Mavrick or ???
 

which of these companies is better to start with i live in LA. and i want to flatbed i read a lot of people said schneider was a good school to get training but i dont hear to much about Maverick, where i live at i see a lot more flatbeds than any others i eventually want to be a flatbed o/o

Have you looked into Wabash Valley Transportation? I know they have a southeast regional, not sure if you are covered by that though.

im going to check them out...do they have schooling?

Maverick has schooling. I have heard Schneider no longer taking folks who need to be schooled first.

Maverick is decent, they pay mileage. Most of their fleet if not all of it by now are automatics. Maverick

If my job doesn't hold, I will probably give Maverick a shout if I can't find anything local.

Maverick or ???
 

Schneider sold their flatbed/glass hauling assets to Maverick a while back. They've also ceased training entry level drivers since November or December due to the economic downturn. See pumpkindriver.com. You may be better off checking out Arrow or Roehl, they have terminals in the LA (I hope you mean Los Angeles and not Lower Alabama) area. Roehl has a driver Training Center in Marshfield, Wi the last I knew. Check roehl.net. Getting on with a reefer company or dry van may be better 'cause people gotta eat. Flatbed usually pulls a lot of construction material loads, how much building is going in your area? BOL

oh ok but no i live in Louisiana

No, but if you already have a C.D.L. they would likely train you. Good luck with your job search

I believe Maverick quit doing cdl training.

Arrow had a terminal in Fontana, CA, but I'm pretty sure they moved it to Pheonix. But they are having financial trouble right now from what I hear and saw while I worked there and would think twice before trying them. Have you called Boyd Bros? I have heard good things about them in the past. Good luck.

I believe he said he lives in Louisiana.

yea i see some old shneider truckls with maverick on the door hauling the glass trailors

I passed by Mavericks corporate offices in Galloway AR (Little Rock), and there are lots of trucks sitting on the lot, with their ID decals removed. Both Freightliner lot's were loaded up with maroon Columbias. The back lot had rows of trailers stacked on each other.

That's not cool to hear Stan. Maybe they were older equipment that is waiting to be sold? I mean we all know that stuff isn't selling right now. My company has 5 trucks that were to be sold but we're sitting on them for now. They pull some freight for the govt. or at least their website says so.

I've seen some of those burgundy Freightliners with someone else's name on the side. I just figured it was a coincidence.

My cousin drove for Maverick and still has friends there. He told me Maverick pulled at least half their fleet off the road. They eliminated the SE division entirely, terminated "problem childs" and drivers who didnt maintain minimum fuel mileage etc. They also eliminated all drivers in the covered wagon division who did not live between Chicago and Pittsburg along 80/76. These might not be the exact facts, we all know how rumors grow, but this is the gist of it.

I would say, smack yourself in the back of the head for concidering becoming a truck driver. Go back to school or search for a better job.

Unless you like sleeping A LOT in a truck in stinky peelot parking lots.

Man was I lied to. :hellno:

Well they do call it OTR and Maverick is an OTR company. I'm local and I don't sleep in my truck a lot. I only sleep in it when I'm waiting at a jobsite and that might be a whole 5-10 minute nap so your sour grapes are useless.