I've j/s'd on SWA it's a great system their load closeout and laptop. I wish we had something like it. We do complain to our Ops about slow closeouts.

We cannot get a closeout until brakes have been released. Anytime after that it may come on the printer.
If we do not receive our closeout within 7 minutes after taxi out, we are supposed to send an acars delay code. So they've actually made more heads down work for us during taxi out.

Years ago it was rumored that NWA management told the pilots to use the whole runway for deceleration to save brakes. At least that was the rumors I heard.
I never heard anyone complain or even question that.

Just last friday our union and company petitioned the FAA for an extension on our ASAP program.
Currently our company AA wants to be able to discharge or fire our pilots for ASAP reports. They currently cannot discharge other employee groups (mechanics and rampers) for ASAP infractions. Our union feels that if we agree to this, that the company will then change the other work groups asap's to include termination.
Fuqua or Foo Kwaa, in recurrent ground school they made a big deal of reporting to us that they had events of high high speed taxis in excess of 56 knots in 757's at AA. Not just once. All but one going to the gate. One going out for takeoff.

Our system chief pilot is not current on any piece of equip. He has no respect form the pilots.
We do not have a deadhead policy and can be deadheaded anywhere globally that AA flies to or from in coach while one or all of the flight attendants are in first class.
We are really short handed and while not flying as much as our UAL pilot friends we (and most other airline pilots) are fatigued and cranky.

Could any of that have something to do with slow taxi speeds?