Swift Academy In Millington, TN.
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I am at the one in Richmond VA and people drop like flies here. Far more fail out then complete the school
Why are people dropping like flies? This makes no sense to me at all? These companies want to put drivers on the road to make money yet they drop like flies? Please elaborate because I also am due to start at swift academy in richmond va. If this is the case as you claim I will not even bother attending the school.
Hey Eckoh,
I have been following your journey through the swift academy in Richmond. I feel bad for those who failed out of the academy. I just needed some facts about the school and I should do to be successful to graduate from the academy and obtain my CDL. Any information about what to do and what not to do would be very helpful. Thank You.
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
There are thousands of truck drivers on the roads that earned there cdl no problem yet these people at swift drop like flies. I find that hard to believe more fail than pass. You make it sound like army ranger school.
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.
Why are people dropping like flies? This makes no sense to me at all? These companies want to put drivers on the road to make money yet they drop like flies? Please elaborate because I also am due to start at swift academy in richmond va. If this is the case as you claim I will not even bother attending the school.
Cdg86 I don't know about the swift academy because I have attended myself, but I want to. At C1 in Little Rock everyone mostly failed out or dropped out did so because of medical history or didn't like how the school was run. Some even said that the instructors weren't teaching them enough to pass the state's exam. This is the reason why I left the school and I did not want to be stuck with a 6000 dollar bill if I fail out of the school. I believe if I would have stayed that maybe I would have pass If I just applied myself more.
My main concern is going backwards and being stuck with a bill. That almost makes it sound like people are set up to fail at these schools. Just wondering why such a high failure rate.
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Hello everyone on Trucking Truth,
I want to know if someone could give me some information regarding the swift academy in Millington Tennessee. In November of 2012, I attended C1 trucking school in Little Rock Arkansas, but left after a couple of days because mostly everyone there was failing out the school left to right. This the reason why I want to find out about the swift Millington school before I decide to attend. I have been scheduled to attend this academy since august but I keep pushing my start date back. I have to admit I am a little nervous because I don't know what to expect. I have been reading horror stories from drivers who have driven for swift, but I do not believe everything I read on other trucking sites. It has been very difficult to make up my mind go through the academy. I appreciate any info that I receive.
Dm:
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.