Roehl Company-Sponsored Program - Day To Day

Thomas, I would love to know who your instructor's are. I went to Roehl's CDL school in Marshfield in October 2014. While I no longer drive for them I think their training is excellent. When I am driving some days, I can still hear my instructor and trainer's voice in my head in certain situations. I haul very heavy trailers each day and I can hear Dan telling me I need to put my foot in the throttle to accelerate or Brenda telling me to get a little more out of a gear! :-)

My test on Monday regarding squatting: First, squat and go under trailer twice for twenty seconds each time. Allowed to touch one knee or one hand on the ground. Next time was back inside. Had to squat and touch one hand to the floor ten times consecutively. Heart rate monitoring after each tasking.

Thanks, Charles, that makes me feel a little better. I can squat as long as I can use a hand to get back up straight and I go under the trailer at school quit a bit so Roehl is still my 1st choice. Appreciate the info. Annee

Thomas, I would love to know who your instructor's are. I went to Roehl's CDL school in Marshfield in October 2014. While I no longer drive for them I think their training is excellent. When I am driving some days, I can still hear my instructor and trainer's voice in my head in certain situations. I haul very heavy trailers each day and I can hear Dan telling me I need to put my foot in the throttle to accelerate or Brenda telling me to get a little more out of a gear! :-)

Brenda, my class has been like the ***** class haha. We've been passed around a lot. We've had Bill, Dave, Marc, Brian, Dan, Dale, and and another Dave that is up from ATL training on being an instructor

Thomas, I would love to know who your instructor's are. I went to Roehl's CDL school in Marshfield in October 2014. While I no longer drive for them I think their training is excellent. When I am driving some days, I can still hear my instructor and trainer's voice in my head in certain situations. I haul very heavy trailers each day and I can hear Dan telling me I need to put my foot in the throttle to accelerate or Brenda telling me to get a little more out of a gear! :-)

Brenda, my class has been like the ***** class haha. We've been passed around a lot. We've had Bill, Dave, Marc, Brian, Dan, Dale, and and another Dave that is up from ATL training on being an instructor

Sorry, Jolie*

So I didn't get a chance to post last night. Yesterday was test day. I passed. Got 2 points on the pre trip because they only had me do 2 parts of it that weren't in order. And got 2 points on the drive for 2 downshifts. Backing was perfect. I was the first to test in the morning so the rest of the day until everyone else finished testing was spent watching videos on roehl and driving. After everyone was through we basically spent the rest of the afternoon doing paperwork and going over power points. Today we started off the morning with more paperwork. Then more videos and powerpoints. Then with a foot plus of snow went out to try and do 45 backs and truck stop pull throughs. That didn't work. Truck kept getting stuck. So we aborted after an hour or 2 and back inside for more videos on equipment. After lunch we started cargo securement class and spent all afternoon on that

So this morning we continued with the cargo securement class. At lunch we met one of the trainer fleet managers. He talked to us about what to do once we get home to get out with a trainer and about what out with the trainer will be like. Also told us who our fleet managers will be. After lunch we went out and the instructor showed how to open and use a curtain side trailer. Then we went to the example flat bed and learned how to roll and throw straps, and practiced on how to secure different types of cargo on a flatbed. Then it was back to the hotel. Have a half day class in the morning and then the 16 hour drive back home to georgia

Congrats on passing the test.

This is a great thread since Roehl is one of my top choices. Thanks!

Me too; the more I read the more sense it makes to me. Their Gary, IN, facility is about three hours from me, they serve the upper midwest and I'm in metro Detroit where I want to stay for the time being. They also go to Canada and I'm a dual national with both US and Canadian passports and I should have no problem obtaining a FAST card. I like the look of their training and I especially like they don't expect 6 months of team driving like some other training/trucking companies. And their tractors are red! My favourite colour. I'm indulging my Canadian spelling here; for you south of the border types that's "favorite color".