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Maverick Specialized Increases Pay for its Glass Fleet Drivers

Maverick Specialized, a division of Maverick Transportation LLC, has announced a significant pay raise for current and potential drivers in its over-the-road glass fleet, effective Jan. 6, 2008. "This is our third driver pay raise since acquiring

by Staff
November 26, 2007
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Maverick Specialized, a division of Maverick Transportation LLC, has announced a significant pay raise for current and potential drivers in its over-the-road glass fleet, effective Jan. 6, 2008.
"This is our third driver pay raise since acquiring
the specialized division from Schneider National last year," said Stephen Selig, president and COO.
Under the new plan, Maverick Specialized will implement a four-cent per mile pay raise across the board to drivers in their OTR glass division. This will bring starting pay to 45 cents per mile for experienced drivers and 41 cents per mile for drivers in the company's student program.
Along with the pay increase, Maverick Specialized will continue to offer an accessorial pay package including a quarterly fuel bonus, detention pay, referral bonuses, complete medical benefits, and more.
Based in Little Rock, Ark., and operating more than 1,500 units, Maverick Transportation LLC has a quarter century of experience providing flatbed and open-air equipment services to the steel, glass, machinery and building material industries coast-to-coast, in Canada and Mexico. To learn more, call (800) 289-1100 or visit www.drivemaverick.com.

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