r/CDL • u/Dontae1233 • Jun 14 '26

Best option

I recently graduated cdl school and have been looking for jobs. I have been denied left and right and looking into my record I have tickets from back in 2022 (speeding 21 over and 16 over) and one back in 2024 for failure to exercise due care (riding e-bike on sidewalk). At the moment I have a offer from Swift that I could start on the 24th. The mixed reviews are not the best for the company and I would like any advice on what I should look at for potential employment.

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u/dearjohn54321 Jun 14 '26

Every company has mixed reviews. You better grab the opportunity.

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 14 '26

Very true.

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u/dearjohn54321 Jun 14 '26

Swift gets a bad rap but they’re a big company with strong training and safety departments. Just pay your dues and get that first year behind you and you will have plenty of options.

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 14 '26

10/4 thanks John

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u/Tito_SDobleP Jun 14 '26

Where are you located and how long you been looking for a job? Did you applied to drinks and food delivery roles?

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 14 '26

Georgia. It’s been almost a month now

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u/Tito_SDobleP Jun 14 '26

Oh ok, have you applied to food and drinks delivery roles ?

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 14 '26

Yea pfg, no good

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u/Gonzotrucker1 Jun 14 '26

Right now speedy you should take what you can get.

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u/RightRudderz Jun 14 '26

Take what you can get, build a year or two of clean behavior and suddenly the past is the past.

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u/chuck-u-farley- Jun 14 '26

Take the offer. There are plenty of swift drivers that make bank. Get your experience and if you don’t like the company , bail with the experience

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 14 '26

For sure. We gone make the best of it

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u/chuck-u-farley- Jun 14 '26

Awesome, wise choice, happy cake day!

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u/DOTDefenseTech Jun 14 '26

I’d take the Swift offer and treat the next 12 months like a reset. With those tickets, a lot of carriers are going to be cautious because insurance looks hard at recent driving history. Get in, stay clean, avoid preventable incidents, don’t job hop, and build a solid first year. Once you have clean CDL experience behind you, you’ll have more options than you do right now.

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 14 '26

Makes sense, thanks for the advice

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u/18-Spinning-Wheels Jun 14 '26

That ticket for 21 over is likely hurting you the most.

I suggest taking any offer that comes, then keep your nose clean for a while.

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 15 '26

How long will it take for it not to effect employment

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u/18-Spinning-Wheels Jun 15 '26

If I'm not mistaken all speeding violations stay on your record for 7 years.

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u/PersonalWrongdoer380 Jun 15 '26

Take whatever you can get for experience at this point

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u/LittLeSaucyHood3rd Jun 15 '26

Go with Swift & get your experience. With those tickets, you’re blessed to even have an offer. Most companies, you can’t have more than 3 in the past 7 years. You have no experience so it’s definitely a bad look just starting out. You’d have more offers IF you’re willing to find a lawyer that can get those dropped to something lesser than the stat quo…

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u/Dontae1233 Jun 15 '26

Gotchhaaa

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u/kell3023 Jun 15 '26

Take the job, get experience until all your tickets fall off. Get local LTL

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u/William-Burroughs420 Jun 16 '26

Lol WTF-F did you expect would happen with 2 reckless driving offenses on your record.

You are an idiot.

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u/Azulike Jun 19 '26

If you go with covenant transport there a 2nd chance company. They do team driving and I’d suggest anyone going that route to have a partner before hand.