Roehl lies to vets

Hmm I am curious and can't seem to find out the answer so I will ask here.

To Vet drivers who are on salary: do you also have to pay the dollar a week for the prepass system or has Roehl waived this charge?

 

I am a Regional Flatbedder and have been on the Honor/Salary program since August 2007.

Yes, we pay the $1.00 per week EZPass/Pre-pass charges. It's a bargain at twice the price if you've gone thru Chicago on I-294.

I have worked 12 out of 14 days and rec'd an extra day's pay for that. If I work 4+ hours in a day, then it is counted as a full day for pay purposes. Anything less than 4 hours is considered a half-day.

I think that, just like any other trucking company, your DSR is the "make it / break it" factor in this business. I have a very good DSR who keeps me informed and will listen to me. I take it upon myself to call with updates re: delivery times, pickups, etc. Also, if I get directions that are bad or wrong, I take the time to correct them and send them in to Customer Service to be updated. Remember, your DSR or the "computer" did not insert those directions - another driver did! And we all know how many mistakes we drivers can make!

Overall, I have been pleased with my experience at Roehl and with the Honor Program. I have been treated fairly by my DSR and Fleet Manager. Would I recommend them to a new student? Absolutely! Are they perfect? No, but they are about as good as you can get in this industry.

 

See, there is one in one hundred out there that likes this place!

 

That's funny about the directions. I have sent in revised directions only to find months later that they were never changed. I also remember when someone in operations decided to "Update" them. They removed data determined to be superfluous such as landmarks and parking info. Also whether or not ezpass is a good deal is beside the point. We are paying the operating cost of a multi-million dollar company.

 

I remember that mess!!! We're still paying for it in reversed North-South directions!!! I know you remember the disaster of trying to link Map-Quest directions into dispatches as well. Lot's of calls to 911 to help get trapped truckers out of tight spots!!!!

 

Keeping with roehl tradition they were to cheap to use map quest. Instead we got a generic version. My favorite part was every street was called "Local"

 

How can a company charge a driver for something that in the long run save them money. I have heard of a few companies that are charging their drivers for EZ Pass to me this low way of getting money out of drivers. Again Roel is a great training company but otherwise there are better companies

 

I would not use "great" to describe any training company. Get your time in, then get out. I did, and I did.

 

It is unfortunate as it widespread. not just roehl.

 

How about "Swell" would you use that? Hmmm?