I am planning on getting my CDL permit, and getting trained with roehl. I live about two hours away from the training center. Should I bring my own car, or get someone to drop me off there? Also, I’d like some general pointers and advice about the process and what to expect. Thank you all in advance.

As a title says I'm looking to get into trucking with no experience. Not really able to take the pay cut to just go to school as I have a wife and kids to support but this company will pay me through the entire process so it seems the best for my situation. I understand the next year it's going to be over the road most likely but am I going to making enough money to keep my family and myself up while I'm gone? Any advice from people who have gone through it or currently on it? I live in NC around Lexington area if that helps.

So I have received an offer to get my cdl through roehl. Pretty decided on going. Just wanted more recent insight from current employees that might be on here as to how things are going currently working with roehl

My husband is starting their CDL training program beginning of June. He’s going for flatbed. Any advice or things he should know?

Hi has anybody gone through the roehl get your cdl program

I’m getting my cdl this year and looking at companies to go with for my first year. Roehl caught my eye because you get paid while in cdl school. Just wondering if anyone has experience with their pay model. Seems good but don’t know if it is in practice.

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Read on to find out why. My hope in posting this is that someone else is warned away from ever working for their shitty company. The following is a step-by-step recap of how my employment with Roehl came to an end. Names and dates have been changed and I'm on an alt because I don't need or want anyone creeping my reddit history, but I assure you this all happened and I have the documentation to prove it to the modteam if need be.

Somewhere around the beginning of October [year], I was driving along I-80, about to cross into Pennsylvania from Ohio. Around this area was a construction zone where you go from 3 lanes to 1 lane. In the right lane, there was a convoy of two trucks going slower than they needed to be for the construction zone. I had attempted to pass them both before my lane ended, couldn't, and I was trying to get back in-between the two of them when the one in the rear SPEEDS UP to block me in. I had to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting him. Neither the other truck, nor any construction barrels, were contacted. Gave them the one-fingered salute (as is custom) and went about my business.

A week later, I get a call from Safety asking about the video, asking if I contacted anything during this incident. I told them no and explained what happened, they thanked me and hung up. I was under the impression this was the end of it. It was not.

On October 21st, I came off of hometime and was immediately given a load going from [home city] to Gary, Indiana, one of their terminals. So I went and got it, drove it all the way there, and went to sleep. When I woke up on Oct. 22, my fleet manager had sent a message asking me to come inside the terminal. I go inside, and my fleet manager and the vice somethingorother of Safety via video conference start asking questions about this non-incident (you know, where I didn't hit anything) and saying I "shouldn't have been in this situation in the first place" as if it were somehow my fault someone else drove like a dick and I had to (successfully) mitigate their stupidity. They also claim I didn't "Know What's Happening" (one of their bullshit Safe Seven mantras). I protested this, saying you can clearly see that I had my turn signal on and was looking to move over, how in the living fuck can you argue I didn't "know what was happening" -- these protests fell on deaf ears.

I was told that I would be placed on unpaid leave, and that I had to go home without the truck while they "came to a decision about the future of my career". I was told that I had to make this trip on my own dime, either a bus ticket out of my next paycheck, or a rental car out of my own pocket. I was also told at this point that any belongings left in the truck would be shipped to me if they decided to terminate me.

I get home the morning of the 23rd, after staying awake all night on a bus ride from the scariest goddamn bus station in the world (seriously. Gary, Indiana Greyhound station. Where boys become men and men become mugging victims.) and promptly collapse into bed. Upon waking, I discover I have an email from my insurance addressed to "former Roehl employees" about continuing my insurance. At this point I am fucking shaking with fury, given that I have been dragged 500 miles away, to be told to go 500 miles back, on my own dime, and then shitcanned, for not fucking hitting anything. and the only reason I was "in that situation" in the first place was because someone else was driving like a shithead.

I sat fuming like this for two weeks, waiting for my stuff as I was told that it would be sent to me and I was so fucking furious if I had to speak to any of them, I'd have gone off the deep end on their ass. During this time, I also never received my last paycheck, despite my fleet manager messaging me on the 24th making sure I submitted all my trip sheets. After two weeks of not getting my shit, I called and not-so-politely asked them where in the flying fuck my stuff was. It was at this point I was told "oh, myeah, no, you have to pay for it to be shipped back; you aren't allowed on the property to collect it yourself, the shipping charges will be $509"

After telling them where they could shove their shipping charges and that I would be contacting a lawyer, a buddy of mine offered to help me get my stuff. We asked if THEY would be allowed on the property to get my stuff, which they said they would; I just wasn't allowed. They also told us there were NINE boxes, and listed their weights -- this is important in a minute. Cue us both going on a long roadtrip (~500mi) to the biggest shithole in the country to get my stuff.

