Impression of Roehl so far

Well I would submit that if you are getting paid due to someone else's labor as you stated, then they are surely getting screwed in my book.

I wonder how much the average driver pay for Roehl would be if the large numbers of trainers Roehl has was left out of the equation.

The advertisements I see with the high pay they claim to have does not jibe with the large training fleet they employ.

Logic would suggest that such high pay and excellent working conditions as claimed would not need such a large staff of trainers and newbies and the turnover should be much less at such a dream job.

I have said it before and will say it again. A trainer coming here and telling us they never sat and everything was peachy while great to hear, it can not be compared to the average solo driver. Because some of that success was at the expense of the regular solo driver who is the low truck on the totem pole at carriers with training trucks, teams, lease drivers.

I have ran Team and have trained drivers and comparing treatment while in those fleets with being a solo driver would never be something I would espouse to, because it would be a disingenuous comparison to say the least.

 

What is a large staff of trainers?

I don't think anyone claimed it was a dream job. I guess everyone out of CDL school should start at 50 cpm. There is turnover because this OTR. It is the nature of the beast. Most people can not handle being away from home for that long. Honestly, if you had a decent sized trucking company would you want all your drivers making over 40 cpm? I doubt it, it would make sense to have some newbies making less. I wouldn't want a whole fleet of newbies either. Once upon a time I was that student making his trainer money. I paid my dues and worked my way up. Now I get to reap some of the reward.



I smell someone that tried to get on with Roehl and they turned him down.

 

Just wondering who maybe go'n to Roehl # end of Feb. for trainingaround the 18th or the 25th. Who knows which hotel to book into up in Marshfield or does Rob set that up for you. Thanks. I just want to get everything ready, and not # the last minute.

 

hey bucksandducks, which is better 7/3,7/4, otr 3-4 weeks or more. is otr more money?

 

medical certificate? and long form whats that

 

You will make more money through out the year if you do national and stay out 3-4 weeks. You will make more money per day worked on 7/3 7/4 and be home more often and have a set schedule. You have to live by a terminal to do 7/3 7/4. I am not sure if they offer that out of the new Jax yd. I know they do out of Ellenwood (Atlanta). That would probably be too far away. You might be stuck with national.

 

Rob said to me yesterday that there is one in Jax. but its about 3-4 drive to Jax from where I live.

 

thanks for all the info, everyone,

 

I have taken a votech class when I was HS. and learned the 18 wheeler. This was about 17 yrs. ago. So I am asuming it would all come back to me, eventhough I never driven on the road.