Any Questions about Roehl??

They just want you to think loads are more readily available than they actually might be. Of course it seems a lot of that depends too on who you get paired with back at dispatch. Some people have a great experience at a company while others don't.

 

Lol dumb question

 

I know they say on average that a newbie will make around $900/week. True or....?

 

You're on the hook for the additional training until you get on your own. What was happening is other companies were sending their drivers over to Roehl to take advantage of their great training, then telling them to quit and come to them.

 

Jeez, you're making it sound impossible to be successful here. Look, if you're patient, have a good attitude, and get along with others, you can make a lot of money in trucking.

 

Absolutely.. Good dependable drivers get rewarded. Bad ones that can't or refuse to improve wash out.

 

Depends which fleet you go with. On the national fleet if you stay out a few weeks that's possible, but if you want home weekly, prob not.

 

The majority of the population no longer has those attributes. I've seen 2 posts in 2 days asking for 100k a year, home every weekend jobs for somebody who just got their CDL. They don't understand that when getting into a new industry or trade that you start at the bottom and work your way up and nobody out there these days is looking out for your best interest. and when told that it's not gonna happen they get all mad and start talking about that guy that their cousins friends uncle met that one time who did it. Bottom line is you're taking a chance with any company or by going as an O/O and you gotta work for it either way. Might happen, might not.

 

I was simply answering the question.

Why sugar coat it? The reality is that most new drivers won't last 15 months. I actually had this conversation with a mid level manager at Roehl before I left and he said that most drivers who don't last end up leaving in 3-6 months.

If you have the right attitude toward any profession you stand a better chance of being successful. Certainly, being careful is important. I would say that the number one rule in trucking is, don't hit anything. Master that and you will probably be around long enough to learn the rest.

 

I want to stay out as long as they'll let me.