Congrats
But Laredo? :roll: :wink:
How fun lol

 

thats just a hop, skip, & jump from where he lives :wink:

 

Thanks for the play-by-play! Please keep up the good work!

I'm getting things in order before applying to either Swift or Schneider for training so your posts have been invaluable to me.

One question though. Most states publish their CDL manuals online, but is there any information out there that would help with the other tests?

BOL

 

Ok guys and gals,

Its SHOWTIME !!!!!!!!!

Im headed out and leaving for orienietation,Ill keep everyone posted
As far as things go...................................

Thanx to all !!!!!!!!!

Hone,Good luck at school..........Take ALL the practice tests that you can find online...............

Wish me luck,Robert,Hope all is well at Lisa........

Pete
San Antonio,Tx

 

Ok guys and gals...........Update.

Orientation went well,Just alot of paperwork and more paperwork.........
Also did alot of video watching on Homeland Security,Safety,
Winter Driving,Quallcom and other topics.............................
All in all,Very informative...................

Heres what was interesting
Started Orientation with 13 people and get this !!!!!!!!!!!!

On days 2 and three,We lost people to the following reasons.

2 Background Check(Didnt Check)
1 Wee Wee Test (Studied too Hard)
1 Excessive Tickets on MVR
1 Trainer didnt take Student (Too many Tatts)
Overheard trainer say he didnt take CONVICTS on his truck.
Dont blame him(lol)
1 Quit

So 7 got placed on trucks including myself.My trainer is on Hometime in San Antonio and we leave for Missisippi on Sun............

Please note ALL the above PRE-HIRES were from a Truckdriving School
in The Rio Grande Valley.I just wondered how they got that far with all these items not having been CLEAR before they got to Orientation.

ALL THE SWIFT GRADUATES GOT ON TRUCKS !!!!!!

Till later guys and gals,Stay SAFE............

Pete Guerrero

 

A Wee Wee test? haha too funny

 

Congrats...

Swift is notorious for not completing the background checks until you're in Orientation. I never did understand why they do that since it's just a wasteful business practice, but then, quite a bit of my time with Swift was spent wondering why they did things the way they did :wink:

 

Ok everyone.................
Here is how week 1 went,I met my mentor on a Sun afternoon and we left for Mississippi,He let me drive comming out of San Antonio and let me back at a truck stop to see how Id do.................

I was only supposed to drive for 3-4 hrs but he asked how I felt.
I told him no sweatty hands lol.So he let me drive a total of 6 hrs or so with him in the jump seat the whole time,It was nice knowing he was right there for support and questions,Hes been great the whole week.
Weve not encountered any problems,Im learning alot from a great mentor

Here are the states weve covered since last Sunday...............

Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennesee
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma

So as everyone can see,Weve been busy covering some territory.
Ive averaged 450-500 miles daily and Im getting alot of exoerience
doing everything I need to go solo in 5 weeks.We get breaks and my mentor tells me Im doing great and hes very supportive.

Ive even driven in Alot of rain combined with some mountain driving.
Small mountains (lol) The Smokey Mountains and the lower Appalacian
Mountains.Its been a great week and right this Min Im sitting in OK.
Heading to Texas in the Morn to drop a load in Lubbock,Hopefully well get something going further South,Like San Antonio.....................
Any way guys and gals ALL is well.One thing I forgot to mention.
My mentor is taking GOOD care of me and has been paying for meals.
Etc.

Ohhhh By the way he is an Owner Operator.And I love driving the big
KW W900L 8 speed.................
Ill post more later when we get a break.................
Im looking forward to week 2,Did I mention Im in the SWIFT program.

LMAOFL All Swift mentors are not Idiots...............

Thanks Pete
STAY SAFE OUT THERE YAALL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

BOL2U!!

 

living in San Antonio why didn't they send you to the Lancaster terminal??