Got my ROEHL pre-hire letter today!!

I got the call yesterday (Sunday) from my trainer. He said he was in NC and had been dispatched on his load to Wisconsin; which is a problem since I live in GA. He said he was going to check with dispatch this morning and find out what was going on. It was a simple mistake, but - boy, did they take care of it! Within 15 minutes I had a rental car ready to pick up to drive from Augusta, GA to Gary, IN. They are reimbursing me for fuel and hotel. That is about a 12 hour drive and I am in a hotel in Lebanon, IN tonight with about 100 miles left on my trip!

It may be a few days before I can update, but I was very impressed with how quickly this problem was solved. I hope this is a good indication of things to come!

 

I am in day 4 of Evolution I now. I am loving this! We are taking an OD load to the NE and there are a lot of restrictions during weekends there, so we are sitting in a truckstop in PA until Monday AM.

My trainer is good. I am on a flatbed for Evo I, but I am mostly learning driving technique and how to do paperwork and use Qualcomm. He is very laid back and easy to get along with. He has grabbed the shifter a couple of times, but other than that there is nothing to complain about.

I have been to the terminals in Gary, Ellenwood, and the home office in Marshfield. All have great facilities and these people care about their drivers. All the good stuff I have read on here about Roehl has turned out to be true - they are as good as their reputation - and we have been approached by three drivers at truck stops wanting information about working here - a JB Hunt, a Schneider, and a Swift driver!

 

I just got home about 3 hours ago and am done with Evo I. So far, I LOVE it. I went all the way up into Maine and across to Minnesota and now am back home in GA. I will leave for Evo II soon.

Roehl is a Class-A organization. Everything I read on here about how good they are is true. My trainer was fairly new and they put me with another trainer for a 4 hour ride home from Mt. Airy, NC. He shared a lot with me in a short period of time on the way home. He said if my next trainer was not to my liking that I should ask to be switched out and it will happen.

All in all it has been a great decision to go work for them!

 

Bill and Rodney are the guys in charge and you will like them. When you go for your meals, go to the Picadilly. I highly recommend the silk peanut butter pie!