Out of all the places I take a load on a flatbed most are always waiting or ready to unload me. When hauled freight in a dry box it was nothing to sit for two hours if not more.

i've waited up to 9 hours for a load....but thats getting loaded....unloaded seemed much quicker, as you said.- usually.

-they are very serious about weekend time....u may not actually be home for much time....but they are serious about getting you there for however long your load allows, and i'm guessing that's better then most companies will do.

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"One nation under God."

With the title of the thread thought maybe they finally caught up with them legal logs you have but I see your still in the game

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I just got back home from Maverick. They found an excessive amount of blood in my urine test. They sent me home to see my Doctor to see if I can get a release for work. I'm sure I'll be back in a week or two. I sure am impressed with everything. My kind of company.

this knocked a couple of guys out when i went thru over 2 yrs. ago....jump the hoops and go back. I had to get a dr. approval for medication that i chose to be on.....

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"Life after DAC."
google;
wirelessamberalerts
feedthechildren

"One nation under God."

Maverick called me last Thursday asking if I would be interested in coming back...I left Maverick Specialized just over 2 years ago, I was one of the drivers that stayed after they bought the Specialized division of Schneider...It was an awesome job, I was in what was then called the "opportunity fleet" (consisted of 19 drivers at the time)...hauling the John Deere equipment out of Davenport, IA going mostly to the west coast.

Great miles, great pay (especially the oversize loads...I once pulled one from Redding, CA to Miami, FL)...I miss that, but I left Maverick and went elsewhere when they started giving me ALL east coast ####. That happened after a change in dispatchers in Green Bay. Just when you get a good one....somebody decides to change them around.

Anyway...I'm considering giving them another try, Maverick was not exactly a bad place to work....not at all. But I made more $$$ with Schneider even though my mileage pay was slightly less, I simply got better miles (3200 miles a week was my average in 2006).

I stayed out 4-6 weeks at a time (by my own choice...I like long hauls and don't mind being gone as long as its worth my time), and took 4-5 days off when I got home.

OK, I'm rambling...

Loading times...With glass, you usually wait a pretty good while getting loaded, but it depends on the location. Some are better than others...some just plain suck.

Steel...usually you wait, pretty similar to glass really.

Heavy equipment...I loaded and unloaded it myself most of the time (just be darn sure to double check the serial number of the machine before you leave with it). In and out in no more than an hour...and that's what I liked about hauling it so much, if it took me forever to get loaded it was my own fault.

Tarping can take anywhere from a few minutes (flat steel or coils) to a few hours (a CNC milling machine...oversize, 4 tarps). You get faster with experience but when you get one of those "gypsy wagon" loads you may find yourself feeling like a rookie again.

Weather also can make you or break you when tarping...I once loaded a load of aluminum near Montreal and had to tarp it in 30 mph winds and temperatures near 0...that same load delivered to Davenport, IA and when I got there it was -7 degrees (tarps fold about as easily as thick cardboard at that temperature)

Flatbed...you either love it or you hate it...there is no "in between".

I love it...

One more thing (off topic)

Faber...+1 on the Flag, the 1911, and defending the Bill of Rights. I'm with you there brother...

I remember my first lumber tarp. 2.5 hours. lol. Once you get the hang of it though, it you get quicker. Last I heard, Maverick did have a freeze on new drivers but the last time I stopped by "THE ROCK" was 2 weeks ago. Tarping loads shouldn't scare you out of flatbedding. You'll find once you hit the road that you'll be waiting at the shipper longer to get loaded than you will to tarp the load for which you've been waiting. Dont be afraid to ask for help from other drivers. If you do find that you will not be able to deliver the load on time, you send them a message as soon as you realize there is going to be a problem so the CSR can get the delivery window or appt time pushed back. You turn the key on that truck, not the CSR who assigned it to you. I've been with Maverick for a year and a half and love it.

helped you on 2 load 45 mim lol

..wow, this thread kinda died, you guys must be busy now! I've read it b4 but was chking back bcuz another member is trying to get hired there from Covenant & wanted some info on Mav.. I'll give them the link to this thread so they can decide what else they need to ask members here that drive for Mav..