Profile For James O.

Days 4,5,6 consist of driving skills for your home state test. Practice,practice, and more practice. Day 7 consisted of Log book entries and study, mapping and trip planning. Day 8,9,10 more driving skills and pre-trip testing. Day 11 is driving or Skills evaluation. Basically testing you to make sure you can pass your skills test for your state license. Trust me come to this school with an open mind.I have been driving Utility line trucks and Dumps and figured i already knew this stuff. As i told the instructor when I was

leaving You can teach an old dog new tricks. Day 13 consist of testing on Log books,Mapping, Trip Planning. I can not stress enough STUDY, STUDY STUDY 8 1/2 hrs of testing. Got my Final Grade of 89.5%

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Day 1 at Swift Paper work,physicals,Drug testing. Day 2 more paperwork,meet &greet with Tennessee State Trooper, very funny guy but can answer any questions u got. Day 3 practice range at note this should be interesting. Sorry about spelling internet at hotel six doing this on phone.

Got my bus confirmation by email. I leave Sunday at 9:30am an will pull in around 11:30pm in Memphis. I am missing the last Swift shuttle by half an hour so I have to pay for a cab to the hotel, might get reimburse. See ya there James. Maybe we will room together.

Got mine yesterday. I leave at midnight arrive at 2:45 pm on Sunday.

Hey everyone, I am back. Been a grueling 18 straight days but I made it. Granted I already hade my CDL but obviously needed the refresher. The instructors were great and very patient, they remember what it was like to learn how to drive one of these trucks. I saw some come thru with that negative attitude and guess what, they failed and not once did I hear them admit it was their mistake. Always either the instructors, the equipment, or it was just stupid. One guy was wanting them to put us in one of the new trucks for practice, lmao. There is no way in hell the school is goin to let a bunch of rookies destroy a nice new truck. My advice to anyone getting ready. To attend any company. Sponsored school, leave your attitude behind you, forget what you think you know about driving truck, and just be a sponge. I did even with me having my CDL and you know what? I learned some cool. Stuff I didn't know and better ways of doing things. I start orientation on Monday and Flatbed class right after. Will keep you all posted, drive safe and God Bless the truck drivers

Congrats Sean I will be starting the same class on the 7th of October. I am in the same boat as you as far as having my license,but have to come back home to test out with the state. My recruiter has been pretty good as far as answering any questions and taking care of things, so i'm not sweating 3 weeks of school.He said I'll be in Memphis for 2 weeks then in Greer SC for 1 week with a driving instructor.Best of luck and i'll keep ya'll updated.

Jim O Future asphalt eater

Are you joining Swift because I start October 7th also in Millington, TN.

As of right now yes, just need to confirm with recruiter to get transportation. If so I will look for you when i get there.

Hey Everyone

Just another update.Called recruiter and Official start date is 10/07/2013. I will continue to take the High Road Trucking course to keep me up to date and fresh on the brain. Thanks again........Anyone else going that week?

Hey Everyone

1st thanks For setting up The High Road Training Program. Very informative. I have been driving Dumps and Utility trucks for the last 3 years with the State. My CDL has restrictions because i haven't tested with a fifth wheel. Start school in Tenn. at the end of the month. Should not be a problem because i can already do the pre-trip test.Need to do the 3 weeks then come home and take Pre-trip,skills and road to get full CDL. So glad i started doing the tests, showed me a lot i didn't know. you can always each a dog new tricks.I'll try to keep this updated thru school.If anyone has been thru this school and has some info that would be great.Thanks again Brett.

Future Driver Asphalt Eater