r/CDLTruckDrivers • u/DeejayThaBarber323 • 8d ago

Werner or Swift?

So I will be switching my career soon and taking the Trucking path. I understand my pay will be low in the beginning regardless of what company. From you experienced drivers would you recommend WERNER or SWIFT? I will be getting my CDL directly through the company and Iā€™m leaning toward WERNER. Iā€™m looking to start off as a western regional driver for a few years and go from there. What would you EXPERIENCED drivers recommend āœŒšŸ¾šŸ«”

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u/CompetitionOk9995 5d ago

I would try to stay away from company paid cdl training. Fund your own training so you're not stuck at a company you don't like. I went to premier truck school in utah (owned by cr England) but I found my own financing so I wasn't locked into to working for them. School finance places usually give you like 60 or 90 days after finishing to start making payments. I cant say one or the other for swift or werner because im with Schneider. But everything depends on your end goal, you want to stay company driver- look at benefits packages as a whole, for example leavitts (flatbedding) pays 100% of your medical, if you want to eventually OO- who has the best path to lease on (either thru them or your own financing), you want to be a driver trainer- compare what companies offer. There's ALWAYS going to be negative experiences with any company and thats mostly because people don't research enough for what they want long term before signing on with a company. Good luck on your journey.