This is what I know.

I worked for Werner for one month and resigned because of a real bad trainer and the company kept giving me the run around and didn't want to give me another. So, I got a job driving school bus for the 08-09 school year. Those kids will drive you nuts. Anyway, since then I moved from Washington State to Florida. I decided I wanted to go OTR again and the only company that would hire out of Florida is Swift. I report to orientation in October. Anyway, I read alot of stuff on this site that is enough to scare the crap out of anyone. So, I went to 3 rest areas and 1 Swift terminal and talked to current drivers. I got a good report from all 6 drivers. They had senority any where from 2 years to 13. Thats good enough for me. I know how to drive and how the system works and will do just fine in a big company. I drove for a year back in the 70's when we didn't have CDL's. When most of the drivers did drugs to keep themselves awake and had two log books. That was an experience!!! Anyway, for you folks thinking about driving a truck I would suggest you go to a recommended private school for your driving instruction. I contacted 5 different trucking companies in the Seattle area and asked them which school did they prefer to hire from and they all gave me the same answer and that's the school I went to. I had three letters of intent to hire before I graduated from school. So it really pays to go to a school that the trucking companies prefer. What I am looking for here is any tips that I can get from Swift drivers that will help me out in the beginning, until I figure everything out. Oh, I did call the Ocala terminal and Swift has discontinued the work well physical, for anyone interested. So any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.