Roehl Transport Training
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Well I start training with roehl on the 26th anybody have any advice?
Just finishing school at Roehl take my CDL test tomorrow. I think the biggest thing is to take your time and don't let yourself stress to much.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
I don't see any scores for you in our High Road Training Program so that's the place to start for sure. Work your way through that before you go and you'll be way ahead of the class.
Did you get your CDL permit yet? Did you ask Roehl if they recommend getting your permit before you show up? At some Company-Sponsored Training Programs you'll be ahead of the group if you show up with your permit in hand. They'll let you move on to other parts of training while the rest of the class studies for a week and goes to the DMV for testing. But that doesn't work at all companies. The rules for the state you'll be training in and the structure of Roehl's program will dictate whether or not that will be to your advantage or not. So look into that.
But even if you don't get your permit before you go, use our High Road program to prepare. You're going to need it.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
I start orientation with Roehl on Monday 1/19 in Gary Indiana for flatbed division. I put myself through school locally for my CDL , and I used the High Road Training Program that Brett mentioned. I had a little trouble grasping things out of the CDL manual, but the tests here made it so much easier to understand. I started school with my permit, but only had a Class B due to having trouble with the combo test, after studying in class with this website I left school early one day to go take my combo test. I made it through the test without one wrong answer! I plan on looking over the tests again to brush up for orientation and yard training. I even submitted applications through TT and got a few recruiters calling me but I chose Roehl.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
BMI:
Body mass index (BMI)
BMI is a formula that uses weight and height to estimate body fat. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. The BMI's biggest weakness is that it doesn't consider individual factors such as bone or muscle mass. BMI may:
- Underestimate body fat for older adults or other people with low muscle mass
- Overestimate body fat for people who are very muscular and physically fit
It's quite common, especially for men, to fall into the "overweight" category if you happen to be stronger than average. If you're pretty strong but in good shape then pay no attention.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I don't see any scores for you in our High Road Training Program so that's the place to start for sure. Work your way through that before you go and you'll be way ahead of the class.
Did you get your CDL permit yet? Did you ask Roehl if they recommend getting your permit before you show up? At some Company-Sponsored Training Programs you'll be ahead of the group if you show up with your permit in hand. They'll let you move on to other parts of training while the rest of the class studies for a week and goes to the DMV for testing. But that doesn't work at all companies. The rules for the state you'll be training in and the structure of Roehl's program will dictate whether or not that will be to your advantage or not. So look into that.
But even if you don't get your permit before you go, use our High Road program to prepare. You're going to need it.
I do have to get my permit before I go and I actually just started studying today and so far so good! This definitely makes it easier for me than reading through the manual.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Dm:
Dispatcher, Fleet Manager, Driver Manager
The primary person a driver communicates with at his/her company. A dispatcher can play many roles, depending on the company's structure. Dispatchers may assign freight, file requests for home time, relay messages between the driver and management, inform customer service of any delays, change appointment times, and report information to the load planners.DMV:
Department of Motor Vehicles, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
The state agency that handles everything related to your driver's licences, including testing, issuance, transfers, and revocation.
Company-sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Mike, I got my CDL through Roehl's school in October and currently drive for them. The pace is very fast but class size is limited to 6 students so there will be a maximum of 3 students per truck. The instructors are all good and if you are a visual learner that will help you a lot. I am not so school was hard for me, but hey I survived! Which location will you be going to for training? If it is any of the northern ones bring lots of warm clothes and gloves. I have been working in the Chicago area and the wind along with cold temps makes it wicked cold. Good luck!
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
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Well I start training with roehl on the 26th anybody have any advice?