Yet another Maverick orientation thread...

If you have the time and access to youtube, this https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyurHpFtcm0JBsZKHLcauLA/videos will answer 99% of your concerns. A young, determined female in the glass div. who also had her doubts about the needed abilities and knocked it out the park!

 

If I remember correctly you will have to lift 60 pounds up to your chest and 120 pounds just lift off floor. In both cases they will be weights in a milk crate type box with handles. They will tell you how to appropriately lift them. I've seen a small female lift both and a larger female that could not do it. If you could set up the test with your own weights and milk crate you could see if you can do it. Good luck and God bless!

 

Berna does a really good job addressing the answers to questions she expects to receive through her Youtube Channel. Dale Clay is another Maverick with a Youtube Channel, but his videos focus on flatbeds. However, he has three videos that describe in detail all the testing Maverick does during orientation.

 

I've been in the orientation about a week now. We had one female in our class who failed the box lifting thing but she was really small and scrawny. The physical is completely easy. I don't remember the weights of the boxes but they were pretty light. I was really surprised when I heard someone failed that one. You have to pick up one and put it on a table, and the other you lift it up to your chest then put it back down. I'm not gonna say it's impossible to fail the physical but it's nothing to stress over, there was nothing hard about it,believe me. Most of the ppl from our class that we lost were for drug tests, falling asleep in class, etc. so if you don't do drugs, you show up looking and acting professional and take the training seriously then y'all should be fine.

 

Dale Clay videos about what takes place during Maverick orientation, are pretty informative. I recently completed all the ability tests, and just completed flatbed securement training. Leaving next week with my trainer. From the things I've experienced so far, Maverick has been very straight forward, and I'm excited to start my career with them. I'm new to this industry, and so far, Maverick has made me feel right at home.

 

Congratulations, Nik!!! I hope all your miles are safe.

 

If I may ask, how long was the waiting period between your application date and your orientation date? Also, how long was the waiting period between orientation and "leaving next week" with your trainer?

Thanks in advance, Nik.

 

Actually, my wait was probably a little longer than most, because, I had to go to CDL School, which Maverick paid, but because I had to go to school, I had to wait on the next open class date. Orientation went from Sunday-Thursday, with physicals, and ability tests on Monday. Plenty of map reading, and trip planning exercises, along the way, for rookies like me.. Then on Thursday, you do what's called "crossing the bridge". You receive a job offer, and go into business unit (division) training. I'm flatbed, so my division training went from Thursday-Thusday. Other divisions such as TCD, and glass have different length of training. I took this week off, because I've been gone so long with CDL school. So, I could have left as early as last Friday with a trainer, but most flatbed guys are home a lot on weekends. I chose the extra home time. Other guys in my class got assigned trucks, if they were already experienced, coming from another verifiable company, or got assigned trainers last Thursday, and some left Friday or this passed Monday. The whole process moves rather quickly. Maverick moves a lot of people through orientation. Some stay, several leave. Maverick sets a standard of expectation, and some just decide they don't wanna be held to that high of a standard.

 

I have read about Maverick's standards, and I am quite impressed by them. As mentioned, though, some decide to leave because they do not want to be held to that high of a standard. Melton has a similar set of standards, and the highest set of standards I have seen seem to be at TMC.

I hope you succeed at Maverick! It is a good, solid company.

Stay safe!