Swift
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You're doing just fine. You're not handicapping yourself by being at Swift - Swift is a great company to start your career with. You landed the job, now go out and proof to them that you were a great hire and you can be a safe, reliable driver for them!
Finally finished Swift online traning center, alot of terms were'nt in the Ga cdl book, but I have the High road test, and crist cdl practice test, for my own knowledge, great, still getting irrelevant compliments about swift but hey so far I been through alot even expungement of my record im still moving forward, its no cap on my abilities so you have to start somewhere even top payi g companies have they flaws life is what you make it welp im living... lol
I started with swift 2 years ago. Did the school in phoenix in July 2012 finished 3 weeks later, did orientation in Aug and met my mentor, did 5 weeks with him (good guy still talk to him too) and did 9 months with swift as a solo driver. I have small complaints with them (they kept me away from home a few times and left me with no load for 3-4 days in Dallas) but over all I had a solid DM that helped me with the tough times. They are a good place to start.. Just plug away, always ask for the next load before you drop the one your on... Worked well for me. Kept me 85% busy.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.New Reply:
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Finally finished Swift online traning center, alot of terms were'nt in the Ga cdl book, but I have the High road test, and crist cdl practice test, for my own knowledge, great, still getting irrelevant compliments about swift but hey so far I been through alot even expungement of my record im still moving forward, its no cap on my abilities so you have to start somewhere even top payi g companies have they flaws life is what you make it welp im living... lol
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles: