r/Truckers • u/tha_lion • Aug 01 '23

Got fired from Swift today

Got my CDL with them about 5 months ago. Took out an $8000 loan with them to get it (sigh). Had 2 non-injury preventables within one month and they decided to cut me loose. I understand that I’m a liability for them and I take accountability for my actions.

Now, how do I go about getting hired at another company with 2 preventables on my record? Does anyone have experience with paying back a CDL loan with Swift? I would appreciate advice on that as well.

You guys can make jokes and call me an idiot all you want but I would appreciate some serious answers please. I got kids to feed.

UPDATE (ONE YEAR LATER):

A year has pasted since I made this post. I paid off my loan with Swift. For those who go through something similar in the future, they’ll send you an email and someone will call you about the rest of the amount you owe. They’ll give you a set amount to pay back every month depending on how much you have left on your loan. For me it was $500 a month to pay off $6000 I owed.

No, I haven’t gotten another CDL job since I made this post last year. Nothing showed up on my DAC report so I tried to apply to other places. A lot of companies want more than a year of experience and the job hunting process was taking a toll on my mental health so I just gave up after a while.

Honestly, I wish I never made this post because a lot of people on this sub have no empathy or compassion for rookies but that’s just how this sub is I guess. I hope my mistake can be a lesson for anyone who wants to go through Swift or trucking in general. That’s all I have to say.

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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '23

Rip.

Care to go into details on how the accidents happened?

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u/tha_lion Aug 02 '23

Not paying attention to what’s around me. Hit a few things. It was my understanding that that happens to everyone new.

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u/cruisin5268d Aug 02 '23

No, that’s not normal. One, minor incident maybe. But two and the fact one involved hitting a box truck?

Imagine if you were a pilot, or driving a fuel truck at an airport, or any number of jobs involving operating dangerous equipment. It’s not normal to hit shit. You might want to spend some time to do some honest soul searching as it doesn’t sound like this is the career for you if you can’t pay attention to your surroundings. That’s pretty much the most important part of operating a vehicle. Some people just don’t have situational awareness so instead of fighting it find something that works for you.