Follow me with Swift...

I agree 100%. When I first went for my a class at 21 i was gone for 12 weeks training and then running solo. I only lasted about 3 week solo before i came home and said otr wasn't for me! I worked local for a couple years and back in 05 I went back over the road and havn't looked back. It took me some years to learn to love the road and all that is has to offer, the good with the bad. Now I love and respect it, I'm not happy unless I'm on the road anymore it seems

Again, keep the posts coming, your view towards swift is a great tool for the rookies looking to get into this industry. Your giving them and even some of us experienced drivers a different view then the normal

Chop

 

Open road dreaming

 

Been solo with swift for a month now. So far I am always under a load and running. Last week I needed repairs on my truck. I sttayed in a motel and I shot my dm a message on qualcom about breakdown pay and it was in my next check. Oh and I fond out that If u use cruise control u don't get over speeds going down hills

 

Just got time to read of of this; am I reading right that if you haven't driven a truck in over 3years, you basically have to re-do it all over again?

Also Swift has a little terminal here in Victoria(Dandenong) Australia.. yes, all the way down here, and I found that quite interesting, at least your having fun with it all, and you will get told about the good eateries on your routes .
Hope you dont get too portly.

Cheers mate.

 

I drove for a short while before being let go due to DOT reportable accident. So it has been an adjustment for me to sit and not drive. I've never "not worked" for a living so I am having to adjust to my boyfriend paying my bills. I am an "A" personality so I always have to be doing something. Those things work against me in the truck. I keep the truck clean, I prepare our meals, I navigate using the atlas or online using RandMcNally and Goodle Earth, I do the QualCom macros since I know how to do them, that way my boyfriend can be out of the truck taking care of business and I am inside doing the QualCom. Do you have Electronic Logs or Paper? We have paper, this is an older truck, an 07' with 466k miles. We will be getting a newer one, just don't know when yet. I think it is hard on a couple to ride together because it is a small space for moving around. My boyfriend is a big guy and I'm not tiny myself so we end up trying to sleep together but I normally end up going to top bunk so I can sleep restfully, or as restfully as I can. I am 52 and have been single a long time. I think my experience as a rider will be different then your girlfriends as you guys are young. Do you support her already? Or does she work? Take care, I enjoy reading your post. I love your excitement for the road and big rigs. I love them too, always have, since I was a young girl. They amaze me still. Have a good day.

 

Amen....I'll second that.

 

It may not have happened when you were on his truck.

There are some good quality trainers in Sumner. I hope you get one. In the mean time, check with Driver Services up there to see if you can knock out your LCQT (Local Close Quarters Training) because Seattle would be an excellent place to do that.

It's also kind of good that you see what happens when you do not follow company policy. You know to not do that yourself.