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Potential new Maverick from Battle Creek, MI

Discussion in 'The Welcome Wagon' started by ravister, Oct 4, 2011.

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  1. Oct 4, 2011 #1
    ravister

    ravister Bobtail Member

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    I have been spending some real quality time during the last several months reading through peoples experiences with companies trying to gauge where a good place to get started in this industry would be (and what places should be avoided). I am on coming up on my final week of school and am in the process of finalizing my orientation date with Maverick. Wanted to say thanks to JimTheHut, notarps4me, sewerman, sarge26044 for your informative posts and if all goes as planned I will be joining your ranks in the next few weeks. :biggrin_25519:
     
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  3. Oct 5, 2011 #2
    d o g

    d o g Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Welcome to TTR. Good luck with the new career.
     
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  4. Oct 6, 2011 #3
    ravister

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    Thank you dogknot. This site seems to have a wealth of information about many aspects in this field- and will likely be a great help while learning the ropes. :yes2557:
     
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  5. Oct 8, 2011 #4
    ajsmith184

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    Check out Modular Transportation in GR..Last year they were hiring grads when I went through school, flatbedding and home every weekend..Plus they paid your insurance..Sounded good, but lost touch a the guys I knew that went there
     
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  7. Nov 18, 2011 #5
    BigBusMan

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    Im in Battle Creek as well, Been talking to the guys from Modular ( I have a friend who drives and one who dispatchs) and went up for an interview type thing last saturday, Hoping to hear from the guy pretty soon, he did say he was in chicago all this week, so Im still holding out hope he has just been busy, but looks like they are a pretty good company to work for..Hows Maverick?..would they take on a driver with no experiance and truck school 10 years ago with no diploma?
     
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  8. Nov 19, 2011 #6
    ravister

    ravister Bobtail Member

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    Maverick has been a great experience so far. I have been through orientation and securement training and am starting my 3rd week of on the road training. Roughly 80-90% of the regional drivers get home for the weekend each week but if you do get hung out you get a minimum of 800 miles for the weekend (you would get paid 800 miles if you run was less than that number). You may want to hop on their website (maverickusa) and check with them about your situation, if you have a clean record and they are interested I dont think your experience would exclude you from an invite to orientation. The only problem that may arise (whether it were maverick or another company) is that insurance carriers usually want to see that you have had at least 160 hours of training before they will cover the companies equipment
     
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  9. Nov 21, 2011 #7
    ajsmith184

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    How does your friend like it at Modular? Still sad I never went there to drive last year, but could never get the recruiter to follow up..Always out of the office, on the road, etc...
     
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  10. Nov 22, 2011 #8
    BigBusMan

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    The guys I know like it a lot, both have been with the company for a few years ans say its a good place to work, I did just hear from my driver friend who said that he also had to bug the crap outof them to get them to call him back, I'm starting to think they may do that on purpose to see who will give up trying and who will keep going. Wouldn't be the first company I've worked for that did that, company I work for now is the same way, they do it to see who really wants to work.
     
    BigBusMan, Nov 22, 2011
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  11. Nov 22, 2011 #9
    BigBusMan

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    I also went to mavricks site to fill out the application, but it wasn't working so I printed it off and will fill it out and will fax it. in, I couldn't get the chat with recruiter thing to work either
     
    BigBusMan, Nov 22, 2011
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  12. Aug 9, 2013 #10
    Jshwiggins

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    Thinking about Modular. They have been out recruiting hard these days.
     
    Jshwiggins, Aug 9, 2013
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