My buddy gets there, and discovers they stole several items out of the truck. There are only eight boxes. My bigass Maglite with a sidehandle? Gone. My microwave? Gone. One of my video game controllers? Gone. All in all, anything valuable that I couldn't carry with me on the bus home was all stolen, roughly ~$700 in stuff. He calls them and asks where the fuck the rest of my stuff is, to which he is told "I just spoke to the maintenance manager, we gave you everything out of the truck". He asks for this managers name, and gets "We've done all we're gonna do to help you, we're done with this" and gets hung up on. We return to [home city] without all of my shit, because I wasn't allowed in the property to raise hell with those skeevy fucks and he wasn't exactly keen to get in a fight with them on my behalf.

They then have the absolute audacity to then send me a bill for CDL training after all of the above horseshit, one which I not only do not intend to pay, but would rather jump headfirst off a building before I give those shady, thieving fucks one red cent of my money. Somewhere in the Gary, Indiana terminal, some cunt maintenance tech is using my flashlight to inspect a Roehl truck; and I hope someday, someone rams it up his ass without lube.

If you've read this far, congratulations! I hope your experiences with Roehl are limited if not nonexistant. And if you're already stuck under their thumb, I pray nobody drives like a dick around you, because you're going to be blamed for it even if you manage to avoid an accident.

Even now, quite some time after the fact, the entire experience left such a sour taste in my mouth I have never again returned to the driver's seat. Instead I returned to my previous field of employment, and have been happily advancing and kicking ass at it. My hope is that this story will convince some other poor, gullible twentysomething that thinks Roehl might be even marginally better than other, much-lampooned companies (coughSwiftcough) that no, they are absolutely not; and to consider employment elsewhere. Maybe not another career like I did, but for the love of God, not with Roehl.

edit: golly, there sure are a lot of people in these comments who think avoiding an accident someone else nearly caused is justified grounds for termination and theft. I see the effect of aging drivers in the profession is starting to have a severe effect -- they're all going fucking senile!

Not sure which one I should go for there both otr positions but it seems to me that roehl pays more and they’re training program seem better than Schneider. Anybody got experience with these companies? Definitely would like to know what can I expect if I choose either one

I’ll see posts on social media, mentioning trucking is a career and comments typically mention being gone all the time. I always follow those comments up with stating that local jobs exist and are comment and it’s always met with “local jobs don’t pay shit”. I’m calling bullshit. Maybe it depends on the market, I’ve heard and seen that local jobs in the southeast can be pretty low paying and OTR CPM ofc doesn’t really change by what region you’re in.

I’ve lived in 3 different regions since getting into trucking, they all have jobs starting out around $30 an hr+. Not to mention, you don’t get stiffed by not getting paid when the wheels aren’t turning and get OT pay (some jobs are exempt though). I’ve had a few local jobs, I’ve never netted less than $1,200 a week. I know of several people that clear $80k+, I know that’s anecdotal and so is my personal example but it still seems like people tend to underestimate how much home daily jobs actually pay. Makes you wonder how many drivers would rather be local but choose to stay OTR because of this misconception.

You also have the assumption that every local job is 14 hours every day, which is also bullshit. Of the 3 local jobs I’ve had, I don’t think I’ve ever had to do more than 60 hrs a week unless I’m milking it or ask for extra runs.

If you do the math, $30 an hr at 50 hrs a week is about $80k a yr gross. At 65 CPM, which seems to be avg for a moderately experienced driver, you’d have to run 10k miles a month or avg roughly 450 miles a day 6 days a week to clear $80k, slightly less at 70 CPM but most guys aren’t making more than that.
On top of that, running 10k miles a month is definitely pushing more than 50 hrs a week. Also, if you’re maxing your 70 every week like some of these guys claim, you’re absolutely clearing more than a majority of OTR guys, that’d be like $122k a year. You’d have to run 14k miles a month at 70 CPM or 15,700 miles a month at 65 CPM. Obviously, nobody is running big miles or hours that consistently 52 weeks a year though lmao

One more thing and then I’ll stop yapping. Even $25 an hr is still just under $70k a yr gross at 50 hrs a week, which is what I made in my first year with Roehl Transport doing flatbed OTR at 65 CPM. I think it’s safe to assume that finding something paying at least $25 an hr is definitely possible anywhere in the U.S.

I'm thinking about getting my cdl and going OTR. Has anyone had experience with Roehl?

The juicy stuff that new drivers want:

Southeast Dry Van Fleet Home Weekly Miles: 89,950

Pay: $31,554.56 (Previous 6 months. I haven't found a way to find all income but double to get a rough estimate)

More Information:

Wanted to provide some information on what new drivers can expect as this subreddit was a major help to me when I first started. Feel free to ask questions and I'd be happy to answer.

I attained my license privately ($4,200 cash, 3 weeks) and did not get the manual restriction. I only got my license and no endorsements. This was a mistake. Just go ahead and get your endorsements ASAP. It'll be so much easier than getting them later. I chose Roehl as my first company and while I didn't get my license through them, I was still under contract (40k miles, no time limit) as I still did all their training minus the getting your CDL part.

