want to talk to drivers about roehl

Hey hoss relax. 11/3 is what many guys call the national fleet. They do the 11 out cause that's the shortest to get the three days off and people swear it is a great deal. Also there isn't a top end on the days off. The chart only goes up to 7 off but if you stay out past the 36 you will earn an extra day for each six out. I get to Marshfield a few times a year and have done so for the last 8 or 9. I am from the south so I tend to speak differently than the locals. They never fail to ask where I'm from and many carry the conversation farther. Go to a local watering hole and throw on your best Hee Haw act and see how long till someone buys you a beer. They are really nice people up there and I look forward to being there. I wish i could get all my truck service done there.

Before the dumb comments come up I do not drink much, or on company property and only if I am staying overnight at a buddy's house or in the hotel.

 

Any drivers currently drive this fleet for Roehl? Was wondering how it was for home time and if the keep you moving. I just applied for this fleet on the Honor Program.......any help would be great. Thanks Gunner

 

Regional fleets only offer 34 hours off. Figure you will be asleep twice during this time so it doesn't leave much for family time. Consider the 7/4 7/3 fleet, it will be more predictable and will offer better home time, quality home time.

 

i need help!!!looking for women who worked for roehl and were fired for stupid reasons or oppinions from women who still work for them..im also looking for a woman that went maybe by the name Rocks. thanks for the help if theres anybody that might be able to help ill tell you my reasons on private chat.

 

I went through training with Roehl, it lasted 19 days total. I posted my comments under Roehl Dac Report in this forum. It's under a thread named "Roehl Orientation". Feel free to pm me.

BTW, I sent you a pm.

 

Do you have to go out with a trainer if you are a experianced driver.

I have driven TT for 18 years but only at local jobs,(home everyday)

There will be things I will need to learn about being on the road but nothing to do with driving per se.

Do they still make you go out with someone for a week or so to learn the over the road skills or do they just let you go?

 

I believe they do. But it's more to learn the DriverLink and paperwork stuff, I think. Its only three days to a week from what I've heard.

 

well thats kinda a hard question to answer..
i have about 9 months and they were going to make me go with a trainer for a week to 2 weeks.but for the other guys in my class, they told them that they would get trucks right out of orientation.they did have between 2 years and 18 years experience already though.the paper work is easy to learn so i dont see a reason for them to have you with a trainer.good luck.

 

Hey Gunner.. I live about 25 miles north of you.. I finsihed school march 21, 2008. I will say the training is great, trainers are great at Marshfield. Evo I was great until the end.

I picked up my first trainer at the Dayton yard. 121 miles away from me. no big deal. Then about 6 days later picked up another trainer and was switched in Birmingham, Al. No big deal. Both trainers taught me alot and I was having no real problems driving or anything else with being an OTR trucker. The problem didnt come until my last day after being out 11 days.

They or should I say the DSR decided to drop me off in Tiffen,Ohio which was 27 miles from the house.. Where as I didnt have any way to get home, and my car was 147 miles away too. Which I had no way to retrieve. I discussed this with the DSR at the time and I figured out fast that this was the way it was going down.. I did try to make other arangments with him. His answer: " You will figure it out "
Yes I did. After discussing this problem with Fleet Manager. I never made it to evo II. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice shame on me.

Too bad too I really like OTR. But not enough to let someone walk all over me. I sure if my wife wasnt a true blonde, and could drive outside the city limits, or had someone else who could have picked me up and took me to my car in Dayton, Ohio. Im sure I would have still been with them.

Good training school, good trainers at school and on the road. Good value for the money. I never met a person I didnt like at school or OTR. Not so smart DSR's or Fleet managers though.

Your call, just my experience.

I might add if I could find aother company that was good as Roehl I wouldnt hesitate to go do it again. and Im presently looking. Driving OTR is was really fun for me because I like a challangeing job.

 

Hey Homie I saw that you are close by.........have any luck getting back on the road?