Companies With Best Trucks

I was at Roehl for a year. For a starter company, they have good equipment. They get new trucks at about 300k. They have opti idle and inverters. I left for Averitt, and I will retire from Averitt. We have better trucks, but we keep them longer. Mine has tv mount, apu , inverter, dorm fridge, double bunk, table and benches. It has more bells and whistles. The opti idle always woke me up, so I appreciate the apu. Roehl is a good training company, especially if you're interested in FB and specialized. Van freight is a little slow, but they do a lot of hand holding when you're learning. And they don't team drive during training. I would go to them again if I had no experience and wanted a good start and good equipment.

Define "starter company" for the rest of us, please.

APU:

Auxiliary Power Unit

On tractor trailers, and APU is a small diesel engine that powers a heat and air conditioning unit while charging the truck's main batteries at the same time. This allows the driver to remain comfortable in the cab and have access to electric power without running the main truck engine.

Having an APU helps save money in fuel costs and saves wear and tear on the main engine, though they tend to be expensive to install and maintain. Therefore only a very small percentage of the trucks on the road today come equipped with an APU.