Help, Swift Driver training, any help also, refrigerators, what to expect

No fridges in truck. Nothing you can do to get a better mentor. Just cross your fungers or ask for specufuc one if you know one persomally to train him. I run two weeks out and come back home for 2-3 days.
Don't buy anything until he is solo and done with training. Maybe he will get lucky and get mentor with a 12v cooler. These coolers can be purchased at truck stop for $99. I got one and it's fantastic.

As far as your house... time to buy a gun or you can what I do. I leave my wife and kid with our 3 pitbulls.
Would love to see someone try and come into our house without us telling them it's ok. Best alarm system money can buy. You can't even pull in driveway without them knowing someone is on the property. Two sleep in my son's room and one sleeps with my wife.

 

During mentor phase he will bring home 400-450 a week. Depending on how much he is driving. He will get paid minimum wage hourly for on duty and driving status.

 

Money wise I would say . $100 a week. $20 a day should do him.
Thinks that's roughly what I spent.

I honestly don't have anything bad to say about Swift. They have treated me as good as one can expect from a starting company.
The don't bother me and I do my job.

 

Earl Henderson Trucking has a better deal; guaranteed minimum weekly income after hitting the road from their CDL school. This is a company to consider for the future now that he's already commited to Swift.

Another good company to think about for the future is Groendyke Transport. Many drivers retire from that company and they hire in AZ.

Start a backup plan now in case he makes a change in the future. Make a list of companies that look good and what their qualifications are.

 

Tell him to tough it out through mentor phase. That will be the roughest time.

Once solo it's 100 times better and he is off and running to get more experience for other companies that provide better amenities in the truck and pay

 

If he's bald they will take hair from armpit or crotch or legs; anywhere they can. Not too many companies do hair follicle. Tanker companies do hair follicle. Pride Transport in Salt Lake City does hair follicle. If a company does hair follicle and he has no hair at all on his body, they won't hire him.