Long waits are more common than any of us would like. I used to haul produce, once you do that nothing seemes long anymore. 14 hours in a farm field in the desert loading, 18 hours at frito lay waiting to get bulk potatoes dumped off, LONG waits at grocers just about everywhere. Produce markets by themselves give ya the creepies. I hauld collard 9 mo of the year from south GA to the mack st market in Detroit twice a week. You can sleep more than 10 minutes between the hookers, beggers and lumpers knocking on your door. Of course when you tell the hookers and lumpers no they then start begging for spare change so there is crossover too
Roehl Transport, Inc. - Marshfield, Wi.?
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as i bounce from job to job i decided that 2007 is the year i finnaly get in gear (no pun intended) and learn to drive (cdl). thus my next task in this career choice approchs: choosing the company to start out with.
stevens transport sounded like a dream and then i heard not so good things here. swift im convinced is evil with 18 wheels. but so far so good on Roehl. i also like what they have on their site, and the way the website is presented as well. its not pushy or flashy. it says "hey, heres what we do, and heres what we offer" i beleive that in a few weeks months i might just find myself at their training center.
oh by the way, i currently work for a grocery store (giant eagle) which im quiting tomorrow, who is supplied by OK Groceries. the local drivers (delivery drivers) absolutly hate the morons that work the docks there, and i too share the hatred toward the loaders/unloaders. i look foreward not to having to deal with them first hand, but hey life isnt a dream and gotta take the good with the bad.
also would like to thank many of you here who have posted whos good and bad to work for (opinions taken collectivly as a whole and not just singular) and helping to steer me on the right course. before i joined here swift transportation sounded great.. glad i know better now -
Good Luck in your training and driving career.
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Road Dog.....Hubby got the call today he has been approved and is now a trainer. He has to call his new DM for the details. But from reading the information it looks like the money will greatly improve!
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Whispers,glad to hear your hubby is into his training career now.Whats his new truck no?I just finished up another week with Roehl,a very busy and hectic week for Feb.3383 miles.17 below zero in St.Paul,MN. on Mon.morn.two days later had the AC going in Columbus,GA.Tell your hubby I said good luck on his new venture.
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Just checking to see if you ever finished up your training. If so, how long did you have to wait between evos' 1 and 2. I am asking because I might start with Roehl in a couple weeks. Let us know how phase two went.:smt026
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I went with sage back in '98, they are known locally for very high scores on the DOT tests, most of 'em are in the high 90%'s. They achieve this by giving you the test so many times that you memorize the answers, it's an effective technique. drive55cat
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Too tall Good luck in your new driving career.Overall grocery warehouses are a PITA,very long waits,lumper BS,which Roehl pays for,but is still a PITA,etc.In my journeys I have founf one good groc.whse.Assoc.Grocers in Southhaven,MS.They have overnight parking and they call you on the CB when they have a dock for you.I had a 4 AM appt.there,got in about 6 PM the prev.evening,got a good nights sleep.I was docked by 3:45 AM and Mted out by 5:30 AM.a really nice place where they treat truckers like human beings.Too bad they cant all be that way.
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Hi All,
Well, Im about cross-eyed I think Ive read at least 750 posts, that is to say nearly every post about Roehl I could find on this site. Why? Four weeks from today I leave for to attend their school in Marshfield, WI. Now, Im pretty content with the idea that Ive made the right decision, but for more reasons than I care to go into here and the fact that Im a 54 year old guy who is doing a major career / life change in basically a make it or break it fashion, I need to be very sure so I hope to ask a couple questions and get some input too.
Foremost is that though I gladly turned down a similar opportunity for schooling and employment through Driver Solutions to go with Pam or USA (*even though the school is only 20 miles from my home in Lake Milton, OH), I have also since accepting Roehls offer received a nearly identical one from Maverick out of Arkansas for their school at less cost to me (they also pay lodging and transport to and from my home in Ohio to their facility in Arkansas) - Additionally they pay a couple cents more a mile to start (.34) as opposed to (.32), about double the tarping pay (its flatbed) which for Roehl sounds kind of low, and about 4 or 5 cents more (.40 to .41 compared to .36) per mile more by the end of the 1st year. Home time (weekly, mostly weekends) is about the same.
Therein lies my dilemma. I havent found too much about Maverick, but as far as the flatbed part of their operation, what Ive read has been pretty good. Ive found a lot about Roehl and nearly all is good, though there is little about flat bedding.
Does anybody have any input on this or knowledge of Maverick vs. Roehl flat bed? I really have to make a major decision here and any opinions or additional knowledge would be appreciated. I hear the flat bed training from Maverick is pretty extensive but again, dont hear much from Roehl.
Finally, if I still go with Roehl, which Im really still leaning toward at the moment as Ive already take the DOT physical through their doctor and gotten my learners cdl, Ive chosen, but am not committed yet to flatbed, Great Lakes regional. From what they told me, his encompasses the NE (yeah, including NY City) and Canada too. I am choosing this because it is the only way I can be home (guaranteed in writing) 34 to 48 hours per week, at least 80% of the time and make a couple cents a mile more plus tarping etc. Otherwise I could take National, Van and be home every 10 to 14 days. Is flatbed a sensible choice and does it get as many miles? (Ive heard so much bad about driving the east coast) And can I still make decent money with flatbed regional as opposed to the other or could go van if it is too much hassle for the extra $100 a week involved.
Thanks so much for your time. I see its been a while since anyone posted here; I hope someone sees this and answers.
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Id also love to hear the pros and cons of flat vs. van from the experienced drivers out there whove done either or especially both.
THANKS AGAIN
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