Agility Test Kinda Worried! Advice?

Flatie C, I've seen a good many girls doing flat bed work. It takes more heart than muscle. A good strong work ethic will serve you better than a strong back. I think you'll do fine on the agility test. I believe at Maverick they have you lift something up to your waist and hold it there for a measured time. Maverick also has a small refrigerated fleet that you might be able to use as a back up plan, but I think you've got what it takes.

It's not a weight-lifting competition.

You don't have to lift it like a bar - you can lift to your shoulder, and leverage it onto the platform.

Object is to make sure you can get a tarp up onto the deck of a flatbed.

Greatest admiration to you - personally - I'm not down with the manual labor required to do flatbed.

Rick

My sister is even worried about me because of the Manual Labor involve with flatbed just to get accepted, but I told her theres nothing to worry about as long as I will do the proper lifting and safety rules then I am goos. I really like the trucking career. I'm more inspired now seing ton of womens out there doing flatbed.

OMG Flatie...all this worry is probably causing you to unnecessarily burn needed calories (causing your weight to drop below my size 10 1/2 ST Kitty CAT boots) and make it difficult to get quality rest. Both of these things you will need to pass this test. Try to relax. If its gonna happen, it will. If it's too much for you, then it wasn't meant to be and you take your trucking career in a direction better suited for your physical capabilities. In the long run,...you will be fine. You have the right attitude, a desire to succeed, a positive work ethic, and a good head on your shoulders.

Whether driving a skateboard or a can, you still have the basic attributes required to be a successful truck driver. All good...good luck.

True that! My recruiter got back to me and said I won't lift over 60lbs in the test but ofcourse lumber tarp would be 120lbs over in an actual tarping. I'm not really that much worried now because of what they told me but thank you for the encouragement! It's hard to be short but I will do what it takes to be a good trucker! 😊

Flatie C, I've seen a good many girls doing flat bed work. It takes more heart than muscle. A good strong work ethic will serve you better than a strong back. I think you'll do fine on the agility test. I believe at Maverick they have you lift something up to your waist and hold it there for a measured time. Maverick also has a small refrigerated fleet that you might be able to use as a back up plan, but I think you've got what it takes.

I was thinking about TCD as my back up plan but my recruiter said need to pass the agility test for all division. So we will just wait and see. Thank you for the encourging words! I appreciate it a lot!!

Flatie, I very seldom have to lift my tarps. Most of the places that you will pick up freight at will use their fork lifts to set your tarps up on the top of your load. There is a physical aspect to flat-bedding, but there are many women who do it. There is a girl I met on a job site in Upstate New York who couldn't have weighed 105 pounds who loved being a flat-bed driver.

Flatie, I very seldom have to lift my tarps. Most of the places that you will pick up freight at will use their fork lifts to set your tarps up on the top of your load. There is a physical aspect to flat-bedding, but there are many women who do it. There is a girl I met on a job site in Upstate New York who couldn't have weighed 105 pounds who loved being a flat-bed driver.

I think it's advantage too that if a flatbed driver is a women coz forklift drivers would ask if they need the help for putting those heavy tarp?? I like flatbed it is very exciting and I can be very proud that I can drag those heavy stuff with the skateboard knowing how short I am!!

Flatie. I had to emerge from lurking to answer any questions you may have. I just got done with my training here at maverick and I'm waiting to meet my trainer. The physical is nothing to worry about. We lifted a crate from the floor to a table with weights in it. Not sure how heavy but several women have managed just fine. There's way more info to give but this digital keyboard is awful lol. Ask me anything!

I don't think you're going to have a problem. There's a lady on YouTube who used to be a flatbed driver. She was able to tarp and secure her loads without issue. Just search YouTube for Allie Knight and you will find her videos

Flatie. I had to emerge from lurking to answer any questions you may have. I just got done with my training here at maverick and I'm waiting to meet my trainer. The physical is nothing to worry about. We lifted a crate from the floor to a table with weights in it. Not sure how heavy but several women have managed just fine. There's way more info to give but this digital keyboard is awful lol. Ask me anything!

Hey CT congrats! and thank you for taking ur time to reply in my thread. The crate is 60lbs thats what 2 maverick drivers told me but that was like year ago. They're not sure if they updated the weights!

60lbs and they will add more weight and put it in a table. Then 120lbs you gonna lift it off the floor , stand straight and drag it with a string??

I will really appreciate it if you will tell me a detailed response about the agility test.

I don't think you're going to have a problem. There's a lady on YouTube who used to be a flatbed driver. She was able to tarp and secure her loads without issue. Just search YouTube for Allie Knight and you will find her videos

She is a glass driver in Maverick! They have dif way of testing the agility but yup she's awesome and saw her chanel in youtube!

Ok. Details. This may run on. So anyway, the first thing you will do is line up for urine and hair drug test. This takes FOREVER. You choose which you wanna do 1st. I'd go with urine since it takes the longest. You basically give a sample and sign some things. Same with the hair. Now I'm not very hair so she had to get my under arm hair which felt weird lol. You have a head of hair so they'll probably snip some from there.

Next is the eye exam. If you're vision is decent, shouldn't be a problem. Similar to DOT test you took for your permit. Next she'll check your blood pressure and measure your neck for sleep apnea. I think you're smaller so you shouldn't have a problem here. After those stations are finished you'll see the doctor. Same situation here, he'll check your vitals and other stuff. No idea how female physicals work but you probably do. It was quick and painless.

Now you'll head upstairs for agility type stuff. They'll check your posture, blood pressure, grip pressure, twists and bends, etc. You'll fill out a medical history form and they'll check it for accuracy. Then you'll go down the hall to lift some things. He will check your reflexes, you'll do a step test for 3 minutes to a metronome. They check your pulse afterwards. You'll lift sand bags, maybe 5lbs each, from one bucket to another then back into the original bucket. Then you'll lift a crate with MAYBE 60 lbs in it, floor to table. Very simple. After that you head downstairs. To be continued