Usx or Swift , Which one:?

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  1. Lonesome

    Lonesome Mr. Sarcasm

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    If the USX recruiter "didn't seem to care", and didn't answer your questions, how do you think working for them would be?
     
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    my buddy worked for usx for 3 months within the time he was there he was filling applications out online for local jobs in my area and with them three months exp hes now at new penn and its a union job ...that is the route i want to go .. i want to use them for exp just like they want to use me :biggrin_25521:
     
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    i know but maybe he was having a bad day too.
     
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    You are 23 and have not figured out what company you want to work for the rest of your life. Man what is wrong with you. Get into the game. Let me tell you who will take care of some one like yourself who can't make up his mind. Uncle Sam. Grab yourself a rifle Marine and hit the beach. :biggrin_25516:
     
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    is this guy serious? Dont you think i want to go with a good company for the rest of my life just like everyone else . isnt that everyones goal that gets a cdl , !wake up! thats why i asked this question in the new driver section. my goal is to work for garelick out of lynn ma but im far from that now
     
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    If you need to go with a starter company call Schneider.
     
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    im going with swift . starting on the 14th heading out on the bus the 13th . should i be worried about the physical? like i said im 23 and pretty healthy
     
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    Swift starting pay, 25 cents/mile. Pay while out with trainer, $400/week.
    Prime starting pay, 39 cents/mile. Pay while out with trainer, $600/week.

    They both have very good tractors, but Swift has a lot of junk trailers. They both let drivers with little experience, train new drivers.

    Where you live, you might qualify for Primes regional pay, 44 cents/ mile.

    Feel free to PM me any more questions
     
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    thanks for the heads up i just put in a application real quick . im supposed to be going out the 13th hopefully i can get lucky and have something jump in front of me where i can give it up
     
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    I worked with Swift this past September as a Trainee. Drove from Pennsylvania to California and back using an eight speed. That's all they use is eight speeds and I had a blast. I loved it. I would have stayed but I had a family emergency so I had to cut my training short and they didn't like that one bit so they put me down as I "quit" but I didn't. Anyway, when it comes to the driving test, what they are really looking for is that you drive under the speed limit, drive slowly around turns and you are aware of your surroundings. They know recent grads trained on a 10 speed and are willing to work with you on that but what ever you do, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO FLOAT THE GEARS. There's nothing that pisses off an instructor more than a newbie trying to be "Joe Trucker" on a driving test. Just use the clutch.