Roehl Orientation, Testing, and OTR Training

Ha, you must not be there on the nights I'm usually there. Trains about every hour all night long. The first few hours they go south to north, then they switch direction the rest of the night -- which is where they sound their horn right as they're going by the Roehl zone of the yard. When I was last there about a week ago though, I moved my tractor all the way to the north end of the yard (where they recently expanded it) and it made a really big difference.

 

Well since I live about 20 minutes from the yard, it's rare I spend a night there. Only on occasion if I have really early appt the next day.

 

No bs, they will ding you on it. No touching the curb for tests.

 

No, you go out a few times etc. I was experienced hire. Just gotta be perfect on final.

 

RDTC? Or Orientation? RDTC is technically the CDL school in Marshfield.

 

Orientation is 1 week class and city driving and backing. Depending on size classmates split with 2 instructors when you go city driving. You mess up its fine just improve each day. Ride a curb may not be bad just don't knock anything over do damage or kill someone. Other than that its pretty hard to fail out. Then after that week 9 days with a trainer. After that test out at any of the terminals it may not be the one you did orientation at. Testing out will be backing, road test, open book test. Then you grt assigned truck and load home or stay out if you please. All easy piece of cake. Calm the nerves and you'll do fine. It's just a long mental process. You have your cdl they just teach and give advice and pointers on how Roehl wants you to do things.