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Will Swift let me enroll?

Discussion in 'Swift' started by supremeguy, Feb 16, 2011.

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  1. Feb 16, 2011 #1
    supremeguy

    supremeguy Light Load Member

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    I'm thinking about enrolling in Swift Trucking Academy but I got a traffic ticket for didn't completely stop on a red light to turn right on May of 2007, and got into an accident in March of 2009 because it was snowing and the road got slippery so I sideswiped another car on a highway, the police gave me a warning.
    So with my violations, is it possible that I can get enrolled in their academies? Even if they let me enroll, do I guarantee a job? I'm 22 years old now.
    Thanks.
     
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  3. Feb 16, 2011 #2
    Buckeye 'bedder

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    You posted this last week, didn't you. Didn't you receive a moving violation for the accident? If not, you wee fortunate. I mentioned last week that I had the same exact situations as you and my citations were more recent -the red light in April, '08 and the accident Jan '10. I am headed to Millington to start 2/28; hope my recruiter isn't jerking me around and wasting my time. :biggrin_2554:
    Considering the near identical circumstances, I would not think you would have a problem(?).
     
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  4. Feb 16, 2011 #3
    chompi

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    Call them and ask them. Only way to know for sure. Some companies are going to over look things a little more than others. Your best bet would be to go to the smaller companies. Their insurance is less strict and that's who makes the rules for these large companies.
     
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  5. Feb 16, 2011 #4
    supremeguy

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    I dont know what you mean by a moving violation, but the officer gave me a warning, is that a violation, that warning was written on a yellow warning paper, but I dont know if it's considered a moving violation.
     
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  7. Feb 16, 2011 #5
    supremeguy

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    Well, I would be going to Swift anyways if they enroll me, even if I dont get a job with them, I can still get a CDL and look for other smaller companies,right?
    Would I be working OTR for the smaller companies?
     
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  8. Feb 16, 2011 #6
    Buckeye 'bedder

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    You should speak with the experienced hands here. They will be able to give you the best advice.
     
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  9. Feb 16, 2011 #7
    Buckeye 'bedder

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    A ticket/citation from your accident would have required you to appear in court, fight it, or sign a guilty waiver and pay the fine. Man, you must have more forgiving law enforcement where you live. The trooper that wrote me up a citation told me, "there was nothing you could do because of the road conditions," right before he wrote my citation. Grrrrrr..
     
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  10. Feb 16, 2011 #8
    supremeguy

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    ####, my first mistake should have been a warning because it was my first, but the second one I just got a warning for it, even though it was an accident, the road was getting slippery because it was snowing. Heck, the other car that I hit was totaled... And I hit the guardrail which I had to pay for out of my own pocket, $700
    The second time I got a warning I was driving a black and white 2004 Ford Crown Victoria Police Intercetper P71, with push bumpers and spotlight, maybe the officer gave me a break because I drove a cop car lol
     
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  11. Feb 16, 2011 #9
    Hamshoe

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    should have told him you were working an undercover operation and that his assistance wasn't needed.....dang man...think quicker.
     
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  12. Feb 17, 2011 #10
    Jbrake1960

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    Why don't you just get a copy of your motor vehicle report and you can see exactly what is there.
     
    Jbrake1960, Feb 17, 2011
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