My one year with Roehl - the good, the bad and the ugly.

I guess I'm out of options then. I can't make this kind of money anywhere else without going through four years of school. And school is boring and expensive.

 

"This kind of money". Your making a whopping 25-30g's a year, to sleep in an 8X8 box most of the time and be away from family and friends. Thats "big money". You have to factor in the quality of life as well when looking at wages. So making the above or even less but being home everyday is much better, I think. Again, see "borderline retarded".

 

I have a semi-retarded neighbor. 19 years old, assistant manager at Arbys. No college, Makes more than most drivers...Something to think about

 

First off, you forgot the "after taxes" part. And I definitely would rather be home, but you can't live in the Twin Cities on a $10 an hour job.

Why don't you name me a specific job that you are capable of getting that pays at least 30k and insurance, and gets you home every day? That would be a good starting point if you're going to claim there's a better option.

 

My step-son has downsyndrome. So I take offense to the term " retarded".

 

Roehl now only offers PER DIEM pay for any new hires. Current drivers have the option of standard or per diem.

I am curious to see what that does with take home pay...examples of each type of pay with a 1200 mile run (for example) would really help.

Roehl RDTC is $2800. I have my CDL but need to attend 'some' training as it's been many years since I drove. I like RDTC inasmuch as they will pay you back (if you pay in cash) - or pay off the loan, while you drive for them - essentially making the training 'free'. I live in WI but Marshfield was a good almost 3hrs from my home. With school being 6 days/week, it is almost impractical to come home for 1 day and zoom back up there. I have a friend who is on the 7-4/3 team and while he has some of these typical issues, he is rather happy for the most part and sees home as he is supposed to. When I visited Roehl a few weeks ago, the recruiter I met with told me that realistically here is what I can expect from pay:

National 48 Van = $30-35k
Home 7-4/3 = $25-30k

..I was not pressured in the least and all of my questions were answered. Insurance is not overly expensive for single coverage and goes down after 1yr with them I think.

 

Kebo,
They're 2 entirely different conditions. Take whatever offense you want, but none was intended.......

 

I start orientation on monday 11/05/2009 in Marshfield Wi. Does anyone know alittle about this heart rate test that I have been hearing about? I am alittle worried about it. I use to be in good physical condition but I have been slacking the past few years and feel out of shape lol. If anyone has any good advice I can take with me it would be appreciated. Thanks.