Any Questions about Roehl??

I don't really know anything about it..

 

ok.thank you

 

Hi all - Wannabe here. Looking at schooling near Hotlanta and then hiring n with Roehl. Looking through (did not read every word) 106 pages and other threads has answered a lot of my questions. Any current information regarding the Georgia terminal is very much appreciated. Looking forward to learning a bit more and maybe heading up Ga. way. I have 20 years in an unrelated field and am looking forward to doing something different and exciting.

 

Hi guys. Got a few questions for y'all if you don't mind my asking. I have 4 yrs experience with another company and I'm looking for a change now.
About what would be a starting cpm?
What about extra pay for detention/breakdown/layover/etc?
Any extra pay for NYC or Northeast?
How are the benefits?
What is your honest real world average miles per week?
On an OTR fleet, could you still make good money staying out 11-14 days or do you need to stay out longer to make money?
What transmissions do the trucks have?
Inverters?
APUs?
I see they are governed at 63mph. Is there an overspeed policy?
Do you use E-logs yet or are you still paper?
If i just want to haul dry vans, will I also have to haul reefers?
Do I have to have Hazmat?
Do you go to Canada at all?

I guess that's all for now. I'm sure other questions may pop up. Thanks!

 

About what would be a starting cpm?

Too many variables that only the recruiter can answer


What about extra pay for detention/breakdown/layover/etc?

Yes yes yes but good luck trying to get it. There are many qualifying hoops to jump through and must be done in unforgiving rigid sequence. See previous discussions a few pages back in this thread.

Any extra pay for NYC or Northeast?

NYC Yes. NE no


How are the benefits?

Depends on what you get. I needed dental and vision only. Both were top notch.



What is your honest real world average miles per week?

My recruiter promised to try to get 2200 per week and that was fairly accurate.


On an OTR fleet, could you still make good money staying out 11-14 days or do you need to stay out longer to make money?

i stayed out 30-60 days and did great. You stop earning time off at 36 days. If you want to make money you have to stay out. That's true everywhere.


What transmissions do the trucks have?

95% ten speed stick


Inverters?

No. You buy them and they put them in but they stay with the truck when you leave or change trucks.


APUs?

NO



I see they are governed at 63mph. Is there an overspeed policy?

YES and they are serious about it.



Do you use E-logs yet or are you still paper?

E-Logs


If i just want to haul dry vans, will I also have to haul reefers?

Rare but it happens.


Do I have to have Hazmat?

No but they pay extra if you do.


Do you go to Canada at all?

Yes! They pay extra if you have a passport.

 

Only correction I'll make is the inverter. When you purchase that inverter it's yours. You change trucks, make then take it out. I did. And made them reinstall it in my new truck.

 

About how much roll on roll off freight does the Flatbed/Specialized Division see? I would imagine as a student driver, I would be handling the typical flatbed freight first then advance to the tougher loads?

 

Dirksteel, thank you for the answers to my questions. Could you possibly elaborate a little more on the overspeed policy? What exactly is their limit? Not that I would plan to or want to drive at unsafe speeds, but where I'm at, I get in trouble for reaching the posted speed limit. It's ridiculous.

Also, I understand that the longer you stay out, the more money you can make. I generally stay out for 3 weeks at a time, but I would like to be home a little more often. Is it possible to make some good money staying out for two weeks?

Thanks again for the answers.

 

A warning on Qualcomm at 70. 75 could be corrective action up to termination.

 

I could live with 70. Don't try to go that fast anyway. My Qualcomm beeps at about 67, which is just crazy. If I hit 69, I get wrote up. 3 times and your done.