Been thinking about getting my Class A for awhile now. Need info. Any help is greatly appreciated!
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Schneider, I don't know how they will look at your driving record. Guess you'll have to apply and find out.Another Canadian driver Thanks this. -
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Swift and Knight are owned by the same folks. But, are run separately. So, my guess is their qualification requirements are different. About the only overlap I'm aware of is that, since Covid changed things, they've opened it up so that we can use each other's terminals.
With your record, I suspect Swift will pass on you. But, it doesn't hurt to try. I have no idea about Knight.
Despite the reputation Swift seems to have, Swift is actually a pretty good place to get a start. Many of us end up staying, as I have. Getting close to 3 years now and still no temptation to look elsewhere.
All that said, trucking requires alot of repetitive attention to detail tasks. In example, you'll most likely hook and drop trailers frequently. There is a number of steps which must be accomplished every single time you hook to and/or drop a trailer. Thing get messy if you miss a step. So, attention to detail is very important in trucking. Alot of details and yucky consequences if you forget or miss a step. It doesn't matter who you work for.
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This isn't a situation where you can be picky.
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