Stay With Roehl? Or Go Elsewhere???

Flatbeds don't make noise unless one your coils roll off. Maybe you should try it out.

Giff talk to Roehl about going flatbed/curtainside. They have alot of loads from Marshfield Door that go all over the west coast. A buddy of mine ran it for a couple years. The flatbedders are also the ones that go the most to canada. I started with them a little over 3 yrs ago and I was on a dedicated account running from Ga to Canada and back. I hated dealing with our customs folks. The detention issue you spoke of is very common. I know Roehl waits for the customer to pay it before they pay the driver. Also if a customer refuses to pay detention Roehl never used to make any noise about it. I always hated that part. Alot of the big companies will have freight going out west but put those trailers on rail. I worked at KLLM and all their western loads from the midwest went that way. I would load the trailer and drag it 120 miles to the rail yard. I wish you the best in your search

Giff, I've been driving with Roehl for more than 10 months. GREAT company, but low pay with a complex pay scale formula. I started there at 36 CPM and have worked up to 37.5 CPM. Last Friday I was told that I finally will see an "UP" quarter, gaining another 3 CPM. This is after driving 109,000 miles in 10 months, never late except for weather, traffic or mechanical issues. I drove every load I was dispatched, then told my production numbers were low. Really? Not on my end. I can only go when I have a load to pickup or deliver in my trailer. I managed to get as far west as Denver, Minneapolis, and Dallas. So much for "we travel to all 48 States". Not this guy, even though I've pushed for this since Day 1. I went on a Canadian border crossing of an average of once per month, either on transit or for a delivery/pickup. In another two weeks, I start orientation with another company out of Wisconsin. I'm leaving on good terms, just in case I ever need to come back.

Wow you guys want to go west and I want to stay far far away from it hahahhaha

As soon as I hit Denver I park 20mi east outside the city to get routes back to KS.

Good luck I hope u fond what u are looking for.

This other Wisconsin company doesn't drive Blue trucks do they?

Thanks, but I'm past the age where I want to be climbing around and wrestling with tarps in freezing/boiling weather. :-(

Giff talk to Roehl about going flatbed/curtainside. They have alot of loads from Marshfield Door that go all over the west coast. A buddy of mine ran it for a couple years. The flatbedders are also the ones that go the most to canada. I started with them a little over 3 yrs ago and I was on a dedicated account running from Ga to Canada and back. I hated dealing with our customs folks. The detention issue you spoke of is very common. I know Roehl waits for the customer to pay it before they pay the driver. Also if a customer refuses to pay detention Roehl never used to make any noise about it. I always hated that part. Alot of the big companies will have freight going out west but put those trailers on rail. I worked at KLLM and all their western loads from the midwest went that way. I would load the trailer and drag it 120 miles to the rail yard. I wish you the best in your search

It's ironic; Roehl goes to lengths to try and show you how you have the power to increase your CPM , but I also found it rather confusing. I would run the Scorecard Report, but in my case at least, it would have bogus data. Service exceptions that I had never heard of that resulted in a points decrease.

Oh well. I've been around long enough to know that every company has its pros/cons. In my experience, the pros at Roehl far outweigh the cons. I wouldn't be looking elsewhere if they covered all 48.

I'd like to know the 'other' Wisconsin-based company you're going to. If you don't want to post it here, send me a private message please.

Giff, I've been driving with Roehl for more than 10 months. GREAT company, but low pay with a complex pay scale formula. I started there at 36 CPM and have worked up to 37.5 CPM. Last Friday I was told that I finally will see an "UP" quarter, gaining another 3 CPM. This is after driving 109,000 miles in 10 months, never late except for weather, traffic or mechanical issues. I drove every load I was dispatched, then told my production numbers were low. Really? Not on my end. I can only go when I have a load to pickup or deliver in my trailer. I managed to get as far west as Denver, Minneapolis, and Dallas. So much for "we travel to all 48 States". Not this guy, even though I've pushed for this since Day 1. I went on a Canadian border crossing of an average of once per month, either on transit or for a delivery/pickup. In another two weeks, I start orientation with another company out of Wisconsin. I'm leaving on good terms, just in case I ever need to come back.

Flatbed ain't bad, put ya big boy pants on lol

Hah! I grew up on a dairy farm, so I'm no stranger to work! (Milking twice a day, 365 days a year...).

Now, however, I am comfortable in my wimpy-ness. :-)

Flatbed ain't bad, put ya big boy pants on lol

Just messing man, it's not for everybody. Seriously though, there are plenty of companies that would love to have you if you're willing to run all 48. Our glass division does some west coast and canada, not sure how much though.