Maverick Specialised

I need help on choosing a Co. Faltbead or Van. I was told van is best for a neube

 

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I am a driver for Maverick Specialized and have been for the past 6 months. I am, and have been very happy with this company. They have treated me well, and paid well also. I have never sat more than an hour or so waiting for a load assignment, and they have me home as promised. We do stay out for 2 weeks at a time (i was told this the first time I talked with a recruiter)
They do have some trailers that are crap. That is what they inherited from SCHNEIDER, Maverick did not bring crap with them.
Most of the trainers, office people, and mechanics are former Schneider employees, but they are learning the Maverick way...lol
Maverick is in the process of buying new trailers, but don't expect a yard full of new trailers overnight. How do I know this? Because I went to the Roll Tite plant in Norwich ON and picked the second of 20 new glass trailers they ordered. I'm seeing more and more trailers getting complete and thorough DOT inspections and repairs done to them, and those that have been red tagged by drivers stay red tagged and on the lot until repairs are made.
Hauling glass isn't for everyone, but I enjoy it. Are there unhappy drivers? Sure, but show me a company that 100% of their drivers are happy with zero complaints and no one quitting because they can't get everything their way.
Anyway, just my 2 cents on Maverick. If you have any questions I'll do my best to answer them, if you want to flame me because I like this company, then go ahead if you want.
Tinbender

 

Tinbender - If you don't mind elaborating, what are the pros and cons of hauling glass?

 

Soundman....the pros..
99% of the glass is a morning delivery, no waiting, no lumping. Just untarp, unstrap and let the customer do the rest.
At least 75% of all glass loads are preloaded and pretarped, all you have to do is double check to make sure the straps are secure, tarps are secure and you're done.
If you tarp a glass load, you get paid for it.
If you have to convert a trailer from glass mode to flatbed, or single drop mode to backhaul a non glass item, you get paid for it.
If you move glass from one glass plant to another, all you do is drop the trailer, untarp, unstrap and leave.
Out of the over 4 million truck drivers in North America (that includes Canada), they're only about 4000 that pull glass.
The Safety Department is always one phone call away 24/7 to help.
You don't feel as "pushed" to make delivery. I've always been given plenty of time to deliver.
Customers seem to be nicer, more willing to help you. (they want their product...lol)
Most of the time I have a new work assignment before I'm empty....no waiting.

Cons....
Glass loads are always heavy. Everytime I scale my total weight is between 75000 and 79000 lbs. ( makes for a slower climb up mountains, but I've never been over weight )
Glass is top heavy. You have to take ALL curves, on ramps, off ramps at a slower speed. If you can feel it, then the glass can feel it.
Tarps are heavier if you have to roll and store them.
It is easy to cut yourself on the glass if you're not paying attention.
You have to sometimes convert trailers to flat or singledrop to backhaul non glass freight. (again, you get paid for this)
You'll have to do a "live load" at some point. No biggie, just set up the trailer, and the loader places the glass. You have to strap and tarp. (you get paid for the tarping...is that a pro or a con?...lol)

With Maverick, I get paid the same empty or loaded. I've asked that I get to pull empty trailers all the time, but for some odd reason, they wouldn't do that...lol

If you have any other questions, please feel free to ask.

Tinbender

 

Hey, thanks! Great explanations.

 

Hey tinbender, I am thinking about joining Maverick specialized, as soon as my CDL school is complete, do they give you good miles, do the trucks have APU's, do you get home for two days every two weeks? just some questions, thanks.

 

bratif,
I get good miles. I average anywhere between 2600 and 3000 per week.
No, the truck don't have APUs yet, but I hear they are testing them in a few trucks.
Yes, I get home 2 days every 2 weeks. I only live about 2 hours from the Laurinburg NC terminal so most of the time I go back on Sunday evening so I can have the full 11 hours to drive on Monday morning.
I hope this helps!

Tinbender

 

thanks alot tinbender, I am thinking about Maverick spec as my first driving job, I live in Ohio, so it would be a little different for me, but thanks for the info.

 

bratif,
We run through there alot. We have customers Ohio.

Tinbender