Life After Roehl

Goblue! I'm out of rockford, Il now with a small company. We have 5 flatbed drivers and are working towards 10-12 total. SO much happier now. How are you?

 

1.5 years in hailing local reefer shuttles and I'm thinking about going back to flatbed. I'm in a dock sitting 8-9+ hours every day. It's wearing on me a little. I need to DO something. I'm doing a little scouting. I'm finishing this year at about 48k, and I really need to make a little more than that.

 

You want to haul milk? There is a dude over in your neighborhood that has a large operation and hauls for others. No clue what he pays.

 

No, I think flatbed is my thing. Nothing else like it.

 

I hear that they're very similar..... umm, yep, I totally heard that.

 

Are you thinking of going back to Roehl or a smaller company? I do a lot of looking at companies but can't seem to make a move to drive yet. These 2 are from my area that sound good for flatbed. I'm sure you've got better prospects but I'll throw these out there.

Mansur trucking Janesville WI
Art Pape out of Dubuque IA

48K and home every night sounds good to a wannabe like me?

 

I think Treefork's issue with Pape was insurance cost, my issue was not feeling too sure about working for the old man. The kids (mid thirties) are taking more active roles in the company and will assume leadership eventually. They're cool guys, if I had a more flexible home life I'd dispatch for them.

 

PS Goldenfan, you should haul 2 loads of milk on Saturday from Sun Prairie to Huntley, IL. thanks!

 

I didn't know he even knew about Pape. Also I'm working Sat. already at my FT job. You should become a dispatcher/driver combo and haul loads yourself. No drivers want to work Saturday?

 

I've actually talked with the guy from Pape before while I was working for Roehl, but like Meltom said, the weekly insurance cost (family rate) was prohibitive for me. I would consider Roehl again, but I'm looking around first. 48k and home daily is nice for most, though the sitting in docks 8+ hours a day in a day cab is slowly killing me. My paycheck takes care of 7 people though so it gets stretched thin pretty quick.