No, at least, not unless it's something they've just started. When I drove for them, I operated ten speeds, nine speeds, and 13 speeds. They also had some Super Tens in their fleet at the time, which had come from turned in lease/purchase trucks from MS Carriers. If you're just starting off, you really need to get experience in a manual truck. The unsynchronised transmissions of Class 8 trucks are much different from what you find in a passenger car, and if your only experience with them is what you learned in driving school, you don't have enough experience to be proficient with them. Drivers who start their careers in companies such as US Xpress, PAM Transport, and others which use automatics often find themselves at a disadvantage when they want to go drive for a different company, and that company doesn't use automatic trucks.
No.
Swift Transportation was founded by a man named Jerry Moyes. He remains the CEO of Swift Transportation (Swift is a publicly traded company).
Taylor Swift's company where she records her songs is Big Machine Records.
The symbol for Swift Energy Company in the NYSE is: SFY.
The symbol for Swift Transportation Company in the NYSE is: SWFT.
Currently (7 Nov 2016), it appears they are indeed switching over. Previously, their trucks typically used a 9C manual transmission.
Swift Transportation Company (SWFT)had its IPO in 2010.
The driving distance from Swift Current to Calgary is approximately 430 kilometers (267 miles) via the Trans-Canada Highway.
a meat company
Swift Independent Packing is a meatpacking company
The name Swift as used in Swift Transportation is not derived from a person's last name - the CEO and founder of Swift Transportation is Jerry Moyes, who is of no relation to Taylor Swift that I'm aware of.