Comments By Brad P.

Great Attitude Mike. Go with the flow, get your traing in.

Best to you.

Banks,

Thanks! Your right, i flippantly came in looking for an easy hire . Now that ive had my ass handed to me on a silver platter. Im ready to move forward . Im the best and i can prove it.......lol

It seems the Trucking world has a lot of big ego's, oh goodie, i will fit right in. This is going to be fun. Now i do try to use my big ego, for love, kindness and Good and to glorify God. I know how to guard myself and keep it from the dark side.

You are so right, i am upset that Swift employees, treat me like crap. I am better than that. TYVM.

I should not try to spite them, but find people who will appreciate me, even if i am slightly flawed.

Good Grief!! You are so FULL OF IT!! It is all about "they are treating ME badly", "they are treating ME like crap"...me, me, ME! You talk about you shouldn't be spiteful to them. Since this has crossed your mind, that's not a good sign.

You have been advised by several of the guys to let go, forget Swift and look elsewhere. Yet you can't let go and don't believe you are fixated on Swift....but Swift has been all you have talked about. You need to get a grip on yourself and figure out why you are thinking about being spiteful. That's what immature people do, not a grown, mature adult.

Laura

aww some facts. Thats what i like TYVM, i appreciate you posting them, really i do. I knew if i kept (fishing long enough) i could get to some facts, even if they were cold hard facts. I feel so much more prepared and confident now, better equipped, and learned from my failure.

So even though i have abandoned my foray with swift, i was prepared to ask another Recruiter at Swift, that i would pay for my background check and costs if i had 2 DUI's. I saw some pricing from hireright, several types, starting at approx, 90, 120, 160 something like that. Obviously Trucking companies get a discount for bulk. Besides 160 is nothing to me, im not desperate . Besides i might find a Recruiter , who would appreciate someone willing to be honest, work through a problem, thinking outside the box to solve it, even though it was a boneheaded, rookie , honest mistake. However, maybe the trucking industry is too Neanderthal for me?

I am still Going to receive Mike D's encouragement, and facts from anyone.

Sincecerly, Thank you

I dont think im fixated at all with Swift, i am trying to work through my problem, so i get it right with the next company. Also just bouncing the idea about fixing with Swift, because its an easy problem to solve.

I did ask several question Turtle actually, finally addressed them. So i had to give a bunch of background info, so that could be misconstrued, its ok, i forgive you, honest mistake.

Part of the confusion i had, was when i said i had 2 dui verbally, did Swift recruiter have that info. Through posting today and reasoning it out, i believe Swift did not have that info. I see now, im not sure when they do a background? I was confused because maybe they had info, that i had 2 DUI. Wracking my brain, i dont, for the life of me remember two.......this is also important moving forward, do i tell the next company irecruiter 2 or 1? I will be telling them 1, i fully know i had 1. I didnt want to get accepted to another Companies school, and halfway through training, find out i had 2, and get sent home. Thats why i was trying to figure out if it a hard hearted Swift employee(hard truth) just gave up on me, or that Swift employee had info i had 2....and was wracking my brain, over it.

But again i now feel confident, that i can move forward.

Yesterday, i spent a lot of time actually gathering paperwork to show 40 years of Self employment, getting my driving record, and anything else needed to back up my words.

Once i do, i think im going to go to the Trucker Truth page, where i can apply for several companies. I dont think Stevens trucking is on that list, they interest me.

I have also decided to call another Recruiter at Swift , i bet i can get an invite from them. Not that i will accept , maybe. Just to show you, i just dont listen to people, telling me move on......without some solid evidence , or reasoning. I messed up a moment, but i have the ability to get another shot , will post that progress.

Tomorrow, investigate cost of my own background.

FAcT: My company would transfer you to the original recruiter

FACT: My company would not run the background check until after they had spoken with a candidate and liked them. They probably never ran yours because by your answers you told them it is a waste of time and money.

FACT: you wasted time and energy collecting 40 years of employment & MVR when they only care about 3 years (10 if you had a CDL already). The DUI thing should have been easy for you to find had you been responsible for keeping records. You need to know your record.

