Roehl Flatbed Trucks

Discussion in 'Roehl' started by Ford L8000, Jan 12, 2014.

  1. Ford L8000

    Ford L8000 Medium Load Member

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    What trucks do they have assigned to the flatbed division? I know that they have the Prostar's, but was curious if they have some Columbia's still or some Cascadia's mixed in the fleet? I'm trying to decide between Roehl and Maverick for when I get out of the Army.
     
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  3. Bayle

    Bayle Road Train Member

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    Prostars and Cascadias for the most part.
     
  4. Ford L8000

    Ford L8000 Medium Load Member

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    How are their Prostar's, do they have the Maxxforce's or are they the newer ones with the Cummins ISX? Do the trucks have APU's or inverters at all?
     
  5. Bayle

    Bayle Road Train Member

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    A mix. Most have Maxxforce, but some have cummins. They seem to be moving towards cummins on newer ones.
     
  6. Ford L8000

    Ford L8000 Medium Load Member

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    Sounds good, how many miles is the average in the flatbed division? On home time, do they send you home with a trailer, and if they do, can you drop the trailer at a drop yard/terminal and bobtail home?
     
  7. Bayle

    Bayle Road Train Member

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    To answer earlier, no APU. They have EPU. But newer trucks have auto start, or opti idle. No inverters. Average miles is as advertised. 2000 + is usual for me. With tarp pay, I've no complaints yet.
     
  8. Ford L8000

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    So, the 925.00 weekly they have on the website is an accurate figure? Is that gross or net that they're talking about?
     
  9. technoroom

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    I'd assume it was gross, since they can't know your individual tax situation. And if you run 14 days or more out at a time, I'd say it is fairly accurate. There are a lot of variables that come into play, so treat such estimates as somewhat optimistic, under good-to-ideal conditions.

    Other answers: If you live within 60 or so miles of a terminal or drop yard, they usually prefer that you park both the tractor and trailer at the terminal/yard. They have areas for parking of personal vehicles. I'm not aware of cases where they let the driver regularly bobtail home with the tractor, but there could be.
     
  10. kardolmer

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    They tend to like if you are taking the truck home that you have a trailer with you. So you don't have to go back to a terminal or drop yard to get a trailer than go for a load.
     
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