Finally At Swift Academy Day One!
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Wine Taster's Comment
10 years, 6 months ago
Starting out is very scary. You will do great. Work hard and enjoy the experience.
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I arrived in Lewiston, Idaho last night and immediately went to bed because we had to be up 4am.
Class starts at 5am. Nothing really big happened. Your usual first day nonsense. Here's the bathroom, fill out this paper work, and they need a urine sample for a mandatory drug test.
Be prepared to be bored. The only thing of real value was I had to take ALL the same tests I just took to get my permit and endorsements again because they want proof you should be here.
Very interesting mix of people. I will leave it at that, thank you.
Best thing that happened was I qualified for $1,000 scholarship for being in the Marine Corps. That was super awesome.
Over all impression was I am not unhappy with my decision with Swift. So far everything I have researched here, on other websites, and what the recruiter told have been true. The staff is very professional and we are near a terminal where I was able to meet Driver Managers in person. All very nice people. Again, I am very happy with my decision. It was very scary to get on a bus, leave my family, after not meeting anyone face to face, and having only the internet to guide me in my decision.
I will post more tomorrow. I have to be up soon and want to get some sleep.
Peace, David
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.
Driver Manager:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.