How do you to buy a truck from swifts retired fleet?

Answer 1

As far as I know, Swift only sell directly to bulk purchasers. So, you have two options.

1: Go buy one from a dealership. The Swift "Zorro mark" on the side of the sleeper leaves a mark on it which is pretty easy to spot even after the sticker is removed. The Freightliner Columbias they purchased from 2004 onwards were pretty well spec'd out - 16 torque nine speed transmission (which can be - and often is at the the dealership - converted into a 13 speed), 3.55s, 14.0 litre Detroit rated at 455/490. Most of them had 3/4 length wheel fairings, and the battery box was directly behind the fairing on the driver's side, in front of the drive axles. There was sufficient space on the opposite side to mount a storage box. IIRC, they had a 239" wheelbase. The trucks ordered for the flatbed division usually had no wheel fairings, and the stacks were on either side, rather than behind the cab. The 2003 models had the E series nine speed (convertible to a 13), and 2.93 rears - if you want to drive fast, probably not the best setup (they were comparable to something like 3.85s with an A series direct transmission). 2004 and onwards had 3.55s with an A series transmission.

Other makes of truck (such as Volvos) tend to look the same as everyone else's. When they added Volvos to their fleet, they came with a 400 hp (and it was uprateable) Cummins ISX, 10 speed, and 3.36 rears (they Kenworth W900Ls were built to the same specs).

The other way is to find out if Swift has the lease-to-own programme, where you lease a used truck (usually from their fleet of decommissioned FL Columbias) and can actually pay it off.