One other thing.... Running as a team is tough. There's a positive side to things, in my opinion (and many will feel differently, believe me)....
I was hired by Swift on August 16th so my experience is pretty recent. PLease note, I had a fantastic mentor with over 4 years of experience...
Good luck on your orientation today. I'd love to know how it goes, and much more promptly then I provide updates. LOL In all seriousness, stay...
I haven't been to Missouri since I was in training with a mentor, so I haven't had that opportunity.
You ask a good question, my friend. This is a hard one to answer. I'd have to say that I found the industry to be right about what I expected....
ORG has been located! I would like to apologize for the extremely long delay since I last posted. To be honest, I'm like a kid who's way behind...
You know what? Here's what I'm going to do... I need to put humpty dumpty back together again. I can't remember the days, and the order of...
Wow, I *really* have a lot of stuff to update on. I'm definitely going to have to stick to some of the highlights. So to step back for a...
I wouldn't leave you guys hanging! I have a *ton* to update with you guys, I know. To make a long story short, I spent time with my family, and...
Yeah I *feel* like a real truck driver too! I'll be working on my updates in between driving all of the way to Colorado, and spending time with...
Swift indeed, good Sir!
My first day was August 18th and I finished my training on September 23rd, so that was a bit under 5 weeks. I completed before anybody else in my...
I see that you are also getting pushed to run as many miles per week as possible. My mentor and I were provided with a long team load and we'd...
Chris, Sorry that you are still having trouble with your truck. I hope they get things together and take care of that! If you continue to...
I'm going to have a lot of interesting details to provide when I can, but to make a long story short, I'm *done* with my mentor training and fully...
Okay I haven't had the chance to read through your whole thread. Let me get this straight, you have over 3,800 miles for the week? You crazy...
I'm glad my experiences could help. Thanks. :biggrin_255:
They do not check your BMI, but they weigh you and place that on your long form. If you have a certain BMI, they have you fill out some questions...
I have no idea how good it is to drive out of that terminal, but I was at the terminal a couple of days ago and it's really the nicest one I've...
Congratulations on obtaining your CDL! That's a huge step I was at not too long ago myself. I also decided to go with Swift and wish you the...
