Southwest Truck Driver Training in Phoenix,Az -not happy with them

Who were your Instructers at school?

 

I was wondering if you ever heard back from Travis at Southwest to help you land a job? I agree with one thing they say lifetime job placement Thats all bullcrap!! You get a joblist not job placement!!

 

I'm working at a non cdl job also. But still looking as well I still get my joblist and look on that also The one thing that also bugs me with SWTD is they say if you have any Questions to call them tell me what else can they do for us? Give us another list? Very frustrating.

 

Have you checked out any of the garbage/trash places out there? Food service places would be another option. Construction places. You have to do manual labor but if you want to stay local get ready to give your back a workout without experience. If your parents are in that bad of shape why did you want to drive a truck? Are they under hospice care? How long has it been since you graduated from school and how are your parents doing now compared to then?? The same? You could have driven regionally and got some experience to make yourself more employable when a local job opens up.

There are a lot of drivers that would love to stay local and work 9-5 but the reality is, those jobs, if they exist usually go to people with experience. Any one interested in trucking really should know that you'll need to away from home for a week or so at a time. Phoenix should have local jobs with that type of population base but don't expect local places to hire you over someone with experience because you don't want to be more than a few miles from home at any given time.

I've heard this scenario before "my parents are in terrible shape I've got to stay close to home" but then you talk to them and you find out they were on vacation in the Carribbean or overseas on a trip and their parents are here. Who's watching their parents?? Are they really that bad off? The parents can't have anything bad happen while they're on vacation because they aren't close by? It didn't seem to bother them to take a trip out of the country. It really wouldn't be any different,actually it's much harder to catch a flight coming back from another country than getting arrangements to get home if you're a few states away working if you needed to get home right away.

I'm not a driver but am checking into this occupation. I don't live in a metro area at all so a local job really isn't an option for me unless it's a seasonal dirt hauler but that's unlikely. This post isn't meant to sound uncaring in any way but I've seen people who don't want to be farther than a mile from their parents at anytime. I've worked with a couple of them. There are legitimate concerns when parents get older. I'm well aware of that, as both of mine are gone.

I've followed this post for a long time and read it all but of all the occupations out there truck driving is one that you need to be prepared for the the very likely possibility of being gone from home for a few days minimum at a time. You may luck out and get local right away but be prepared for reality.

I do hope you find something local but I'm just wondering how old you are and have you ever been farther than a mile from you're parents for an extended time? If you haven't, then you choosing to attend a truck driving school isn't the schools fault it's yours.