Roehl Trucking For New Drivers
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Going to school on your own will not put you in any better position. Call Kim Calhoun at Roehl and ask her to check on your app. She is a straight shooter.
Roehl called me back after rattling the cage. I have a DOT physical and a hair follicle test appointment this Friday. They seemed excited I have been so proactive. They really liked I have a enhanced license looks like things are finally moving. I only wish I had a way to work on backing a trailer up I have zero experience at the hardest thing I will need to learn how to do. I would hate to have something like that get me sent home!
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
I only wish I had a way to work on backing a trailer up I have zero experience at the hardest thing I will need to learn how to do. I would hate to have something like that get me sent home!
Paul, they are bringing you on board for training. They do this every day. They actually know you can't back a trailer into a parking spot or a loading dock. They want to teach you. They are expecting you to be as clumsy with a big rig as every other newbie that shows up there.
Stop all this wasted energy on concerns about getting sent home. Focus yourself on soaking in all their instructions. This is your time to shine brother! Get in there and be the best they've ever seen. We are all looking forward to hearing of your progress.
Thanks everybody this site has help me keep my head up and everything you all have said has been on point. Is there anything else I can do before I get there that will help me?
Thanks everybody this site has help me keep my head up and everything you all have said has been on point. Is there anything else I can do before I get there that will help me?
Paul, if you want to get a head start on your training, study beforehand. Have you gone through the High Road Training Program on this site? A big thing you can nail down is the pretrip inspection. Search TT for “Daniel’s Complete Pretrip Inspection”. Perhaps someone else can post a link to this if I can’t find it. Really knowing the pretrip inspection would give you a huge head start when training begins.
- Pre-Trip Inspection Study Guide
- Daniel's Pre-Trip Inspection
- Pre-Trip Inspection Checklist
- Pre-Trip Inspection Practice Questions
Hey, I found the link! Yahoo
Pre-trip Inspection:
A pre-trip inspection is a thorough inspection of the truck completed before driving for the first time each day.
Federal and state laws require that drivers inspect their vehicles. Federal and state inspectors also may inspect your vehicles. If they judge a vehicle to be unsafe, they will put it “out of service” until it is repaired.
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.
OWI:
Operating While Intoxicated
Congratulations on your progress thus far, Paul. Now the fun begins.
Is there anything else I can do before I get there that will help me?
Now is the time to begin studying those links provided. Additionally, I highly suggest you read these two articles by our ol buddy G-Town, a wise man indeed.
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Ego becomes the downfall of CDL students
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.
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
I agree with studying Daniel B.'s pretrip guide. That gave me a huge leg up when I started training. I learned it with his verbiage, then just had to tweak some of it at company school to match how the company and state of training wants it.
Congrats on things moving forward. Study the pretrip as said. It helped me years ago and I even got a live version from Daniel in North Little Rock.
When you get to Roehl bring a great attitude, listen, and ask questions if your not clear. When they tell you the rules follow them and you will do fine.
They will not tolerate violations of their rules or a bad attitude. That will get you sent home quickly.
They will work with you to make you successful.
Golden advice here from PJ!!!
This job is 95% mental. Best of success!
Congrats on things moving forward. Study the pretrip as said. It helped me years ago and I even got a live version from Daniel in North Little Rock.
When you get to Roehl bring a great attitude, listen, and ask questions if your not clear. When they tell you the rules follow them and you will do fine.
They will not tolerate violations of their rules or a bad attitude. That will get you sent home quickly.
They will work with you to make you successful.
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I sent a email to both places Halvor and Roehl with a copy of my CLP hopefully that helps I am also putting in for a Pell grant so if nobody wants to invite me to their school I can pay to go to one. Than all I would need is a company to let me ride with a driver or let me have a truck as a newly licensed commercial driver. This is what I have decided I want to do I just need somebody to give me a chance.
CLP:
Commercial Learner's Permit
Before getting their CDL, commercial drivers will receive their commercial learner's permit (CLP) upon passing the written portion of the CDL exam. They will not have to retake the written exam to get their CDL.