Comments By Blessed 58

Blessed58, Was a yatch builder for 7years then retired from 23 years as a Lt. In Law Enforcement in 2014 and I always knew I would follow in my father's footsteps as an OTR driver after raising my daughters and grandchildren. Everyone in the families are doing great and stable and happy. I told them that it is finally my turn in life to do what I have always wanted to do. The best memories I made with my father as a little girl was riding everywhere with him seeing the different states. Now I will share it with my grown daughters and teenage grand children :)

Never to late!!!! I will be 59 in December and retired from a 23year career and got my CDL in August and just started with Roehl Transport. They have an excellent orientation to start you off right and back into the seat. We had a man that started in orientation the same day that I did. He was 60 and said that he use to drive but it had been 30 years since he drove. He had no problems getting back into the seat and has already been issued his truck and is already solo and enjoying every minute of it. For answers to your other questions I will let the more experienced drivers help you there. Happy Thanksgiving :)

Hi all you new driver recruits! I to was mind set on Scheider of until I came upon. ROEHL transport. I started there Oct. 26th. You stay at the beautiful comfort Suites in Conley, Ga.. You get a full breakfast free at the hotel along with excellent rooms. The Roehl van picks you up at 6:40 am and takes you to the terminal 10 miles away. They have an excellent orientation program and also start out at higher pay than Schiender. Prfessionalism and respect all the way. Great company to start with. You get issued almost new 2015+ 2016 trucks once you complete phase 2 of orientation. Program. I could not have found a more respectful company to become a team player with!!!! Alright look them up on their interest sight. Hell what do you have to lose!!!!!

What channel is K Love on? I love listening to the songs!

Liz here again, I forgot to tell you how they pay for orientation. First week Monday through Saturday the following Thursday you will have a direct to deposit for $300 after taxes its about $265. If it does not show up call the 800 phone number and press the number in menus pertaining to payroll. The next week on Thursday your next deposit will also be $300. By that week of payroll I also already had 3 days out on the road with my trainer at $90 per day pay. I was told that that would also be in that 2nd check but it was not. So again I had to call payroll to see what was going on and I was told that the $90 dollars a day with your trainer is delayed being paid to you for 10 more days. So your told one thing in orientation and find out another thing when you expect it in your payroll and it's not there!! I do think they need to up their orientation pay because even with my personal bills cut all the way down to the basic needs getting only $300 after 10 days is ridiculous to keep your basic personal needs paid and on top of that delaying your $90 a day for 10 days on top of that!!! Just want new hires to understand how it's paid out so know one is caught off guard with one saying one thing and someone else saying something else.

I started Roehl orientation at Conley, Ga. About 25 days ago. Company put us up in a beautiful comfort suites about 8 miles from the terminal. Phase 1 started on a. On a monday morning . Van picked us up at 6:40 am each day lasted until 5:30- 6:00pm each day. Hotel served a full free breakfast bar each day,, lunch was a bag lunch provided at the terminal contains a sandwich chips and mini cookie, supper we were provided a $10 voucher for dinner at a restraunt near the hotel. First week Monday through Sunday includes the first day is just drug testing, physical, and weight and crouching, and other moveability testing. Other days were all classroom. The second week is the second phase and is some classroom and backing maneuvers the Roehl way. And alot of driving practice out on the road. They have an excellent set up maneuver that really helps you line your rig up in close quarter areas. The third week you go out on the road with your trainer for 14 days or longer if you feel that you need alittle more time to learn everything like using your PC, trip planning, learning how to figure yourroll over and recap hours, scaling, weight limits on axles, learning where to set your tandem wheels for regulations depending on what states you will be traveling through. After you feel that your done with your training you will be taken out for a road test and while your driving you do commentary driving by letting the instructor know what you see ahead down the road and what ever you notice that you are observing all around you out on the road. After that test day if you successfully complete that then within in a couple of days you will be issued your own truck and Usally sent home with your first load so you can have a couple of days to get your truck stocked up with everything you need for comfort. Great company, everyone have been very professional at all times and very helpful. Good Luck :)

We all know you guys can make a knot with it, right? That's how you hold it in for so long....lol

Kidding asides, when you have to go and you're stuck in traffic, there's no escape. Now I figure that the guys can just grab an empty container and...you know. Us ladies...we can't do that. Specially if we're alone in the vehicle/truck and behind the wheel. I know there's a device sold in some natural health stores (Wholefoods) where you can slip it underneath you and pee "standing like a man"...lol but still, probably not that easy when you're behind the wheel and you need to lower your pants.

