Swift will not hire me because I live in NV

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  1. dragon0069

    dragon0069 Bobtail Member

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    Called Swift trucking today to apply for a new career as a new truck driver and I was told they can not hire me because I live in las vegas nevada. Have you ever heard of such a thing? They did say once I got my cdl that they would hire me, so now where do I turn to,maybe CR England for schooling, can I get some input on this all so.
     
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  3. chompi

    chompi Road Train Member

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    Try Central Refrigerated.
     
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  5. Rerun8963

    Rerun8963 Road Train Member

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    a couple of things could have happened. one is that the first person you spoke to was just wrong.

    second, they may not have lanes in your particular area, to get you home often.

    try another company, that's all there is to it.
     
  6. razormax

    razormax Bobtail Member

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    You might try and look into community colleges. I'm enrolled at fort scott community college now and about to test out next friday. Good luck.:biggrin_25525:
     
  7. HFC

    HFC Road Train Member

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    Here are some truck driving schools in or near Las Vegas, NV

    College of Southern Nevada
    Division of Workforce and Economic Development
    http://sites.csn.edu/workforce/contact.asp


    http://www.westerntruckschoolusa.org/main.html



    TNT Trucking Services,
    1121 Palm Street, Suite 27
    Las Vegas, NV 89104
    (702) 631-7888


    http://www.swtdt.com/


    Giron Driving School
    302 North Maryland Parkway, Suite 2
    Las Vegas, NV 89101
    702-382-6227

    American Institute of Technology
    4610 Vandenberg Drive, Suite A
    North Las Vegas, NV 89031
    702-644-1234


    There is one facility in Nevada that is owned by Swift ...

    1455 Hulda Way
    Sparks, NV 89431

    http://www.swifttruckingjobs.com/contact.php


    Since there is a distance of 7 hours, 6 minutes and 444.93 miles between you in Las Vegas, NV and the only Swift terminal around in Nevada, my guess is that they would not hire anyone from your town. Sorry.
     
  8. Palazon

    Palazon Road Train Member

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    I believe that Southern Refrigerated has runs to NV and takes students after CDL.

    Also, I'm fairly certain that Swift has a Costco dedicated fleet running out of Salt Lake that services your area; might be called heavy haul (cupcake (j/k).

    Sorry we had a guy who claimed that Swift HH wasn't REAL HH, so a couple of us playfully call it the Cupcake division just to keep him quiet....:biggrin_2559:

    Keep your head up. There are solutions to the problem and these guys will help ya find it!
     
  9. wfd336

    wfd336 Bobtail Member

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    The same thing happened to me here in CT. Was pissed when I found out. Ended up in endetured servitude to CRE. Start on 11/1.
     
  10. dragon0069

    dragon0069 Bobtail Member

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    Thank you everyone for the quick response to my thread, you guys rock!. I will do some research on the schools here in town and send some applications to central refrigeration and CR England.
     
    Last edited: Oct 22, 2010
  11. mysticguido

    mysticguido Light Load Member

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    What do You want to drive?Flat bed, Dry Van, reefer?
     
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