Schneider or Swift
I am having trouble on decided between scheneider and swift. I have my class a cdl, no school, no experience just took the test. Schneider wants to send me through school and have me sign a contract, they pay 2 more cents per mile to start. Their training with TE is 4 weeks where swift's is not, swift on the other hand is not going to force me into truck driving school, no contract and NO HAZMAT. I do not want to haul hazmat and do not have hazmat endorsement. Schneieder wants hazmat although only 2% of their freight is haz. Also in the pot is schneider will not let me bank time off for example swift will let me run 4 weeks and then take 4 days off. I would prefer to run a month then have 4 days off. I have read every story about both companies i can find. I have come to the conculsion a lot of problems drivers are complaining about are because they didnt like their dispatcher. I am sure there are other problems too but most seem to be with dispatchers, and i have heard the stories from both. I have talked to drivers of both companies personally and have been recommended both. I do not have an attidute problem, I just want to make money. That is my goal. Any additional help or information would be greatly appreciated. You may also email me at [email protected]
also note i have been prehired to both, but i do not turn 21 till 5/3 |
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#1: You have a Class-A CDL, NO EXPERIENCE, NO SCHOOL TRAINING.....First let me commend you on getting your CDL-A without paying a lot of $$$'s.....very smart on your part. Now for reality.....if you analyze what you just stated and thought it out, you'd realize that NO individual, much less a large company is going to let anyone, much less a 21 year old individual behind an 80,000 lb. 18-wheel rig with your credentials..... Swift WILL require you to go too their truck driver training school.....they just haven't told you YET.......they wait until you are excited about going on-board with them. I personally have over 425,000 verifiable accident free OTR miles behind me and when I got back in trucking Swift was going to require me to go too their school.......In addition, their school is a bigger money maker than their freight is. Of course, I told them I have driven long enough to know that I'm NOT going to pay someone with less experience than me to TEACH me how to drive a truck.....PERIOD!!!! #2: Most major companies are going to require a Hazmat endorsement from what I understand.......... #3: If you want to make $$$'s, what the hell are you getting into the trucking industry for?????? At most, all your ever going to do is make a living......nothing more, nothing less.......I guess it all depends on from what prospective your looking at it from......$30,000-$35,000 annually is NOT a lot of $$$'s. #4: Pre-hires are sent out by most companies to get your attention.....it really means NOTHING.......you are hired after you finish orientation and everything has checked out........your not even given a background check until you first attend orientation......FACT!!!! Do really put much credence in pre-hire forms.......just another marketing ploy by trucking companies.....I guarantee, you could put your dogs name on an application via Internet and your dog would get a pre-hire form. #4A: Your AGE, NO EXPERIENCE and NO TRAINING are going to be your biggest obstacles in getting hired by a reputable company....... DO NOT lose hope.........I suggest you consider going with Schneider's school.......they will train you in a PROFESSIONAL manner, teach you a trade where you can get a job anywhere in the US, after one-years experience........a one-year commitment is NOT a large price to pay for that training........ Best of luck to you.........your young, use that to your advantage..........see you on the road, soon. |
Saw a swift team today. Sitting in a small parking lot of the local EZ-Mart. And No truck signs all over the lot also. Does that say anything about there training. :roll:
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well i have it in writing from swift if i pass their road test NO SCHOOL. Both companies have prehired me, not by sending me a letter. I applied to both and they called back went through the app and both told me that i was prehired just needed to turn 21.
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Cool..................go for it!!! I'd seriously consider Schneider before Swift................just my opinion... Also, you say that you are a prehire..........Do they know that you have ZERO experience and NO miles behind you...........something is strange here.............I personally think you are being set-up, I may be wrong though, I just don't think so.......................like I said, I have over 425,000 VERIFIABLE accident free miles, Class-A CDL with a Hazmat endorsement and they said just the opposite...............GOOD LUCK!!!!!!! |
The receiver where I delivered today started a new policy. They now have us sign a form stating our time out from their dock, seems as though a Swift driver reported 15 min. of detention but they were billed for 1 hour. They're pretty upset of course, stating it usually takes a Swift driver at least 30 minutes to back up to the door......go figure!
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