ok i'm a student in school and i'm looking at the flatbed divison for roehl.. i'm only 21 and i'm already excluded from big flatbed trucking companies i.e. TMC, Maverick, Cxpress, Melton (hire 21 but with atleast 3 months exp), Mcelroy, but i kinda of like Roehl, They pay a graduate well 32 cpm, not 26 to 29 cents a mile like other companies, i admit there tarp pay sucks, but i dont have much of a choice, so if anyone lives in the mid-atlantic area could you tell me what roehl flatbed drivers mainly haul and what's there freight lines?? and Phil Mccracken, Lebron, and Cold Frosty Mug, please keep your otr comments to your self and phil your disdain for roehl also.. i dont have much of a choice, if i could i would stay in Virginia and haul wood chips and lumber and be kissing different ladies other night but unfortunately i have to sacrifice a year of my life to get to that level...

 

I've searched all over the internet for roehl flatbed info and can't come up with much of anything myself. I am going to Gary, IN for orientation on monday.

 

I don't know if you visted their website, but here it is - www.goroehl.com

 

One thing I've found on these different trucker forums is that most info posted is from unhappy and or pissed off drivers, who got messed over by the company they were driving for. I really think that drivers who are at least satisfied, if not happy, with their present company don't post here too much at all.

They aren't looking for job info since they aren't quitting their present one, they are out working so don't have much time for being online, and maybe don't want to talk about the good deal they might have, thinking thaty if they do, more people will want the same.

So I'd read anything I could find on Roehl, just to get some sort of idea as to what they are like to drive for, and take all the info with a grain or 2 of salt.

Like you said, you have to start somewhere, and get that 1 year in.

 

You can't go wrong starting with Roehl. I only worked 3-months for Roehl I was slip seating in the 7-3/4 deal. If it wasn't for the slip seating I would have stayed with them.

Since then I found out that flatbedding is a good way to go. Get some time in the seat and become an expert in securement and you will eventually make the biggest money in the industry. When you start hauling oversize on a percent of the load basis the money becomes OUTSTANDING. Hauling shingles and lumber doesn't bring you the big bucks, but the experience is what counts.

Flatbedding has more upside than tanker. Van isn't even the same league.

 

Well, I'm not from your region but I'm on their national flatbed fleet. Mostly I haul various building materials (lumber, ceiling tiles, etc.), steel, some doors, some various bagged materials. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the flatbed fleet and I'll just say the paycheck's a lot better than it was on the farm.

 

I live in NW IL, am 21. Roehl recruiter that called was the most helpful out of them all (Schneider, Millis, etc.) Answered all of my questions to my satisfaction. Pay is pretty good for students. I believe the recruiter was trying to get me in their new reefer division, so I didn't get too many answers on flatbedding. I'd suggest filling out their app. on the website, and expect a call in a few days from a weird number. Thats probably them :P

On a side note, I did see 4 Roehl IH 9400's pulling some oversize-load (16 wheeler) trailers back up north on 294 about a week ago. Maybe they have a specialized division?

 

[quote="JTM22"]I live in NW IL, am 21. Roehl recruiter that called was the most helpful out of them all (Schneider, Millis, etc.) Answered all of my questions to my satisfaction. Pay is pretty good for students. I believe the recruiter was trying to get me in their new reefer division, so I didn't get too many answers on flatbedding. I'd suggest filling out their app. on the website, and expect a call in a few days from a weird number. Thats probably them :P

On a side note, I did see 4 Roehl IH 9400's pulling some oversize-load (16 wheeler) trailers back up north on 294 about a week ago. Maybe they have a specialized division?[/quote

They pull bridge girders with those setups. I don't think they have too many trucks in that fleet.

 

Ah, would explain the matched cornbinders and trailers.

 

I see them on I39 in Wisconsin all the time. About a month ago we were pulling 10,000 gallon stainless steel tanks to Columbus,Oh and we stopped for the night in Spiceland,IN and that night there were 6 of those Roehl trucks in the same truckstop and all had steel girders on. Those trucks aren't their usual fleet trucks though, with the smaller sleepers and the dual exhaust.