Yeah, I got confused and thought moosetek was the OP. My bad moosetek13, thought you were a newbie calling trucking easy. Anyway, as one of...
Part of Swifts program let's you get you're own room and swift will pay 500 towards it which you will pay back over 13 months. The recruiter...
It's slightly an old thread but I'm with the others. Now is the best time to learn. Freight is decent since you will be teaming. Last year I did...
Just curious how you work the system. I used to get fuel plans where i filled daily but now I usually fill up every 1000 miles. Sometimes I'll...
Swift has recently given is pretty good pay raises. I make 35 cpm now. Im on the 6 month bracket. I'm running over 3000 miles a week. Last week...
Same here. I felt real lucky for the mentor I got. He refused to let me speed, made sure I drove legal to avoid tickets, and taught me to be...
I plan on being a trucker until the loan is payed off. More than anything else I took this job to see the country and get out of California.
When I first decided to get started into trucking this very forum gave me a lot of very helpful information. I am not an experienced driver. I...
I have decided that due to the amount of information I have recieved from this forum I owe nothing less than my own contribution. I have only...
Good luck man. If you have any questions feel free to send me a message. There is a pretty steep learning curve in this industry.
I went through training at the swift school in phoenix. The first day over half the class was sent home. From what I remember felonies over 7...
When I started as a rookie with no experience I averaged 2200 to 2500. Now as a rookie with 8 months experience I average 3200 to 3500. I also...
The pay is different depending on which dollar tree account you are out of. The one out of Lathrop, Ca was 32 cpm plus 90 a day. I dont know if...
Everyone in my class who knew how to drive stick had issues including myself with breaking the habbit of regular shifting. Everyone who had no...
I keep clicking refresh over and over hoping for more info.
Hey everyone. A question from a newbie here but I am 38300 pounds on my rear trailer tandems. Drive is only 29000. Currently the trailer tandems...
Its been a week. I emailed her a few days ago with no response. It may be a godsend as I am considering just going to trucking school and...
Well after finally realizing my mvr is in good shape and has been for a while I gave swift a call. I got in touch with a recruiter, sent my work...
I've thought about it since I was 18. It wasn't until I started living in my car that I realized it could be an enjoyable career. I'm a secluded...
I will do that. I have to say when I first posted this thread I expected to hear,"well you should have taken care of your business sooner"...
