Diary of a current Swifty

congrats to all the students out there, i'm a mentor and i love to c when the students finish training and move on, thats great.

 

Thanks a bunch. I'm ready for my own ride. Turn me loose and watch me go. I'll wave as I go by.

 

ok, get out there and be safe and dont b afraid to ask questions, some drivers will help some wont, thats just the nature of people.

 

my mentor said to call him anytime I needed anything.

 

lol...start out with a bend up truck if u have too...that way if you smack anything you can say it was already bent...just sayin'

 

They hooked me up with a 2010 International ProStar. Nice truck. I head out Monday to see some more scenery.

 

yep the pornstar is nice...that is what I trained on....but I like my 09 volvo....enjoy the scenery!

 

I have applied with SWIFT and taken their pre-emplyment exam and passed. The recruiter has set my class date for March 15 - but, but as many of you have said, the recruit explained that he won't verify my past employers until 1 week before class starts. My question is - I am broke beyond broke - have a little girl - and NEED to get to work - Do I take the risk of waiting for SWIFT while working a PT job delivering pizza? (yeah! I am talking BROKE ) That is 3 weeks away - UGH! What if they don't get it verified in that week - do I wait longer? I have never driven a truck before so I have NO experience and my work history isn't exactly shining bright...I REALLY WANT TO DRIVE.
Is this waiting period for hiring on with a truckdriving school/company that I can expect with any company? Maybe I am worried about continueing to wait it out because I also have an app in with PRIME and the recruit says my app is being held up because they can't verify a technical school I attended (and did not graduate from) when I was 19 years old??? I'm 23 now. I ahve been waiting on that process for 3 weeks already.

 

Anything close to decent paycheck will be weeks away...if not a month or two from the point you are at right now....sry...just a fact.

 

Rule #1: Never depend on any-butty but your butt. (say that fast 5 times). I'll agree with Ham....even IF you get approved, you'll need some schooling, swift or otherwise. that alone is 3 weeks. Then jump right into a mentor's truck, that'll be no less than another 4 weeks, then another week waiting on a truck. And that is IF you pass the backround checks. I've heard too many horror stories about how they were depending on getting into orientation at swift, and a pre-hire, blah blah blah, but one tiny little thing on their backround check/credit check came back negitive, and presto....they're sent packin'. And the whole time, have a little kid at home, and they're flat broke, yadda yadda yadda. I'd work my tail off as much as i could till swift gives me the call to attend their schooling. or if you're taking a community college class, who knows. I'd STILL keep the pizza job until you make it to day 1 of orientation. if you got something questionable, BRING IT UP. dont omit anything, in the hopes swift will overlook it...cause odds are, they wont. and when they find it, they'll think, "oh he didnt mention this, he must be trying to hide it....we dont need dishonest drivers working for us..."