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I was wanting to get all the information I could on Roehl in Marshfield, WI.
Information I am looking for is:
Miles per week,
Average paycheck to include tarp pay and all that,
Dispatchers,
Equipment condition and repair times,
and any other miscellaneous information you could help me with. I am trying to go with a good flatbed carrier when I get out of trucking school.
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Preferably answers from current or former drivers.
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I'll be watching too.
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Originally posted by USAF 2T2:
I was wanting to get all the information I could on Roehl in Marshfield, WI.
Information I am looking for is:
Miles per week,
Average paycheck to include tarp pay and all that,
Dispatchers,
Equipment condition and repair times,
and any other miscellaneous information you could help me with. I am trying to go with a good flatbed carrier when I get out of trucking school.
Tim
In the time I was there I averaged about 2300 miles a week. Van division, so no tarp $$$
My dispatcher was great! Seemed honest and upfront with me, no complaints! I told her her I wanted to be home every other weekend and she always came thru. I would usually leave on a Monday or Tuesday and be out 10-11 days.
Equipment was good also. I had a 2000 Century, right at 300,000 miles. Everything worked, if I had any complaints, wrote them up and they were taken care of promptly.
Roehl runs legal!!!
Phase 1- 21 days with trainer. Come back to Marshfield do skidpad training. Phase 2- 21 days with another newbie like yourself. Phase 3 you get your truck!
They pay for lumpers. Also pay tolls, and scale tickets. I never had a problem getting back money that I paid out of my pocket, I kept track of that real close!
I left for personal reasons, I have talked with them since and may be going back after the 4th, if nothing local pops up.
If flatbed don't work out for you, you can transfer to van, they have curtainside, but I think you have to do flat for a year first.
Read back thru the old posts here, there have been a few that have been posted!
Stop by Gateway Truckstop, across from the race track always drivers in and out of there that you can talk with, it's one of the fuel stops we used.
Hope this helps! If you have any other questions shoot me an e-mail!
Good luck to you!
Drive on! bandit58....

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I worked for them about 2yrs. They will start you at .27 if you want to pull a Van, and I believe .29 for a Fatbed, they also have a Curtainside division at .28 a mile.
They pay HHG (household movers guide) which will be 10% less thasn actual miles driven.
They will treat you fair, I never had a problem with my dispatcher. They call you by your first name.
Average miles 2200-2500 per week.
They recently (last year) purchased 300 tractors. With no plans to purchase anymore due to the new engines that came out last Oct. the fleet is about 2-3yrs old. They are refurbishing older tractors and using those until the new engines have been tested more throughly.
Was a good company, I just needed something closer to home. Check out their regional and 7 on 7 off deals.
Hope this helped
Cruiser

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I drive for Roehl - vans. In 2002 I was out 302 days and was dispatched for 115,652 miles. I usually went out Mondays for 11 days, home the next Thurs or Fri. Occasionally got a run thru the house during the middle of the run for an overnighter. Don't look at just the mileage pay. After 6 months safety and performance bonus start kicking in and add another penny to your milege pay and is paid out quarterly. End of year bonus based on mileage.
my end of year bonus was $1,156.52 before Uncle Sam and Bucky Badger took their cut. Roehl also has a printout of what the average Roehl driver by division (van/flat/curtain), miles driven and years of service. It's a good read. Hope this helps.

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What are the average miles per week for flatbed that is on that sheet?
Just curious, I hope to join that division if I decide to go with Roehl.
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I currently drive flats for Roehl. The mileage averages vary. My experience has been approx 22-2300 a week, I've had weeks with 3400 miles and one week as low as 1200 miles (only drove 4 days that week). They are good at doing their very best to get you home when you want to be there. They keep their promises. They will expect you to run legal and take care of the equipment. The are very paticular about being on time as well. All good things as far as I am concerned.
Good luck in your endeavor...Maybe I'll see you around
As the past becomes the future unfolds
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I have been on milage pay for the last 2 weeks. I have had a 2700 mile week and a 2900 mile week. I have talked to drivers that have been getting over 3000 a week, and I can see it happening real easy. The key is it is up to you. As Wiz said, you have to be on time, PERIOD! This does not only include showing up on time, but also managing your time so that you are able to drive as close to the full 10 hours when you are empty, this means planning your trip so you arive close enough to the consignee to have your 8 hour break before you unload. What this boils down to is, if you burnt all of your driving hours to get to the consignee, then there is less options for dispatch to put you under a load. The ammount of miles you get will depend on alot of factors, but the biggest is you.
Wiz, what is your trk#???? I am in 3213 atm, it is the condo I finished phase 2 in, still waiting on Sean to find me a trk.......
Buzzdog

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I'm in 2760
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Buzzdog was it you who went to Bimidgi Mn when the shipper loaded the wrong load on my truck a few weeks ago?.....lol it is a small world indeed..
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USAF - I'm kinda surprised that you don't have it. If you contacted Roehl, it usually goes out with the recruiting pile of stuff. But here goes.
This info is based on 2002 W-2's. Even though you're interested in flatbeds, I'm also gonna include curtainside. This is info is based on solo drivers in the National fleet.
yrs fleet # drvrs total wages ave miles
1 flat 23 $43,110 117,692
1 curtain 12 $39,648 113,820
2 flat 12 $51,291 124,215
2 curtain 8 $46,469 117,911
3-5 flat 21 $50,792 118,876
curtain 11 $50,005 121,297
Some notes - Total wages equals sum of mileage pays, accessorial pay (tarping and stuff), bonuses, and vacation/holiday pay.
NOT included in the above - profit sharing, disability income, school reimbursement, trainee pay, or insurance premiums (health and life) paid by the company.
I apolgize for not getting this info to you sooner, but I hadn't looked on this thread for a while.

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First year=
43,110/117,692=.36 cpm
Second year=
51,291/124,215=.41 cpm
Third-Fifth year=
50,792/118,876=.42 cpm
So on average I could make 36 cents per mile my first year driving flatbeds?
I am not saying you are wrong but if I did the math right I may have found my future employer.
If I did my math wrong I am sure someone will let me know.
Thanks,
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http://roehl.net/PaySolo.htm
Check it out...
If you send for the info packet there is a chart that will show the avg 2001 w2 wage and mileage avg for a flatbed driver 1yr employment avg of $42,905 and a 5 yr of $52,242.
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cpm X 52(weeks per year) X 2000 miles per week.
I know I am using a low variale on miles but I would rather expect a little less and get more than expect more and get pissed later.
So my figures show this=
.29(cpm)X52(weeks)X2000(miles per week)=30160
That is a first year expectation for me. I understand that I should and more than likely will make more, but I will not set my expectations of pay to high. I am fully aware that I will have poor weeks and good weeks.
You guys are great!!! I am not sure if I will go to Marshfield, Wisconsin or Gary, Indiana for training. Buzzdog or Wiz, where did you guys go?
Thanks,
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