Maverick Transportation

Well im in Little Rock at Maverick orientation. First week was long long long.. im in second week now.. Load securement.. Classes going really goon.. If all goes good, im out with trainer driver next week then on my own after a couple of weeks with trainer driver. Man oh Man, Maverick's orientation classes are very long (12) hour days and the information they supply is awesome. We started with about 30 in class and now down to 17, and expected to drop even more before were done.. Love it Love it Love it...

 

What was the reasons that they did not make it?

 

Jim, Most of them failed their medical. One left because he was foreign and couldn't understand assignments or instructions, but mostly all on medicals.

 

how hard can the medical be?

 

I was shocked, Maverick puts its new people through a very thorough medical. Ive worked at a couple of companies and gone through their medicals, and they dont even come close to the medical and physical that Maverick goes through.. I guess I wordrd it wrong, most left with the physical agility test, only a couple left on the medical ( bad knees, etc)

 

The 12hr days are to get you used to a trucking schedule,in reality your trucking day will be 14-16hrs on most days. A 12hr day will seem short once you've been doing 14's steady

 

Yea Dan, I agree with you totally. I drove before so I know the schedule, and looking forward to it again.. Thx for the info.

 

how hard is the agility test?

 

It is a good.representation of flatbedding.

 

The agility test depends on you. If you are physically fit, then you might and i stress 'might' be OK, If you are not physically fit, then the results will be up to each individual. Some who thought they were in the physically fit category had issues they were not aware of.