Starting company for CDL driver aspirant.

Chinatown · Feb 20, 2018

FerrissWheel said: ↑

Well time correct the recruiting Dept yet again.

For Swift you would intiatally get CDL training and the basic stuff in Michigan. They would then have to send you to the Gary IN terminal for a few days of tie down training while you wait on a flatbed mentor. Which wouldn't be much of a wait in Gary. Our trucks are there all the bloody time. Then 200hrs, road test, and then flatbed securement test at either Phoenix AZ, Greer SC or Gary IN. (Securement training is payed a flat rater per day.)

I have not mentored in over 6 months, and we have underwent multiple payscale changes and they have experimented with giving students a flat rate. That being said I do not have current info on all that. I can try to dig it up. But your intial CDL school phase is still unpaid.

Im on a Dedicated account running drywall, so I don't really keep up on things anymore. But if you have specific questions I'll try to get you an answer.

I can only speak for our securement training in Phoenix, they literally teach you the green book. It's not company BS. I'f you can pay attention at all the info they spit at you in Phoenix you will know everything you need. Including certain tricks of the trade. Some of the more obscure tricks will likely depend on your mentor.

I can't personally vouch for our other schools, but Phoenix was fantastic for securement training. .
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YOu used the word, "bloody"; are you British or former British?

FerrissWheel · Feb 20, 2018

Chinatown said: ↑

YOu used the word, "bloody"; are you British or former British?
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Only technically. We have been here several generations. However I have a stepfather who is a relatively recent import. He was from around Liverpool.

More importantly I probably have more friends over there, than here. The main of which lives in Kent, and the other from Glastonbury.

Chinatown · Feb 20, 2018

FerrissWheel said: ↑

Only technically. We have been here several generations. However I have a stepfather who is a relatively recent import. He was from around Liverpool.

More importantly I probably have more friends over there, than here. The main of which lives in Kent, and the other from Glastonbury.
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I've been to Portsmouth. Lost all my money gambling and haven't gambled since....lol. That was a long time ago. Even though I moved to Las Vegas not too long ago, I only visit the casino's for the food buffet's.

FerrissWheel · Feb 20, 2018

Chinatown said: ↑

I've been to Portsmouth. Lost all my money gambling and haven't gambled since....lol. That was a long time ago. Even though I moved to Las Vegas not too long ago, I only visit the casino's for the food buffet's.
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A wise choice. I'm over at the foot of Black Mountain in Henderson.

Seems my friend Zoe from Kent, mentioned Portsmouth a few times. I have never been so fabulously hammered as when touring London with Zoe. I think my blood alcohol level stayed out of legal range for all but 5 hours of a 6 day visit.

Paul T800 · Feb 20, 2018

FerrissWheel said: ↑

Well time correct the recruiting Dept yet again.

For Swift you would intiatally get CDL training and the basic stuff in Michigan. They would then have to send you to the Gary IN terminal for a few days of tie down training while you wait on a flatbed mentor. Which wouldn't be much of a wait in Gary. Our trucks are there all the bloody time. Then 200hrs, road test, and then flatbed securement test at either Phoenix AZ, Greer SC or Gary IN. (Securement training is payed a flat rater per day.)

I have not mentored in over 6 months, and we have underwent multiple payscale changes and they have experimented with giving students a flat rate. That being said I do not have current info on all that. I can try to dig it up. But your intial CDL school phase is still unpaid.

Im on a Dedicated account running drywall, so I don't really keep up on things anymore. But if you have specific questions I'll try to get you an answer.

I can only speak for our securement training in Phoenix, they literally teach you the green book. It's not company BS. I'f you can pay attention at all the info they spit at you in Phoenix you will know everything you need. Including certain tricks of the trade. Some of the more obscure tricks will likely depend on your mentor.

I can't personally vouch for our other schools, but Phoenix was fantastic for securement training. .
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Thank you very much man! I appreciate it a lot.

I had a phone call with the recruiter yesterday. I asked her about the flatbed division and she told me it depends from where I live. And she wasn't sure if I could go in the flatbed division. I live in Marlette,Michigan. So she told me she will do some phone calls to ask around and let me know.

Fingers crossed.

FerrissWheel · Feb 20, 2018

Paul T800 said: ↑

Thank you very much man! I appreciate it a lot.

I had a phone call with the recruiter yesterday. I asked her about the flatbed division and she told me it depends from where I live. And she wasn't sure if I could go in the flatbed division. I live in Marlette,Michigan. So she told me she will do some phone calls to ask around and let me know.

Fingers crossed.
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It does, but being so close to Chicago there's no reason I could think they'd say no. Not to mention that we haul coils up near that location all the time. And Chassis in northern Indiana.

I once made three round trips to Detroit in a row. Coil from Charleston SC to Detroit. Deadhed to Burns Harbor IN, grab a coil from roll and hold. And go back down to Charleston SC. (Think it was Nucor,) we did alot of steel last year.

Either way, securement training is in Greer SC, Gary IN, or Phoenix AZ. I think the only places we don't really hire from for flatbed would be the Northern plains and New England areas.

Paul T800 · Feb 20, 2018

FerrissWheel said: ↑

It does, but being so close to Chicago there's no reason I could think they'd say no. Not to mention that we haul coils up near that location all the time. And Chassis in northern Indiana.

I once made three round trips to Detroit in a row. Coil from Charleston SC to Detroit. Deadhed to Burns Harbor IN, grab a coil from roll and hold. And go back down to Charleston SC. (Think it was Nucor,) we did alot of steel last year.

Either way, securement training is in Greer SC, Gary IN, or Phoenix AZ. I think the only places we don't really hire from for flatbed would be the Northern plains and New England areas.
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Thank you again man. Yeah it shouldn't be a problem for flatbed. She sounded positive but she wasn't 100% so she wanted to make sure.

Hope I can start soon with Swift when everything gets finalized.

bfielder · Feb 23, 2018

Any updates on your journey?

bfielder · Feb 23, 2018

FerrissWheel said: ↑

Well time correct the recruiting Dept yet again.

For Swift you would intiatally get CDL training and the basic stuff in Michigan. They would then have to send you to the Gary IN terminal for a few days of tie down training while you wait on a flatbed mentor. Which wouldn't be much of a wait in Gary. Our trucks are there all the bloody time. Then 200hrs, road test, and then flatbed securement test at either Phoenix AZ, Greer SC or Gary IN. (Securement training is payed a flat rater per day.)

I have not mentored in over 6 months, and we have underwent multiple payscale changes and they have experimented with giving students a flat rate. That being said I do not have current info on all that. I can try to dig it up. But your intial CDL school phase is still unpaid.

Im on a Dedicated account running drywall, so I don't really keep up on things anymore. But if you have specific questions I'll try to get you an answer.

I can only speak for our securement training in Phoenix, they literally teach you the green book. It's not company BS. I'f you can pay attention at all the info they spit at you in Phoenix you will know everything you need. Including certain tricks of the trade. Some of the more obscure tricks will likely depend on your mentor.

I can't personally vouch for our other schools, but Phoenix was fantastic for securement training. .
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Any information on their pay structure now?

FerrissWheel · Feb 23, 2018

bfielder said: ↑

Any information on their pay structure now?
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Hate to give you this answer, but I don't have the current pay info. I used to have a picture of the pay scale on my phone

I know it's went up by a cent or two. Tarping is 45$. I forget what layover and detintion is.

I've posted the old 2015 payscale somewhere on here. The scale was on my old phone.

I switched over to a salaried dedicated route, which is why I don't have current info.

If I run across the old paysheet I'll post it though.

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