Swift Transportation.

I have been accepted into Swift and will be starting training soon in Illinois. Has anyone been with this company, I just want an idea of what to expect? Thanks!

I have been accepted into Swift and will be starting training soon in Illinois. Has anyone been with this company, I just want an idea of what to expect? Thanks!

Are you training at Swift school or independent school. I been with Swift few months now. I went to school at Swift/Central training program in West Valley City, Utah

I have been accepted into Swift and will be starting training soon in Illinois. Has anyone been with this company, I just want an idea of what to expect? Thanks!

Are you training at Swift school or independent school. I been with Swift few months now. I went to school at Swift/Central training program in West Valley City, Utah

The training is at Lake in the Hills, Il. Eagle Truck Training School.

I have been accepted into Swift and will be starting training soon in Illinois. Has anyone been with this company, I just want an idea of what to expect? Thanks!

Are you training at Swift school or independent school. I been with Swift few months now. I went to school at Swift/Central training program in West Valley City, Utah

The training is at Lake in the Hills, Il. Eagle Truck Training School.

Oh ok, well after you graduate and get your CDL you'll go to a terminal and do 3 days of Orientation. You'll watch videos and sign some paperwork, do your drug screen. On 3rd day you'll get your employee handbook and your training packet, you'll also get your Comdata card and your driver code on day 3. You'll get a training packet that needs to be filled out by your mentor while your out on road, it consist of how your driving, what your strong points are, what you need to work on, and you'll need to complete 42 backing maneuvers total to be able to upgrade to solo driver. Your first 50 hours behind the wheel your mentor will be in front with you, after that you'll do 150 hours driving team with your mentor, so 200 hours total you have to do before you can upgrade to solo status. You'll get $950/hour for your driving time, and you'll get minimum wage for your time you log On Duty Not Driving. Doesn't seem like much, but it comes to about $450-$500 a week. You have to remember that your first 50 hours you'll be mainly the only one driving the truck, so if your driving 10 hours a day for 6 days that's not bad paycheck. When you complete your 200 hours you'll go back to the terminal and you'll have a written test you need to pass and also another driving test that you will take to prove you can operate the truck safely, if you pass you will be assigned your own truck.

How hard was the Written test? What % do you need to get to pass the written test?

How hard was the Written test? What % do you need to get to pass the written test?

Written test is easy, its based on stuff you learned in Orientation and material that is in your training book. You'll need to get 80 percent on it to pass.

$9.50/hour $450-$500 per week hardly seems like a good paycheck to be driving 10 hours a day six days a week. That's about what I made driving a School Bus. The lady on the phone said I would be making 37 cents per mile and about $750 a week, and would get a raise after the first year.

Do u get time to study? I would think that being on the road for all the time would not get you the time to study before the test? How is the test formatted? Is it all written questions or is there some multiple choice questions with it?

$9.50/hour $450-$500 per week hardly seems like a good paycheck to be driving 10 hours a day six days a week. That's about what I made driving a School Bus. The lady on the phone said I would be making 37 cents per mile and about $750 a week, and would get a raise after the first year.

That's what you'll be making once you go solo. You'll first have to go on the road with a mentor first for a while which doesn't pay that much.

Do u get time to study? I would think that being on the road for all the time would not get you the time to study before the test? How is the test formatted? Is it all written questions or is there some multiple choice questions with it?

You'll have plenty of time to study, it's stuff you learned in Orientation and on road. Its 60 questions that are multiple choice. Your allowed 2 hours of On Duty Not Driving time in passenger seat when your mentor is driving, you can go over your training manual then, also when your loading and unloading, its easy test.