Originally Posted by MGVenne

I started with Roehl last August...Attended the CDL school in Marshfield and stayed at the Old Dutch Apts. as well.

I am a flatbedder running National. When I finished my EVO III, I was going out for 5.5 days and home 1.5 days (usually the weekends). I just recently went to 11/3 and like that much better. I always get the full 3 days off since I started the 11/3 program.

I take both tractor/trailer home and park them at a friend's construction yard, which is secure. When I was home weekly, I averaged about 9,100 miles per month. Now it's a little closer to 10,000 per month since I can go out on longer hauls.

I also have a 400 watt inverter which runs my TV/DVD player. I am seriously considering adding a 1000 watt inverter, but the Marshfield terminal is the only place you can get it installed, and they charge you $150 to put it in. When (if) you change trucks, they will charge you $95 to transfer it from truck to truck. I'll admit that $150 is really expensive, but inverters can destroy a wiring system if not installed properly, so I guess it's a bargain in the long run.

I did my Evo I and Evo II without taking a break in between. It made sense to me to just get it all done at once, and I'm glad that I did. After Evo II, I stayed in the Gary, IN terminal to attend my 3 day Cargo Securement Training. After Securement training, I took my tractor/trailer home with my first load, and had 3 days off before it was scheduled to be delivered.

Good luck in Marshfield. It's a cool town and it is very welcoming to the students. All those Roehl Training trucks running around the city streets are just part of the landscape, and residents don't even notice them anymore.

Originally Posted by Skilligan

lol.. ok now I have got another one, Care to quess on this one ??
Better then the last one I think, home every weekend,even while training with a trainer. !!

HIRING RADIUS AND OPERATING AREA
With roughly 220 trucks and 800 trailers deployed throughout the regions.

All drivers must live within a one hour driving radius of the following terminals and drop lots:

• Byron Center, MI
• Lansing, MI
• Carleton, MI
• Tipp City, OH
• Columbus, OH
• Walton, KY
• Georgetown, KY
• Indianapolis, IN
• Ft Wayne, IN
• Middlebury, IN

offers a 4-week training program for students who have graduated from an approved driver training program.
All trainers with have gone through a "train the trainer course" to help them understand the scope of training for . We want our driver trainees to be trained, not used for a team operation. During the 4-week program, the driver trainee will be on the same home time as the trainer. Pay will be $80 per day for each day that you work, with a maximum of $480.00 per week.
After you complete the 4-week training program, you will go on an orientation run with a trainer. This run is basically an extensive road test for a one-day period. You will be paid $80 for this one run only because we are also paying the trainer to be with you on the run.
Upon dispatch, as a solo driver you will be paid the following:
Start pay28 cents/mile 1 year31 cents/mile
Log Bonus - $50 per month for no log violations during the month.
Fuel Incentive*Factory set at 65 mph$0.00 per mileGoverned to 60 mph$0.01 per mileGoverned to 55 mph$ 0.02 per mile*This is at the driver's discretion.
A regional short haul carrier operating in 11 states around the Great Lakes, we offer all drivers a choice of work schedules, including 5 days out with 2 days home and 6 days out with 1 day home. In addition, there is NO EAST COAST driving.

You will also be eligible for all extra pay and bonuses as described in the experienced driver's pay package and benefits package.
Tuition Reimbursement Program: currently offers a tuition reimbursement program for student drivers. Student drivers may qualify for as much as $4,000.00 in tuition reimbursement. Call or ask one of our recruiters to explain the program to you.
Must have haz/mat endorsement.

Originally Posted by Tennessee Traveler

Started to work with this outfit in April,I have only driven 20,000 miles in three months. They have missed everyone of my hometimes,I have had 4 different fleet managers,and if you enjoy sitting around truckstops,running anal retentively legal,(2 days for 600 miles) then Roehl is the place for you.I tried to talk to these people to work things out,and they should be sued for giving me colon cancer from all the smoke they are blowing up my rear end LOL,I talk and nothing changes A summary of my weekly routine for the last three weeks:
Monday-unload in the early a.m.,sit till Tuesday no load
Tuesday-Finally get preplan at noon
Wednesday-A day of driving anywhere from 500-600 miles
Thursday-Deliver in the a.m. or early after noon,because Roehl can't do math or trip planning,sit and wait sit and wait,finally deadhead to Marshfield or whereever
Friday-run a buncha short loads to get to long loads for the weekend ( their idea of long is 1000 miles for 3 days)Get used to moving around mt reefers and vans,I had 3 of them in one day.
And then the fun starts all over in an identical pattern the next week yeah.....
So if this appeals to you call recruiting immediately,I have been driving for 14 years and they made no effort to keep me there so via condios.

P.S. tried to switch to vans and they told me it would look bad on me if i switched fleets.

Originally Posted by phcat

HEY GUY THANKS FOR THE INFO NOT EVERYONE CAN ALWAYS GET 3000 MILES A MONTH, I NOTICE YOU SAY YOU BEEN TRUCKIN FOR 14 YEARS, THERES NEWBIES THAT POST ON HERE ABOUT THEIR WHOLE TIME THROUGH SCHOOL WITH ROEHL UNTIL THEIR DONE TRAINING AND HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED A TRUCK, AND THEY ARE PULLIN MORE MILES THAN YOU AND LOVIN IT, IV READ MOST OF THE BLOGS HERE ON THE BIGGER COMPANIES THAT TAKE NEWBIES.
IF I END UP IN YOUR POSITION AFTER 14 YEARS, PLEASE SOMEONE JUST SHOOT ME, THATS PATHEITC 14 YEARS WHERE HAS ALL YOUR MONEY GONE ALL YOUR TIME YOU SHOULD OWN 14 TRUCKS BY NOW,LOL
A FEW BAD APPLES SPOIL THE BUNCH AND YOU SOUND LIKE ONE OF THEM,
WAWAWA THIS IS ME, ROEHL JUST CALLED ME BACK AND THEIR A LOT NICER AND PROFESSIONAL THAN THAT

Originally Posted by Skilligan

Well Im doing alot of homework on companys, and I think Ive come up with a few.. Plus Ive had a few offers that I deffently dont want. I dont know if I want to go out already and sweat my balls off this summer inside a truck..? Im not broke, so its not a matter of survival for me. Its trying to find a company that actually, and could possibly have there #####
together completely. So I have one who is very high on my list. Plus they start you out at $.32 and or $.34 a mile and thats practical miles. not the cump change most are offering. One company has trucks all less then 3 years old, and all come with a refrigerator.? and thats a plus.. I rate it high because they are also not charging there new students anymore then Roehl for training.. Not one of those fricken CDL mills.. very good pay when you go out with trainers too.!

• Caterpillar Multi-Torque Engine. 380-430 HP
• 10 speed, 13 speed, and auto shift Transmissions,
• ABS braking with traction control
• Refrigerator
• Aluminum Wheels
• Touchless 5th wheel release
• VIP interior
• Customized storage capacity
• Double bunks (upper and lower)
• Crank out vent windows in the sleeper with screens
• Dash mounted AM/FM radio with weather band\Summit driver comfort seat
• Power locks and windows