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Thank you Moderator for the advice I have put a lot of applications out there and made several phone calls so here’s to hope🤞🙏. As for the question on the second mentor allowing me to get hung up on the poll here’s the explanation…. She just didn’t help me. She sat there watching me struggle didn’t say anything didn’t get up or out of that truck. And then wanted to be all crazy and embarrassed because that’s her dedicated route. She was well aware of my last mentor and knew she had to start from scratch with me. Anyways the past is the past . I will endure. Thank you all for the advice and honesty.

Sounds like you went through a private school, and swift picked you up from there.

Swift had an investment in you, however not nearly as much if you had gone through their schooling. I’vecread through your post a few times. Sounds like you became frustrated and was trying to push the process along a bit. It is not easy being a non smoker and being in that close of proxiemty to a smoker. As a trainer one would hope they would have attempted to make it a tolerable situation for both of you, but it doesn’t sound like that happened.

I’m trying to figure out how the second incident even occurred. A trainer with a brand new trainee should not have allowed you to get hung up on a pole.

I’m not trying to bash trainers, but I’ve seen way too many that are doing it for the wrong reasons. I guess with my background I have a different perspective. I was a driver trainer for law enforcement for 25 years.

Swift apparently decided to cut you loose. Your school may or may not help you with placement assistance. Apply through the app here and get your app out quickly and too as many companies as possible. As said many companies will say no, but you just need that one to say yes.

You have put yourself in fighting a uphill battle, but not unrecoverable. Be patient and open minded, and don’t rush the process. I would ask the question of anyone wanting to hire you what is the wait time for a female trainer. Personally I have never liked the idea of putting females and males in a truck together in a training enviroment. Too many horror stories to count, but may be something you have to do.

Keep us up to date how it goes. Best wishes for you!!

Mamak reader In CDL School Posts: 1 4 hours, 48 minutes ago Hi I don’t usually do this and I’m really a private person but I have to reach out to anywho will listen. I need help! I recently graduated from trucking school in Theodore Alabama. It was rough to say the least due to Covid and old trucks not working properly. I struggled my way through school and passed my pre trip on the first go. I passed straight back and 45 no problem got to the 90’ and failed it 3 times. Fourth time was the charm! I passed and a week later went to my orientation with Swift in Atlanta Ga. Then I waited 4 days got sent home because they couldn’t find me a female mentor. A week later I’m on a flight to Michigan to meet my mentor. I was so desperate to work and put everything I just learned to work I accepted a mentor that smoked. I am not a smoker. And boy did I pay for it . I lasted a week in a half and I ended up with a smokers cough and feeling so unwell. Also this mentor was yelling at me and everything I did was wrong. So I jumped ship on that one . It took Swift another week to find me another mentor and she didn’t smoke and was very laid back. Everything was fine the first day but the second day I got hung up on a poll at a kohl’s dock and the mentor got so embarrassed that she just stopped talking to me stopped helping me and by the third day I was heading back to Alabama . 25 days since my graduation and nothing to show for it other then ptsd . Swift doesn’t even call and make it right. I’ve been home for 6 days now and I’ve reached out to my school, my swift recruiter and even started applying to other smaller companies. Maybe I thought start out with a smaller truck 🤷‍♀️. Let me add that I even told Swift I would take a male mentor. But I realize that most men don’t want women on their trucks for many different reasons . I get it. Thanks . Any advice will be appreciated.

Hi I don’t usually do this and I’m really a private person but I have to reach out to anywho will listen. I need help! I recently graduated from trucking school in Theodore Alabama. It was rough to say the least due to Covid and old trucks not working properly. I struggled my way through school and passed my pre trip on the first go. I passed straight back and 45 no problem got to the 90’ and failed it 3 times. Fourth time was the charm! I passed and a week later went to my orientation with Swift in Atlanta Ga. Then I waited 4 days got sent home because they couldn’t find me a female mentor. A week later I’m on a flight to Michigan to meet my mentor. I was so desperate to work and put everything I just learned to work I accepted a mentor that smoked. I am not a smoker. And boy did I pay for it . I lasted a week in a half and I ended up with a smokers cough and feeling so unwell. Also this mentor was yelling at me and everything I did was wrong. So I jumped ship on that one . It took Swift another week to find me another mentor and she didn’t smoke and was very laid back. Everything was fine the first day but the second day I got hung up on a poll at a kohl’s dock and the mentor got so embarrassed that she just stopped talking to me stopped helping me and by the third day I was heading back to Alabama . 25 days since my graduation and nothing to show for it other then ptsd . Swift doesn’t even call and make it right. I’ve been home for 6 days now and I’ve reached out to my school, my swift recruiter and even started applying to other smaller companies. Maybe I thought start out with a smaller truck 🤷‍♀️. Let me add that I even told Swift I would take a male mentor. But I realize that most men don’t want women on their trucks for many different reasons . I get it. Thanks . Any advice will be appreciated.

Stand by, MamaK.

Hopefully some of the guys AND gals that are drivers / and or trainers, will be by. I'm sorry this happened to you. I'm a trucker's wife, and struggled having MY guy, trying to train me. Never got my CDLA.

Not really the male/female thing....at all. Just personality wise. Canis mas Macho . . . and all that, being family.

Hope you find your answers, soon.

Best!

~ Anne ~

Thank you I could only wish my fiancé could train me. He works for Swift also. We are supposed to be teaming.

I went to a private trucking school. And Swift recruiter came to us. I’m waiting to hear back from the recruiter and Swift to figure out how to move forward.

Undoubtedly you need to get back with Swift and finish training with a non-smoking trainer. Did Swift pay for the school you completed? As stated, you're going to be responsible for paying that money if you quit after a few days on the road with any trainer.

Switching now does not guarantee a thing as there is no magic company with a 100% successful training curriculum when you start your OTR training.

Hi I don’t usually do this and I’m really a private person but I have to reach out to anywho will listen. I need help! I recently graduated from trucking school in Theodore Alabama. It was rough to say the least due to Covid and old trucks not working properly. I struggled my way through school and passed my pre trip on the first go. I passed straight back and 45 no problem got to the 90’ and failed it 3 times. Fourth time was the charm! I passed and a week later went to my orientation with Swift in Atlanta Ga. Then I waited 4 days got sent home because they couldn’t find me a female mentor. A week later I’m on a flight to Michigan to meet my mentor. I was so desperate to work and put everything I just learned to work I accepted a mentor that smoked. I am not a smoker. And boy did I pay for it . I lasted a week in a half and I ended up with a smokers cough and feeling so unwell. Also this mentor was yelling at me and everything I did was wrong. So I jumped ship on that one . It took Swift another week to find me another mentor and she didn’t smoke and was very laid back. Everything was fine the first day but the second day I got hung up on a poll at a kohl’s dock and the mentor got so embarrassed that she just stopped talking to me stopped helping me and by the third day I was heading back to Alabama . 25 days since my graduation and nothing to show for it other then ptsd . Swift doesn’t even call and make it right. I’ve been home for 6 days now and I’ve reached out to my school, my swift recruiter and even started applying to other smaller companies. Maybe I thought start out with a smaller truck 🤷‍♀️. Let me add that I even told Swift I would take a male mentor. But I realize that most men don’t want women on their trucks for many different reasons . I get it. Thanks . Any advice will be appreciated.