Roehl Transport, Inc. - Marshfield, Wi.

The point of the post was to show that even my miles as a honor program driver are getting crazy swings from week to week.

 

Hi all, I am currently attending Roehl's driver training program and have to say that so far, I am very impressed with them. My instructor Jason is one of the most patient people on earth and is an all around great instructor. Everyone has been bending over backwards to make sure we understand how to do things better to make our future jobs more productive and rewarding. I have just finished my first week of training and have already been driving in city traffic and out on "the square" south of the Roehl terminal. Safety is first and foremost and is taken very seriously by everyone there.

It has been so cold here this week that I have almost gotten frostbite a few times out on the range. We were on the range all day today from 7am to 5pm with blowing snow and temps around 10 degrees. Miserable. But, the training must go on.

All in all, my experience here has been a good one and am looking forward to finishing school and getting on the road with my trainers for 21 days and then out on my own. I am signed up for van national on the 10/3 program and as a veteran I am also on the Roehl Honor Program and will be on salary for 24 months (or until I see that my miles are high enough to switch to mileage pay).

I will post more as time goes by. In my opinion, Roehl is one of the better companies to work for. I am looking forward to working for them.

 

Good luck with your training Vamadman, Hope all goes well for you. I can't help but wonder what your going to do for miles when the rest of the van fleet is starving for them. Maybe the freight will pick up by the time you get to Evo 3.

 

I'm sure this information is available on Roehl's website, but the feature isn't working.

Does Roehl hire individuals for their part-time reefer fleet who live in the N.E. Oklahoma area? I get the feeling 7/3 - 7/4 positions are only available in certain parts of the country.

Andrew

 

vamadman, if I had known there was a board member up there I would've tried to find you when I was up there last Saturday and at least say hi. I did drop my flat and talk with Tim on Saturday while he was watching the guys going into the third week try to master their 45-degree back.

 

Good Question.

Not sure whether reefer or van, but I was told (by a Rail driver) that you must be close to an oc, like 150 miles, and there must be a need at that oc. If not you get national until something opens up. (I will try and find that PM to verify.) HTH.
Roehl drivers would know tho, they will weight in on your question.

 

Andrew you must live within 150 miles of a terminal or a drop yard that has the home-time fleets. The closest one to you that I know of is in K.C. Keep in mind you leave the truck at the terminal/yard and drive home and back after every seven day outing.

 

Hey CMoore, I was one of the guys out there yesterday in the 10 degree freezing windblown range practicing my 45 deg. backing. There were some second and third weekers out there too. Tim was working with a classmate of mine yesterday for a couple of hours. She's starting to get it now and Tim is a good instructor. Lots of patience. If you hit Marshfield before the 19th of this month, stop in and yak for a minute. I am in Jason's class.

 

Will do. I have to work at home this week, but there's a reasonable chance I'll end up in Marshfield when I take off Saturday. Hopefully I'll be dropping whatever I have to get a flat, instead of dropping my trailer to pick up a curtain.

I hate curtainsides. Waste just as much time as a normal tarp job, but don't get paid a thing for it. The reason so many people go for them is the doors that we haul in them are usually longer runs and multiple stops, and a lot of NYC pay. Those extra stops add up really quick on the paycheck and I'm sure the NYC pay is a nice incentive.

If you're around there on Friday evening, you're almost guaranteed to see the guys waiting for their next load of doors. They're usually out there talking about their amazing backing skills, backing off of a 5-lane highway in the Bronx into a dock made for a box truck, then they'll tell you how they had to lift the door with a crane to get it to the correct floor in the building.

I prefer chilling in my truck when I'm in Marshfield on a weekend.

 

Well, well, well, this sure has been interesting. I stumbled onto this site a few days ago and have checked in 2 or 3 times since, and I've learned a couple things. (1) All of you guys are young, (2) hardly any of you, if any at all, have "paid your dues" (3) most of you refer to "experience" in terms of months, when in reality, you will not be experienced until you have paid those dues I mentioned and realize that experience is measured in "years". Where, you may ask, do I get off talking that way? Two years ago I retired from trucking (and everything else!) I had over thirty years of that experience that I spoke of. Eleven of those were with Roehl. In 1995- 1996 I served 16 months on the Wisconsin Road Team. Roehl awarded me the Million Mile Safe Driving Award in '95, in fact , in the 11 years I drove for them I earned 8 various plaques and awards. It's hard to say how many miles I actually drove, but there were at least 2 million safe miles, and the last ten years of my career I pulled a petroleum tank: you only make one mistake in that business. My purpose here and now? Maybe you guys and girls would be better served getting off the computer, quit your whining, and get to work.