Maverick .... from a wife's perspective

Not really growing at any accelerated rate...but business is steady.

Why they advertise and hire new drivers??? Because a lot of the drivers they hire either can't or won't do the job "the Maverick Way"...and Maverick does not tolerate that...at all.

The Maverick Way is all about safety....from load securement to driving habits. Its not something that is hard to follow or causes unnecessary extra work...but you know how it is, "you can tell a trucker, but you can't tell him much.

A story that I heard from one of Mavericks trainers...he got a student in Little Rock that had just finished orientation. This happened back when Maverick was hiring new drivers (no CDL's yet)...the student got in the trainers truck and pretty much the first thing out of his mouth speaking to his trainer was this..."The CDL school didn't teach me anything I didn't already know and you are not going to either"...that student didn't even make it to the Pilot before he said that.

The trainer turned around at the Pilot, took him back to the terminal and Maverick put him on a bus and shipped him home...just like that.

The wrong attitude...thats what got him fired.

 

No; I was in Kansas City.

 

Ok...sure looked like yours but I'd say there are a few purple Petes out there.

It seems me and RC may be in the same neighborhood...he's in Salisbury, I'm gonna be in Sanford tomorrow at 8am.

We might end up in the same place afterwards...

 

I was just down there last week. Dropped down there and loaded pipe.

 

I got this shiny bar in Ft. Smith yesterday...I won't be going far after I get empty though. I'll only have 3 hours left to drive when I get there. (I'm in Crossville, TN now)

Somehow...I got on the graveyard shift this week.

 

RCW,

Do you know what route RC is taking to get into FL? Also, where is picking up from?

KH

 

I went to Moncure, NC and got a load of particle board

 

Is Maverick currently hiring in Georgia? I live about 30 miles North of Atlanta in Buford Georgia. I can't really tell from the hiring map on the Maverick site. Does anyone know if there is a waiting list or is it an immediate hire once I get out of school? I have a current CDL class A and DOT card but no OTR experience and I did not get the license through a school, so I would have to go through a school first so I could get the required training hours and certificate. I will be calling Mav recruiting on Friday, is there anyone in particular I should ask for? Do they pre-hire? I could go to their NC terminal and complete all the paperwork if needed. From what I have read here, and a few other places, they seem like a good outfit.

Thanks,

Bob in Atlanta

 

Last I knew they were only taking exp hands.