Comments By Wine Taster

I went with Roehl. The training period is much shorter than other companies. You are in school for three weeks. Then you are out with a trainer for 11 - 14 days. After that, you have your own truck.

WT ... dude, this was such an awesome thread, I couldn't stop reading it until I was done !!! lol

This should be mandatory reading for anyone getting into the industry. Perfect. Thank you so much for your time spent.

When you have a break, would you explain the different methods of getting paid?

So far I have gathered... Miles, tarp time and some sort of downtime waiting to unload.

...and why you decided to focus on flatbed , instead of dry van or reefer...

grazie, brother.... you are a gem :)

Wow. Really glad this is helping you guys and gals. There are different types of pay. I will try to explain them.

1. At Roehl you get paid 35 cent a mile loaded or empty starting out as a flatbed driver.

2. Tarp pay. You get $24 to put on a lumber tarp and another $24 to take the lumber tarps off. It takes 2 to 3 hours at least to completely tarp and untarp. Step tarps are smaller so you only get $12 on and $12 off.

3. Detention pay. You get detention pay if you arrive to a shipper or receiver before your appointment time. If you are late, you do not get detention pay no matter how long you are there. Detention pay starts two hours after your appointment time. Say you have a noon appointment to deliver. You got there at 1145. They have you wait to unload. At 1400, you start getting detention pay at $10 per hour.

4. Layover pay. Layover pay is paid if you are waiting to deliver. You have to be within 50 miles of the receiver. You may not be at a company terminal. You have to be 36 hours early. You get paid $60 for each day you have to wait. At 36 hours, you get $60 and then every 12 hours after that you get $30.

5. Weather pay. If you shut down because of iced roads for more than 24 hours because it was unsafe, they pay $60 a day I think.

6. Stop pay. I had a load last week. I loaded at one plant and went to another one and loaded again. That second loading was my first stop and I got paid an extra 25 bucks. It was farm equipment. I had to stop at 4 different places and unload one piece of equipment. Each stop I got $20 more.

There are a lot of ways to get paid. Most people do not read their company policy manual. Read it! Find every little way to make them pay you. It adds up. In reality, the best money is made only when the wheels are turning.

WT ... dude, this was such an awesome thread, I couldn't stop reading it until I was done !!! lol

This should be mandatory reading for anyone getting into the industry. Perfect. Thank you so much for your time spent.

When you have a break, would you explain the different methods of getting paid?

So far I have gathered... Miles, tarp time and some sort of downtime waiting to unload.

...and why you decided to focus on flatbed , instead of dry van or reefer...

grazie, brother.... you are a gem :)

Wow. Really glad this is helping you guys and gals. There are different types of pay. I will try to explain them.

1. At Roehl you get paid 35 cent a mile loaded or empty starting out as a flatbed driver.

2. Tarp pay. You get $24 to put on a lumber tarp and another $24 to take the lumber tarps off. It takes 2 to 3 hours at least to completely tarp and untarp. Step tarps are smaller so you only get $12 on and $12 off.

3. Detention pay. You get detention pay if you arrive to a shipper or receiver before your appointment time. If you are late, you do not get detention pay no matter how long you are there. Detention pay starts two hours after your appointment time. Say you have a noon appointment to deliver. You got there at 1145. They have you wait to unload. At 1400, you start getting detention pay at $10 per hour.

4. Layover pay. Layover pay is paid if you are waiting to deliver. You have to be within 50 miles of the receiver. You may not be at a company terminal. You have to be 36 hours early. You get paid $60 for each day you have to wait. At 36 hours, you get $60 and then every 12 hours after that you get $30.

5. Weather pay. If you shut down because of iced roads for more than 24 hours because it was unsafe, they pay $60 a day I think.

6. Stop pay. I had a load last week. I loaded at one plant and went to another one and loaded again. That second loading was my first stop and I got paid an extra 25 bucks. It was farm equipment. I had to stop at 4 different places and unload one piece of equipment. Each stop I got $20 more.

There are a lot of ways to get paid. Most people do not read their company policy manual. Read it! Find every little way to make them pay you. It adds up. In reality, the best money is made only when the wheels are turning.

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My latest run is taking me somewhere I have never been, Texas. Looking forward to this trip. Everything has been going OK. A few bumps along the path but still doing well. Training seems like such a blur now. I did get to see Mike aka Big Daddy Shotgun Blast this weekend. We both picked up a load and convoyed all the way up to the U.P. of MI. Then we hung out last night. We were both picking up pre loaded trailers and heading out. He found his trailer had a flat tire. He had to limp 50 miles this morning to get some air and repair.

WTG!

Awesome Jopa! Glad things are going well...

Did you do the

High Road Training Program

on here?

If not, do it! You will pass no problems. I did the High Road Training program and tested for my CDL and every endorsement and passed them all first try. I never even opened the DMV book for CDL in NC.

Give it time. It will come together. All the instructors will do everything they can do get you through it. And, you will get through! Rome was not built in two days either!

Awesome! Welcome to Roehl! Wow, they really have changed it up a bit. I guess we missed the sim by just a couple of months.