Hey HEADED4HOME got a question for you. I've done the searches and not really sure what to make out of them... how long after orientation did it take you to get with your trainer. I've heard everything from immediately to weeks (from the archives).

Kinda lookin for a updated ballpark guestimate

Thanks,

-Krzysztof

 

if you are with swift, it can vary depending on your academy's location
and where the mentors are in the system. when i graduated phoenix,
it was a holiday weekend, so many of the mentors were on the road on
long runs. i had to wait 10 days before one became available. another
thing that can cause waits is preferences. females tend to wait longer for
mentors, because of company policies that prohibit female/male teams
that are not pre-approved by the higherups in the company. i met a gal
that had fired her 3rd mentor because she was getting too many guys
who wanted sex from her. she was growing tired of training time, but
was smart and patient enough to deal with it as that phase had to be
completed before she was released to solo.

one piece of advice. avoid lease operators if possible. most 'owner-
operators' in swift are actually lease ops. they will either run illegal,
using your logbook for hours, or take cross country shots and not let
you get your backing in, as they see your time as their money, and
rush the process so they can make their lease payments. this is just
the reality of the business, and is not meant as a slam, but can be
avoided by insisting on a company driver. if you aren't hurting for a
paycheck after 3 weeks of no money after school, by all means insist.

training time can also vary depending on where you wind up. i spent
50 days in training, as my lease op. left me in richmond (i'm phoenix
based) while he got another student out of atlanta. left me 11 backings
short of the required 28. it took another mentor to get me back west
and my backings completed. i was cleared to solo enroute by doing the
sim/log class/road test and the needed backings with this mentor while
passing through the kansas city area, as the terminal there had the
required equipment, where richmond did not. be patient. that seems to
be rule #1 so far....

 

Ok I'm going to move my question to a new thread. I don't wanna steal headed's thread

-Krzysztof

 

I was very fortunate in getting a mentor that truly cared
about getting me ready,He taught me the Swift way and he also taught me other ways ,That may help in my new carreer,As far as how long read the above post,I got mine 3 days after I finished Orientation.

Iceman
San Antonio,Tx

 

congrats!! Good feeling ain't it? Now the real fun and adventure starts for ya!


Be safe! 8)

 

My first trip tomorrow.......................

San Antonio,Tx to Eagle Pass,Tx Empty

Eagle Pass,Tx to Inianapolis,Indiana Loaded

1500 miles or so give or take......................

Im Excited and ready to go.

See everyone later.
Iceman

 

best of luck to you! eagle pass to indy, not bad at all.

 

WOOT I'm jealous lol.

 

Just out of curiosity...what make/ year/ model truck did they give you?

 

Congrats! Stay safe!