I read earlier a post regarding the training period with Swift. Some of the people attending class were dismissed for child support issues.

Here is my situation.

I am currently employed as a maintenence mechanic paying child support and also supporting my disabled mother who was denied social security disability. My mother is insane from all of the pain medications that she is taking and has threatened to kill me on several occasions. She also drives me nutts. Also the money I currently make does not cover all of the bills.
A long haul job would let me help out my crazy mother and get me out of the house. My son recently moved out of State so he is no longer keeping me here.

My plan was to go to Swift to get my class A liscense under their work off your tuition program. Problem is I owe over $10,000 in back child support due to a long story of getting screwed by the system. Please do not judge me as a deadbeat as I paid on my own for five years. The system made me a deadbeat when my wages became attached during a medical problem.

I do not want to quit my job and sign up with Swift if I am going to be dismissed and have to owe the tuition on top of everything else.

My criminal record is clean and I have one point on my class C within the last 3 years. There is suspensions from three years ago all over my H6 however but they were taken care of before the liscense became revoked. My liscense is currently not suspended nor revoked. No DUI's and I can pass a drug test with my hair.

What can I expect? Right now I am very desperate and considering one of those crazy mindsweeper jobs in Iraq that pay very well.

Thank You.

 

call Swift! ONLY they can answer these questions. Better yet, to save time, apply electronically and save the time and aggravation! get the name of the person you talked to and keep it close at all times and be ready refer to it.

 

Your best bet is to call Swift, but if you have not been criminally prosecuted for the back amount then there probably will not be problem.

 

I agree with the others about calling Swift. But for certain....deal with only one individual, and that one only...that way it stays straight.

Have you considered putting yourself in a voluntary garnishment agreement for an agreed amount to be paid from your check....that can be paid by your employer before you ever see the money? That kind of thing can be arranged. You might look into it before they think about moving on you legally. Also, you would need to have an agreement in place with the court or responsible legal entity that handles child support so you don't go to the trouble of getting the CDL-A and the job....then be pulled over and it found that you are in arrears....and get shut down or lose the CDL.... This is not something to approach lightly.

Sorry to hear about your problems.

About your mother.... if she is seeing more than one MD...and they are all prescribing meds....are they each communicating with the other? In the distant past, when I worked in the medical instrument arena, I know of many cases where patients were prescribed meds that conflicted with others they were taking and the different MD's didn't know what the patient was taking....some combinations can be highly toxic, even to the extent of "terminal". Is there any way that you can look into that?

Best of Luck to you!!

 

As for Swift, I can not suggest anything different than what others have said.

As for your Mothers Disability, there is No reason for her to be denied. If she only been turned down once, Get a lawyer, there are many who will not Charge you but take it out of the payment of the disabilityand they can not take more than 20%. SSDI wants you to give up, and many do. You have tyo show your serious by Fighting it. It took me 3 years to get it myself.

PM me if you need more answers about Disability for your mom.

 

don't worry about the child support. Most ppl who have been fired for it are ones who owe tons and been prosecuted. They'll just take 50% out of your check. it'll be out before you know what hit ya.... :lol:

Speaking as a former swift employee who owed child support. :sad:

 

Your state may also deny you a Class A CDL. Some states consider that a "privileged license" and will check state records to see if you are in arrears on support payments. Check with your local DMV to see if that is the case.

 

Out of curiosity do you know why they were dismissed? I wouldn't think it would be illegal for them to terminate an employee just because they have to pay child support? I would think they would have to have some pretty serious issues with the child support enforcement people to be dismissed from orientation?

Otherwise I wouldn't think you should have any problems. I pay child support and have never been questioned by an employer about it.

 

Many employers just don't want the hassle of dealing with support issues such as garnishments and legal issues. As a private employer, they can do what they want.

 

In that event...they were not "terminated". They were never "employed" so they could not be fired. If I remember correctly....way back when I worked for Swift (95') they had you sign an "At Will" notice that you were an At Will Employee....which simply means: They can terminate you at any time, and are not required to tell you why. Some states don't have that provision....but others permit it.

There are several possible issues. First being....if the individual is that deep in the hole, it leans toward "personal unreliability". The company has no way of knowing the whys and wherefor's. So, they make a judgment call. Second....there could have been an outstanding "bench" type of warrant out for the individual for the back child support, and if this was the case...then any funds spent to train them would have been a complete waste, and they would not have gotten the CDL anyway from the DMV.

Most companies do not consider or make you an employee on the books until you have jumped through all of the hoops and have satisfied all of their requirements. Like a "pre-hire" is just an invitation to fill out the paperwork and show up....then we'll see if you make the cut. It has zero guarantees attached to it. Even for an experienced driver getting called to orientation is not a guarantee of employment....again its the "hoops" thing.

Otherwise I wouldn't think you should have any problems. I pay child support and have never been questioned by an employer about it.[/quote]