Originally Posted by Texas-Nana

you're just to good to me

(with music playing in the background)..

"what would you do for a Klondike Bar"...????

Originally Posted by elevator22

my first post so please take it easy with the blow torches

My freind is teaching me to drive for him. He works for swift and is a mentor but has his own truck. I have ridden along and gotten a feel for how the lifestyle is.My question is ill be teaming with him after i get my cdl. how long would the training be? He is saying 2 days but is unsure for what it would be for being hired by an O/O who is also a mentor.

What would the procedures be on it besides sitting thru classes?

Will i have to go with another driver like the company drivers do as i will be on his truck?

im happy to get into trucking always liked driving everywhere for the heck of it hope u guys can help

Whether your friend "owns" his truck or is leasing it, if he's a "mentor" (fancy word for trainer) and he's telling you training would be two days, something's wrong. Swift's policies would control your situation.
Swift would have to approve you. You need to ask them. And the ridealong thing: that might very well be a violation of company policy. Red flags all over this. Call Swift and ask your questions. This is just like a recent thread . . .

Originally Posted by NWMAXI

if im not mistaken if you don't have your cdl now you have to go to a former school to get it and swift won't even look at you with out the former training or previous ort exp.

But i would be hired on by a o/o who is also a mentor and using his truck if that makes a diiferance i dont know. I just dont want to spend the time and money on having me teach me and then no one will take me cause i am a green driver.There is not alot of OTR outfits that take new drivers tho it seems.

Originally Posted by elevator22

But i would be hired on by a o/o who is also a mentor and using his truck if that makes a diiferance i dont know. I just dont want to spend the time and money on having me teach me and then no one will take me cause i am a green driver.There is not alot of OTR outfits that take new drivers tho it seems.

Mentor or not, even if he wants to hire you, Swift would still have to approve you, since he runs under their authority and their insurance--there's no way to get around that, he can't just put you in the truck. Call them. There are carriers that take new drivers.

Originally Posted by elevator22

But i would be hired on by a o/o who is also a mentor and using his truck if that makes a diiferance i dont know. I just dont want to spend the time and money on having me teach me and then no one will take me cause i am a green driver.There is not alot of OTR outfits that take new drivers tho it seems.

Any O/O who is driving for Swift cannot hire anyone unless that person is qualified to drive for Swift. That means that you will need to meet the same qualifications as someone hiring on as a company driver.

Swift is looking at this as a liability issue as they are the deep-pocket in any potential litigation involving accidents or injuries caused by your driving. It matters not where your paycheck originates, only where the legal buck stops.