Possibly joining the crew

LOL, sorry I figured you wanted them for driving...

 

Swift won't require boots unless you're going flatbed
Training pay sucks there. Be prepared.

Biggest thing that's gonna help you is a good attitude. If you're the type to let a little hang up ruin your day Swift isn't the company for you. If you can get past the little set backs like chasing down the right paperwork and wasting 10-15 minutes a day it really is a fair company to work for. Their size makes them move a little slow sometimes thats all.

 

Makes me think of the first steel mill I went to. I jumped out of the truck all excited to get my first double coil load in full safety gear. Vest, glasses, hard hat, gloves, boots, all of it.
Walked in to the shipping office and the guy working looked at me and said "wtf are you wearing all that crap for"
I'm sure the look on my face was priceless.

 

Happens all the time.. BTW did my first super coil today I hate coils with a passion.


OP do you know what yard you will be training at?

 

Just pray you don't get sent out west for a lumber load lol you'll be begging for a coil

 

Heard that was a good location also try to get on the refeer fleet that way you can pull a dry van also. I remember when I went to swift they said that was the best way to go because refeer drivers can pull vans but dry van drivers can't pull a refeer when it's slow unless they were trained

I'm always west I don't think the company I'm with does lumber unless we are In a bad area. But if that did I'll take the lumber load with a tarp in the rain anyday over a 45500 coil haha

 

At the Corsicana academy the strickly forbid any type of boot, and require sneakers.

I keep four pairs of shoes in my truck.

Ecco sneakers for driving. Open mesh.

Leather loafer slip on for truckstop ... You want a shoe just for walking thru piss and diesel!!

Flip flops for shower and hanging out in truck.

Boots rhino cowboy rubber soles... For drop\hook during foul weather, or bad conditions, docks littered with random debris.

Keep Clorox wipes, for driver floor board... Change truck stop shoe at driver seat.