New soon to be swift trainee!

By the way if you read the thread does it seem like i rushed into anything pertaining to a truck? Two new drivers who trained together at school and then teamed after mentoring is still what? New drivers correct? Just because you don't understand what I am saying doesn't mean I will bow to what you think I should or shouldn't do. I'm not stupid if I didn't believe I could not train another person then I wouldn't. How many people became drivers because of this site? It's the same thing. But I bet you disagree with it being the same thing. Start your own thread if you feel you know everything there is to know. Also make sure you inbox me your company that you own free and clear and only answer to the government and not a carrier. You got it twisted if you think I'm some soft person who just drives for swift and am naive to what training entails. If you disagree with my thoughts then a easy solution is not reading my thread. Easy. I didn't ask for your advice by name I have a great circle around me and if any of these people told me to rethink it I would but since they haven't I will not. I actually like my job. If you don't like me liking my job and me moving up then again you're free to not read the thread I post. Later

 

Will he be a better trainer with more years of experience? Absolutely. However, he is good enough now to teach trip planning, shifting, navigation, and logging. Mentors aren't teaching new drivers from scratch anymore keep in mind that every new driver Swift hires has graduated from a driving school so while they are 99% clueless they aren't completely ignorant as to how to operate a big boy truck. It's not rocket science it's driving a very big vehicle.

Good luck man and might I suggest some phrases to add into your lexicon should you become a mentor:

"Keep your eyes in them mirrors boy/woman"
"Easy on the throttle speed racer"
"Slow down"
"Slow down"
"Slow down"
"Get out my truck"

 

Thanks sharp

 

I totally understand what you are saying...its you who dosent understand and unfortunately you choose to take the advice in a negative light and personally. As far as knowing everything..never said that and after only driving 3 years I would never pretend to know everything.

I have never implied you were wrong in liking your job so you obviously read into things that aren't even there. As far as your offer not to read your thread...I decline...last I checked I am free to read and comment on any thread posted in TTR as long as I keep it respectful

 

Ok sure I'm going to do what I feel I should so the back and forth is pointless. Later

 

Wow a whole six months and you have all the answers now? A far cry from your attitude at the beginning of this thread. If you do become a mentor please keep posting in this thread about how it is to have the blind leading the blind.

 

Glad you're doing well. I hope you can sleep with the new trainee behind the wheel! I don't think I could! Good luck and thanks for the update.

 

Your butchering of the English language aside...

Swift is, always has and always will be beneath me. I'd put a bullet in my head before I'd sink as low as to even contemplate working for bottom feeders. Quite frankly, I look forward to the day the owner kicks the bucket...because his rotting carcass should be pissed upon by every driver out there for the disservice he has done the industry.

Some haven't forgotten Swift's illegal puppy mill CDL factory....

http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2008/feb/25/fbi-targets-swift-driving-school-millington/

But keep on singing swift's praises, it's amusing, albeit somewhat sad to witness to watch you show how little you really understand this industry. lol

 

lol...it's obvious isn't it.

 

Hey, good luck on your career choice! I liked it and I hated it. You will have good days and bad days. But you will have more bad days starting out. You will get most of the jobs that experienced drivers will have nothing to do with. However, even in your first year you will have more good jobs than bad jobs. Because Swift is not so swift (are they still governed at 62 mph?) you may get through your first year without a career ending accident. Keep a large space between you and the vehicle ahead of you. Get your sleep and DO NOT DRIVE WHILE SLEEPY! A late load is better than filling out an accident report and being much later in delivering that load...or worse. And a late load doesn't go on your driving record. Besides, dispatchers like to assign late loads to rookies so that when you can't arrive on time it's your fault, not theirs. So never let the dispatchers rush you faster than you can drive safely. If no truckers are passing you then YOU are going too fast. Let them be the first to arrive at the scene of the accident. And if you want to be a real professional driver, put air in your trailer tires and adjust the trailer brakes. Or you can shirk YOUR responsibility like 99% of all the other truck drivers do. And before picking up a heavy load, top off your fuel tanks. Some places routinely overload you and bully you into taking an overweight load. Politely stand your ground and don't take any guff from them. Do not leave with an overweight trailer. Drop it anywhere on their lot and go on to your next trailer. Call the DOT if you have to. And never accept a load from them again if you so desire. New trailers come from the factory with tires underinflated and brakes unadjusted. And they often are in that state for 100000 miles. They will be more likely to jackknife in that condition. Not all that sounds like BS from another truck driver is accurately cataloged. You too will see unusual things.