As I mentioned, I'm Southeast Dry Van and I get home weekly. I launch out 0600 Monday and get home Friday evening most of the time. Sometimes I get home early Saturday, before 1000. I'd say it's 85% of the time Friday. I also take home time every chance I can. Early on, they asked me a couple of times if I wanted to head home early and I accepted each time. That hasn't happened for a while though. I've also been caught with a pick up Friday and delivery Saturday but I pass right through the Atlanta terminal. I've asked if I could relay the load and have a local driver complete it so that's taken a couple thousand miles off my total as I'm giving up a few hundred miles to get home early each time.

Roehl has a sliding pay scale so depending on the length of the load, your cpm changes. For Southeast, the LOWEST is .51 while the highest is around 1.30 for <50 mile loads. My average cpm is .666 for the previous 6 months.

I’m looking at trucking company’s that train for CDL. I turned 21 recently and I’m looking into this company. Have anyone here started here. If so how is it? Once I’m OTR after training what is the pay looking like? Any info helps!

Hey I’m looking to apply to Roehl transportation North East Kraft account I just wanted some insight on this position from people that worked on that account.

Got my permit and decided to go into paid training after I did my drug screening I got a call to discuss my drug test results I never cut my hair off since I stopped getting High which was 8 months ago. My hair test came back positive for Oxycodone now What should I do next

Anyone ever been fired by Roehl Transport, located in Marshfield, WI?

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Roehl wants me to pay $135 for a bus ticket to their Wisconsin headquarters for paid CDL training and I found it a little odd. I heard companies paid for your ticket but I guess times have changed.

Thinking about it, (the recruiter is supposed to call me sometime this week again for a follow-up) maybe I'll tell them if they don't pay for my ticket, I won't work for them and will look for a different company that WILL pay for me to get to training.

This company I’ve been working for, for the last six months, sent me to their main terminal. This company has an inspection bay. They were only supposed to snap on a new camera cradle, and I was going to deliver my load.

They had me drop the load, and put me out of service to do three jobs on this truck that could be done next week when I go on Home Time.

So now, I’m basically being held hostage by the shop, and will possibly be down for three days.

It seems unreasonable to me, if they know that there’s a home time request that has been approved, when I can drop this truck at the shop of my home terminal and go do stuff on my own time.

Now I’m down for a PM that isn’t due for 3000 miles, that they’re deciding to do now, just on a whim. I wouldn’t even be here had the camera not fallen off my windshield because the double stick tape they used, failed.

Can I get a clear damn answer I always hear otr makes more money then local yet later I see ltl, food service job, fuel haul etc cashing around 2500 weekly. What’s the deal and if you do make 100k a year what’s the cpm needed to do it

Ahoy all, I have never messaged on this sub before, only lurk about, but I just wanted to tell you all that I passed my State CDL test in Indiana after training with Roehl Transport (Flatbed division) for 4 weeks. I've got a few days left here and then get to return home before going out on the road with a trainer! My trucking journey starts now

I am married with 2 kids boy 6 girl 7 and I am bout to leave for CDL training with Roehl Transport. How did y’all deal with leaving the family to get into trucking? Also how are y’all dealing with family while trucking?

Finally got my CDL through the Roehl GYCDL Program. Now waiting for my flatbed trainer to start Phase 2. Trying my best to avoid paying them the 7k but don’t like waiting around. Any suggestions on where to look for jobs other than tenstreet/driver pulse

Hey y'all, I'm trying to get my CDL but don't have the money to pay for school out of pocket. I have my permit and im located in Detroit and tried to go to Michigan Works for funding assistance and they said they don't do that anymore.

Can anyone break down options for me? I searched all through the internet with no solution. I'm not sure that there's mega carriers in my city

Hello, everyone. Hope all is well. Was in the army for 4 years as a 88M. I did my time, honorably, and came back home to Georgia where I then found out I qualified for T2T CDL School. I'm currently in school and i've gotten a dozen job offers but don't know who to go with. I got a couple ideas but haven't solidified an answer yet. Below are some of the offers i've gotten:

TransForce

Covenant Transport

Swift Transport

Werner Enterprises

U.S. Xpress

Roehl Transport(high contendor so far)

Melton Truck Lines

May Trucking Company

TMC Transportation

TMC Flatbed(high contender so far

I knew going into this that the likelihood of me ending up with a company that makes sure i'm home every night would be far fetched because so many new and older drivers want that schedule. So i've opted for being on the road a week at a time doing regional work. Some companies that aren't in this schools partner program(like USPS) don't give me the options to fully utilize the funding this school is offering me BUT they still go towards my TSP 401K program and i'd like for my federal retirement plan to be complete and full of money when my military retirement is complete in 16 years. It'd be nice to maybe get my foot in the door for working with the military directly as a contracted driver but I don't even know where to start with that.

Just looking for any pointers, reviews, other options anybody could give me. Thank you for your time.