Question for Swift drivers about getting hired with not-so-recent experience

I haven't been able to find any OTR jobs because I live in Florida. I will be moving to Texas (just north of Houston) in July because of this. I have a cousin with a big five bedroom house who is willing to let me stay with her. ANYWAY, I have 8 months verifiable experience. I have a clean driving record and a clean DAC. HOWEVER, I have not driven since May 2009. Does anyone know if Swift will hire me, AND IF THEY WILL, what would the process be for me? Would they put me with a trainer for a little while at first? Would they go ahead and give me my truck? How would they handle this?

I wanted to get some answers from real swift drivers before calling a recruiter. Thanks for all your input.

 

Swift application on the computer? Are you talking about electronic logs?

 

I went to CR England's driving school just outside of Dallas back in 2008. I've read a lot of negative reviews of their schools, but it was a fairly pleasant experience for me. Met a lot of people and made a lot of memories.

 

I'm kinda glad they have electronic logs, to tell you the truth. I run my logs the way I'm supposed to and I hate having to send in a macro every single day just to give dispatch an update on my hours. That's what I had to do with my last company. Much rather push a couple of buttons than draw lines anyway. Thanks for the info.

 

I called a recruiter a little while back and he said they didn't hire out of Florida because it's so hard to get any freight out of here.