Roehl CDL Training in Appleton, WI

I had orientation there over a year ago. Stayed at the Comfort Suites. (3809 W Wisconsin Ave, Appleton, WI 54914) I was a pretty nice place.

Fairly new(ish) terminal.
6915 County Rd BB, Neenah, WI 54956
Fire up google maps and take a look via street view for a closer look.

Roehl arranged a rental car for me since I was in Illinois. Depending where you are located, it could be rental, bus or air.

 

When I was there, My instructor was Bill. He was pretty cool and laid back. Appleton as a whole is much more laid back than at the headquarters of Marshfield. I was there for a bit as well and you could see a big difference between the locations.

Head man is Claude. Very nice man.

I'm not with Roehl anymore. (I'm at Abilene Motor Express) My wife had some health issues come up while I was out with a trainer and had to leave. Roehl treated me pretty good. No complaints what so ever. Just do your thing and keep focus on the prize and you'll be just fine.

Hopefully someone with more recent experience will chime in regarding Appleton.

 

Claude just recently retired but that whole crew in Appleton are great people and I still consider friends. If you are getting your CDL through Roehl that is done through Fox Valley Tech School. Great place and great training. Very nice hotel and OK food. One of the guys in my orientation class was from MD and they had him rent a car and drive over. Same with a kid out of Indiana. I think you will be well pleased with Roehl training and the company as a whole.

 

I agree Fox valley tech, is a very good school. Be careful, Roehl is like every other large company. They just want a warm body in a seat. Fox valley is only there to get you your CDL. Once you graduate and are on the road with a instructor you WILL find out what trucking is all about. So many things you will not learn is school. Their are so many rules and regulations today in the trucking industry that keep you from making the money you think you will make. And parking these days are a joke. There are so many trucks on the road today. If you don't get to a truck stop by 3:00 pm in the after noon, most truck stops are FULL. I drove refer for Roehl, there is so much time wasted sitting and waiting to get loaded and unloaded when driving refer. We were in Springfield MO waiting for 26 hours for a pre loaded trailer that was never pre loaded. Any how that is just one small piece of trucking. GOOD LUCK.

 

RC, take it for what it is. From my experience a lot of the "problems" I see others have with companies (Roehl included) start with the guy in the driver's seat. One man's dream company can be another man's nightmare.

After you have done your research and narrowed things down a bit.....trust your gut. Remember, it won't be a bed of roses everyday or every week. That first year or so is a roller coaster. Hang on, learn and be professional. It will pay huge dividends later. Whether still with Roehl or with other companies.

Good luck!