Experienced driver Terri believes “This is Home,” and thinks you should too

In 2018, the Swift Marketing team met Terri S. She was an experienced Swift driver who was celebrating her status as a Diamond Driver for the third consecutive year. She warmed our hearts with her humor and contagious joy, eagerly speculating where her future at Swift would take her.

Swift drivers can earn rankings and rewards based on consistent safety and top-notch performance. To be a Diamond Driver or Million Miler is to be one of the top performing and most experienced drivers in the entire fleet. And as part of our growing population of women drivers at Swift, we are so proud that Terri belongs to such a prestigious category.

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Catching Up as Her Journey Progressed

We invited Terri back a year later in 2019 to catch up with her career so far. She was excited to share she was in her 7^th year at Swift and had maintained her Diamond status. “I am so proud that I am now a Diamond 4, and I’m looking for five!”

When asked what made her want to get her CDL, she told us, “It’s in the blood!” Her father was a truck driver for 37 years and her uncle for 42 at the time.

“What I love about being on the road is going to different places and meeting people,” she said. “All the different surroundings and learning different things about the truck. It’s like you can never learn enough. Every day there’s a different challenge.”

In 2019, Terri was enthusiastic about finally achieving her first million miles at Swift! After years of dedication and great performance, she’d entered the top percentile of Swift’s driving force. At the time, she told us during a follow up interview that she didn’t necessarily believe she’d get this far.

“Initially when I began to learn how to drive trucks, no other company would hire me because I didn’t have experience,” she said. “Swift gave me that opportunity. Now I’ve become a Diamond driver and million-mile driver. Why leave? I feel like I’m at home. Can’t do anything but get better and I look forward to it.”

Top Performing Truck Driver Shares Why She Calls Swift Home

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