Swift academy "loan"

Generally you are better to make long-term decision and suffer through the short-term. Once you get through the short-term period your life becomes less complicated and you see the benefits of the better long-term decisions. I grew up poor and saw the difficulty. Almost every situation can be improved by delaying gratification now for the benefits that come later. If there is ANY way to cut your expenses and finish out the 1 year period I would do that. No good company ever rejects a driver because he stayed at an employer too long. If you get into a pattern of changing jobs too soon, you block yourself from working at the better companies. My bias is always to stay put and ride it out, if possible.

 

Greatwide is ok though. The truck is in the drivers name only and so is the loan. Only leased to Greatwide.

• Apply Online To Get The Process Started.

• Visit One Of The Dealers Below In Person Or Online And Pick Your Truck.

If You Have A Dealer Of Your Own Not On Our List No Problem! We Can Work With Them.

• Upon Completion Of The Lease Agreement We Overnight Your Log, Stickers, etc...

• Your First Load Will Be Waiting.
  

 

To each his own I guess. But, I started with the Swift 'Academy' and been driving for them 2 and a half years now. I'm doing just fine. I feel Swift kept all the promises they made to me. That said, thanks to having been on this site for several years before I actually started, I had some fairly realistic expectations. I never expected any sort of 'never-never plan'. I expected that if I worked for it, they'd give me enough training to get a CDL, enough mentoring to fumble through things on my own and I got that. I worked diligently to learn as much as I could. I always figured it was my desire to become a CDL driver and the responsibility was mine to learn and become competent. I only expected the Swift training to provide the opportunity, never expected it to be given to me.
I do understand some of the problems that megas create for the industry as a whole. And, many folks simply don't fit in well at a mega. Some of us do. Before I worked for Swift, I worked for the US Government, the largest employer in the US. I understand the pros and cons of working at a place where you're a number, so to speak. I'm used to it and like the protections a big company provides that are lacking from a small company. I understand many don't. To each their own.
Problem as I see it are folks who do little to no research, think everything is just going to be handed to them without having to work for it. And then the sour grapes when their unrealistic expectations aren't meet.