Why attend Swift Transportation Truck Driving School?

Whether you’ve always wanted to be a professional truck driver or you’re looking for an exciting career change, Swift Academy can make your dream come true. With convenient locations across the country, Swift Transportation’s truck driving schools can help you gain the skills you need to start a career you love.

Benefits of Swift Academy

Swift Academy provides you with the skills you need to start your career as a professional truck driver. With over 50 years of transportation experience, the Swift team knows how to be a safe driver and can help you earn your Class A Commercial Driver's License (CDL) in just four weeks.

Benefits of earning your Class A Commercial Driver's License at Swift Academy include, but are not limited to:

Personalized attention and instruction to help you become a skilled driver.

Hands-on training with plenty of driving and road time.

Access to knowledgeable instructors with decades of Class A experience.

Safety training so you and others on the road can get home safely.

Training for truck drivers on the latest truck models and trucking technology.

Working knowledge of trucking equipment—from rigs to cargo handling.

First-year, top 25% graduates earn an average of $70,500 (based on information from Swift Transportation), providing you and your family with greater independence, financial security, and the benefits you deserve.

Top Gun: An Exclusive CDL Training Program

Top Gun is an exclusive CDL training program designed to enhance your driving skills after you graduate from Swift Academy. Years in the making, Top Gun is a proficiency-based training program that uses elite techniques and is taught by experienced trainers. Drivers who participate receive highly focused, hands-on experience and instruction from the best instructors in the industry, learning how to back up and maneuver in close quarters—all while getting paid.

Paid CDL Training from Swift Academy

Swift Academy offers low-cost CDL training through a tuition assistance program, allowing you to earn your Class A CDL with virtually no upfront costs (besides day-to-day incidentals like permits, licenses, and food).

This means that your education, books, hotel, and transportation expenses are covered by Swift when you sign a finance agreement with Swift, which includes a commitment to drive for Swift for 26 consecutive months after earning your license. The program is also available for those interested in advancing their career with over-the-road training (OTR).

Additionally - Swift has a tuition reimbursement program if you study for your Class A CDL at a third-party school. Please call a Swift recruiter for more information.

Veteran and First Responder Training Scholarships

At Swift, Swift Transportation honor veterans and first responders by providing top-notch CDL certification training from the most experienced instructors and grants for veterans to start their truck driving careers for free.

For more information on the First Responder and Veteran Truck Driver Scholarship Program, please browse the links below or call Swift Transportation at (888) 871-3537.

Here are 6 reasons why Swift Transportation thinks you'll love working with a Class A CDL:

You'll get paid to see the country and spend plenty of time at home.

You can work in a single state, a specific region, or the entire United States, making it easy to find a path that will give you the life you want.

You can make a good living even when you're not sitting at a desk.

Truck driver jobs are important. Swift Transportation economy depends on reliable drivers who help keep store shelves and businesses well-stocked. Without them, businesses of all sizes can't survive.

Experienced truck drivers can choose to stay behind the wheel of trucks throughout their careers, but they also have the opportunity to move into management, education, and other positions as their goals change.

Truck driver jobs are stable and have great career growth prospects. With a driver shortage in the United States, you'll be in high demand and will be for the foreseeable future.

How to apply?

If you’re ready to start your career as a professional truck driver, call (888) 871-3537 to speak with an advisor or get an online application through the Swift Transportation official website in minutes.