Roehl Or Swift
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I'm personally going to be going to roehl for their get your cdl program in the next month or two when I get everything lined up. I think they have a great program, you get paid 500/week before taxes during school and then 90/day when you go out with a trainer. You do have to stay with them for 120 or 130 thousand miles (which comes out to about 15 months or you habe to pay them for the schooling. In my opinion, its not a bad deal. You shouldn't be jumping from company to company anyways.
Getting ready to follow my dreams and become a driver but cannot decide what company to choose to attend for training. Any insight? Roehl is offering more money doing flatbed (.41 mile) plus getting paid starting on day 1. Swift is only offering .31 mile and you don't get paid for the training. Roehl sounds like a no brainer but something is telling me I wont get no where near the miles that I would with Swift. Thanks guys
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
Errol, One again, I sorry snark/tongue in cheek doesn't come through well in text format.
I meant what you plainly spelled out.
There is no free lunch.
This is true.
I'd go with Swift. Why? I'm not sure if I could trust a company that spells its name Roehl but pronounces it "Rail". As a Prime driver, that's all I've got to say about that!
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Errol, One again, I sorry snark/tounge in cheek doesn't come through well in text format.
I meant what you plainly spelled out.
There is no free lunch.