Going to Swift...

Sell yourself. I mean sell yourself as an employee that Swift needs on their fleet. Have a great attitude with the examiner, be very thorough with your pretrip and listen when he/she tells you things even if you already know that which they are telling you. After the outside pretrip there will be the In Cab inspection they will usually allow you to review your notes for a few minutes before conducting that because they have no choice but to fail if you miss just one of the points of the air brake test. Memorize it, know it, live it, breathe it. As you go through each point of the brake test count if off in your head, or use your fingers, or even have a piece of paper to make the 7 marks on if you have to. The driving part, remember to look out your mirrors, relax, own the situation.

 

gl have fun go slow phoenix is a fun town to harass there are areas that arre really tight which means go really slow and take your time there are areas that have all the room in the world ittl be like flying a hot dog down a 200 foot wide tunnel...

if they take you the route they did me years ago there is a right hand at 81st and lower buckeye there is a irigation ditch there and a single lane right to a single lane hook it out and come around i have seen a ton of people drop the trailer in that hole and on top of the concrete barrier there.. they didnt pass

takkkeeee your timmmme bud... you will prolly be goin out with a mentor.. take your time tehre too till you get the feel of the truck.. have fun bud and most of all if you see my sister in law plant your trailer smooth over her car plz k now thx...

 

dont 'sell yourself'. swift dont need anymore seat-fillers who are just looking for a job, who will jump at the next one that ends up paying better. Swift needs drivers who take pride in their job and themselves.

biggest thing you can do? just be yourself. DO listen to everything being told....dont think you know it all....and take notes. You start thinking about the driving test, and worrying about failing, and you'll fail. just relax and be yourself. its that easy.

 

hey, that sound alot like........uh.......nevermind...this is a family forum.

 

where are you going to orientation at?

 

Don't forget to double-clutch your shifts, brush up on your PTI especially the air brake test, try to know the names of things, but definitely know what you're looking for, when stopping for a traffic light, make sure you stop far enough back that you can see both lines of the crosswalk and be sure to check your mirrors all the time. Turn your head to look at them so your tester can see you're doing it.

Otherwise, be neat and clean, but don't bathe in your cologne.

And don't sweat it. They know you're new and raw. Just be very cognizant of safety.

 

does swift make experience drivers do pre trip and in cab test during orientation now, when i did my orientation in july of this year at the decatur term. The guy came into the class room pulled four of us out to road test and backing was bumping a dock door around back.