Yet another Swift recruit

Just an FYI, there is not a one on one interview, the whole process of how you are in the classroom, the way you conduct yourself on the range, and the way people react around you will be watched by the instructors and staff. Your actions and reactions the entire time is your interview. Dress shirts will not be needed, the polos will be better. Good luck, hope to see you in Lancaster TX soon!

 

Good luck to you shamrock. You will do just fine. Ask as many questions as you need to figure something out. Better to look dumb in the class instead if out on the road. The worst part of it will probably be the greyhound bus ride. Absolutely no telling who you will meet on that thing.

The best advice to hear, I think, is to not sweat the small stuff. Always keep your eyes on the bigger picture. Set yourself small goals at first, gradually making them bigger as time goes on. This is not rocket science. You will get it with practice. Once you do, you'll remember it just like you know how to swim when you hit water.

Again, learning how to drive is a small part of your training. The majority of your training will start when you actually go out on the road. With that in mind, start asking questions early on. Learn about shippers and receivers, learn how dispatchers work, learn all your paperwork early on, ask about the lifestyle, and anything else you can think of. Hopefully, along with e logs, they will teach you how to do paper logs as well. If they don't, then get you a paper log book from a truck stop and learn it yourself. If you study how paper logs work, you will get a better understanding of how your hours of service work. Sometimes actually seeing play out in front of you allows for a better understanding.

Most of, decide early on what kind of trick driver you are going to be. When it comes down to it, Swift is not hiring a truck driver, they are hiring a person who thinks and acts for himself and a person who happens to be licensed to drive a truck. Once Swift puts you on a truck, the decisions are all up to you. I told someone the other who said I HAD to do this or that, and my response to him was "friend, the only thing I HAVE to do in this life is be white and die. The rest is up to me." You are in the same position. Just make the right choices early on.


One final thought- I hope like hell that you aren't going to the same school as the Swift driver in front of me at the pumps at the Pilot in Winona, MS. Apparently he wasn't taught how NOT TO BLOCK THE PUMPS WHEN THERE ARE OTHER TRUCKS BEHIND HIM.


Good luck dude, and let us know how you're doing.

 

I will be also attending the academy in Richmond on monday

 

Good luck Shamrock ...keep us posted !