Private vrs company training.

A 7 day school might get you a cup of coffee somewhere, but that is about it. Most schools are at least a month. 150-160 hours. You will still need a trainer at your first company. I look at it this way; if I am going to get into trucking do I want to go the quickest and easiest way and probably bail in 6 months or less or do I plan to make this work and go into it better prepared? You get the wrong school and the wrong company and it is a recipe for failure. Odds are against new drivers as it is. Most bail quickly when they get a taste of it. I would go in with a little more edge in my corner.

 

Who will hire you with a 7 day school? Why Swift? You yourself has said you have read about them. If swift was my only choice I would not drive a truck. I have been off the road for awhile. I know of one decent company that will hire if you hold a Class A. You have to go out with a trainer. Swift to me would not be an option. I sure would not want to take my wife there as well. Somebody has to bring in a paycheck that will pay the bills.