Swift to start a career?

Discussion in 'Swift' started by Dstone73, Mar 1, 2009.

  1. Dstone73

    Dstone73 Bobtail Member

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    I went directly to the Swift website to see about becoming a driver. I talked to a recruiter and it sounds like a good place to start.

    I've never driven a truck, but it has been something I've been wanting to get into for a career. How is the training, class time and info? And staying with them as a company driver? Just a few questions I was wanting to ask to start.
     
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  3. simpleinterest

    simpleinterest Light Load Member

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    Suprised, they are supposed to be in the middle of a hiring freeze. You have just opened up one more opening in the trucking business. They no longer have to advertise, just accept a pre-hire. Worth about $1,000,000 a month according to Con-way latest release. (smile) :biggrin_25525:
     
  4. dragonmatrix

    dragonmatrix Medium Load Member

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    They are still hiring people with no CDLs to attend their school...:biggrin_25511:
     
  5. xKEGxKILLERx

    xKEGxKILLERx Bobtail Member

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    I just completed orientation with Swift last week. I went to their driving academy in Millington, TN Jan 26th. After two weeks at their school, you head back to your home terminal for a week of road training. This starts on a Monday and they will take you to your state DMV that friday to get your CDL.. For example, my home terminal is Gary, IN but I am from Illinois. So, I was paired with two other Illinois drivers and they took us to Morris, IL to test.

    I am in the process of waiting for my mentor to unload so I can meet up with him. He is snowed in on the east coast right now. Once I get on his truck I will be on it for 42 days.

    After that, I head back to my home terminal (Gary) for three days of testing. Two of those days are for flatbed testing as I got hired on as a flatbedder. Once all of that is complete I will be given my own truck and cleared for solo.
     
  6. mtl2020

    mtl2020 Light Load Member

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    How are there road tests during oreintation. Graduate school in first part of December havent been in a truck since then. Should off been but got screwed over by another company, but anyways just wondering how hard the were.
     
  7. polvorin68

    polvorin68 Bobtail Member

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    :biggrin_2552:who say what from where is this info caming from???:biggrin_2551:
     
  8. NukedNative

    NukedNative Light Load Member

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    :biggrin_25510:My head hurts from trying not to murder the english language for so long with apparently no reason behind it:biggrin_25510:
     
  9. Beans

    Beans Light Load Member

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    I got a pre-hire, and I live in Atlanta. How long did you have to wait for your orientation?
     
  10. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    Look at his post date...that was 3 months ago..this is an old thread, many things have drastically changed.
     
  11. Texas-Nana

    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    You got that right.......I am now in control. I will take over all other trucking companies, then fuel companies, then the discount centers then, then I shall RULE THE WORLD!!!! MUWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA




    oh wait.........maybe that's just a movie I watched. Sorry......never mind.
     
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