Maverick Transportation
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Tyler I have my application in with Maverick and was approved in recruiting just waiting to get some medical paperwork filled out by my dr's so dot examiner can look over. I hope to be in school at ASU at end of feb or march whenever that next class starts. I m goin Temp Controlled Division. so how was orientation and was everyone friendly and helpful.
I am just opening this thread to offer my help to anyone who may have any questions about Maverick. As I continue to go through my progress with the company I am willing to try and answer any questions you may have. If I don't know the answer, I will do my best to get the answer for you.
If any information I provide helps you choose Maverick I will message you my name for the referral. I never found too much on TT regarding Maverick so hopefully I can help answer any questions.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Tyler is no longer with Maverick. I'm your guy. I'm in the flatbed division so I don't have 1st hand info on tcd. Orientation was very well organized and professional. They lay out just about everything you need to know in that short week. Helpful would be an understatement. I can call anytime and talk to an actual person if I need something. Of course your training will be different but orientation is the same for everyone.
HI CT Thanks for the update on Tyler and thanks for the info on orientation glad to hear that and I have good things about Maverick i watch a lot of youtube and Jeffrey Quinn on there aka Scooby Doo speaks highly and has said Maverick may be his next choice in TCD division. I have subscribed to Dale Clay youtube as well. I was hoping to find some youtube vids of TCD Maverick employees but haven't found any if you know of any could you let me know
thanks Robert
Tyler is no longer with Maverick. I'm your guy. I'm in the flatbed division so I don't have 1st hand info on tcd. Orientation was very well organized and professional. They lay out just about everything you need to know in that short week. Helpful would be an understatement. I can call anytime and talk to an actual person if I need something. Of course your training will be different but orientation is the same for everyone.
Do you know of anyone who has been thru Maverick CDL Sponsorship program thru Arkansas State Univ. newport campus this is what i going to do I live in Miss. and aware i will have to transfer cdl. i would like to know how it went thru the program there so if you know of anyone let me know Thanks Robert
Yea full auto fleet. Honestly you can't go wrong with either company. You make your own routes with us. As long as it's legal and you don't get too far off track they won't bother you. I've only been stuck out a few times when craziness happens. Living in AR would help since we have lots of freight out there. I considered McElroy as well but ended up here. I believe Parrot still drives for them, he'll probably reply to your other post.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
there is really great vid from maverick driver he explains the whole orientation process he is experienced driver but physical is same for all he explains in great detail every aspect of physical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6U-dz0PTl0 that is link to the youtube vid name is Michael Schreiber
I've pretty much decided to go with maverick at this point. How hard was the physical to pass with the weights and all? Also, I plan on starting with flatbed Atlantic regional , and possibly transferring to glass later. Can I do that? Also, how's the insurance there and who's it through? I have lots of questions if you couldn't tell lol
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
Hey Tyler, How does the hometime work with maverick. The maximum amount of days you can accrue for home time?
Anyone else have any questions?
Tyler is no longer with maverick. I am however. Home time depends on which division you join as well as location. The otr , glass and tcd divisions stay out at least 2 weeks. I hear glass guys recommend 3 weeks however. Regional flatbed, which I'm in, gets home on weekends. I've been home every Friday this year so far, however some ties you get home Saturday. It's usually a 34 hour at least. There are also local jobs available in a few places
Regional:
Regional Route
Usually refers to a driver hauling freight within one particular region of the country. You might be in the "Southeast Regional Division" or "Midwest Regional". Regional route drivers often get home on the weekends which is one of the main appeals for this type of route.
OTR:
Over The Road
OTR driving normally means you'll be hauling freight to various customers throughout your company's hauling region. It often entails being gone from home for two to three weeks at a time.
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