Truckers Report Jobs

Find Trucking Jobs

Company Driver Company Driver Dry Van Dry Van Flatbed Flatbed Refrigerated Refrigerated Specialized Specialized Owner Operator Owner Operator
More Trucking Job Searches ⌄ Fewer Trucking Job Searches
⌃

just joined!!!

Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by 95ukawn, Feb 14, 2011.

  1. Feb 14, 2011 #1
    95ukawn

    95ukawn Bobtail Member

    7
    0
    Feb 14, 2011
    los angeles, ca
    0
    what up fellas! jjust joined. im 28 from socal and newbie to the whole trucking industry and im looking for some advice from some of the veterans in the industry. im currently attending my local truck drving school and i have my learners permit already and getting ready to get my license so heres my dilema, since i havent been working for the past 6 months or so ive been thinking, should i just finish up this training and get my license or go ahead and try to get a job at like SWIFT TRANSPORTION or other companies that train you and hire you?? i know that the pay isnt gonna be all that great in the beginning but i need the experience and most importantly a JOB!! so this is wwher you guys come in, im looking for advice on what to do and also want to know if anybody on here has worked for SWIFT in the past that can tell me there experience with them? and if thats a good company to start of at? or what do you guys recommend?? im also not married and have no kids so long haul would be ok with me and i know there are alot of openings for long haul jobs too. hope you guys can give me some advice to where to start off at and are there any other companies out there that train you and hire you? becuase thats what i need, on the job training... any advice would be great.. thanx alot guys :biggrin_25514:
     
    95ukawn, Feb 14, 2011
    95ukawn, Feb 14, 2011
    #1
  2. Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.

  3. Feb 15, 2011 #2
    rambler

    rambler Road Train Member

    1,358
    582
    Nov 5, 2007
    0
    Welcome to you.
     
    rambler, Feb 15, 2011
    rambler, Feb 15, 2011
    #2
  4. Feb 15, 2011 #3
    bluebonn

    bluebonn Road Train Member

    1,026
    723
    Aug 21, 2010
    Texas
    0
    Welcome I currently work for Swift and I had some issues with my trainer but I am now on my own truck. The people here are very nice and I have met a lot of good drivers around the terminals.

    The pay while I was training was $450 for the first four weeks and then $500 the last two weeks. Never an issue with getting the money. Your miles may be low after you get your first truck until they know you can do the job.

    So far so good at Swift. By the way the training at the Swift school was excellent and all the instructors where top notch. I had to go through it again because I had been off the road for 15 years.

    Good luck!
     
    bluebonn, Feb 15, 2011
    bluebonn, Feb 15, 2011
    #3
  5. Feb 15, 2011 #4
    Lilbit

    Lilbit Road Train Member

    16,583
    12,233
    Aug 4, 2008
    Let me check my logbook
    0
    Welcome to the party!
     
    Lilbit, Feb 15, 2011
    Lilbit, Feb 15, 2011
    #4
  7. Feb 15, 2011 #5
    whosedog

    whosedog Medium Load Member

    626
    213
    Mar 18, 2009
    fair lawn nj
    0
    Finish your training, get that class A then go to swift. Sure Swift will train you for the CDL but you will then owe them 5-6G which they will take out of your checks.And if you don't stay with them you will still owe them and if you don't pay them,it will affect your credit rating for years to come.
     
    whosedog, Feb 15, 2011
    whosedog, Feb 15, 2011
    #5
  8. Feb 15, 2011 #6
    95ukawn

    95ukawn Bobtail Member

    7
    0
    Feb 14, 2011
    los angeles, ca
    0
    gracias for all the warm welcomes!
    bluebonn: thanx for your reply, swift is one of the companies that im interested in and like i said im new at this whole trucking thing but its what i wanna but why is that i hear alot of bad things about swift and other big companies? seems llike everybody disses them or like if those companys were the scum of the earth? kinda scares me lol
     
    95ukawn, Feb 15, 2011
    95ukawn, Feb 15, 2011
    #6
  9. Feb 15, 2011 #7
    95ukawn

    95ukawn Bobtail Member

    7
    0
    Feb 14, 2011
    los angeles, ca
    0
    whosedog: thanx for your reply, yea that what im thinking but since im in need a job im thinking of just going ahead and sticking to the i or 2 year contract they give and i know that pay isnt the best, obviously since im a newbie, but i will get much the needed experience that im after then just for something better and local from there . i just gotta suck it up no?
     
    95ukawn, Feb 15, 2011
    95ukawn, Feb 15, 2011
    #7
  • Truckers Report Jobs

    Trucking Jobs in 30 seconds

    Every month 400 people find a job with the help of TruckersReport.