Talked more with the recruiter and found out the walmart position only pays .34 a mile and its about 2200 miles a week. The guy said that's low and that walmart has the freight to let you run a lot more than that if you want. Then another recruiter I spoke to told me that that wasn't true, that Walmart had their runs really worked out and 2200 a week is what I can expect. He said walmart gives freigh to their own drivers first. Maverick's .39 a mile plus .04 fuel bonus is sounding more and more attractive to me. In their longhaul division their drivers consistantly get around 2700 to 3000 miles a week. I don't mind being out for weeks at a time so longahlu is great for me. So now it's come down to choosing JB or Maverick. Any pros and cons I might be missing? Thanks,

Ryan

 

I have actually never talked to a JB recruiter so I can't comment on them good or bad, but I can tell you that the Maverick recruiters are honest in they tell you. I know I was never lied to and the CEO made a point of asking the orientation group if anyone had been lied to in any way by their recruiter. Maverick takes great pride in keeping a reputation for honesty and integrity.

Good Luck with who ever you choose!

Arky

 

Don't leave your job for something JB offers you......you might get to orientation just to find out that position has been filled, and a offer to go OTR be there instead. That has happened in the past, and most likely, will happen in the future.

Remember, you NOT HIRED at JB just because you go to orientation. I would make sure your hired first, then go.

But that's just me and my disgruntal .02 cents.

IMHO, I would choose Maverick. But that because I know what happened to me at JB.

 

Could be a good opportunity, could just as easily be classic bait-n-switch

If I were in you're shoes right now I would jump to JB if and only if they are willing to give you a written guarantee that you will be on X dedicated account for Y cpm.

JB made a strategic decision a few years back to quit hiring newbies and use the savings to acquire horde of Fereni commission only headhunters.

They get their payday when you finish orientation and deliver your 1st load, so there is a bit of a agency problem.

A couple of the Rules of Acquisition apply here:

8. Small Print Leads to Large Risk

19. Satisfaction is not guaranteed.

Given the bad deal you are getting right now from Prime you could pretty much throw darts at a listing of carriers and do better than you are now.

If you want to stay in OTR Reefer/Van try a good carrier like Crete, Gordon, etc. But there is much better $ and/or home time to be had in other segments. I gross $800/week and I work 38-42hrs in LTL land. If you dig the OTR thing or the labor market is soft where you "live" try flat bedding or tankers.

BOL

Ian

 

Yes, I love going OTR. Nothing like getting up early in the morning before everyone else and rolling down the highway driving 80,00 pounds of steel. I can't describe that feeling. It just feels awesome. I've decided to go flatbed, with Maverick. It turns out the recruiter there, CJ, is the niece of a good friend of my dad. My dad and her uncle work together. CJ's mom used to cut my mom's hair. Both me and the recruiter grew up in the same small town, went to the same schools etc. Small world eh? I thought that was pretty cool. That put me at east and made me very comfortable going to Maverick.

Back to the feeling I was talking about, I do hope that driving a midroof and pulling a trailer with no height doesn't take away from the big rig feel as you're going down the road. Is there less storage space in a midroof? Does it take a lot of adjustment going from a cndo to one? Anyone who has maybe done both?

 

only if you mind not standing while putting on your pants... :lol: :lol:

 

Unless you're pretty tall, you can still stand up in a mid-roof. I'm 5'10" and I never had a problem standing up to put my pants on. Is a mid-roof a condo? No, but there is plenty of room in one for someone who will only spend 5-6 days at a time in it. Now a flat top, that's a totally different animal.

 

I've driven a flat top sleeper. I'm 6'6". :shock: Granted I was only out 2 or 3 nights a week, but I still had to lay down to put my clothes on. Extra sucky...

Still loved that job and miss it today, almost 2 years later.