Questions about my hopeful career with Maverick

I'll let the others answer most of your question. I can tell you that my hubby does flat bed and is 46, 5'6" 170lbs. He has no problems with tarping. In high winds I'm sure it is challenging for everyone.

As far as glass, glass breaks very easy. Coils, steel bars etc. not so easy to break. Get the picture?

Good Luck

 

Most orientation classes (which include candidates for every division, mind you) start out with around 25-35 people. After the first 1-2 days, that number will be down to around 15-20. After ORIENTATION 5 days, the TCD recruits will go for one day class on TCD then out with trainer. The Flatbed and Glass recruits will go thru a week long LOAD SECUREMENT Training week in "The Barn." The Flatbed recruits then go out with their trainer, and the Glass guys go on to more Glass specific load training in Laurenberg, NC for I think about a week, then out with their trainer. Of the say 12 guys (and or ladies) that start out the Load Securement week, about 1/3 of them will likely not be there at the end of that week. After everyone goes out with their trainer for at least 3 weeks- probably/maybe 4-5, when ready according to both trainer and trainee, they go back to NLR to "Eval Out." This takes a full day, and at first most are stressed out about it, but it really is not too hard if you have really applied yourself throughout the whole process. Don't get me wrong, this process is not a cake-walk, but if you WANT IT, you can make it. I would say, just in my own estimation- NOT A COMPANY APPROVED NUMBER HERE- probably 6-12 people out of the group that starts the voyage end up as Maverick Drivers. Now, as for your location.... Do know know that we have a Terminal right up there next to you in Gary, IN? It is on Blaine Ave., off of Cline (12/25) just off of 912. So, yeah, you would be in a good location, you would even have a great place to park your truck on the weekends! We are ALWAYS up there in Chicagoland. TONS of freight up there. You sound like you would be a great fit. I am 5'10" 165lbs. Not a big guy. No problems with the tarps (at least not any more gripes than the average guy has with tarping LOL). Good luck!

 

My experience with my last company was that two thirds of orientation people are gone immediately for Background, drug test and or health issue.

 

Hauling glass isn't so bad...its the loads to places like Etobicoke and Rexdale (actually they're the same place....same building, different address)...just too much border crossing and traffic for me.

Those places are in Toronto by the way....

Once in a while I'd get one going to Stittsville or Ottawa...those weren't as bad.

 

You do live in a great area for a maverick. I would not worry about tarping hack when I was your age I could Grab a lumbar tarp and throw it up on top the load. Or was that a steel tarp. Too many decades ago can't remember LOL

 

With with maverick background is done before you make it there.

 

Yep,that's what they did for me when I talked to a recruiter.I sent in all my paperwork and they did all the checks:background,credit,job history etc.It just took forever for them to call me for orientation.By the time they called for me to set up for orientation (bout 2 months later)I'd already accepted a local job offer(not in trucking though).Still,if this job doesn't work out I'll try to come there again!

 

Not to bust in on your post but.....I'm a company driver for Schneider Bulk and wanting to change over to flatbed with Maverick. I have 5 mths OTR and wanting to switch ASAP!!! ( Can't stand getting screwed over by Schneider anymore.) With the Exp I have, would I still have to go through 4-6 weeks of training with a trainer?