Maverick

[arky]

Hey guys, how busy is maverick? I've heard that freight has been really slow for everyone for a while. Still getting good miles?

Does anyone know how long the wait list is for orientation now? I'll already have my CDL as I'm going to take the class on my own.

Thanks,

Arky

[Steveoh1]

Does anyone know how long the wait list is for orientation now?

I was told the wait is about 3-4 weeks for orientation.

[cattle_feed_maker]

i was told last thursday by a recruiter that it would be a 2 month wait to get into their sponsored driving school in newport ARK, but was told i could come on right away if i got my CDL on my own.

[Deerhunter]

Does anyone know if Maverick allows pets.

[Steveoh1]

Does anyone know if Maverick allows pets.

Hey there Deerhunter. I found this on Maverick's drive for us page under FAQ. I am hopefully starting orientation with Maverick this Sunday Oct. 1st. Waiting for my recruiter to call me today!

Can my girlfriend ride with me? What about my dog?
Maverick has a strict ?immediate family only? rider policy. Immediate family includes your spouse, brother, sister, children over the age of 13, or parents. There is no cost to you for this. We do not allow pets.

[Steveoh1]

Just got the call! I am going to start orientation and training this Sunday Oct. 1st at Maverick.

[tom3130]

I applied to maverick said i could work for them but wouldn't send me to school because already had class a cdl but I got that with drump truck and trailer never attended a school . nothing against maverick but they said i already have cdl no need for them to send me to school. Well I think there is big diffrence between dumptruck with trailer than semi and trailer.

[Mr. Ford95]

tom, I drive the same and got my CDL the same way, no school used. It is not much of a difference for me. My overall length is about 60 feet, a 48 ft flatbed and truck are not much longer than that. Are you saying they hired you on??

[Deerhunter]

Its official I start CDL training on monday the 2nd. It was kind of hard to decide with my situation right now I have to work fast here at my current Job to get things ready that fast. And my grandmother just had a heart attack. So I am kind of leary about leaving right now but Kevin told me if I had to postpone, or cut class short it would be ok I would just have to get back on the list. I hope it wont come to that. Ill keep you posted when I get the chance. I am really excited but very nervous at the same time. Did anyone else here have those feelings when they started. My wife is still a little in shock from the point of how fast everything is moving. Well i rambling gotta go.

[Steveoh1]

I applied to maverick said i could work for them but wouldn't send me to school because already had class a cdl but I got that with drump truck and trailer never attended a school . nothing against maverick but they said i already have cdl no need for them to send me to school. Well I think there is big diffrence between dumptruck with trailer than semi and trailer.

Doesn't matter how you got your class a. If you have it and Maverick will hire you that's great. They will do all of the necessary checks as far as mvr and a dac report about your driving history. As long as you know the basics, they will teach you the rest. I have a class a through a local college cdl school, doesn't mean I know how to drive all semi trucks. I do have the basics, that is why most companies will send you out with a driver trainer to polish your skills so that you can manage on your own. They (Maverick) will school you for 2 weeks in load securement, then put you with a trainer on the road for up to 6 weeks. Just my 2 cents. Don't sell Maverick short because they won't send you to school.
Take care,
Steve

[Steveoh1]

Its official I start CDL training on monday the 2nd. It was kind of hard to decide with my situation right now I have to work fast here at my current Job to get things ready that fast. And my grandmother just had a heart attack. So I am kind of leary about leaving right now but Kevin told me if I had to postpone, or cut class short it would be ok I would just have to get back on the list. I hope it wont come to that. Ill keep you posted when I get the chance. I am really excited but very nervous at the same time. Did anyone else here have those feelings when they started. My wife is still a little in shock from the point of how fast everything is moving. Well i rambling gotta go.

Sorry to hear about your Grandmother. Hope she gets well soon. I am excited and nervous too. I am driving to Little Rock this Saturday to start orientation on Sun. I will tell you what I keep telling myself, "don't worry, everything will be fine and in the end you will be doing what you have been wanting to do". Hope that helps! It seems to calm me. Maybe I will see you there. Will you go to Little Rock as well? Let me know.
Steve

[Deerhunter]

Yes I will be in Little Rock on Sunday Evening.

[Deere29]

Good luck to you guys and i hope everything works out. I hope to see ya on the road soon. 8)

[arky]

Hey Steve and Deerhunter, I'll be in L.R. Saturday afternoon also! We'll have to figure out a way to meet up. I'll probably show up around 7-8 pm as I live close enough I'll be driving down on my own. They told me that I would be reimbursed for whatever the bus ticket would have cost. That wasn't necessary, but it was cool...lol.

Deere29, great talkin to ya today!

Good luck everyone!

Arky

[Deerhunter]

Hey ARKY are you going to CDL also. If so Good luck to you as well Ill be down Sunday evening. Ill be driving also so I wont be there stranded and so I dont have to leave my family 2 days early . The 3 and a half weeks or so is going to be ruff enough as it is. If you want PM me your phone # and Ill call you when I get in.

Deere29 what is the " pre hire test like." What is required

Hope to see you guys soon.

[arky]

not sure that I'll be there after all. I can barely even type this message. I woke up this morning with one of the worst pulled muscles in my neck/back area I've ever had. Not sure what to do, but there's no way in heck I could pass their agility testing like this. I couldn't pick up a fork right now, much less a tarp...lol.

I'll let ya know what happens.

Arky

[Deere29]

Hey ARKY are you going to CDL also. If so Good luck to you as well Ill be down Sunday evening. Ill be driving also so I wont be there stranded and so I dont have to leave my family 2 days early . The 3 and a half weeks or so is going to be ruff enough as it is. If you want PM me your phone # and Ill call you when I get in.

Deere29 what is the " pre hire test like." What is required

Hope to see you guys soon.

It is not to bad. They will test your joint movements and stuff like that. Then you have to pick up a tarp off the ground and place it on top of the trailer and then you will have to climb up on a box that is on top of the trailer.

[Deerhunter]

Sorry to hear that ARKY hope you feel better tomorrow

[Deere29]

Arky go buy a gallon of Bengay and a bottle of pain killers. You will be fine

[arky]

Well....As bad as I hated to do it, I had to cancel out for Sunday. I talked to Kevin and he basicly told me that I was better off to cancel and reschedule than to take a chance on getting sent home during the agility testing.

I've been waiting for this day for a long time and was almost in tears when I called, but there's no way I wanted to go down there less than ready. I did go to the bone cracker today and he helped some, I'll probably go again tomorrow or Monday. I can only hope that cancelling out doesn't effect my future at Maverick. Kevin gave no indication that it would but I'll only know when and if I get another slot in orientation.

Deerhunter, we'll probably miss each other completely as I've already taken the classes at newport. I went to school on my own dime to avoid the waiting list.

Best of luck to Deerhunter and Steve!!


Arky