the Roehl way....yeah right

You guys got this old guy up and posting quite a bit lately. Roehl pays on the practical mile setup which is head and shoulders above the old Household Movers Guide.Which by ther way Swift pays by. Yeah Roehl always sent me a route on the qualcom along with the dispatch info. I found that it was not always the shortest route,but most of the time if you followed it you would be close to your paid miles. Having driven for several years I would always grab my road atlas and pick out the best route,as long as it did not interfere with fuel stops.

 

To the guy who said he was paid better at Swift. Swift pays at the household movers guide miles,whereas Roehl pays practical miles.At Swift I was hired on at $.40 a mile,and at Roehl at $.38 a mile.I made much more driving for Roehl.Something fishy here. I think I pretty much know the ropes of the trucking industry,but Swift is not a good place to work.Did you ever notice that if you are a driver from the eastern US,and you cross the Mississippi River they take $.02 away from you,not just for the miles west of the river,but for the entire trip.If you can drive for Swift and be happy,more power to you.

 

Not a big deal but I really doubt you have a truck governed at 67. It might look like it on the speedo but you are only going 65. I have had at least 10 trucks (three my first year) and they all looked like you were going 67 when maxed out. If you have a GPS you can compare it. Used to be able to check it on the QC but unless you are a trainer and there is two people assigned to the truck it is inoperable when moving. I think Sheriff Spiros brought that grand idea to town. Nothing is more annoying than having the QC beep and not being able to read it.

 

Roadog, I agree Roehl does pay a driver closer to the actual driven mileage than most. If you steal $100 or $10 you are still a thief. Roehl is just not as big a thief as others. But they are still a thief.

 

I swear I am trying like hell to get my horns around what you are saying. Say we say you start a quarter in a brand new truck with zero miles on it. You run an actual of 29,000 get paid 26 and change but have only a 100 out of route. You driver have perfected the time space continuum. I am flummoxed and don't know what to say. As far as your dispatcher her name isn't Angel B by chance is it? That's the broad I had but she got in a fist fight with another dispatcher and got canned.

 

To hear them tell it they brought the concept to the industry. They still pat themselves on the back for doing it. I agree the concept is frustrating and I never got used to it. Not many places paying off the hub and those that do shaft the driver on the pay. Finding folks that pay percentage is one option. Living near Atlanta I think I'd wander by Roadway and see what they're up to. Same bs that we all deal with but they get compensated for it. Look up that Latanna guy on the union threads, he is a valuable source of info.

 

No harm, no foul. You and Rum won't do it, so somebody has too.

Don't get me wrong, I both see and hear the problems with Roehl, but I can't complain since they haven't happened to me.... yet! I am not naive to them and I am standing-by to stand-by for them to happen to me.

Want to know my biggest rant to date? I get dispatched a load picking up a relay in Gary heading for L'anse, Michigan, which in turn I am relaying to the Oak Creek drop yard. Then I drive over to Waunakee and pick up a load going to Coal City, IL. No problem. Well, this morning after I send my empty call, I get dispatched back to Oak Creek pick up the same trailer I just dropped off there yesterday. Now before the dispatch, I have to give it to him for being a man about it, my DSR called me and ASKED, didn't demand, if I would take this load and stay out a little longer. I agreed since I wanted to see L'anse and I don't really have any plans at home anyway. Basically, if they'd have sent me here to begin with, I'd be home on time. I can't really complain though, since I was asked and agreed to it. Just seems like poor planning on their end. No biggie, I still get my home time, got to go some place new (and see a moose!). That is it. That's my only snafu thus far.

I like Roehl, I like driving, and I like driving for Roehl. Cheerleader, maybe. I am proud of my job and my company, I have no reason not to be. I'll be the first to say, I don't plan on staying here forever, but for now it's a good fit.

 

You wanted to see L'anse? You just shocked the hell outta that entire town. The angry indian still working security up there?

 

Come on now, it's charming... No indian, some high school kid.

 

Did ya get any fishing in, ya gotta make time for the good stuff.