Experienced CDL Truck Driver FAQs

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Experienced Truck Driver FAQs

How much will I really make?
Roehl drivers with at least one year on the job are averaging $1,430 a week. That is nearly $75,000 a year (as of 11/14/2022). Many factors impact a driver's earnings - things like the type of trailer being pulled and how frequently a driver is home. At Roehl, we give you options, including home daily driving jobs and part time driving jobs with 26 weeks a year off. In some fleets, Roehl has company drivers who make over $100,000 a year.

How much will I really make?

Roehl drivers with at least one year on the job are averaging $1,430 a week. That is nearly $75,000 a year (as of 11/14/2022).

Many factors impact a driver's earnings - things like the type of trailer being pulled and how frequently a driver is home. At Roehl, we give you options, including home daily driving jobs and part time driving jobs with 26 weeks a year off.

In some fleets, Roehl has company drivers who make over $100,000 a year.

How long is driver orientation?
Experienced van or refrigerated drivers complete a three and a half day onboarding process. On the the afternoon of the third day, you will be dispatched and start moving freight. Experienced flatbed or curtainside drivers complete a three and a half day onboarding process and then start cargo securement training (paid) before being dispatched.

When will I get my first home time?
You will typically be home within a week of your orientation. You’ll be able to pick up personal items you normally take on the road with you.

How much experience do I need to drive for Roehl?
To be considered an experienced driver, you will need 60,000 solo miles. We offer Advanced Training for drivers with 20,000-59,999 solo miles. If you have less than 20,000 miles, you’ll be considered an inexperienced driver and be eligible for our Phase Training program. If you have at least one year of prior experience and have not driver in the last three years, you may be eligible for our Relaunch Program.

How much experience do I need to drive for Roehl?

To be considered an experienced driver, you will need 60,000 solo miles. We offer Advanced Training for drivers with 20,000-59,999 solo miles. If you have less than 20,000 miles, you’ll be considered an inexperienced driver and be eligible for our Phase Training program. If you have at least one year of prior experience and have not driver in the last three years, you may be eligible for our Relaunch Program.

What are Roehl's Pay Plans?
Roehl offers an innovative sliding mileage pay plan that better rewards a driver for their time. Roehl drivers are not paid a static cents per mile - instead they are compensated differently based on the length of haul on the load. Learn more about how Roehl drivers Take Home More with a sliding mileage pay plan!

What kind of benefits/insurance does Roehl offer?
We offer health, dental, vision, life, disability, 401(k), profit sharing, vacation and holiday pay. Click here to see our benefits.

What can I expect for Hometime?
We offer home daily and local truck driving jobs in some areas. In a National Fleet you’ll be out 11-14 days with 3 days at home. Our HOMEtime PLUS™ Fleets offer 14 days out with 7 days at home, 7 days out with 7 days at home or a rotation of 7 days out, 4 at home and 7 days out 3 at home. Our regional fleets have you home weekly for 48 hours. We also offer dedicated fleets in select areas.

What is the passenger policy?
As a professional driver, you may want your spouse, child, or someone else like a parent, brother, sister or friend to ride along in the truck with you. You can do that with Roehl! As an experienced truck driver, you become eligible to take a passenger after 30 days of employment, children must be 10 years of age to ride along, and there is a minimal fee for rider insurance.

How many miles can I expect?
All fleets range differently depending on the freight that is available at that time. Our goals range from 2,300 – 2,600 miles per week in the national fleets, 2,100 –2,300 for our regional fleets and 2,800 in the HOMEtime PLUS™ fleets.

Where are your terminals located?
Our terminals are located in Marshfield, Wisconsin; Chicago (Gary, Indiana); Atlanta (Conley), Georgia; Dallas (Grand Prairie) Texas; Phoenix, Arizona; Appleton, Wisconsin and Iron Mountain, Michigan. We also offer drop yard locations throughout the country. See all of our locations.

What is your pet policy?
Yes! You can bring your dog or cat with you on the road with our Pet Passport Program.

What type of equipment do you have?
Our trucks are predominately Freightliner and International. We run van, flatbed, curtainside and refrigerated trailers.

