rookie, Dallas tx with Swift

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  1. lnavarro24

    lnavarro24 Bobtail Member

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    Greetings everyone ive been reading your forum for some time now and finally decided to join. come June 15 im of to San Antonio tx to the swift driving academy. and i hope it goes pretty good ive read positive and negative things but im keeping my head up and going with the positive.

    I have some experience with driving a rig and backing changing gears and well im pretty much good to go i just need that darn license, jumping out of the warehouse (forklift) and moving on up with the big boys!

    i would appreciate any advice from other swift master sin says ahahahaha and anything i should avoid and or do is welcomed also

    altho i do have a couple questions if anyone can answer for me.
    when you go solo is the truck they give you equipped with a tv and fridge or i have to provide that?
    dose swift have APU units? (i herd they dont but that forum was old)
    on the qualcomm system can you hook up your laptop and use it to get on the internet? or must i get like sprint 4g internet to go?
    do they pay per load? or settlement weekly? bi weekly ? monthly?
    if they dont have a load where your at for a day or to can u request a hotel stay?

    i have lots more but im sure those for now are good... im ready to get y career on!
     
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  3. AUSSIE DAVE

    AUSSIE DAVE Road Train Member

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    welcome to the forum, sorry cant help u with the questions.
     
  4. lil may

    lil may Road Train Member

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    Best of Luck and Welcome to the forum
     
  5. coolhandkh

    coolhandkh Bobtail Member

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    Hello from the Pensacola area. After doing some reading I finally decided to join. I'd like to get back trucking into and welcome some input. I'm currently looking at May Trucking but would like to drive for something regional like Davis express out of Starke FL. Ideas?
     
  6. EMT

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    Welcome fellow newbie!
     
  7. Allow Me.

    Allow Me. Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    No tv/fridge in the truck. You might get layover pay, not sure how Swift's policy is. They will have a "payday" weekly, with a "cutoff" day to get your paperwork in.
     
  8. Newbeav Newbie

    Newbeav Newbie Medium Load Member

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    Good luck at Swift, let us know how it's going.
     
  9. Jeepintrucker

    Jeepintrucker Light Load Member

    ive heard most swift trucks have tv with direct tv, you must pay $4.99 a month for service, and include wifi, also, the ones ive seen had oversized dorm fridges with apu and they will pay your motel after 4 hours of sitting.
     
  10. swiftyshifty

    swiftyshifty Bobtail Member

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    Im also a newbie for swift no the trucks dont have fridge or tv you are paid on a weekly baises you can get alot of answers on there web sites
     
  11. lnavarro24

    lnavarro24 Bobtail Member

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    thank you!

    thank you!

    thank you!

    oh okay that sucks no fridge or tv

    thank you i sure will im a bit excited to start! ill keep yall posted

    wow i sure hope so, i would hate to change trucks and have to lug around a tv fridge and what not

    what websites ive done plenty of searches to many mixed reviews left to right thats why i joined here to see whos got the run down
     
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