Maverick Transportation reviews

Q: Oh Boy Decisions Decisions. All of them offer schooling and pay is decent for all of them. They all require MINIMUM Year contract I believe Carter Express requires little longer, but they have drop yard in Cincinnati.
Who to go with?

A: Maverick just wanted like 5 weeks of Classroom training with out pay, they provide meals and lodging but doesn't help the family at home. 

When i found out that I was going to Little Rock, I asked that if Steve Williams (Founder Of Maverick) was going to be in that week and if I could just swing by and shake his hand and thank him for all that Maverick has done for me. Well he was going to be in and they set me up with a 30 minute meeting with him.
While waiting to meet him, I also got to meet Steve Selig, President of Maverick. My meeting with Steve Williams was fantastic! He is such a wonderful person. He actually thanked me for taking the time to come down and meet him. I got to spend 45 minutes with him. I walked away understanding why Maverick is the company that it is today and with a deep sense of pride! I am so glad to be part of the Maverick Family!

As a TCD driver with 14 months solo time:

Home time: You get 1 day of home time for every week you stay out. Minimum is 2 weeks. The longer you stay out, you can get the better routes and better pay. 

Trainers: Regardless of where you live, you aren't likely to get assigned to a trainer anywhere near where you live. Maverick pays for a hotel for students to stay in while their trainer is on home time.

Miles: Average weekly miles are between 2,000 and 2,500 per week. There was a stretch of time when it was a challenge to get 2,000 per week, but the loads have been coming a lot better since then. It all depends on who is shipping, and where you are running. Some areas of the country don't have a lot of Maverick business, so the pickings can be slim.

Equipment: 2013-2017 model year Freightliner Cascadias. Many of the '16 and just about all of the '17 trucks have refrigerators. Maverick is retiring many of their older TCD trailers, replacing them with brand new trailers (manufacture dates of March and May 2016). Equipment quality and upkeep is really dependent on the drivers. Maverick isn't shy about getting repairs completed, especially when they're needed.

We have a glass plant in de witt, pretty big and I usually come in and out of that plant. If you're interested there's dedicated spots that rides with ezroll trailers so no playing with tarps. The pay is less than otr glass. 

If you want to go flatbed, I'm not sure if they would allow you to park your truck there but that bp down the road seem friendly.

Pay is the same empty and loaded, no driver cam, they do have forward lane departure crap and I saw the quality of the camera so would recommend getting your own for protection.

Q: Anyone out there know anything about or been through Maverick's Sponsored CDL Training program? I know it is 4 weeks long, unpaid and you go through Maverick company orientation first. (orientation week is paid if you complete it)

A: Yes, orientation pay is $550 in the form of a VISA card. They'll buy you a bus ticket to come down to their headquarters in Little Rock. During orientation, housing, breakfast, and lunch is covered. Then, they put you on a bus to Arkansas State University for the 4 week CDL program. Housing plus breakfast + lunch is covered. (The $550 should cover dinners) Once that's complete, you have extended hometime before they assign you to a driver trainer. Training lasts about 3-6 weeks or longer depending on if you're ready to go solo or not. They want you to be confident on the road. They'll forgive the cost of CDL School at $500/month. This doesn't come out of your paycheck, they just forgive it. If you leave the company early, you're on the hook for the rest of the cost though.

Q: hey can any one tell me how long i have to stay away from my family when i first start at maverick i hear a couple months i already have my class a cdl but just want to start flat bedding any info would be much appriciated thanks a lot

A: This is my understanding: Depending on the division you hire into, you would spend 2-3 weeks in LR for orientation and hands on training. (Temperature Controlled division is the least and Glass the longest.) Assuming you make it beyond that point, you would go out with a trainer for a minimum of 21 days, but it could be 5 weeks (longer if you still need/want further). Some trainers like to keep all their students for 5 weeks, regardless of how well you progress. After that, you return to LR to evaluate out, which is typically 2-4 days. You may or may not get to go home while out with a trainer; it depends on how close to you they live and whether or not they go home during that period. As I understand it, Mav does offer to let you go home for a few days if you have been away from home for a certain number of weeks. I don't recall what the magic number was. 

If you hire in with at least 6 months of recent experience, then I think you must do a road test but are not required to go out with a trainer. 

Q: Does anyone know what divisions are going to canada? I know glass division does but i am going to be living about 100 miles outside of the hiring area.

A: Glass is the only division that goes to Canada.

Everything has gone great. Did 5 weeks with an OTR trainer and now on my own. I delivered a load last Friday that for me home. I leave out this coming Wednesday. If anybody wants info on maverick about anything you are more than welcome to message me and I'll give you the best answer I can. If can't answer it I had an amazing recruiter.

Q: If you don't mind me asking, what do you average miles wise on a full week? And how long you stay out?

A: I stay out 2 or 3 weeks at a time.

Last month I had a week off plus that breakdown so ima show u june.

(start on wednesday) *deadhead from Fenton, MI*
June 1 - 3
De Witt, IA - Manhattan, KS
890 miles

June 3
deadhead back to De Witt, IA
467 miles

June 4 - 6
De Witt, IA - Utica, OH
480 miles
Deadhead to Laurinburg, NC

June 7 - 9
Laurinburg, NC - Ottawa, IL
1361 miles

June 9 - 10
Ottawa, IL - De Witt, IA
114 miles

*June 11 - 12 Home*

June 13 - 14
Ottawa, IL - Etobicoke. ON
656 miles
Deadhead to Laurinburg, NC

June 15 - 18
Laurinburg, NC - Albertville, MN
2029 miles
Deadhead to Spring Hill, KS

June 19 - 22
Spring Hill, KS - Houston, TX
1182 miles
Deadhead to Corsicana, TX

June 23 - 27
Corsicana, TX - Secaucus, NJ
1732 miles
Deadhead to Geneva, NY

June 28 - 30
Geneva, NY - De Witt, IA 
1040 miles

Month of june ends and I went home for from July 1 - 7th

So month of june, I had 9949 miles, divided that by 4 weeks I average 2487 miles.

Q: I've just been accepted into the TCD and am waiting to hear about orientation date. I'm already thinking about hometime. I'm single and my family mostly lives far away anyway so I don't really care about getting a ton of hometime. My home is actually an old piece of family property in the middle of nowhere, PA where I live alone. When I do go home though, does it have to be home? I'd rather do some exploring than sit around at home. Could I let my dispatcher know I want to spend my hometime somewhere else and they could try to give me some loads in that direction?

A: When you send in your hometime request you follow it up with a freeform message to your fleet manager stateing where u want to take it

A: As long as it is in the freight lanes, it is not a problem!