Also, I wake up a few times at night to go. It keeps me from sleeping if I don't. I don't see myself getting dressed, exiting the truck in the dark of night, walk to the bathroom at the truck stop, come back....you lose a good amount of sleep that way. Is there just enough room in the truck to keep a small portable/compact potty?

For all ladies out there and men if your interested in what to do if you got to go. I was researching for my own needs as a lady driver going over the road starting tomorrow. I to have to go in the night due to my blood pressure with HCT in it. I found an item called Travel John. . They are disposable urnial bags with a special designed narrow top that is designed for no missed drips for ladies using. They each hold 28 ozs and as soon as the urine hits the ecial chemical inside it instantly goes odorless and turns solid. Each one can be used more than one time or until it's filled. No mess, No odors, and easy to place into a ziploc bag until you get near a trash can to throw it away. Found on Amazon.com in various sizes packs. 18 adult size pack sells for $24 dollars or at Drugstore.com about same price with free shipping. Small box of 3 with 2 adult and one child size in it for $4- $5 dollars sold at Bed Bath and Beyond and some outdoor stores like Handers and others. The big pack can only be bought on line. Outstanding reviews on them. Thought this information will certainly help lady drivers so they won't have to leave their trucks at night to use a restroom. Best investment I have ever made for convenience and safety purposes.

I meant also stated stores like Gander for hunters and campers.

We all know you guys can make a knot with it, right? That's how you hold it in for so long....lol

Kidding asides, when you have to go and you're stuck in traffic, there's no escape. Now I figure that the guys can just grab an empty container and...you know. Us ladies...we can't do that. Specially if we're alone in the vehicle/truck and behind the wheel. I know there's a device sold in some natural health stores (Wholefoods) where you can slip it underneath you and pee "standing like a man"...lol but still, probably not that easy when you're behind the wheel and you need to lower your pants.

Also, I wake up a few times at night to go. It keeps me from sleeping if I don't. I don't see myself getting dressed, exiting the truck in the dark of night, walk to the bathroom at the truck stop, come back....you lose a good amount of sleep that way. Is there just enough room in the truck to keep a small portable/compact potty?

For all ladies out there and men if your interested in what to do if you got to go. I was researching for my own needs as a lady driver going over the road starting tomorrow. I to have to go in the night due to my blood pressure with HCT in it. I found an item called Travel John. . They are disposable urnial bags with a special designed narrow top that is designed for no missed drips for ladies using. They each hold 28 ozs and as soon as the urine hits the ecial chemical inside it instantly goes odorless and turns solid. Each one can be used more than one time or until it's filled. No mess, No odors, and easy to place into a ziploc bag until you get near a trash can to throw it away. Found on Amazon.com in various sizes packs. 18 adult size pack sells for $24 dollars or at Drugstore.com about same price with free shipping. Small box of 3 with 2 adult and one child size in it for $4- $5 dollars sold at Bed Bath and Beyond and some outdoor stores like Handers and others. The big pack can only be bought on line. Outstanding reviews on them. Thought this information will certainly help lady drivers so they won't have to leave their trucks at night to use a restroom. Best investment I have ever made for convenience and safety purposes.

Being a lady did you ever stop to think that they were telling you that information to edge you on to sign up and go into debt with them? All they want is your money. You could take the time to call DDS to see if there is any changes that will be coming in the future. They will say anything to try to get you to sign up quicker. Just be wise when companies try their pressure tatics.

Hi, check to see if any technical college in your area offers the Commercial Truck Driving Course. If there is one you can Usally apply for grants in their financial aid office that will cover the payment for some or all of the costs. Best of all you do not pay the grants back. Good luck and check out going that way.