AIT Phoenix

I just finished signing my paperwork for AIT here in Phoenix. I start on Monday morning. I am excited to start. I dropped out of college so I could start driving. I know not the smartest thing I have done, but then again I spent 11 years in the service and got out. I have been fighting with my old school to get me off their roster for the past week so I could start. I already have 2 pre hires out there. One with Roehl and one with May. I am more then likely going to take Roehl as long as my physical comes back without any problems. Which I don't foresee. But had to get a waiver signed by my VA PCM and that was a hassle in itself. Looks like April 6th or so I will start my externship, just gotta pick a company now. Hope to see some of you on the road.

 

Thanks Chef. I went to Phoenix Truck and I got a really bad feeling from them. Like all they wanted was my money. AIT on the other hand seemed to be interested in alot more then that. I have sent out all my own apps, minus one stevens app. I have prehires from May and Roehl right now. I have heard negative things about werner so I wont even apply there. They asked me about filling out an app for them and I said "Thanks, but no thanks." Swift I am staying away from as well. I know a few people who drive for them. Not a bad co. just some of their policies I do not care for. I have done alot of my own leg work. I have 2 more apps out. JBS which currently is short on mentors in this area, and one with Prime. I will be calling them once I start the range portion in 2 weeks. I am also doing their 4 week course.

 

Aflak, I am not saying swift is a bad company at all. I know a few people that drive for them and love it. I just don't like the fact that if you are home longer then 2 days someone else gets your truck untill you come back. If I am assigned a truck I don't want to have to worry about someone else messing it up, or getting issued a different truck when I come back off of hometime. I am not trying to bash Swift or anything at all. Just not my cup of tea if you catch my drift.

 

Well I have completed my first week at AIT. The 4 week course in the first 2/3 days is intense. We read word for word out of the CDL book. Alot of dry material. But I did pass all my tests at state and got my permit on Friday. We only have 4 students in our class which is nice because we get the attention that we need if need be. Only down side is that they only have 2 times for the range and they only take 3 at a time which is good but means one of us has to change our schedule to the afternoon class. I am getting used to getting up at 3:30 am again and hope I don't have to change that. This next week we are going to start getting into the logistics of everything.