Should I just pay for a refresher or just try Swift orientation in Gary

[h=2]Should I just pay for a refresher or just try Swift orientation in Gary[/h]

Has anyone completed swift orientation is it difficult too pass ? Any suggestions ? If I fail will it affect my carrer ? Should I just do the 10 day refresher at Cr England first for $100 with no commitment and try swift ? Please help Im suppose to start either company very soon . I have no exp but have had CDL since 2008 . Im a quick learner and need to start making cash quickly instead of waiting 2 weeks without pay ???​

 

Possessing the CDL means nothing. The zero experience is everything. You might skip school but you'll have to go with a trainer for 6-8 weeks like everyone else. There's a few short ones out there. Watkins-Shepherd I think will put you by yourself right away.

Five years waiting and all of a sudden in a hurry? Did the straw break the camel's back? GET OUT!!!

One thing you'll learn is truck drivers have extreme patience. If you don't have it you will before it's over with.

If you know the CDL manual a trainer will break you in on the road.

Do you like tall woman?

 

when Im with a trainer im getting paid :0. Have you went through swift orientation ? Concerned that ill be sent home for skills??

 

$100 for refresher course ? go for it ! You're going to get put with a trainer anyway, but the refresher is going to life much easier for you......

 

They pay trainee pay.... My students were getting $500 a week in 06 when i trained for swift

 

Do you think cre will try and shaft me if I leave after the refresher and go to swift is my biggest concern ??? Which do you think is a better company as far as pay ???

 

here is the breakdown for Swift pay with a mentor

on duty not driving minimum wage of your home state
on duty driving, minimum wage plus $1

Not sure where your from but california its $8 and $9, it turns out to getting $450 a week for the first 4 weeks or so and they told me $550 for the final 2 weeks, once you finish with the mentor you must take a test out where they do a road test and a couple backings, if you fail that they offer you a short course for backing...fail again and your gone. If you pass then you go solo status and get your own truck where you will begin at $0.25 a mile, you get raises throughout the year and by the end your making around $0.32 a mile.

If you decide to just go to orientation without experience then you get the mentor for 6 weeks, if you have some experience you do a test and backing and you get 50-100 hours mentor, if experienced you test and if passed you go solo right away. They require 6 months experience to test out though, hope this answers some questions.

 

as far as pay I hear cr pays a little more but I also hear its not a good company to be with, we had a guy in orientation this week from cr and he said he had to get away from them, take the info as you wish though. If you can take a refresher for $100 for 0 commitment then just verify that and you should be fine.

 

If you have no experience do you still take a test ??? Thanks for all you guys help . Ima kinda hands on gal but dont want to fail the orientation test because I dont have exp ???

 

Can't answer the pay ? But if there is no commitment to work for a period of time for that $100 price (which seems low) then i'd do the refresher and go work for CRE and start with reefers which typically do better on miles and money, b/cuz van can haul dry and perishables.
But i pull reefers and that's only my opinion... worth what you paid for it