Do I have to go to New York City?
Most likely not. Less than 1% of our freight goes into New York City. If that’s where your load takes you, you will be required to travel there, and you'll receive a $75 bonus for doing so. We've had a couple of memorable NYC loads recently - one of our teammates delivered the NBA All-Star Game flooring to Madison Square Garden. A flatbed teammate delivered a large piece of equipment that was using in the filming of the Russell Crowe movie Noah.

Do I have to go to New York City?

Most likely not. Less than 1% of our freight goes into New York City. If that’s where your load takes you, you will be required to travel there, and you'll receive a $75 bonus for doing so. We've had a couple of memorable NYC loads recently - one of our teammates delivered the NBA All-Star Game flooring to Madison Square Garden. A flatbed teammate delivered a large piece of equipment that was using in the filming of the Russell Crowe movie Noah.

Do you have a military recognition program?
Yes, the Roehl Honor Program™ gives military veterans recognition and lets them take advantage of their GI Bill monies at the same time through a two-year apprenticeship that has been approved by the U.S. Departments of Labor and Veterans Affairs. A Roehl Honor Program Specialist can provide you more details.

Do you offer refresher training?
We have better than refresher training! If you are a CDL-A holder who stepped away from your commercial driving career for other non-driving employment, the Roehl Relaunch Program™ helps re-sharpen your driving skills while also recognizing your prior experience as a commercial vehicle driver. When you complete the Roehl Relaunch Program™, you will be given credit for your prior experience rather than starting over at entry level driver pay rates. The Roehl Relaunch Program is open to former truck drivers who may have left trucking for positions in construction, manufacturing, retail and other industries as well as current drivers in local trucking jobs who may not be getting the income they need. Contact a Driver Employment Specialist to learn more about how you can use your experience.

Do you offer refresher training?

We have better than refresher training! If you are a CDL-A holder who stepped away from your commercial driving career for other non-driving employment, the Roehl Relaunch Program™ helps re-sharpen your driving skills while also recognizing your prior experience as a commercial vehicle driver. When you complete the Roehl Relaunch Program™, you will be given credit for your prior experience rather than starting over at entry level driver pay rates.

The Roehl Relaunch Program is open to former truck drivers who may have left trucking for positions in construction, manufacturing, retail and other industries as well as current drivers in local trucking jobs who may not be getting the income they need.

Contact a Driver Employment Specialist to learn more about how you can use your experience.

Does Roehl offer a lease purchase program?
Yes! We offer both a lease purchase program AND the support to help those who want to own their own business be successful! You can learn more about our Business Owner Support System / B.O.S.S.™ Benefits and the trucks we have available on our Owner Operator opportunities page.

Does Roehl offer employee discounts?
Yes, as a member of TeamRoehl, you'll have access to discounts on a variety of items. One of the most popular employee discounts is on mobile phone services allowing you to save money on your existing or new contracts with most of the major cell phone companies.

Does Roehl offer technologies to support drivers?
Yes, the MyRoehl App available for many Apple and Android devices allows our drives to scan paperwork, read fleet communication messages, access pay and more. Click here to see the MyRoehl app in Google Play. Click here to see the MyRoehl app in the Apple iTunes store. We also have our company internet site, www.TeamRoehl.com, where we share news about the company, scorecard information so you can see your performance and quarterly pay increases, and other helpful information like Job Aids and Roehl Youniversity, where you can take courses to further your knowledge about your career.

Does Roehl offer technologies to support drivers?

Yes, the MyRoehl App available for many Apple and Android devices allows our drives to scan paperwork, read fleet communication messages, access pay and more.

Click here to see the MyRoehl app in Google Play.

Click here to see the MyRoehl app in the Apple iTunes store.

We also have our company internet site, www.TeamRoehl.com, where we share news about the company, scorecard information so you can see your performance and quarterly pay increases, and other helpful information like Job Aids and Roehl Youniversity, where you can take courses to further your knowledge about your career.

Where do I go to sign my on-boarding documents?
If you do not have an email address, you may click this link to access certain on-boarding documents. https://portal.tenstreet.com/roehl

Does Roehl offer a sign-on bonus?
No. Our driving teammates are paid our innovative sliding mileage pay scales that better compensate a driver for their time. Read more about the watch-outs with sign-on bonuses in this informative blog post The Many Ways Truck Drivers Can Get Paid.

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