I was hired last week for Maverick in their steel belt route can anybody give me information on what im hauling all the recruiter said was that it was "covered wagons" My recruiter was upfront when i applied and said I would be waiting for a trainer and I told him that as long as i was hired and not told a month later they changed their mind I was ok with that he got really adamant that they don't roll that way so im waiting for my orientation date another question is has anybody been told they have a job and waited and then told they don't thanx

 

My cousin is in that division. You'll haul anything steel but mostly coils. Some bars, beams, flat stuff etc. Mainly the traditional rust belt running lanes, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Detroit, Gary, Chicago, St Louis, some Wisc. Occasional KY, TN, WV, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma. Anything in the eastern half is always a possibility. He went thru their training and started at .34 and averaged 800-1000/wk gross. After 6 months he went to .39 and is consistently around $1000/wk occcasional 12-1300 wk. Overall he likes it and they get him home every weekend for 48-60hrs off. He has a hard time even volunteering for weekends. Steel just doesnt move much on weekends. I also pulled steel a couple years ago, not for Maverick, but I know the biz. If you're in these running lanes its a decent gig for making some money and still getting plenty of home time. If you're near one of these cities you can even get thru the house during the week sometimes.

 

thanks snowman 76 im located near detroit in taylor sounds like just what im looking for im not greedy and my wife works so home time is important

 

well i will tell you as frieght gets slower i have seen our wagons getting anything they can fit in them from shingles to small lumber loads, short haul is normaly gary in south for to tn and so on but ive seen them as far south as GA depending on the freight

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I drive for Maverick in their southwest division.I have seen our covered wagons down in Laredo several times.You will go to where the freight is.I have carried some different freight here of late.Maverick will find the freight to keep you going.

 

i have to agree, i have been getting some really strange stuff lately
usually i haul 85% steel now im getting everything from hazmat containers to lots and lots and lots of pipe for NYC witch i hate but at least im still spinning those super singles..lol

and that no hazmat rule seems not to matter if you have the endorsement they will get it just to get you loaded i hauled 2 containers last week of ethanol down to savannah from jersey