Some Info needed to a 23 year old in Sacramento CA

Hey James, I dont know that I would go out and do it on my own, unless you find an alternate way to fund it, because its so hard for inexperienced, liscensed drivers to find work, since most places are going to ask for a year or two of experience. What a friend of mine did was get his permit on his own, then applied around to places like coke and pepsi, and other beverage distributors, and told them he has his permit and wanted to learn to drive also, and they just kind of worked him from stocking into driving, at pepsi I think it was. Otherwise Id look at other companies, Im not sure how leinient other companies will be about the wreckless driving as opposed to swift, but you could check like werner, schneider, GTi, etc and see what they have to say about it.

 

witth the reckless driving ticket your going too have too wait the 3 years. With the economy and freight volume down right know thats not a bad idea. I personaly would go with the company sponsored school but not swift. You will be probably contracted too work for that company for a year or so but it will be worth it. Since you have to wait a year I might suggest looking for other work but good luck too you.

 

Brinkj23 is a poster on this forum that works for swift in his first year I believe, I think I recall him mentioning he pulls 700-800 a week? He'd have to confirm. Swift has said between 600 and 800 a week, but who knows.

 

Yeah it varries anywhere between 400-800 a week. Just depends how good freight is at the moment and how many miles I run a week. If I can get a bunch of good loads I can make 800 a week. But doesnt always work that way especially this time of year. My last week I only ran 2200 miles and all my loads this week have been 300 mile runs but I am a midwest regional and the low mile runs are pretty regular but you get a higher cpm on the short runs.

 

Yup. You've only been with swift a while right? a few months, or?

 

yeah been 4 months so far

 

Your reckless conviction may prevent you from working for most motor carriers. It is based upon the criteria of the insurance company whom the carrier is using. In addition, that reckless will be on your MVR for at least 7-years.

From a retired federal DOT official

 

Cool cool, I head out to Swift tomorrow morning 8am with mentor. Good luck.