Chronicles of a Swift trainee

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  1. Marky84

    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    thought id updated this. :(

    had a great first day yesterday, was a bit rusty though. the trainer is fantastic, he makes it easy and guides u thru and helps u correct ur mistakes.

    tonight bobtailed home in the dark, was a little nervous but it went great and my trainer says he has no doubt ill be ready to test for my cdlon the 18th or 19th.

    we have about 7 guys here and 1 trainer, but hes workin hard to get us all trained. couple of the guys will test out tomorow as theyve been here a while. i and another couple guys have tomorrow off tostudy pretrip and a few other things while the trainer takes a few other students to test.

    things have been great, and we have a spectaxular teacher. weve been split shifting with me and a couple other guys driving in the late afternoon to night and the rest of the guys driving in the mornings. our trainer is really putting in long days to get us ready.


    ill keep ya all updated :)
     
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  3. dawnio

    dawnio Bobtail Member

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    thanks dawnio :icon_smile: which company do u train for? crete/shaffer
     
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  4. dawnio

    dawnio Bobtail Member

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    hey marky i train for crete/shaffer
     
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    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    slept in to catch up on sleep, been studying pretrip and various other materials and programming my trainers words into my head.

    anyone have any good pretrip websites?

    tomorrow ill be up at 6 and head to durand, wi to have a look at and practice drive the test route. saturday will b a pretrip and skills practice day in the terminal
     
  6. Palace37

    Palace37 Light Load Member

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    Are you at Swift? What terminal? Thinking about going there for orentation in Pennsy. Good luck on your jourrney.
     
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  7. Marky84

    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    i am indeed with Swift. i "work" out of the Inver Grove Heights terminal in minnesota.
     
  8. HuskerJim

    HuskerJim Light Load Member

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    Been reading all your posts & it sounds like you're doing great. Keep it up & good luck.Its kinda nice to see a Swift thread thats positive rather than bashing companies like them all the time. Best wishes!
     
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    Marky84 Heavy Load Member

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    Thank u husker, swifts been really great. especially my road trainer. ill keep ya updated.

    today we head out for durand, wi to check out the test route and drive around. gonna be a good day. :)
     
  10. BossOutlaw88

    BossOutlaw88 Road Train Member

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    Swift is a good company, no matter what you hear about them. As you get experience, things will become more clear.
     
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  11. socfl13

    socfl13 Bobtail Member

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    Great insight Mark. Sounds like your a sure hire. I'll be following.
     
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