Roehl Drivers Beware

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Be careful dude about quitting with no notice. Just my two cnets, a company can place a note in your DAC about abandonment of equipment just as easy as terminated. You might turn in the truck but you could still reap an abandon on your record. That would be the kiss of death friend.

just my two cents worth.

 

Maybe if one reads the post in question you will see that it does not concern a retort but a question of a poster who posted in the negative about a carrier.
here is the question, not a apposing view

to which I replied, in so many words that the forum is for reporting bad companies so it should be no surprise that bad things where said about the company.
Now to the next post

Great then my rhetorical question would be, why was my anti union retort to a pro union post sent to another forum if apposing opinions are allowed? The other post was not removed to the Union section, just mine.
So lets make a small correction,
Posting opposite opinions is allowed, as long as they are not opposite opinions when it comes to pro union posts.

 

Keep on poking that sleeping bear lugnut.

 

LMAO!!!
That's hilarious.

 

WHY, you ask? Because the higher paying companies won't take you unless you have a year or more OTR experience. And I challenge YOU to tell me who would hire without either of those stipulations.

 

I'm not denying the fact that times are tough and it's an employer's market. But since I started driving in 2002 I see guys sitting in groups in truck stops or listening to them blabber on the radio. "Screw JB Hunt, I've had. I'm going to work for Werner." "Screw Swift, I've had it. I'm going to work for Prime" "Screw Schneider, I've had it. I'm going to work for JB HUNT." FOr the past 5 years companies were screaming for drivers, and the sheep kept flocking to them. I understand some people may have criminal records or prior bad driving records and these may be the only companies that take them. That i can understand. What I don't understand is people letting themselves get suckered into these corporate blob outfits, thinking that a bigger company is better, and letting a recruiter brainwash them.

Not all big companies are bad. Most of the huge ones are terrible though. Not all small ones are good either. The answer is simple. TALK TO THE DRIVERS OF ANY PROSPECTIVE COMPANY. Not the recruiters, not the drivers posing as recruiters, talk to the DRIVERS. See what they have to offer and see if its a good fit for you. Sit down in a truck stop restaurant and ASK AROUND. Most drivers will talk your ear off about good and bad companies, politics, religion, the end of the world and other Billy Big Rigger stories. After evaluating the company see if it would be a good fit for YOU.

Don't be lured in or fooled by sign on bonuses, you usually have to stick around a year to get paid in full for those. This is usually a gimmick to spin the revolving door.

To answer my challenge,If you live east of the Mississippi river, check out Millis Transfer of Black River Falls, WI. Last time i checked their is a waitng list but they are still hiring students. If you have less than a year exp you will have to train with them, but I don't think they make you pay up front. If you have like 10 or 11 months experience they might be lenient and let that slide, but it's worth a shot.

They have some of the HIGHEST PAY in the industry right now.
They have GUARANTEED HOME TIME. A MINIMUM of 36 Hours off for 7 days out, Minimum of 72 hrs for 14, min of 108hrs off for 21 days out.

I am not a recruiter for them and never worked for them. I am not saying they're perfect either, they have their BS just like anyplace does. If i was a newbie, I don't think there's any other place I'd want to work. After nearly 6 years I am still looking for and coveting that elusive home every night home every weekend job. I myself would not Work for Millis because i am done with Quallcomm and governed trucks. But for a new driver you'd be hard pressed to find a better place in my opinion.

A buddy of mine started there in 2007 and is doing great. Great as in his 2nd year their he grossed well over $50,000. They have terminals in WI, OH ,GA, NY, IL, NC.

I have also heard good things about Gordon (GTI) out of Oregon, Washington, wherever they are from.

So keep up your spirits and hope and don't give up!

 

I'm in the hometime fleet with Roehl and have been since June 08. My comments are based on this fleet. Those in regional, national, and other fleets will have different experiences. Roehl has always had a reputation for low miles, so don't be surprised when you get the warning and it turns out to be true. From what I can tell talking to other drivers the loads go first to o/os, then to the hometime fleet and then to regional and national. With Roehl safety may be a cornerstone value, but money is the chief cornerstone value.

My problem is with dispatch and can be summed up with the fact that some twenty something college kid has no idea what it takes to deliver freight. They have no idea that the reason we are in the hometime fleet is in the compound word-Home time. Unfortunately there are too many brown nosing drivers with Roehl to be able to make a difference. They merrily do whatever the company says and it's just fine with them. I will also say that my personality chafes at being told what to do so becoming an o/o is my best option. I am the type that may do the very same thing, but if it's my idea instead of being told I'm fine.

I would give Roehl a "C" As my dad says that means you are the best of the worst or the worst of the best you choose.

 

A lot of companies won't even talk to you if you've been "terminated", so if you quit make sure you get it in writing.

 

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