My Roehl Experience!

That is your problem, you view dispatchers as a enemy. Well I am 100% driver and I am notgonna side with someone just because we both drive a truck. I have met so many drivers that are whining crying babies that it gets old. I am sorry Roehl did you wrong and you can take them to small claims court and get money for the stuff they stole.

 

couple marks to make:

1) when i was in training.. the dispatcher i had in evo III was the best i could possibly ask for. i had no cause to doubt my permanant one would be any less helpful or kind. my first dispatcher was the sweetest most wonderful person in the world. which is probably why they have her stuck on rookie duty instead of giving her a real board. been my experiance that only the a-holes thrive while the good ones are kept down.

2) "I could be wrong but I believe I saw Too Tall bustin' the chops of a driver who was quitting not to long ago." yes i did because as i stated before i had no problems working for roehl. other then requesting assistance while on the road. god forbid they actualy help a guy out.

3)"your threats wouldn't even vaguely intimidate me" calm down sparky. re-read what i said... it was more of a joke than anything. dont get your panties in a bunch over this. geeze.

4)"Fiannally Too Tall if somebody steals your stuff call the law." a great thought; there's no way i can prove they stole my items. theres no way to prove i even owned these items. and lastly im not driving to to frigign gary IN to get $80 back for the #### they stole

5) largecar40: dont misunderstand my comments i dont hate dispatchers in general. same way i dont hate law inforcment in general. as i stated before i had one FANTASTIC dispatcher. but she's stuck on the rookie board because they wont promote her to a real desk. as i said before it seems like the nicer you are the worse you are treated. the bigger the ####### you are the better you are treated.

6) "and I am notgonna side with someone just because we both drive a truck" well son you are going to have a tough time in this industry. granted i have no more experiance than you; i did learn quick. the nicer you are to you're fellow drivers, the better you get treated on and off the road. when i sit in the lounge and listen to fellow company drivers tell me about thier wonderful dealins with dispatch.... about having upwards of 5 or 6 before they get treated well... listening to being stranded without a load for several days because someone didnt care enough to try... hearing how when a spouse was diagnosed with cancer.. how dispatch routed him thousands of miles away from home rather then getting him to home. makes me not think fondly of those who hold my fate and life on the line when they type a few keystrokes on thier computer.

out here on the road we need to stick together. because nobody else knows our pain, our bloode, sweat, and tears doing this job. nobody but the man behind the wheel of the tractor next to you. wiether they be the 'i aint got no panties on' idiot or the man giving you smokey reports and directions to customers... we need to stick together, because if we dont look out for our own. noone else will. i had a driver, on his way home, go out of route to lead me to a customer that was near his home. rather then spout off a few turns and drive away. i got caught at a light he passed thru. he stoped and waited for me. its comrodery like that that makes me stand by my fellow driver, over some pencil pushin schmuck in a cubical.

7) "If he had quit on nice terms he would have unloaded his own truck." when they told me to go screw. i did not scream or shout. i did not throw a chair or punch out the guy next to me. i said "how will this affact future employment with another company. whats the best way home? and may i have a phone book" i took it all in stride. no problems. no issues. i was calm cool and collected. there is no reason i shouldnt have been givin the oppertunity to unpack my own tractor.

PS: i forgot to mention in reguards to an earlier post about checking directions: i gave up on calling our customers. why? 1: they dont pay my phone bill. and 2: after the 18 or 19th "we're sorry our number has changed" message... i gave up. if it isnt "our number has changed" its "im not at my desk" and my favorite "whats a truck route?"


i am not saying i am without fault. as i stated before you back a good dog into a corner he will bite. i was backed into a corner and my livlihood and my life threatend by weather and fines. i call the only person in the world that can help me and im basicly told "too bad". i am saying that this is a "lets have a sit down and talk" situation. not a "We dont care what you have to say. good bye" situation.

