Roehl EvoIII - statistics so far

No, they pay you what miles come over the dispatch. IE 180 empty, 635 loaded.
These are more often than not based on short miles. If they went by the practical miles, like they say they do, it would be longer by as much as 2-3% more.
I have been checking this for a couple of months now, and it is increasingly PC miler short miles they are dispatching on, and therefore, paying you on.
My issue with it is this; if you want to run short miles to save fuel, fine. I understand with the fuel prices the way they are. Just say that. Don't keep treating us like we are mushrooms. That is probably my biggest gripe with Roehl.
I really do like the company. Their pay starting out is really good, and the raises come quickly in the first year. My miles have been getting better as of late and communicating with my DSR has helped my home time.

 

I hate to break this news to you but practical miles never were 2 to 3% more than what your paid dispatch miles were over the course of a year or even a week. My company pays on practical miles. I have friends at other companies who get paid in practical miles. We're all pretty much in agreement, sometimes practical miles are dead on, sometimes they pay a little more than what we actually drove, but more often than not they are still a tad short. Not near as short as HHMG miles would do you week in and week out but still short. Practical is a little better but it still does not and never has meant "actual" or "hub"...

And practical isnt always impo practical. I do a run going up I-65 into michgan. The "practical pay" miles way is going up US 31 which is practical, after all it is a nice 4 lane hwy all the way up, but who wants to hit all the red lights in kokomo?..

 

Any up to date daily high points and daily low points I can expect. Thanks, Quanman

 

These are mine for this month...

255.5 Hours Worked
10,075 Miles Driven
23 Days Worked (Including 1 Reset and 3 Days of training)
7 Days Off
14 Loads

If I worked mileage pay, I would have grossed $3022. On salary, including the use of my GI Bill, I grossed $3645 of which $825 was non-taxable.

 

hey there, im currently still in the AF but have decided to go with Roehl when i retire. Are you happy with the way they treat you? Looks like your working pretty good and making money. I like what i have seen with the Honor Program, hopefully its still going when i retire. What kind of truck are you driving and is it in good condition? Would like to learn more about the real Roehl from someone thats there and in the honor program.

Nero

 

They have been good to me. It's kind of hard to say if it would be different as a mileage driver, but I am happy. You have to look at what's good for you when it comes down to choosing mileage or salary. Since you're retiring and have the safety net of your retirement pay, mileage may work better for you. I am happy with salary since I don't have any financial back-up right now, and a the promise of a paycheck without depending on freight is a more secure feeling for me. I believe you can still take advantage of the free training and opt not to be a salary driver.

My first truck was an '04 International 9400, it was alright but shifted kinda bad. Once I moved to flats I got an '07 Freightliner with 150k miles on it.

All in all I would recommend Roehl, just know the pro's and con's, what is required of you and what the company's part of the deal is and you should have no problems.

 

thanks for the reply back. Yea i have been doing research now for a year and my brother in law is a driver so there really won't be much i won't know about the trucking business when i start. I will still have to learn the ways of real trucking when i go there. By no means will i know what really needs to be known till i get out there, but i will hopefully see the bull#### when it rears its ugly head lol. I am going flatbed from the get go. Thats what my brother in law does it and i fell in love with it. Hope to see you soon and thanks again.

Nero

 

If I were getting under 9500/month, I think I'd be finding a way to fix it. Last month the trip meter read over 11000 miles, this month should be at least 10,000.