questions about roehl

I'm out Florida so I will be 21out 7 home slip seI don't like it but i will hope other drivers are clean lol
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They told me I will be mostly Midwest I hear good miles in that area starting at good time that winter must have sucked doing tarps

 

You get used to frozen stiff tarps after a while. Tarping is part of the flatbed game, just suck it up and deal with it. Summer tarps almost sucks just as much when it s 90 plus outside and sunny dealing with lumber tarps.

 

Was foreman for framing crew in florid 90 plus the norm not afraid of hard work that's why I picked flatbed thanks for info are you a trainer if not I here there trainers are excellent

 

Nope not a trainer do not want to be one.

 

I can't help with flatbed, but I can with the slipseating. The key is being organized. You take everything out of the truck when you leave and bring everything you need when you launch. Organization is the key. Have a box, or bag for your clothing and have a couple of extra days worth with you just in case. I had 3 boxes, one with my paperwork, one with my electronics and one with my foodstuffs. I also used a cooler for all of my cold food. You will need your bed stuffs as well.

As far as cleaning you need either a shop-vac, or shop brush, shop towels, paper towels and glass cleaner. Wet a paper towel with the glass cleaner and wipe down all the flat surfaces. Next vacuum, or sweep the truck floor. Finally spray down the truck floor with the glass cleaner and wipe it down with a shop towel. You now have a clean truck. Make sure to get the often forgotten areas such as the sun shade, under the seats and the entire dash. The whole process takes about 30 minutes. I would also recommend a mattress pad. I used to carry a small carpet for the sleeper and floor mats as well.

Some other things to keep in mind about the home-time fleets. You don't always launch on time and you don't always get home on time. I have been out as much as 9 days and I have gotten the truck as much as 3 days late. In my case I would usually leave on Wednesday, or Saturday and return sometime on Tuesday, or Friday. The idea is that you want to get back home just as your 70 run out, you do not want to do a reset when you only have 7 days to make money. Trucking companies have a very strange idea of what a day is. They consider a day to be any 24 hour period regardless of what the calendar says. Additionally they will define it in a way that maximizes your time behind the wheel and minimizes your time at home. Keep these things in mind so that you don't get a nasty surprise when you get out there in your own truck.

 

thanks for info my problem is i live in florida they are flying me back and forth 21 on 7 off so everything i need i have to pack to fly like cooler /food/ clothes/ cleaning supplies do you always have same truck or do you swap between 2 trucks 3 guys thats how its going to be for me

 

I would guess it would be 2 trucks which is what I did when I was 7/4-7/3. Depending on where the truck is parked you may be able to store your stuff at your parking location, but that would be at your own risk. If the truck is parked at Ellenwood and they fly you home from there they may be able to find a place you can leave your stuff and you can borrow their car to go to Wally world to get your groceries.

 

well thanks for info looks like i will have to learn to travel light and figure it out as i go what area do you drive in they said i would mostly in midwest

 

I drive mostly midwest, but will go south or southeast if I like the load. The neat thing about being an l/o is that I don't have to take loads I don't like. Keep in mind for me that means the load has to be profitable which is why I don't do the east coast. The traffic, parking and high fuel cost cuts my profits way down. If Roehl would pay a better rate, or higher fuel surcharge I might reconsider...then again, maybe not. Just look for a blue Roehl truck #404, a.k.a. the Blue Lemon.