Comments By Phillip M.

I pLan on doing that. I just got off the phone with my recruiter and everything is good to go.

That's encouraging. I'll be headed to Atlanta for orientation / training next week and will be running Texas regional out of the Grand Prairie TX terminal. I finished school Nov 20, I'm ready to get started.

An APU is a small diesel generator to run AC etc without having to run the truck engine. An EPU does the same thing but is an extra set of batteries. With an EPU the engine has an auto stop/start function to recharge the batteries if they get too low. My understanding is that Roehl has EPUs.

I'm going to try Texas regional to start with, home every week end for the 34 hour reset. I considered the slip seat options but I'd rather have my own truck.

I was originally scheduled for orientation in Grand Prairie TX but they didn't have enough starting locally so it's off to Atlanta. How do you like your truck?

That's encouraging news. I'm scheduled for Roehl orientation Dec 28th in Atlanta.

Even though this is my first post, I've been using the site for a couple of months. My first exposure was with the CDL practice app, which helped me pass all of my written tests on the first try! I encouraged all my classmates to use it as well. I finished school the end of November and I'm excited to get started with my new career as a driver at the age of 56. I worked for the same company for 39 years but was laid off in July when our Distribution Center was closed and outsourced to a 3PL. At that time I decided it was time for something new, I'm tired of managing people. My Grandfather was an Owner Operator when I was a kid and I loved traveling with him in the Mack and Freightliner cabovers he had. I remember sitting in the driver's seat for hours "practicing". Enough rambling, I want to thank everyone on the forum for all the information you've passed along, it's all been very helpful. After too many applications and discussions with recruiters to remember, as well as research on the forum, I've decided to go with Roehl Transport. My orientation begins Dec 28th in Atlanta, GA. Once the training is complete I'll be running Texas regional out of the Grand Prairie, TX terminal with home time every weekend. Once again, thanks for all the great info.