Have to start somewhere

yer missing the point of those showers, guys. WIth those, you don't need soap or shampoo - that high pressure takes the dirt off (along with the first layer of skin) and takes the dirt off your scalp, too. Along with the hair. Now you know why so many drivers are bald!

 

Daytona the showers are free you just need your towel and wash rag.

 

Daytona - Wow. So sorry to hear this happening after all you have put into it. Thanks for all you have shared this past year. You've been a source of much education for many (including me). Please continue with follow-up if you can. With the experience you've gained, you should be an asset to another company out there, maybe with a better "fit". Best of luck with whatever you tackle next.

 

Good luck Daytona! You have a great work ethic and you will have no problems finding work.

 

Hi Daytona,

I am so disappointed in Maverick - NOT in you. I hope you managed to get the $ back they owed you.

I really think you should have been provided a reason IN WRITING for their actions. You not only deserve it - you have a legal right to obtain it.

But I know you've already realized that companies that do things like this are not really worth the trouble. Hard as it is to see it now, this will be an opportunity for you and a very positive one. These things happen for reasons we don't always readily see.

Your posts (and others like them) were one the main reasons I had second thoughts about Maverick. I did not like what I was reading about them. Your observations & how you were treated all make sense to me now.

Good luck & don't start feeling negative. This was Mavericks shortcoming - they didn't even sit down & discuss this with you honestly. That's the wrong kind of people to associate with. That's why they have to hire so many - they even let the good guys go.

Keep us up to date if you can. You have some valuable experience now & I know there are lots of opportunities out there.

Thanks for letting us know the truth. I think you'll do even better now!

gp12

 

I am sorry to hear you were fired or let go. I hope you get another job, probably better one at that. One question though. What the hell is the difference between "being let go" and "fired"? They sound exactly the same to me. So I agree with your obvious question there. It must be one of those political statements to somehow make you feel better. I think they were just mad for you wanting your money for gas back. I hate companies that would rather say "I'll show you, by god" than to pay up.

 

I was just "Let Go" from my factory job on Thursday. I have been reading your thread and have offered opinions and questions throughout. You have been an inspiration to me and I am sure others out here who have been thinking of making this jump.

I have decided that now is not my time. Too many financial responsibilities at this point to take the cut required at the beginning.

You have good training, 68,000 miles, and I believe a good beginner's record and there are companies looking for drivers out there. If you still have the desire to do this, then by all means, get your name out there! Maybe do some box driving. Not as many distractions as in flatbeds. Then when you get more miles under your belt, move to flats again if that is where your heart is.

Godspeed to you brother, and please do not stop posting. Allot of people have made this journey with, although by proxy, and feel for you. PLEASE, keep us apprised of your situation.

 

Daytona, please keep your thread running, even if you have parted company with Maverick. You have built up quite a following of readers out here on this story line and I have looked forward to your posts since the very beginning.

I was living in Grapevine, AR when you started this thread and nearly started driving for Schneider in W Memphis last November but decided to hold back and live some of this vicariously. Now, after hearing your story, I am glad I did not take up trucking.

You are a good story teller, telling the truth makes it easy. Keep it up and best wishes that you will be picked up by another operator quickly. You can probably get on with Schneider in no time and there is always that string of operators on I-40 near McCain Blvd and the hospital area.

Bob