
 
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countrygirl35 countrygirl35
Feb 11 
Unlucky number was truck #100329 driver code 325247. Swift can look up the shop records and then tell me the mechanics are in fact doing there jobs. The wipers took 3 visits / 3 shops. The heater - defroster was 2 visits / 2 shops. The bunk heater was 4 visits / 4 shops and never did get fixed is why I had to idle constantly for heat. The truck was stuck in regen 2 visits / 2 shops. Air leak 2 visits /? same shop. Exhaust problem 5 visits / 3 shops. Leaking windshield, fuel leak went ignored.

Onroad took calls from me 17 times in 15 days. The calls are on my phone bill. The exhaust problem... 5 visits / 3 terminals all telling me the truck was fixed. 12/23/12? I was so sick from the exhaust I went to the ER in Lebanon PA and was diagnosed with CO poisoning. ( After the second attempt to have the truck fixed I pulled over in Zainsville, Oh and was towed to Columbus). I couldn't drive it anymore. That isn't even the end of it...

That truck was taken out of my name on 12/24/12 and unless it was professionally fixed by a Kenworth Dealer I wasn't getting back into? it. (Onroad told the shop it was ok, send it to Kenworth. Found out later, they never did.) I was given truck #306266, in a rush to pick up this now time sensitive load I grabbed my valuables and a few items needed to perform my job on this other truck I was out of there. Hopefully going to make it home for xmas with my 6 kids.(I didn't, I had 4 hrs with them)
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Vighkin2 Vighkin2
Feb 11  from Phoenix, Arizona
If you had a good case then an attorney would pick it up and get you your due including unemployment. You probably listened to someone tell you that you cannot get unemployment if you resign, and that is false. When you try and "litigate" you case on a site like this then it becomes evidence for Swift to use down the road. (they have web sniffers that sit around looking for this stuff) You can whine all you want and it won't change a thing or help you. Or you can be smart and tell your story to someone who knows what to do with the information and file a lawsuit. Venting on the internet with the particulars of your complaint is completely worthless. You are not telling anyone anything they don't already know and truthfully, they don't really care either. Swift has many lawsuits against it for things like this. You are not unique in that. What you really are is "dumb" for not taking my earlier suggestion and running with it. Despite that, I still think you might still be able to get damages out of this. Don't reply with more sob stories, just contact Pissed Consumer in whatever it takes and get this post removed. Then spend your energy wisely and talk to an attorney so you can find other options that will, in fact, help you. YOU are not the first person to go through this type of thing and I have a feeling now that you may have brought some of it on yourself. It's up to you, I can tell you that you can prevail if you stop thinking and talking like a victim. I hope you... Show more
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flo flo
Feb 11 
countrygirl35..i wish you all the luck with this problem.you were given good advice.dont stop pursuing the matter,you deserve better treatment than this. :sigh
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Vighkin2 Vighkin2
Jan 20  from Phoenix, Arizona
Countrygirl35, I read your statement here and I think you may have a decent case for a Pennsylvania Labor Law attorney to look at. To find one, you should search the directory in the area where you live. Just type Labor Law Attorney (hometown name) in your search engine and then go from there. Also, the DOT may have an interest in this. They have a complaint section on the FMCSA site, but wait until you talk to an attorney before doing that. Based on what you said in your statement on pissedconsumer I would say that there is probably enough evidence in the shop records of the truck to indicate a neglegence complaint. However from this point on you should NOT discuss or write any more about it in or on any public forum. I will also say that you should NEVER trust any Swift employees with anything that has to do with your safety and well being. This is a classic case of Swift trying to sweep it all under the rug. Your hospital records should explain alot to an attorney also. Most attorneys will have a representative listen to your story and then they will make a decision on whether or not your case has merit and cause. Now i'd like to say this in a nice way but also directly, Do not add your emotions or opinions into your story when you tell it to an attorney. Initially, they only want hard facts to the questions they will ask. You might want to consider printing what you wrote on pissedconsumer to provide that to the attorney, they will want to know about it. You might also... Show more
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