Comments By Blessed 58

Hi RV, I have worked on cars and trucks all my life so knowing all the parts came easy to me. The 2 ladies in our class of 25 soared ahead of the men in all aspects. We always came early to school and practice our pre trips 20 minutes before class on our school days. To help her at home I. Lend her one of my grandsons die cast collectors rigs that he purchased from the love truck stops that have every detail on them so she could practice her pre trips at home. It really helped her to master it. At Roehl when. They test drive you out as long as you can briefly name some of the parts and can describe what you do on a brake leak down test they know that you really know what you are talking about. I wish you the best of luck. If I can do it, YOU CAN DO IT!!!!! I just got my own truck last week and told them I did not want to go home until Christmas. I got home late Wednesday night. I spent today stocking and decorating my truck inside just the way I want it. Bought some inverters to install a frige, microwave, and HD tv. I bought an HD antenna from Whal Antenna for $59 and I run a channel scan and pick up about 27 Channels. I hang it in my passenger Window with tape and it works fabulous each time. I wish you nothing but the best. There were only 2 females in my Tech college CDL school and we both smoked all the men in the class. I know you can do it!!! God Bless You!!

Bad Dog. Now that I know you had prior driving experience I will tell you when I went to orientation at Conley, Ga. Atlanta terminal. There was a guy that was about 63 about 3 years older than me and he had prior experience but had not drove in 30 years and they had him stay at the facility and do his drug tests and physical and sent him out on local runs for about 3 days with a local driver to get familiar with the paperwork and then he did his test drive and backing exercise and then he was issued his own new truck and on his way back home with a load his truck to stock it up the way he wants it and started solo. If there is ever any unsafe driving conditions they want you to park in a safe place and call your fleet manager and let them know. Their main concern is that you are parked in a safe place first. They never bully or force their drivers. Excellent human resource and support team all the way. I was extremely shocked to see cameras in my truck because, it is not company policy and is not in but a few trucks. At no time was I made aware of this throughout my entire process and I stood my ground and let them know quickly that I signed no agreement or acknowledgement about being made aware that I could end up with a truck with cameras. Evidently the driver whom was assigned the truck before me was a very troubled driver so they installed them in his truck. The message board verified that. So I stood my ground and I will be getting another truck. Hang in there and stand up for yourself! They are a great company! Good luck Phillip M. Also with Roehl.

Congratulations Velma!!! I wish you the best, hold your head up high and be proud of your accomplishment. Good to see another lady join us others out here on the road. :)

Bad Bob, I started orientation on Oct. 26th. First week is classroom training, Oh the first day was the drug test both urine and hair follicle. They do that first so by the 2nd day some new hires already disappear. Second week is practice backing, docking, driving and paperwork. Then end of the second week you find out if your hired. Each week you are paid $300. Of course it takes two weeks to get your first check which is about $255 after taxes. So two paychecks are $300. If you make it through the second week, you are then assigned a driver trainer to go out on the road with for 10 -14 days. You live in their truck with them the whole time. There is absolutely. No team driving. You drive most of the time everyday. While your trainer is in the passenger seat observing and encouraging you on driving. If after 14 days you do not feel you have everything down that you need to know to go on your own truck please do not hesitate to ask for a few more days on the road with a trainer. When you start going on the road with a trainer you get paid $90 a day. They don't tell you but some Roehl payrolls delay payment to start for 10 days. All new hires need to know this especially if you have a family reliein on money coming in. When your trainer tells your fleet manager that you are ready for your own truck it will happen. You get assigned a very nice tractor. I got mine last week and it was still new. A 2015 Frieghtliner Cascadia. Not even a year old. They do not issue no worn down equipment. The company always focus on safety at all times. They treat all of the employees like family. They have very nice terminals you can pull into anytime you are near one to get maintenance or a nice hot shower, some even have a food service for the drivers and each one has a nice free laundry room and tv lounge to use and relax in. When you are assigned your trainer you are also assigned your own Fleet Manager. They check on you every other day to see how your being treated and to encourage you. When you get your own truck the following Thursday paycheck will include the remaining days out with your trainer at $90 and your 1st $200 part of your longevity bonus and mileage for all loads you completed that first week. You can not go wrong in picking Roehl for your first company to start with. I researched companies alot trying to choose the right one and Roehl was the best of all of them. Good luck and I wish you the very best.

Since posting my topic on cameras in cab. I have talked to several company drivers here at the terminal. They do not have cameras in their trucks and the few that said their truck came with one said they told them they did not want them in their trucks and they were taken out right away. So it is not company policy and it is not about the company phasing them in. So let's be clear on those two issues. I stand up for myself and will follow the chain of command. I will not be treated differently than all other drivers.

Rebelliousvamp I feel the same way!!!! If it's not in all the trucks and only in a few its discrimination against a few drivers. I have an over 35 year clean driving record not even a warning. So I'm doing something right. It's one thing if it was part of the hiring agreement or I was advised upfront that there were cameras in all trucks but at no time was cameras ever brought up. To some of you it may not seem like a big deal but I have also been told they have mics in them to. In the cameras that is. I will follow the chain of command somemore tomorrow. If it could not be taken out then the man who issues the truck would not have turned to me and said I can take it right out for you just call your fleet manager and let her know that you don't want it in here. Know one just says that so freely if it hasn't been done numerous times already.

I really need some advice on how to handle this topic: I have been driving approximately a total of 6700 miles with no problem with 2 different driver trainers. Their trucks had no cameras in them at all. Several company trucks also do not have a camera in them either. I get issued a 2015 Frieghtliner this afternoon and it has a camera in that is on all of the time not just while driving. I am extremely uncomfortable about this. I'am a lady and know that anyone can see me in my cab anytime they want to. I called people and made it very clear I either want it taken out or give me another truck!!!!!!! At no time in my pre hire letter or in my contract letter that I had to sign stating I would have to drive 75,000 miles for them or pay back $3000 cost for their safety training. At no time in orientation a 4 week process cameras in trucks were never mentioned and never mentioned that we would have to drive under these circumstances. At no time talking with the recruiter it was never ever mentioned. In the company profile home pages cameras are never mentioned at all. Can you please give me advice on how to handle this issue. I have a right to my privacy!!!! The company is Roehl. I am highly p*ssed off because only a few trucks out of 2100 drivers have them in their trucks. Sounds like discrimination and extremely unfair. I will appreciate any advice. Thank you.

Good luck Velma and all other lady truckers! Velma I'm 5'3" and will be 59 on December 19. If I can do it you can to. I love it. I drive in the national dry van fleet. As far as down shifting when you take it out of gear give it just alittle gas to raise your RPMs and it goes right into your next gear. Hope that info helps you out. Take care and good luck. :)

Hi Lynn, I have been using Truckers Path PRO and it has not steered me wrong yet. You just have to weed through the bull**** reviews and you will find the truthful ones that actually say the truth about a place. Welcome to the female driving world. Wish you all the luck in the world. I had one trainer (a male of course who repeatedly said he was going to break me of caring about what I look like as a lady). What nerve he had going there!!!! As long as I got myself up early and got my pre trip done and rolled out on time, What's it to him!!!! What a dumbass!!!! I told him that I will never stop caring about what I look like as a lady and that if I don't feel good about myself I won't feel good about the job I'm doing! And that I can look like the lady that I'am and drive the truck. I will say aside from the butt head I got as a trainer all the other male drivers have given me the upmost respect and manners. God Bless to the good ones:)

Just go to another place that specifically advertises that they do DOT physicals. They do not require any past medical history at all. Fill out the long form and if you no longer have sleep apnea don't mention it. Pay your $100 and get your card and get packed and hold your head high and go for what you want out of life! Good Luck :)