Any Questions about Roehl??

A briefcase will help to keep everything together. Road atlas, logbook, pens, driver ref. guide, workbook,etc.

For those going to orientation make sure you grab the workbook. You will need it, it's part of your training. When I went thru orientation back in April they appearently forgot to hand them out. I just happened to grab one from the bookcase in Gary. You may also want to grab an extra cheat sheet for the qualcomm. They are laminated and durable but it is nice to have a spare.

 

Workbook? Sorry, still 3 weeks from starting school.

 

Workbook is basically homework for when you are out with your trainer. LOL.

 

briefcase... most carry a asoftside case. I put the atlas, workbook, driver reference guide, truck stop guide above the driver for easier access... U NEED A CLIPBOARD for logs, with the keeper portion for svaing logs and other paperwork

 

From another Roehl trainer I agree with the clipboard 100%. It drives me nuts watching guys trying to fill out a log on their leg. I used to buy the cheap brown ones to have a few extra in the truck. They all disappeared though, no one has had the guts to make off with the black plastic one that we got for driver appreciation. I disagree with the white out thing a little. I carry both kinds. The bottle for the big mistakes and the pen for the small ones. If he just draws a line too far the pen is more detailed than the bottle.

 

I am seriously considering Roehl, my only concern is the Student Driving School cost. Why doesn't Roehl finance the entire amount? How is the financed part "worked" off?

 

They used to finance the entire amount. When I did it they even financed the cost of the hotel. That was along time ago though. How much will they finance now? It was reimbursed by the amount of miles I drove. I think I got $100 for every 10,000 miles I drove.

 

Right now, they finance everything but the hotel, registration fee, and CDL test fee. Which those three things end up being about $500. Otherwise they finance the $3000 for the training. The stipulation for working it off is you have to drive for them 120,000 miles, about a years worth.

 

That is still a pretty good deal then. You will receive better training at RDTC than any CDL mill. I have trained students from all over the country and many different schools. There are some decent tech schools. Chippewa Valley and Fox Valley in WI are good. NETTS in CT is pretty good. Most of these charge alot more than 2800 bucks though. If all you have to pay is 500 bucks out of pocket and the rest is reimbursed after a year, you are getting a bargain. I have spent somewhere between 20-30 grand going to college. I'm not getting reimbursed for that and now I am making more than the average college grad driving a truck. But I am away from home a lot and the hours suck.

 

Just got a call that pending the background check I should be good to go at RDTC. I am just a little concerned about keeping my heart rate down. For me (220-36*.9=165.6) I believe that is per minute. I need to get a baseline and figure where I am at. Any suggestions beside breathing right to get the HR down???