Hello everybody, first time to post a question so here goes. I start cdl school on 1/4/2016 at TDI in Oxford,AL and am excited for this next journey in life. I have done a fairly good amount of research to make my decision on Flatbedding and narrowed down to these 3 companies to choose from to start my career with (tmc,maverick,McElroy). I am curious about the freight lanes being as I am towards the southern point of their hiring area. Any answers to this are greatly appreciated and thank you all so much for this website as I have found it a wealth of good information.
Thanks,
David
TMC,Maverick, or McElroy???
Discussion in 'TMC' started by Bamadrb, Nov 24, 2015.
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Maverick would be your best bet in that area.
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Yup, Maverick hq is in little rock, Arkansas. Give them a call and let them know you're interested in them once you finish school
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I can't speak on McElroy as I never drove for them. However, I did drive for both Maverick and TMC. They are very comparible in my opinion (or were). Most of the time you show up at a shipper and both of their trucks will be there. TMC has two ways of getting paid (or did). Percentage or mileage. Maverick is just mileage. As far as compensation, I made better money at Maverick. Not by much though. But I hated the automatic transmissions there. If either of these two are your choice, be prepared to tarp. Maverick wants it to look good going down the road but are by no means as picky as TMC.
I started out at TMC and glad I did. Reason is, I got time in the seat with a standard shift. I can't imagine having started in an automatic and then trying to sell myself to a stick company when it was time to move on.
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Im not a flat bed guy but some posts lately favor Melton and they are happy just a thought.
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TMC you get paid more the harder you work / the better you manage your time. Maverick, they're like our sister company. The owners of each are golfing buddies. Both are ran similar, but as stated above, I'd suggest learning to drive standard over automatic, in case you ever want to go heavy haul, or work for a company with standard trucks.
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