Currently I am in school and I kinda was trown into making a contract with a company I haven't spoken with as of yet.
You see, I am very poor or should I say "economically challenged" at the present and a truck driving school offered my schooling for free. I accepted.
I get to school and hear horror stories from the company I am going to work for and my contract is to be for a year. But everyone who has commented are students as well. Teachers will not comment on this company but they will on others. Am I in trouble?
There is no doubt in my mind that this (truck driving) is what I want to do. The question is, Should I search for another company to pay my way? (I have no credit) and still be in the same spot where I started...naive? or, Should I demand answers?
My recruiter said that he would have my company recruiter contact me. Weeks later nothing yet. I has been weeks because just my luck when I went to change my lic to this new state my name showed up in five different states as suspended. Not my full name, different social, very different height and weight but the great state of Ohio still says I need to have my name cleared from these other states. I am awaiting these states letters of clearence. Already have recieved four...Arizona is thinking about it I guess.
Pleas if there are any CREngland drivers out there please tell my what you know about the company and how it works. I am terrified. Iwas even told that when a student got there they told him "Hope you brought a sleeping bag" then sent him to a hole in the wall motel room where he roomed with 4 others and slept on the floor for a week before the found a truck to put him in. This cannot be true...can it?
Ready to do Time
Posted on Thu, Oct 13 2005 @ 3:00 AM [EST]
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The bottom line is your gonna have to stick it out for at least a year or two driving OTR to get a good job that pays well in this industry. All these big companies are the same. They promise you this,they promise you that. However once you get that experience you can pick and choose your employer. So my advice is stick it out and leave for a better job once you get a year in...
Comment By:
zach on Sat, Oct 22 2005 @ 7:17 AM [EST]
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zach on Sat, Oct 22 2005 @ 7:17 AM [EST]
http://www.swifttruckingjobs.com/academy.html
That doesn't sound like a very reliable company. My husband looked into working for them a few years ago and said no way. I'm not sure about Swifts schooling other than the $150 on the first day but I know they wouldn't treat you or anyone as bad as the stories of CR England states about them. Have you checked into a Pell Grant? It would pay the fees and maybe some left over. Zach is correct in saying it'll take a year of experience to be able to work for someone else (sometimes only 6 months) but don't let a company treat you poorly. If you're not happy let them know. If they can't make it better for you they aren't worth it. Good luck and Godspeed.
Comment By:
Wife of a Swift Driver on Mon, Oct 31 2005 @ 2:50 PM [EST]
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Wife of a Swift Driver on Mon, Oct 31 2005 @ 2:50 PM [EST]

Comment By:
Ken on Thu, Oct 13 2005 @ 10:39 PM [EST]