You have to show your "On Duty" when your at shippers/receivers even when your just waiting on them? I've heard of drivers waiting up to 48 hours...
I know you wanted more responses from actual students or people who have gone through a local school but I just thought I'd give my two cents. I...
Yeah they either want BRAND NEW out of school or at least I think 3 months of immediate OTR experience. At least thats what it states for here in...
Or some kind of internet on the go (mobile broadband) and a laptop would work too.. Pandora internet radio is nice (sometimes).. Slacker works too.
Newbie pay in most industries is low.. Whats cool is even at the low end of things starting out in trucking I would right about where I am working...
something about flying J always seems to be a crap shoot.. theres one up here near where I live that I went to with a car.. I was just buying gas...
.. and this is why getting your 4wheeler license needs to be more strict! Its MUCH harder to get a CDL but easy as pie to get your ordinary...
Well I'm sure not all mentors are like that, and I'll even bet that even if there was one that said the same thing (use the trailer brakes) and...
I've actually decided to go to a truck driving school that I just found out yesterday that's only 5 blocks from my house here in Denver. I plan...
ohhh ok.. I wasn't aware (yet) that there was a time limit.. good to know
Thank you for your response. It pretty much answered my question.. I just hope I get an examiner that isn't all by the book and wants me to do...
Thats fine, the poll wasn't related to swift but thanks for your answer on the poll!
I have no problem learning the parts.. What I wanted to know was if there was a certain way you had to SAY them.. Like an order or if you had to...
Nothing more annoying then a bulb to burn out and you don't catch it in time.. I was pulled over once in my car for a burned out headlight that...
My situation is this.. HAS ANYONE taken their CDL exam through swift? I don't know if the exam is through swift or if it's a private examiner...
I'll have to speak with the recruiter.. the only problem with that is, from what others have said, recruiters don't know much either. Even on my...
wow now I'm even more confused since I read somewhere else that you must hold a CDL permit in the state you reside.. I have no choice but to go to...
What's kind of funny about this quote is I see this exact quote about EVERY COMPANY out there! Maybe not from the same person about every company...
No offense but this story, if it's true, sounds like you had either the worst luck in the world OR it's exaggerated and all that was said is...
so I'm a bit confused.. I plan on going to the phoenix school probably in February. I'm from Colorado. Do I have to get my physical/med card...
