What Can be said About Swift

Discussion in 'Swift' started by Palmetto_Cowboy, Jan 28, 2017.

  1. Thull

    Thull Medium Load Member

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    I went to Swift school in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school was great! & a great experience for me. I learned a lot & the training was great. I left there because I had just had another son so OTR was out of the question for me, I wanted to be regional. Once I got my CDL i left Swift & got hired pulling Tankers with Schneider. Schneider didn't care about the contract that Swift had on me. I've been here pulling Tankers for 8 months & wouldn't change a thing!
     
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    Swift cdl school is mediocre at best and is a great way to lose 4k if you're not a really fast learner. I posted about my experience there in the very first thing I've ever written on this site. Feel free to look it up.

    To be fair to them, I did get my cdl and they didn't lock me into a contract so I was able to immediately leave and never set foot in a non school swift truck. So that's great.

    Edit: my school was in VA. It was not as great as Thull's. But that does remind me that I wanna talk to him about schneider tank side. Something about the shiny round non orange thing is drawing my attention.
     
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    Bigrayon Road Train Member

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    I think any were goes there will be some type of time he has to do because of the contract most of them put in place
     
  4. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    So does CRST run teams or solo, I wouldn't mind flatbed eventually wanna run local at the ports or pulling logs or wood chips I'm 15 mins from the port in Savannah and there are bout 7 miles within a 50 mile radius from my home so I'd like to do it all just gott start somewhere
     
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    I believe Crst is strictly teams.
     
  6. Palmetto_Cowboy

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    I'll call SWIFT in the morning I'll let you know how that goes
     
  7. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    That sucks really not trying go that right
     
  8. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    Thank you I will do I bust my ### at every job but some times u just grt the short end of the stick
     
  9. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    I know c-r england is 8 months, CRST 9 months US express 14 mos
     
  10. Palmetto_Cowboy

    Palmetto_Cowboy Light Load Member

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    Brown Trucking company and do they train to hire or accept grads