beating my head againist the wall

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by rednecktrucking, Dec 11, 2012.

  1. dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

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    i agree with most here. go with swift and get your cdl. stay the amount of time to get the loan payed off and move on. but who know's.. you mite stay with swift for awhile. every company is differant to each drivers.
     
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  3. dptrucker

    dptrucker Road Train Member

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    answer to low bridge happened to me while driving with a trainer with swift. don't remember where it was but my trainer loved driving off freeways as much as possible and was driving on a 2 lane road and came to a bridge that he thought we couldn't make. so he got out and guided me thru. but he said if i didn't make it , we would lower air pressure in tires. lucky we made it. sorry to the op for being off subject
     
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  4. rednecktrucking

    rednecktrucking Light Load Member

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    well thanks all the reason for me debating on getting it myself and goin with a company like swift is the contract thing
     
  5. 719mma

    719mma Bobtail Member

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    You only have to stay working with them for 13 months which is about how long you should stay with your first company anyways. Read a few of your threads to sounds more like you are just looking for a job, I could be wrong. If that's the case this might not be a good decision especially if you sign a contract. Not trying to be a #### just saying.
     
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  6. rednecktrucking

    rednecktrucking Light Load Member

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    no im tryin to do whats best and what not. im not tryin to just find a job if i was i would go scrap #### for a living so not just assume im try to find a job cause if i wanted one i could get one im trying to do whats best for me myself and my family and i know yall say if u have a family this isnt the best decision but me and my wife think it is
     
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  7. TruckersWife23

    TruckersWife23 Bobtail Member

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    my husband said your best bet is go through swift.....they are really good and have some of the top trainers there.
     
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  8. rednecktrucking

    rednecktrucking Light Load Member

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    well theres a school in springfeild illinois and the coarse runs 21 days and it only cost 2500 to attend
     
  9. 2ndtime

    2ndtime Light Load Member

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    Have you looked at company's that offer training other than swift? Prime has a good program from what I've read. I went thru the driver academy at FFE, it was good as well. Don't worry bout contract just get experience. After a year with any of them and you can pretty much go where you want. Just my opinion.
     
  10. rednecktrucking

    rednecktrucking Light Load Member

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    prime would never call me back i called them a week straight and got nothin from them
     
  11. 2ndtime

    2ndtime Light Load Member

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    Oh don't worry bout this drving you crazy. It's a decision that should not be taken lightly. Just do research and find out what you can. Then make a educated decision on it cause you've researched it.
     
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