How are most Swift trucks equipped in the cab?

Well, after the school you have "orientation" which was 2 days long when I attended. At the end of the second day you get your employee # and that is when you're hired. You then get your mentor assignment. You don't start getting paid until you step on his truck. Or hers.

So Phoenix also started having the students get their permit before starting school? I haven't spoken to them in a while so I wasn't aware of that. I expected it though.

 

LOL... Oh buddy, oh pal. Have you got it coming to you. SWIFT loads are #### loads, literally. Be prepared to hand unload 53'x8'x13' worth of toilet paper. And it wont even be the scented pleasant smelling kind. If you're lucky you'll get an extra $20 for 5 or 6 hours of your life.


BTW, you will be issued a pair of safety glasses from swift with rose colored lens no less.

The Swift Academy? LOL, I kinda like that...

 

Tbone, don't let it discourage you. You are going to be a brand new driver. Swift will give you an opportunity to learn. Two years from now (if all goes well) you will have the experience to get on as a seasoned hand with a company of your choosing.

Swift is a place to start, use that tool for what it is, and that's a stepping stone...

I started at Swift, and I learned stuff there that I have never seen since. They go everywhere, and haul anything and everything. To be honest, the two best trainers I ever had were from Swift.

 

I haven't touched freight yet. Even now that we're dedicated to W-M and drop pallets to stores before going for backhauls I don't touch freight. Well okay ONE night I helped a woman push the pallet out of the trailer because the floor jack wouldn't get over the dock plate lip. But THAT was just because she's always super nice to me.

We must live under the blessed star or something because we never have the troubles and bad treatment others speak of. Well, we were on another fleet and didn't have as nice of a fleet manager as we do now. But that's to be expected.

 

Yeah T-bone, granted I havent worked there since 2006 but I never touched anything either. Only time I ever touched freight at all was with JB hunt, and that was only one load. Most of the stuff I got with Swift at that time when I was there was 99% drop and hook. JB Hunt on the other hand, more like 99% live unload.