SWIFT FLATBED DIVISION
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Good morning all. I just finished my OTR hours with mentor. I will be writing a final summary on overall SWIFT training program in my CDL Academy section. I wanted to chat or ask questions for anyone driving in the Swift Flatbed Division. I will be training for 4 days next Monday for team flatbed!
I do not however I used to drive dry van for swift a few years ago. I am curious to hear about their flatbed division as well so keep us updated.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
Dry Van:
A trailer or truck that that requires no special attention, such as refrigeration, that hauls regular palletted, boxed, or floor-loaded freight. The most common type of trailer in trucking.
I am officially in flatbed division for Swift. While I do not have information yet on loads I can comment about the training. So I am teaming with my good friend Edison, and yes we are team flatbed as well. The training locale we went to from Texas is Phoenix, Arizona. They found us a van load to get us out to Phoenix where we had 5 days of tie down training. They put us up in a so so hotel, but the training was incredible. Our instructor, Ray Pedersen, was top notch. In addition we had live loads to learn on. Flatbed drivers would come into the terminal and we would help with their loads. We hit the road running on Thursday and I will keep a blog for a while.
Terminal:
A facility where trucking companies operate out of, or their "home base" if you will. A lot of major companies have multiple terminals around the country which usually consist of the main office building, a drop lot for trailers, and sometimes a repair shop and wash facilities.
Glad to hear it's going good. Sounds like it's going good so far. Keep us updated.
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Good morning all. I just finished my OTR hours with mentor. I will be writing a final summary on overall SWIFT training program in my CDL Academy section. I wanted to chat or ask questions for anyone driving in the Swift Flatbed Division. I will be training for 4 days next Monday for team flatbed!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.