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I passed my test today and got my CDL certificate!!

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As the title said, I took my final test today and passed, now that I'm done with school, I'm looking forward to my new career. I will be getting my CDL tomorrow, I tried today, but it was too late, I will also get my Tanker, Double/Tripple and if possible my Hazmat as well, but my Tanker and Double/Tripple are guaranteed. So question, I have three companies in mind, Cypress Truck, Abilene, and Werner. Now, my brother-in-law is an O/O and he said that Werner would give me the best training out there but at the cost of the pay, the best choice for me right now would be to sacrifice the pay for now and get the training, BUT!! Last time I called them, they said they only had team in my area, and you guys already know that I DO NOT like team lol!! Maybe that's change since then, it's been three months already, I'll give them a call tomorrow anyway, crazy how time flies!! So now, Abilene was looking good and @JohnBoy was kind enough to share his journey with us, until I saw that they have in-ward facing cameras, that's a yikes, which leave Cypress Truck. I'm calling all three companies tomorrow to get more information on them and make my decision based on that, but I wanted to know you guys' thought before hand, does Werner have the best training out there? Should I sacrifice pay for the training from them? ( Btw, when I call them tomorrow, if they still have only team available, I don't think I'm going with them, I just really, really like my space and team is not it LOL! ) My birthday was yesterday and I passed today, I'm so happy!!
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You going to mess with Abilene...might as well go to Swift. Best training $$ & good benefits.

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Happy Birthday! Congratulations and good luck
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Thanks man!! I'll try my best out there.

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You going to mess with Abilene...might as well go to Swift. Best training $$ & good benefits.
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Hmmm... Comparing Abilene to Swift!! What did they do??

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nextgentrucker said: ↑

As the title said, I took my final test today and passed, now that I'm done with school, I'm looking forward to my new career. I will be getting my CDL tomorrow, I tried today, but it was too late, I will also get my Tanker, Double/Tripple and if possible my Hazmat as well, but my Tanker and Double/Tripple are guaranteed. So question, I have three companies in mind, Cypress Truck, Abilene, and Werner. Now, my brother-in-law is an O/O and he said that Werner would give me the best training out there but at the cost of the pay, the best choice for me right now would be to sacrifice the pay for now and get the training, BUT!! Last time I called them, they said they only had team in my area, and you guys already know that I DO NOT like team lol!! Maybe that's change since then, it's been three months already, I'll give them a call tomorrow anyway, crazy how time flies!! So now, Abilene was looking good and @JohnBoy was kind enough to share his journey with us, until I saw that they have in-ward facing cameras, that's a yikes, which leave Cypress Truck. I'm calling all three companies tomorrow to get more information on them and make my decision based on that, but I wanted to know you guys' thought before hand, does Werner have the best training out there? Should I sacrifice pay for the training from them? ( Btw, when I call them tomorrow, if they still have only team available, I don't think I'm going with them, I just really, really like my space and team is not it LOL! ) My birthday was yesterday and I passed today, I'm so happy!!
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Hmmm... Comparing Abilene to Swift!! What did they do??
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Fully owned by Knight/Swifty now. Swifty pays better.

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Fully owned by Knight/Swifty now. Swifty pays better.
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What!! Man!! Knight/Swift own every #### companies out here!! But they are run separately right? Swift might be paying better than them but I heard Swift is notorious for putting rookies training rookies in trucks... So I want a good training also, besides the pay.

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What!! Man!! Knight/Swift own every #### companies out here!! But they are run separately right? Swift might be paying better than them but I heard Swift is notorious for putting rookies training rookies in trucks... So I want a good training also, besides the pay.
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Currently...Swift is the better choice. Look at it like this...get ALL you can get out of a starter company without a contract involved for the road training. Plus, tuition reimbursement. They have training monitors that make sure of proper training.

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IF....if in fact....Swift is/will be hiring brand new drivers anytime soon out of south Florida.

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IF....if in fact....Swift is/will be hiring brand new drivers anytime soon out of south Florida.

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I think they are. Terrance was just turned down because of his background. Same with Covenant.

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Currently...Swift is the better choice. Look at it like this...get ALL you can get out of a starter company without a contract involved for the road training. Plus, tuition reimbursement. They have training monitors that make sure of proper training.
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Hmmm... I'll look Swift up and see what they offer. But... Are the horror stories true? Do they put trainees in the truck training other trainees?

nextgentrucker, Dec 22, 2023

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