I don’t even consider their sliding pay scale, the base is all that really matters. If you’re not doing runs over 500 miles most of the time at an OTR company, that’s just as big a problem as the payscale.
Their pay raise makes them decent 6 months ago tho. They are beating some carriers, I’m sure, but most OTR companies have had their raises recently too. You can do much worse at the moment tho. Last year, starting at 33 CPM was pretty good for OTR, so… Yeah, Swift isn’t that big a mistake anymore.
IDK about that 1 to 3 years suggestion. I think that if you’re stuck at Swift you should get out ASAP, 1 year MAX. 1 thing I’ll say is that I’m somewhat thankful to Swift. Their payscale raise might not make them into a high paying carrier, but it has all but forced everyone else to raise their rates. I’m sure everyone has noticed that almost all carriers have raised rates this year. Swift wasn’t the first, but they’re the biggest, and I’m sure they influenced other companies when they put this new plan out, so: Thanks for being a little less crappy Swift! 
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