Stay away from ROEHL!!

oh audio only...now thats gotta be a trip when we are watching movies and other forms of entertainment...its a good thing I don't sing cause I think they would get rid of me ASAP for horrible singing and pollution of the auditory environment...my question is how can they hear anything over those noisy detroit desials??? I always have to cut my truck off to talk to anyone outside...LOL...

 

ha, no worries I sing as loud as I can and even incert my own lyrics from time to time. Then I look at that new quallcom mcp and wonder if they can moniter me, there all rolling on the floor laughing in hysteria. crank up the tunes and hammer down.

 

I have to disagree. Did you bump your head on something? Practically all of the Roehl drivers on this forum love working for them. Their pay is much better than all the bottom feeder companies. They treat their drivers much better than all those other companies. One of the worst companies? Screw you out of your pay? You can't compare Roehl to bottom feeder companies like Werner, CR England, CRST, etc.

 

THANK YOU!!!!


Finally someone who see's through the bull like a few others and I.

We had Sheila Stanford from Covenant come and talk to our Training class at National. Our whole class pointed out that Covenant pays the lowest rate out of three previous companies that have come before her.

She didn't know what to say! lol

She was just like, Y'all gotta look out for some companies that pay your a lot per mile then lower the rate the more miles you drive. Plus we hated that Covenant makes you team.

Anyway, not to get off topic here, Roehl does offer good pay and treates their drivers pretty well for being a Starter Company. Although from what I've gathered Roehl may be a starter company, but it's one of those starter companies that you might stay with for a long time just because they treat their drivers better than some companies out there, mainly the bottom feeder companies.

Two guys in My class are going to Werner. I kept my mouth shut and gave everyone in the class the address to this forum to get good info on companies.

There's honestly 3 other people in my class that are going with Roehl. Not because what I told them, but because of what they read on this site.

 

Maybe some of us just realize there are other places to work, even for rookies. Yes, everyone must start somewhere, but that somewhere doesn't always have to be one of the companies in the truck stop toilet paper magazine rack. Yes I'm sure there are far worse places to work then Roehl, but there are also far better. Good companies almost never need to advertise, since there is no revolving door.

 

ive heard marten and cr are about the best companies out there for newb's

 

And I've got some ocean front property in Arizona...

 

2300 is not a good average unless it is at .45 or more per mile. If you are working OTR you should be pulling in at least 900d to 1k per week on miles.

Think about it. 2300 miles in even a 5 day week is only 460 miles per day or around 8-8.5 hrs per day. In a 7 day period 328 miles or 5.5 to 6 hrs of work per day. You have enough hrs in a week that- you should be averaging no less then 2500-2800 miles per week for average miles. Anything less and you are being underutilized.

I don't care how nice a OTR carrier is. I am not going to live on the road and not get at least average miles.

When I started driving no one was bragging about a 2300 mile average and most drivers would of quit in disgust with those numbers. Now I see drivers and trucking company doing it like it was a good thing, which would only be the case if it was high pay per mile.

 

As long as I make enough miles to pay my bills and put back a little for savings then I'll be happy. I'd rather make 2300 miles/week and get treated well rather than 2800-3000 miles/week and be treated like junk.

I'm not saying all companies that give you plenty of miles will do that, I'm just speaking from generalities.

 

Just listen to the next Roehl ad on XM. That's what they're promising. Lots of money and lots of time at home to enjoy all the toys you bought with the boatloads of cash they'll give you.

Seriously, whether Roehl is right for you or not depends on how much experience you have and your personality. They tend to try to micromanage their drivers, so if you are a pretty independant person with your own ideas on how to do things Roehl will drive you nuts. If you want to just drive your truck and leave all the other stuff up to someone else, Roehl may be a good fit. They tend to be low in the mileage department, but they run safe and legal. I can't say I've ever had any major issue over pay.