Comments By Karl A.

So I am wondering what the people who stay in good shape while out otr do.. Diet, exercise etc

So I completed my first two weeks of training and now I will have two weeks at home before going back for my 3rd week of training.. Is this normal for most company training programs? 2 weeks on and 2 weeks off then a week on and then my dmv cdl test?

I complete my last week shortly and am trying to find someone who works with swift that has mentored before and would be willing to train again.. I am very laid back dont care for drama just want to learn from someone whom is very very knowledgable and am hoping I dont end up with a new mentor etc.. Dont care if you smoke or do not, I plan to drive for an entire year to get my school for free through the military scholarship so you will get paid your extra for my miles over my first year.. Anyways drop me a personal message or hmu on here, ALSO if you know a OUTSTANDING trainer in my company PLEASE contact them on my behalf

It depends how long your hair is.. look at it like every half inch you have on your head as a month

I am in my last week of training with swift and it is free for me being a veteran if i stay a year with them.. Fast pace but I have made it so far so no complaints, although half my class didnt make the cuts or couldnt handle it.. If you have questions hmu on a personal message

I start my last week of company sponsored training for swift soon.. I was looking for insight and tips on driving on the road for the first time with aq trainer and 2 other students.. Also looking for some knowledge on downshift, double clutching and insight on florida dmv testing.. appreciate any and all input

Where in florida are you from?

Central Florida

This is what a Company-Sponsored Training program is like.

There's nothing easy about it, the people who can't handle it are the ones who won't be able to handle trucking. Hang in there! Believe me, sleeping in a moving truck isn't any easier.

But congratulations on your 2 weeks! Keep it up and don't let anything get you down.

Appreciate the words Daniel

I joined Swifts company training about a month ago, left in late October and am now having to wait till Thursday to find out how many weeks i have to wait on my home terminal to give me my last week of training before my cdl test with the dmv.. The instructors I had in Millington were... well lets just say one was really good and the other had an attitude.. Good cop Bad cop? maybe.. Truthfully I felt it was like a refresher course and not a cdl training.. we had 55 people in my class on day 1 and we had 25 people graduate the first two weeks.. at 4400 a pop i can see swift making a lot of money or at least tax write offs from the 5 training programs it has.. Knowing this left me a little perturbed as to why we had military beds in our rooms that were not very comfortable.. The sleep deprivation we were put through left it very hard to pick things up quickly and coming from Florida into 30 degree nights for over 8hrs left it physically hard to take notes on the one time we were shown how to do the driving skills.. I still haven't been told how my mirrors are supposed to be set.. Most of the people in my class whom have made it this far had prior experience with a truck before, leaving me wondering how I made it this far lol hopefully the last week of training at my home terminal will be much more hands on

The only thing those facts prove is that the third world is on the rise, not that America is in decline.

So what exactly do you think is going to happen when most of the worlds wealth accumulates in the east? This is a trend that likely is not going to end in my lifetime and IM in my 30s.. We are already seeing the effects of this with the decline of the middle class in America and the boom of the middle class in China