My Swift Adventure

Discussion in 'Swift' started by road dust, Dec 15, 2009.

  1. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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    Just double clutch and feel the gears GBR. Read the chart and remember....the birds are singing, the sun is shining, and the world is a beautiful place. After talking to another member here about his test drive....one guy out of school was taught to float only. Even coasted across the rail road tracks. You'll figure it out on the first day. :biggrin_25519:

    8 speed RD? :epuke: I think anything less than 13 for OTR is silly. I am an old fart!

    If there is a 13 speed for the test drive? That truck is from the early 90's and won't shift worth a flip due to being floated for a bazillion years.

    I didn't know that Swift hires Hazmat specifically. Does it pay more?
     
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  3. road dust

    road dust Road Train Member

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    Well I thought it was an 8 speed, LOL (feeling like such a girl right now). It had the shifting pattern of a 13 speed but we only used 8 gears.
     
  4. Palazon

    Palazon Road Train Member

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    Relax... If you tell the road tester you've never drivin this pattern, he/she will give you pointers. They are far more interested in the way you handle the rig (turns, check mirrors, RR tracks and backing) then they are concerned you'll rub or even grind a gear. Swift expects some "newness" from new drivers. Just don't drop from 5th to 1st and you'll be fine.

    Now if you were walking through the door with 1-5 years experience, it might be a different story...
     
  5. Rug_Trucker

    Rug_Trucker Road Train Member

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  6. GBRob

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    thanks guys (gals?)!
     
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  7. 1nonly

    1nonly tease-y-ness

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    Swift pays a $35.00 bonus for any hazmat load you haul.
     
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  8. road dust

    road dust Road Train Member

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    Got a text from one of my roommates I had at the Swift academy . She had just passed her dmv test. Now this is a girl who had never driven anything with a clutch, ever. The first time she got in a truck at the range to practice straight line backing, she laid rubber, LOL. She was worried about being able to do it, but she was determined.
     
  9. jdsouza

    jdsouza Heavy Load Member

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    Congrats to her my wife is thinking about getting her CDL and she said I never driven a clutch I said they will teach you
     
  10. bowhunteral25

    bowhunteral25 Bobtail Member

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    I had a guy in my class that had never driven a manual. He did great after about the 3rd day on the road. It will probably be easier for her to learn to drive one without her having all the bad habits.
     
  11. gearrat

    gearrat Light Load Member

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    well here i sit in the hotel room in phx. so i made it this far lets see what the next 23 days brings.
     
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