MX302dad
Since I was self-employed the last ten years, the only thing Maverick specifically requested from me was proof of self-employment. I sent them 5 years of company tax returns.
They did not require school or refresher courses. I have a feeling they did not require this because they were able to check on my driving experience with 2 of the 3 companies I worked for in the mid ‘90’s. One of the companies is out of business because Dick Simon Trucking bought them. The other two are still viable and I called them personally and talked to both to be sure they had a record on me. Also my MVR and everything else they might check on is perfectly clean.
As a side note in my preparation to driving again, I have been refreshing my knowledge on trucks and trucking by reading and taking the on line test you can use for practice when you are in the process of getting your CDL. I personally have found that I have forgotten very little and the biggest change in regulations is the new HOS rules.
Here is a link to some practice tests if you want to try.
http://www.testprepreview.com/cdllinks.htm
I do know that my knowledge is lacking in securing flat bed loads. I did drive a flat bed 10 years ago but the loads were sod, so the securement was the same on every load. Maverick has their school to teach all drivers their way of securing loads (and tarping). I am sure I will go out with a trainer for some amount of weeks to get day-to-day flat bed experience. This surly must be a requirement because from my understanding (and from common sense) there is no way Mavericks school could teach securing loads in every situation.
Hope this helps out and good luck to you if you decide to jump back into trucking. All my studying and research (and most people on this board) say Maverick is one of the top-notch companies to work for if you desire long haul flat bed.