Is this job ever gonna be worth it?

I would stick it out, something happen between you and the company, and since they are bigger than you are, "they have YOU by the scrotum", I hate to say it, but it's the truth. If you leave, they will give you a negative something(I don't know about it just read it on here all the time), not to mention, I think they would take you to collections to collect for your schooling

 

"redo orientation three times" What company would require such a thing????

 

I can only speak for myself, but I also started out with Swift and had a similar experience as you are. What I did was started making phone calls and found a job making around $50k a year. I think that was the one of the best career moves I've ever made. There are companies out there that will hire you as long as you don't wreck the truck, etc. You can pay Swift back at your leisure once you start making money.

 

GOOD answer's, bullhaulerswife and TaserTot.

 

$500 a MONTH!? Yikes.....

I pay guys working in my factory more than that every week.

Find a new driving job asap.

 

Something is seriously wrong if you're laid over for day(s), and only bring in 500 a month. Nothing worse than working your ### off, only to see your family suffer. Depending on your current credit situation, how much you owe, it may be best to fire swift, and hire on somewhere else. From the sound of it, you can hire on elsewhere, and get Swift paid back quicker. I think this thread almost proves why it's better to pay to go to a private school, rather than going to a cdl-mill school. Puppy mills are just as bad for puppies as cdl-mills are for drivers.

I keep hearing freight is slow this time of year, but judging from my miles, freight is just fine. 8/10 times I'm pre-planned before I drop a load.