Maverick .... from a wife's perspective

I have been there and if memory serves me right there is 2 plants there across the road from one another. The one on the right side was on strike for a long time. We used to haul out of the one from across the street, and I think the last time I was there they was going under. I know they had a sister plant that they closed to keep that one open, but think both ended up closing down. We used to haul some kind of lumber out of there. I think the sister site was in VA. I think it was Emporia, or Franklin VA or Suffolk

 

yep. been there. plywood

 

I think they closed the doors.

 

Thanks RC wife for all the post!! Keep them coming, I have applied to maverick on Tuesday, of this week. I sure hope that I get hired on!! Just wanted to let you know i'm following your post. Also notarps, i have noticed that you drove for maverick, got any advise? All i've done before was Dry van.

 

Yeah, like that load of copper that we picked up last summer, from Toelle, UT, going to Amarillo, TX. The broker told us it HAD to be tarped. Just flat plates of copper, that have unbelievably sharp edges.

Shipper didn't care, beautiful day, we got out of there, took it to Amarillo, and none of the other 100 trucks in the plant that day were tarped either.

But then again, we didn't work for Maverick either, and we have all heard, it is the Maverick way, all the way.

 

Why didn't Mr. Redcoat apply to the specialized division out of Laurinburg, NC? Running the glass and whatever else out of there, he could have called NC home, rather than Mississippi. Just a thought. I just looked at there website, and it did say they train for that too. I have never hauled glass, so I have no idea how different it is from pulling a flatbed, but they same basic principles would apply to both I am sure.

 

I've arrived at consignee's with tarped loads.... Many of times. Some look at me confused & ask why I tarped it. I had one tell me to leave the property & come back with it untarped. They didn't have the room available for me to tie up untarping a load that didn't need to me tarped.

Just taking a guess here.... But I'm willing to bet you were told to tarp to keep the possibility of cargo theft to the bare minimum. Copper brings high dollar at the scrap yards.... Open trailer with copper..... Left unattended for just a few minutes is enough time for a theif to steal enough copper plates to make everyone have a bad day.... But he has crack money for a month. Tarping the load conceals the copper.... So the theif wouldn't know whats under the tarps.... Then if he did find out, he'd have to waste time moving the tarps to steal some of the load.... He could get caught doing that, so they tend to move onto a easier target.

 

Yeah, maverick is a good co. Just go in and pay attention. Secure to their standards and truck on. They will teach you what you need to know. Good people, good equipment.