I know when I checked Swift out months ago, their website said that you have to be at least 23 years old, or 21 and be honorably discharged from military. Now when I went to Swifts website and clicked the link to apply for a new company driver position, it takes me to a site intelliapp and it now says 21 years old ( no mention of the military thing). So has Swift changed their age requirement to 21 ( without being in the military )?
Also if you google " swift age requirement ", one of the results take you to a swift page that says 23 ( 21 unless served in military ), and another result takes you to a page where it says only 21. So i'm a little confused.
Sad to say...but most don't...just look around you and you'll see...most but not all 21yr olds are still acting like kids, just look at how they drive cars.. do you really want that in an 80k lb truck?
Well, I already have my CDL, I got it in September. The thing is, I've already been contacted by a recruiter and I have an orientation scheduled for Swift on Dec 9th in Harrisburg PA. I filled out the application last week and it said to just be 21 ( no mention of the military thing ) and I was contacted by a recruiter this past monday. She has me on a NE regional run where I'd be home weekly after training, which sounds great. The reason I'm still concerned even though I was contacted by a recruiter is that they pass the age requirement up sometimes. Like for example, I filled out an application on this site, and they send it to a bunch of different companies, and I've been contacted by places like TMC and Western Express where you need to be 23 years old. I actually had to tell those recruiters that I'm 21 and they basically just said " oh, well nevermind then ". So apparently recruiters don't pay attention to the age of their applicants. I guess I'll have to call my recruiter tomorrow and ask her.
I'd rather see more 21 and 22 year olds behind the wheel of a big truck than flipping burgers and getting falling down drunk every weekend. Truck driving at an early age promotes a much better sense of responsibility and independence than many other activities. Yeah, I started driving professionally at the tender age of 22. The massive difference in maturity between myself and other early twenty-somethings who weren't driving became apparent real fast. Instead of extending my "teenage" years, I learned a skill and developed the ability to get out there and get to work. This is an ability that has been beneficial to me ever since. So go forth and drive, young trucker! Relax, learn the field, and enjoy the view out the windshield. Just remember once you get that first year or so "training period" out of the way to go find a company (large or small, your choice) that fits you as a driver and an individual. It took me 15 years to find my company "home", so don't give up if you get a couple of bad experiences on your way.
