I'm an Idiot...

Discussion in 'Roehl' started by surfernabox, Oct 22, 2014.

  1. surfernabox

    surfernabox Light Load Member

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    I guess a call to Safety it is. I'm not too sure what made them special. I enjoyed everything i hauled. I liked orentation and how that was all set up. My trainer was VERY professional. I had no issues getting a truck or a trainer. My prostar had 13k on it when i got it. I never felt like i had a 'big brother' watching me. At the same time i never quite felt like family. Other truckers showed me love, but the office staff never really acted like i existed if i went and talked to them about something. Maybe its because they took my OTR virginity is why i'm hung up on them. Like a bad ex girlfriend. haha. All in all, no complaints, more or less, about them other than that terrible FM and that #### sleep test i had to do.
     
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  3. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    I sure wish I had even half the motivation you do_Other then having a fallen out with your FM who doesn't appreciate the hard work drivers do I think judging from your post and your upbeat personality,you have a good chance getting your job back.Please let us know what safety says.
     
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  4. Studebaker Hawk

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    I don't see how your job at Roehl could be described as "a dream job", when you say a dispatcher denies home time because she "has freight to run". The fact that she was later discharged doesn't change the fact thst her superiors tolerated crapping on drivers for some period of time.
    That being said, you are an idiot for thinking that your unilateral threat of not moving until certain demands are met could result in any positive outcome. You now realize this, and maybe some others who are considering similar tactics will rethink that. That is good.
    Don't get mad, get even is the advice I might pass on in the future.
     
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  5. surfernabox

    surfernabox Light Load Member

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    I honestly really liked everything about it, except my FM. She wasn't even that bad at the beginning, just as time went on she got a little crazier each day.

    Now this don't get mad, get even... I've done that before in other jobs and it worked out fine. I just don't quite see how i'd be able to get even in the industry. I thought i was getting even by refusing to move, which led to me getting canned. Granted i was mad, but it was also how i was taught to react to situations like that by my trainer and by the teachers of my CDL school. I see now, and even right after it happened how much this didn't work in my favor. What would you have done if you were in my shoes? Have you ever been in that situation before, if so how'd you get at em?

    Thanks for the advice!
     
  6. AppalachianTrucker

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    The saying goes that the best revenge is living well.
    Roehl isn't all that.

    Every have a girlfriend who you though was The One and that nobody would every come close to her awesomeness and you'd doe alone? Trucking is probably like that. Well, not like that, but you know what I mean.

    Find another good company. They're out there.
     
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  7. surfernabox

    surfernabox Light Load Member

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    That was the best thing i ever did hear. That is some perspective right there. I know exactly what you're saying. Like i said earlier, they took my trucking virginity...i'll always have them puppy dog eyes
     
  8. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    So what's the hold up,give safety a call,lol.
     
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    surfernabox Light Load Member

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    i did to see what they'd say. and i got put on hold. and then i got a 'we will call you back'. if it doesnt work, no big deal, i'm just ready to get back to running the roads. Gets my heart racing every time i think bout pullin another 48 spread.
     
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  10. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    Well keep trying so they know you're very serious you wanna drive for them again.Have you applied elsewhere?
     
  11. surfernabox

    surfernabox Light Load Member

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    Not yet. Mostly due to the fact me and the wife just got everything sorted out about me driving again last night. That and i'm curious about the stuff they put on my DAC, and by that i mean the 'review required before rehiring'. Most of the reason i started this thread is i wanted to know what that meant for Roehl specifically. Does it go before a committee? Would they just make me go through everything again as if i were fresh out of CDL school? Just really peaked my interest because i guess out of everywhere i'd rather go with what i know, you know?
     
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