Thinking about joining the roehl team

I can answer one of your questions. Pay tables are available here: http://www.goroehl.com/inexperiencedDriver/app/compensation/tables.aspx

 

There's home time fleets of 7/4, 7/3, 14/7 depending how far you are from a drop yard or terminal. Albany I'm not sure that we have any over there, but national fleet where you don't slip seat and have your own truck to take home with you is 11/3, 18/4, 25/6 and a month is 7 days off. I do 11/3 and if I want to stay out longer I go 18/4. Home time fleet I got home a day or two late and national that I'm on now I get home on time most if the time. Just depends really but never hold you out longer than weeks when you schedule to be off ever in my almost my 1 year with them. There was a guy in the experienced class in my orientation he had 6 months plus your currently OTR driver so I would imagine you would be in the experienced class. It's like 3 days and not sure with a trainer but not 9 days like most students do. Pay I couldn't tell you I started fresh out at .30 cpm you might get .32 cpm somewhere around there. You'd have to call and talk to a recruiter pay could be different than what I stated and they just started a new pay plan oct 1st. Home time and getting home for sure is better, about the same equipment with cascadias, kenworth, and prostars and a few late model Columbia's getting swapped out for new trucks. Probably wont do much west coast either mostly east, Midwest and southeast. I have hauled freight out of Albany ny as well. Good luck like I said call and see about the specifics.

 

Welcome they tell you to get one and all that but I don't want to do Canada ever so really it's your choice. Some do some don't depends on you. They'll tell you you get $50 going in and $50 going out and the miles could be good but still not worth it for me. Some people like it though. Same thing with hazmat we don't haul much of it but some people have it and some don't. Enhanced license idk what that is hope I answered you question. And with the home time it's easier to plan your schedule around the days you go out to set up days off rather than relying on freight to get you home. But if nothing is available and you have to be home for something important as long as its not too far they'll just let u go.

 

Oh ok yeah Roehl will say bring the stuff to apply for one at orientation but me and a few others skipped around it. Then my training fm said to get one and I didn't bother and never have been asked since to do so. It's not mandatory so I wouldn't stress about it. Orientation classes fill up also so keep that in mind as well. Out of school I waited two weeks before I got in. I'd call and check it out see what they have to say then tell them you'll call back when if it sounds good to make the switch.

 

If hometime is important to you, Roehl is the company to drive for! I rarely miss getting home when I'm supposed to and if I do it's only by a day or so. I came to Roehl with 3 months experience and I had orientation and 4 days with a trainer to learn how Roehl did things. That was in 2006, so I don't know exactly what they are doing now.

 

home time at roehl is much better and much easier than it apparently is with you, adk. i train, so my hometime has to work around keeping a student in my truck for at least 8 days, but i work with my fleet manager, and i get home around when i need to. plus, if i ask for a specific date far enough in advance, then it happens that way, period. i've never had a problem with that. ever.

 

Sky viper 73, got my transportation taken care of from Madison to Marshfield, thanks for your tip.
Sure would enjoy go up with ya in a plane, however I'm not current. I've flown 140's 172's 180's, and a bit in 310's.