1st year driver pay

OP, in the Swift system you are OTR to start. You can apply for dedicated or local after beginning to get him more frequently. However, Moose is right, you should plan on being out 4-5 weeks at a time to make good money.

I started training with Swift in early May last year, and went solo the balance of 2013. I was earning at about a $37K clip with their lower pay scale. Now it would be better. I was out an average of 5 weeks at a time, taking 2-3 days home time.

Moose did well, getting a dedicated account after 3 months solo, bringing home about $1k a week now. I landed a dedicated team account after 6 months, bringing home an average of about $800 a week. I changed to become a mentor a couple of months ago and the pay has increased to the $45-48K annualized range.

 

As far as dedicated, a lot depends on where you live and even at times your mentor. I have seen mentors that run a dedicated account and as soon as their student is done, if he lives in the area he can get right on it. Your profile does not say where you live. I have seen them come right out of training and going directly into Wal-mart. As far as 4-5 weeks to make good money, that also depends. I am a L/O and stay out at times for 2-3 weeks and at times 6-8. Just depends on my mood. Also it depends on what you need to survive. I only run 2800 miles per week. I am one of the laziest drivers on here, especially as far as L/O. A lot depends really on what you are looking for.

 

i have herd that if your mentor is on a dedicated account there is a much greater chance of you being added to i if you want, because you have spent a month doing it. Do not know if that is true or not.

i do not think i would mind a dedicated route too much if it payed well enough