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Congratulations Brett!

I'm starting the Swift Driving Academy in Lewiston, ID on Jan 6th. I know it's a different school but I suspect the curriculum is the same. Any tips you could give me would be very much appreciated (what they stress, really push you to know, ext).

Were you able to find your own trainer or did they assign one to you?

Any info you could give me to be more prepared would help me out tremendously.

Good luck with your trainer,and let us know how you are doing.

Daniel, I can't say exactly if the Idaho academy is the same as the one in Phoenix but i'm sure they are similar at least. They stress SAFETY and any violations of that are very serious. I would say that you should be prepared to take your class A permit test before you even get there. The practice exams here will help you a lot! Listen to how they teach you, even if you have prior experience and have a different way to do things, just forget that and learn it "their way." There will be several different instructors with different styles so try to take in as much as you can from all of them. Most importantly, relax and enjoy it. It's not rocket science but it DOES take skill and coordination so just because you can't shift smoothly the first day keep on practicing. Good luck man and have fun! Keep us posted here on the Lewiston Academy, i'm curious to see how it is up there.

Brett,

I have already got my permit and all the endorsements except for the HAZ-MAT and I plan to take that one either today or tomorrow, I've had my fingerprints taken already. I've already taken the DOT physical and received my 2yr card.

I've never driven a big rig before so I haven't had the chance to learn any bad habits yet. I plan on taking as many notes as I can and to learn from as many instructors that I can as well.

I'll keep everyone here posted on my progress. I hope you had a merry christmas.

Daniel.

Daniel H. Would you mind posting your experience with Swift in Lewiston. Have checked out their requirements to start and are in line with some of the other schools out of state. I have sometime before I will be able to start, so using trucking truth to be prepared . Best of Luck as you start your new adventure.

Daniel H. Would you mind posting your experience with Swift in Lewiston. Have checked out their requirements to start and are in line with some of the other schools out of state. I have sometime before I will be able to start, so using trucking truth to be prepared . Best of Luck as you start your new adventure.

Yea Tracy I plan on keeping a log and posting it here on TT.