1 year experience and two preventable accidents

the first couple years I had a few issues and was hired on at other places ... but this was over 20 years ago.
Apply and see what happens

 

Sounds quite "Picky" to me. Good luck!

 

I'm sure you know this already.......but.......local driving requires very good Close Quarters driving and backing skills. Multiple stops per day. Swift is giving you a chance to redeem yourself and to hone those skills. You will also be working 14 hour days plus your commute. Those days may get shorter with experience......but as a rookie you WILL be slow. One Eff up with your new company could be disastrous to your career. Good luck

 

Lee804, Please do not think I am trying to discourage you, I am not. I just want you to walk into Local Driving with your eyes WIDE OPEN. I spent almost 2 years with Swift in 2 different stints. I had to come off of the road in between due to my Mom's health. I know you may be "burning through" your 14 hour clock on occasion, but........you are not WORKING 14 hours a day. I landed a local job with Coca Cola, (actually, they are regional "subsidiaries" that distribute Coke products.) I had 11 months of OTR experience at the time. I had a 25-30 minute commute to and from the warehouse daily. Had to be clocked in by 0500 daily during my training. Get the paperwork ( with my trainer of course). Get to the yard and find the assigned tractor and trailer, ( pre loaded with the deliveries for the day) Pre Trip, check out at the gate and sign for all of the product. Mind you, I am out with a guy that has been doing this for over 5 YEARS. Hit the road. MULTIPLE STOPS every day. Lift Gate, palletized product, tagged per stop. Hit stop # 1, an ARCO Gas Station C- Store. Work your way to a spot to park, out of the way of customers pulling in and out for gas, cigarettes, whatever. Also........maybe the "beer guy", "bread guy", " fuel guy".......that are also trying to deliver their stuff. Get the pallet of goods on the "porch" of said location, cut the stretch wrap, down stack the product in the proper stacks. ( You don't just drop a pallet of product and split). Wheel the stacks of product into the store, then.......wait for the Mgr./ Asst. Mgr/ loser cashier, or whoever has the time of day for you, to come over and count and inventory the product! Wait......you are not done yet.... After this fustercluck.....you take the stack of 2-3 Liter bottles of 6-8 different products and put them on the rack by the window next to the ATM Machine that Mom and her 2 did are trying to use. Now......wheel the 12 packs to the next asile and stick those......wait......don't forget to " rotate" these products! Old in the front....new in the back.... "check those dates!" Yes, there will be someone behind you, at some point checking that ####! Ok......floor is done. Now, grab the "cooler items". Wheel those stacks to the cooler. Have you ever wondered who makes sure that Monster, Dunkin' latte, Smart Water,.......blah blah blah, is in that slot when you hit 7-11 after work??? YOU DO!! Wheel your #### into the cooler and stack it in "your spot", unless the "Pepsi guy was lazy and put his stuff where yours was supposed to be. (Yes, some customers will eat you out to your company for your #### being where it is not supposed to be. Now.......once it is all in the proper place......fill the empty slots in the cooler. Pack up all or your trash and flats, load them up on your 2 wheel/ pallet jack, back up the lift gate into the trailer. Rinse and repeat about 15 time a day. Return to the warehouse 10-12 hours later, check in at the gate, inventory your shorts, damaged and extras. ( Hopefully you are close). Park the rig, do your post trip, fill out the DVIR. Back into the warehouse. Fill out necessary paperwork, turn in paperwork, get to the parking lot, get into your car, drive home, take a shower, eat ( maybe), crawl into bed, wake up 6 hours later and do it again. I know I just wrote a book......you may not have gotten 2 paragraphs in. But......if you did......I HATED THAT EFFING JOB WITH A PASSION. I hope you don't

 

14 hrs as a otr/regional driver is very different from local/ltl. In no way im implying you dont get tired as a otr driver but the difference is your bed is maybe 2ft unlike local where you have to commute daily.

Either way I hope op gets an ltl gig.