 

I had the same gal for EVOIII as you. Then they tried to hand me off to a complete jerkoff in Ellenwood. I found his supervisor and stated that if he was my DSR I would have to quit. WIthin 10 minutes they had a new one for me and she has been great. They have been pretty decent overall. I would have called the law on the spot to get my belongings out of the truck. I didn't become a driver to be anyones friend. It is a pretty lonely job, but that is what I choose. Most drivers sit sround the lounges #####in about how crappy thier company is. I choose not to be around all the negative. Eventually it will wear off on someone. I sit in Roehl's terminals and hear there drivers #####in also but I take it with a grain of salt. I enjoy OTR driving and most the guys complaining normally hate it and seem to think it is all about them.

 

ek5858 hasn't even got a year in yet and is going to talk about professional protocol. How long have you actually been driving? Have you ever had a problem or situation that you wish you had handled differently? I sure have.
Many times I have. Remember, sooner or later it all comes around. Be careful how quickly you judge the actions of others, for one day you could be in a similar situation. Then you may find yourself on the defensive.

How are you sure he wasn't pleasant to his DSR? Were you there? There are two sides to each story. After all, it cost him his job. Give him a break.

 

Again Mr Too Tall you were bustin the chops of another rookie having troubles that you weren't at the time. Why weren't you banding with him against the pencil pushin' schmucks as you seem to like to say. Puffin' up and trying to look/act? tough joke or not it's well..unbecoming really. Finally if somebody else is holding your stuff well I like to think any cop worth his salt would be curious as to why that is, just a thought. The time to do it was then of course instead of your chosen reaction. That was all meant as advise for future situations. Do as you will though let me know how it works out for ya.

 

Homeboy, being professional is not only related to the trucking industry. I spent over 20 years in the tire industry prior to this the last two of that in the truck tire industry. I saw many drivers on a daily basis. Some were a embarrassment to thier company and others were very professional. AT one time I managed over 60 people and I knew darn well who my trouble maker employees were. Just as a trucking company knows who thier problem children are. Busisness is business period, so to say I don't know crap is wrong. I just chose another career path and I know in any business if you act like a idiot your company will can you. If your one that always ####### about your miles, complains to your dispatcher about everything and is a general mis-content you will probably be canned at some point. So who cares if I haven't seen a yea, I blew a head gaskett on one trip, blew tires, had Roehl screw up my pay twice, not get me home when promised, change DSR's on me, make me sit for several hours, and at times just blow me off. AT the end of the day I can only control whats in my world and if I chose to act like a hot head and buck the system then I would expect to be treated like crap in return.So Mr homeboy, don't think my lack of OTR experience is the same as lack of common sense. Because in most cases good common sense will get you thru anything

 

Again, sorry to hear how you were treated. The point I was trying to make and was so upset with the Roehl dispatcher that my words just exploded out onto the forum is that everyone from management all the way to driver needs to work together to assist each other in getting the job completed. I guess I'm one of those guys that strives to make life easier for everyone and I just don't want to leave someone out in the cold driving into unexplored territories.

 

as i stated before... i sent cookies to my dispatcher.. and shared 3% of the loot i got from dammages and overages. and dispite the fact i was being screwed i was calm on the phone. after i hung up i was pissed. until that point i was fine. same thing when i got an irate customer all up in my face about #### that aint my fault. i remain calm cool and collected. no problems. i ##### about it later. i dont get mad to someones face i get mad later. and ##### about it with other drivers because we all go thru this #### and its nice to talk to someone that understands the problems.

look roehl is a good company to drive for in terms of hometime. starting pay is good too. miles are low. and dispatch sucks. but ###### dispatch is pretty much any major company you run into. they arent paid to help you.. they are paid to help the customers. and since you arnt paying them to delviier freight theya re in no way obligated to be nice to you.

 

O.K. Mr. ek5858, your points are valid. In a perfect world we all take what life dishes us and we move forward. Unfortunately, my world is not always perfect. I accept most things that I can't change with a grain of salt but I have my limit. I wish you and your "better than average" attitude much luck and success. Hopefully, the rest of us "mis-contents" will achieve a higher level of consciousness and we, too, will experience the peace and acceptance that you have attained. Keep us posted on your experiences at Roehl, for I believe in the future it will be tested again.