Swift Trucking School Review

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I have received multiple emails asking the question "What is the best truck driving school?" or "Where do you recommend I get truck driver training?" Should you pay out of pocket or sign a contract with a trucking company school for free truck driver training?

I don't know anyone who can claim to be an expert on truck driving schools or the best method to pay for your truck driving school! The fact is most people have only gone to one trucking school and if for some reason they have gone to more than one I would stay clear of them!

The choice of a trucking company school or a private truck driving school is a personal one and depends on your unique situation. Location, money, time etc. The only comment I really have on paying for a truck driving school would be if you can pay on your own go ahead.

If you are paying out of pocket make sure that the school has job placement with a decent trucking company! Some trucking companies will reimburse you all or part of your tuition depending on how long you drive a truck for them. You will have no commitment to any trucking company and can move on when you feel like it if you pay for your CDL training out of your own pocket. You can judge the quality of a truck driving school by the job placement they provide.

If several large trucking companies recruit from a particular truck driving school graduate pool, that particular trucking school probably trains students well or the big trucking companies would not want to use that truck driving school has a hiring pool. Company trucking schools will usually train you well because you will be working for them and driving their trucks! Make sense?

After you have been driving for a while you will realize that most of your learning is on the road and the truck driving school served no other purpose than just getting your CDL, learning the basics, and job placement.

I personally went through the Schneider training academy when I started driving and I can say it was a good school and that they probably over train their students. Schneider is known for having one of the best truck driving schools in the trucking industry but I have nothing to compare the experience with. I only went through truck driving school one time myself.

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    Big Daddy Rollin Big Daddy Rollin Nov 27, 2009 @ 5:27 pm
    I went to swifts school in Memphis tn..I was treated very well by the staff. I drove for swift for two years and can not say anythnig bad about them...THANKS SWIFT for teaching me to drive....
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    New Driver New Driver Oct 15, 2009 @ 12:59 pm
    I'm now out on the road with a Swift trainer. I'm into my second week. We run about 800 or more miles per day ... mostly round trips out of a Walmart Distribution center. My trainer has been with the company twenty years or so. He's trained over 100 students. He's polite and friendly. He's very thourough. During the first week he is required to sit in the passenger seat and critique. I'm getting plenty of rest stops ... every three to four hours. We get plenty of sleep usually 7 to 8 hours per day. So far so good. I don't have any of the horror stories to report about my experience so far. More later.
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    Trace Trace Oct 13, 2009 @ 6:17 pm
    Thanx I hope to here from you.Going to school myself.
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    new driver new driver Sep 21, 2009 @ 2:13 pm
    I live in Salt Lake City. I recently got my class A CDL and have been driving a school bus. That does not pay very well. I decided to get some driving experience. I recently applied at both CR England and Swift. They both were ready to hire me. England wanted to charge me $1500.00 to train me their way. Swift will start paying after the 2 day orientation with no cost to me. My recruiter has been very nice. He said I will be with a trainer for 6 weeks then they will put me assign me my own truck. So far this is working OK with Swift. I will update my experience with Swift as I go throught their training program and on to driving for them. I'm hoping it turns out to be positive.
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    D. A. Webb D. A. Webb Aug 17, 2009 @ 4:24 pm
    It primarily depends on the employment laws in the state where you were hired Mike. If the intent to employee you was expressed in writing, and you signed a binding contract - then you should certainly contact an attorney specializing in wrongful/unlawful termination. As long as the written intent or the contract has no discharge clause to protect the employer for their decision or reason to terminate. The reason could be anything from a sudden budget change in the company, to something even more serious like slander. Check with the department of labor in the hire state, as well as the USDOL www.dol.gov. Monetary damages can arise when an applicant is misled, and personal finances are adversely affected. In some states employers are required to disclose or explain the reason for their decision to terminate an employee, in other states they can terminate "at will" without rhyme or reason. Theres Fed. Oversight in this industry for good reason so definately check www.dol.gov
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