Any Recommendations On Roehl?

Turtle, I had no idea it would cost more the first year (and significantly more at that!) Now I KNOW I'm being spoiled by working in healthcare. Oh well, the extra cost for insurance will be WELL worth getting OUT of healthcare!

Heres a newsflash for you...my insurance at Prime is cheaper then what i had as a federal employee at the USPS

Heres a newsflash for you...my insurance at Prime is cheaper then what i had as a federal employee at the USPS

That is surprising! Hope they at least paid you really well to offset? But I'm guess not??

Uh no. i clear more here in 1 week than at the USPS in 2. however i think NJ taxes has a lot to do with that

there are some companies like Old Dominion that pay your whole premium, but those companies are usually harder to get into, dont train and are selective. Many positions are local with mandatory 14 hr days. it would feel too much like a real job to me. lol

Lee and Aubrey,sorry I haven't posted back. Lee, Sara was my recruiter as well and stayed in constant communication. Aubrey,I heard rumors that the pay wasn't told correctly and that was always back of my mind. Number 1 they should damn sure be upfront about how that works before getting people thousand miles from home. So the rumors on that weren't rumors,as you verified that as well. Not saying by any means they are a bad company, but saying in a week when it is 3 weeks is not exactly telling the truth now is it? This is why this forum is here for all of us to communicate and I enjoy it when I can get on here. None of us rookies know where we will end up,and we all have questions about various things. We just have to learn and move forward. Best of luck to you both.

I have a question cause i want to clarify the pay.

Are you saying that you do not start employment/get paid from day 1..or are you saying they get paid biweekly, and like any business that does, has the 2 weeks of pay, then holds the week. If this is the case, then you are getting paid from the beginning. If you are saying you are not entitled to be paid for X number of days then that is a different story.

when is pay day and how often is a normal question to be asked. some places get paid weekly some biweekly some monthly...not just in trucking.

so i am curious what exactly is the situation.

I worked at roehl transport for 2 years in the flatbed division. Roehl is an awesome company. My fleet manager Matt would always give me extra home time and treated me very well. Never deny loads and keep on rolling brotha!!!

I recentlyngot my cdl permit herein south Alabama and been researching the best companies to go on board to train with or get cdl on my own and go out. Roehl has been recruiting me hard. Anyone tell me anything about their company? I also have a 12 year old daughter I want to ride along. Thanks.

I have a question cause i want to clarify the pay.

Are you saying that you do not start employment/get paid from day 1..or are you saying they get paid biweekly, and like any business that does, has the 2 weeks of pay, then holds the week. If this is the case, then you are getting paid from the beginning. If you are saying you are not entitled to be paid for X number of days then that is a different story.

when is pay day and how often is a normal question to be asked. some places get paid weekly some biweekly some monthly...not just in trucking.

so i am curious what exactly is the situation.

You are on the payroll from week one, but you do not collect that first week pay until Thursday of the third week. Then the pay from week 2 you get on Thursday of the fourth week, etc.. so you go almost a full three weeks without any pay instead of just a one week delay. Eventually when you get to phase three you get caught up to being paid the prior week on Thursday and will get paid the extra held back if you did not have any delay between phases.

I tired to get my CDL through Roehl, unfortunately I failed their physical aptitude test and got sent home by lunch time day 1. They still paid me for half a day which was nice and they seems like a great company, everyone I met was super friendly.

If I ever get sick of linehaul and want to try OTR again, I would give them a call again in a heart beat.

What was. The cause of your fail?

Thanks

I'm tentatively scheduled to start Roehl's GYCDL program in Marshfield on Jan 13th. My recruiter, Ryan, was very up front about the training pay. I will be paid $500/week from day one. I will get my first check for the first week at the end of the third week of training (much like most jobs where you get paid this week for the work you did over the two weeks prior). The only difference is you're only getting paid for one week at a time, so yes, they hold back the first week and then you're paid each week for the week before. That was my understanding. He also made it clear that the $500/week was dependent upon me being at the school during all scheduled times (ten hours M-F and half day Sat). If you miss any then it is prorated for the hours you missed. Sounds fair to me. He also told me what they pay for and don't pay for. I will need money to get to and from the Phase 1 training, for my evening and weekend meals, and for doing laundry. They've already covered all the costs of my DOT Physical and a urine and hair-follicle drug test (that couldn't have been cheap).

Ryan has answered every question I've asked with clarity and honesty, whether I liked the answer or not. I look forward to starting my trucking career with Roehl. They'll help me get my CDL and my rookie driving experience and I will work my tail off and drive my miles in return for that and a fair paycheck. They have guaranteed me .36 CPM , but not the number of miles. There's no deceptions I can find in the recruiting process. I'll have to prove myself worthy and reliable for the miles I want to drive to make the paycheck I want.

In the whole scheme of things I, the driver, am the ONE variable in the whole equation, not Roehl (or any other company from what I've learned through my research). They're investing in me---it's up to me to show whether or not that investment was sound and profitable or a mistake.