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Maverick .... from a wife's perspective

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by Redcoat wife, Aug 27, 2009.

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  1. Oct 22, 2009 #291
    aggie1978

    aggie1978 Light Load Member

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    im leaving for little rock at 7:05 PM friday night should be there sometime saturday
     
    aggie1978, Oct 22, 2009
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  3. Oct 23, 2009 #292
    bamanation

    bamanation Heavy Load Member

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    Let me ask some of you flatbed drivers, so I drive for percentage. Is it normal for dispatch to look at payroll each week and give drivers who are short the better runs. The deal is I burn up the road getting my load delievered first thing so I can get a reload. The thing is management seems to want to look out for everyone even if they arent motivated to get it done. Im not complaining just first job working on percentage and looking for some insight on this issue. Also want to know if this is normal?
     
    bamanation, Oct 23, 2009
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  4. Oct 23, 2009 #293
    jtrnr1951

    jtrnr1951 Road Train Member

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    many companies are now trying to level off the miles.
     
    jtrnr1951, Oct 23, 2009
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  5. Oct 23, 2009 #294
    sewerman

    sewerman Road Train Member

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    maverick is first in first out. but on Thurs fri get home dispatch.
     
    sewerman, Oct 23, 2009
    sewerman, Oct 23, 2009
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  7. Oct 23, 2009 #295
    Ridgerunner665

    Ridgerunner665 Road Train Member

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    Not so much anymore...alot is now done by this new program (ETAP)


    If you took a 32 hour restart instead of the full 34...it will know. The same goes for the 10 hour break...take a 9 hour and 45 minute break, guess what...NO LOAD for you.

    They are calling it a "dispatch tool"...which it is I'm sure, but it is also a DOT compliance tool...no matter how much they say it is not.
     
    Ridgerunner665, Oct 23, 2009
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  8. Oct 24, 2009 #296
    Redcoat wife

    Redcoat wife Medium Load Member

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    Latest update.

    OK so Redcoat is still laying down some miles. He has gone from Memphis to Columbia, SC. Then he picked up a load in Cayce just south of town and is taking it to Houston, TX. He has a load of steel bar on the truck and it took him several hours to get it all chained and tarped. It took 3 canvas tarps and 2 metal tarps to get it all covered. Redcoat still doesn't understand why a load that has been stored outside in the weather has to be tarped. Makes no sense. But that's what Maverick wants so that's what Maverick gets. By the time he made the delivery in Columbia, drove to Cayce, loaded, chained, tarped, weighed, etc. he only had about an hour of driving time left. So he went ahead and spent the night at the Flying J on I-20 and then got up early this morning to head for Houston. His load is due to be delivered at 1400 on Monday and it's 1013 miles so that is going to be a trick trying to get there on time AND get in a reset over the weekend.

    His times on tarping coils is getting better. When he left Memphis, he had a coil and he said it took him about 45 minutes to get it chained and tarped and in his opinion he did a "right tidy" job of it. Even though it makes no sense to him that he has to tarp loads that are already sitting out in the weather, he prides himself on having a neat appearance on his deck. When I was in the Air Force, we called this NCO -- neat, clean, orderly.

    Other from that, Redcoat is rollin' through Georgia and Alabama today heading for I-10.

    Stay tuned.
     
    Redcoat wife, Oct 24, 2009
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  9. Oct 24, 2009 #297
    Ron M

    Ron M Light Load Member

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    I have to tarp shingles that are wraped in plastic, stored outdoors before loading and after delivery, I get paid to tarp so it's not all bad.
     
    Ron M, Oct 24, 2009
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  10. Oct 24, 2009 #298
    DDiesel

    DDiesel Light Load Member

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    tarp on my brotha
     
    DDiesel, Oct 24, 2009
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  11. Oct 24, 2009 #299
    Captjacks

    Captjacks Bobtail Member

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    Hi, I am new to the forum and new to trucking, however I noticed your hubby is a Brit just like me. I am also a 91 Gulf War Vet (RAF Tornado Weapons Tech) and recognise your ribbon. Was Redcoat also in the British Forces? I am located in NW Florida and going through CDL training after being in the boat business for the past ten years. The one thing I want to avoid is picking the wrong company to work for when I graduate. Covenant is one of those that is pushed on us, but I have heard of some nightmares. It seems the whole industry is out of control. I will look in to Maverick, but I doubt they are this way. Where is your Hubby from in England? I hope we can communicate more. All the best, Jack.
     
    Captjacks, Oct 24, 2009
    Captjacks, Oct 24, 2009
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  12. Oct 24, 2009 #300
    Redcoat wife

    Redcoat wife Medium Load Member

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    Shingles wrapped in plastic. Now that's even worse than the iron and steel that sit outside.

    Maverick pays $10 per tarp job no matter how long it takes to get it done.

    My personal opinion is that $40 would be more like fair. Ten bucks just doesn't seem to cut it.
     
    Redcoat wife, Oct 24, 2009
    Redcoat wife, Oct 24, 2009
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