Very good point Denalidad. Having driven for Swift in '09 and having quit in frustration 7 months later, I now realize I let those "mobile hobo" types as I call them who spend days at a time at terminals bad mouthing Swift as a good part of the reason I got so frustrated. Granted back then freight was very slow...everywhere, but all that negativity piggy backed with missing your family can really cause a newbie to quit before they should. There were other factors, but upon reflection that was a HUGE part of it.
I remember at the Dallas terminal at the t-call window a driver was cussing this poor girl because he was offered a local load. Really tore her up one side and down the other. "I won't take a load less than 500 miles." After he walked away I asked her about the load he turned down. Taking an empty to a bottled water plant two miles away. I said, "I'll take it." She got my Driver and truck numbers and I got the prelan. When I got there to drop the trailer I took in the paper work and they told me they had 12 loads leaving out tomorrow. I went back to the terminal and told the same girl I would love to have one of those loads. Got a preplan in less than an hour from Dallas to PA. That taught me a great lesson in being nice but also being persistent. A kind and gentle squeeky wheel. LOL
When I come back to Swift in January I will avoid driver lounges at terminals at all costs. Have you ever noticed you see the same drivers at different terminals...always griping about lack of miles and always turning down loads? No coincidence.
swift driving school was great!!!!
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About how long after school do you have to eait for a mentor ? Also after mentor how long for your own truck to go solo ? Thank you for all the info it is very helpful .
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Then to see Swiftys talk the same way to other Swift employees was just untolerable to me.
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I know it wasn't in this thread. I don't remember which thread it was in, but my point is lost on you anyway. The trip was changed from the preplan which had a window, to the assignment which did not have a window. Sorry pal, I don't have a BP problem, never have had one.
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I've heard that flat bedders are waiting for a few weeks for mentors.
Just finished training Saturday, now taking a few days off. Supposed to be back in Lewiston on Wednesday and there is already a truck waiting for me...if nobody else grabs it before I get up there.
Few weeks ago though there were a bunch of guys at either Salt Lake or Denver up from Phoenix looking for trucks and all had been waiting for a while already.doored88 Thanks this. -
Thank you domandred, I am not sure what terminal I would be out of ? I live in southeast Missouri. would you know ? Any info wuold help thank you again.
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