FACT: You can be sent home from training at ANY point. Prime fires trainees for "Not Prime material" including unsafe driving. And horrible attitude.

I might not make it in the Trucking industry, if it is all dehumanized of decency, order, respect, maybe even compassion and love. I will never sell my soul for a paycheck to work for or around companies or people like that .

I still like Mike D's encouragement. Theres a company out there for me who will think im just great, and respect me, and love all my good qualities. Work with me on the bad. I will obviously have to keep an eye out for them.

Brett

Asks, how will i react to a trainer telling me how to drive?

Well thats, what im here for to learn and be trained. Yet if the trainer is going to get deragatory, abusive, demeaning. I can defend myself from personal attacks, 2 ways, dealing with it personally, then reporting it .

How will i react to drivers cutting me off? Same as usual, mumble something like you stupid S.O.B......and slow down and get away from them. Were you trying to demean me with that question?

Thanks everyone. I have read all the replies .

I still think Mike d had the best answer, there is a trucking company out there, willing to work with me. Any company that is so unforgiving and unmerciful over an honest, yet boneheaded rookie mistake, sounds like they are too overworked to have that type of patience, then get classified and lumped in as just another complainer, as oppossed to a legitimate gripe. Is not a company that i want to work for , because thats a culture that runs throughout the company.

Thanks Mike D, for helping me in that aspect. Going forward, i will be looking for company culture, and people who actually , mean what they say. Work with you.

I did want to address one post, that kind of spoke about the culture of this forum. Not singling out the person, even though i am using that persons post. Not as a personal attack on the poster either.

FACT: Swift only mentions , they are concerned about DUI's from 5 or 7 years back . We now know they are concerned about DUI's from 1984. Thats 36 years.

So one lesson i have learned, is get everything in order, dont be flippant in my approach to this New Adventure. By having 40 years of self employment verification, if asked to go beyond the 3 years, im prepared. I dont know id think that haveing that might make me look good, prepared, and ready to roll? From what ive read all over, Self-employment issues, crop up frequently, and they are harder to verify to a degree, than a hand it to me company w-2. Of course im not afraid of that hard work gathering it up. Hard work is very rewarding to me.

God bless

Be safe

Mike D,

You are so right, i am upset that Swift employees, treat me like crap. I am better than that. TYVM.

I should not try to spite them, but find people who will appreciate me, even if i am slightly flawed.

Great motivation Mike. Your awesome.

I dont think im fixated at all with Swift, i am trying to work through my problem, so i get it right with the next company. Also just bouncing the idea about fixing with Swift, because its an easy problem to solve.

I did ask several question Turtle actually, finally addressed them. So i had to give a bunch of background info, so that could be misconstrued, its ok, i forgive you, honest mistake.

Part of the confusion i had, was when i said i had 2 dui verbally, did Swift recruiter have that info. Through posting today and reasoning it out, i believe Swift did not have that info. I see now, im not sure when they do a background? I was confused because maybe they had info, that i had 2 DUI. Wracking my brain, i dont, for the life of me remember two.......this is also important moving forward, do i tell the next company irecruiter 2 or 1? I will be telling them 1, i fully know i had 1. I didnt want to get accepted to another Companies school, and halfway through training, find out i had 2, and get sent home. Thats why i was trying to figure out if it a hard hearted Swift employee(hard truth) just gave up on me, or that Swift employee had info i had 2....and was wracking my brain, over it.

But again i now feel confident, that i can move forward.

Yesterday, i spent a lot of time actually gathering paperwork to show 40 years of Self employment, getting my driving record, and anything else needed to back up my words.

Once i do, i think im going to go to the Trucker Truth page, where i can apply for several companies. I dont think Stevens trucking is on that list, they interest me.

I have also decided to call another Recruiter at Swift , i bet i can get an invite from them. Not that i will accept , maybe. Just to show you, i just dont listen to people, telling me move on......without some solid evidence , or reasoning. I messed up a moment, but i have the ability to get another shot , will post that progress.

Tomorrow, investigate cost of my own background.

Thanks for all the encouragement and well wishes , Appreciated.

Bless you.

Mike D,

Thanks bro, i am very encouraged by your posting. I might find something better, on the other side, you give me confidence.

Thanks.