The start of my first year with Swift.

Yeah, except you bust your ### to make someone else a whole lot of money.....Really Chase05? You are Recruiter Material!

 

Success and Happiness, MrH!

 

$500 Lodging? I get to pay that Gem back at $23 per week for a dump motel with a strange room-mate!
$85 Enforcer Lock Kit?

 

Not just yet! This 26 hour greyhound trip is only 12 hours over. Then it's 4-5 days of orientation, and the load securement part has me a little nervous. After that's all said and done, it may be success and happiness! Making a dime a mile more sure doesn't hurt either!

 

What kind of money do you think people deserve after a 5 week training course? People that go to college for four years don't always start over 35k. Your boss always makes money off you, that's the point, lol.

 

Starting, I think most definitely more than $.25 per mile. Which is what swift starts you at.

 

Yeah, but swift is for the first year only. Unless you're gonna make money off teaming on students, its dumb to stay after 6 months to a year. First year usually sucks, I plan to be prepared for it, lol.

 

You've got to get experience somewhere. Good luck.

 

I can only say good luck to you. I guess you have it figured out and no doubt will find riches and success where I failed. It's too bad I didn't find your financial advice sooner and perhaps I would still be driving. I suppose I'll have to suffer here on my farm, making a much better living then I was OTR, sleeping in my own bed each night, and spending time with my wife.

 

Hey, I wasn't trying to speak badly of you sheriff. I just don't think 35k for ONE year is that bad.

What expectations did you have? 60k the first year and home every week? You can get to that, but you need experience for those jobs.

I'm not trying to start an argument with you bud, but you're throwing away a career that you you chose and went thru training to get into because you had a lousy experience 5 months in. I read thru this whole thread, I know there were a few people telling you there's better companies for you.