Would like a little info from Roehl Drivers Please - Pre-Hire

you'd best start in 3rd gear, and learn to drive around the yard in 2nd... I had the same problem as you, which is why I did not pass the final road test.. backing was a problem for me, and was even worse when I was under the microscope.

I will say, they do keep their word, and will pay you properly, even if they send you home

 

Edmund - Roehl was my first company and I stayed with them about a year and a half. Though I have been gone three years (I do not currently drive for anybody), I still keep in contact with many good friends I made who are still there. I do not think you will find a better place to start and you seem to have the attitude that Roehl appreciates. Just as any other new driver, I made my share of mistakes working for them and I found that they were always fair. I also observed that they kept drivers who made serious mistakes but had a professional attitude and tried to improve while they fired some "super truckers" who had negative, rude, or unprofessional attitudes. If I wanted to get back into OTR trucking, my first phone call would probably be to them.

Roehl is a good work environment and I had a good time there. You will find that most of those you work around at that company are good hardworking positive people that you will be proud to be associated with; and if you conduct yourself according to their values (which they will go over in orientation) things will be fine.

There are negative things that can be said about any individual or company. I had a few absolutely horrible days at Roehl, but I cannot place any direct blame on them for those days. I will say that they are much stricter on their drivers than the second company I drove for, and I think they will admit that they have strict rules, but their strictness is motivated in large part by an overriding desire to keep everybody safe and to keep costs down. Some drivers can thrive in a strict environment and some thrive in an anything goes environment. One of the most common complaints I remember from there is a perception of micromanagement, but I found that once they get to know you they will let you make many of your own decisions. I do not think you can work for them without getting into some kind of "trouble" (at least minor), but just take it in stride when (not if) it happens. (I do not know a Roehl driver who has never been in at least a little bit of trouble with them sooner or later).

I can honestly say they never shorted me on any pay; they never pushed me to do something I wasn't comfortable doing; only one person (a dispatcher) treated me with absolute disrespect and Roehl fired him not long after that, reportedly for the way he was treating many drivers.

All in all, my time driving for them created many memories which I cherish now that I wear a suit and tie to work. I truly hope you will find them to be a good place to work.

 

Roehl is a good choice, listen to the instruction provided to you by orientation and/or your trainer. the atmosphere is fairly positive, but when you start working with your FM it changes a little bit. Your FM can sometimes seem overbearring, try not to tAke the coaching personally. when you are getting coached try to look at the big picture, the intention is to make you a better driver. Best of luck

 

From everything I heard about them Roehl is a good company. Ill be starting with them in june. Good luck at orientation, if you have any tips once you start there It be appreciated.