Came to an abrupt horrible ending due to micro management. - Truck Driver Roehl Transport Employee Review

3.0
May 14, 2012
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

For the most part Roehl has been a decent company, they are mostly by the book and their trucks are specked out like other big companies and they are well maintained trucks. The miles can range from 2400 -3300 a week. Its a great place to start. They have the best training program available as far as getting your CDL in Marshfield. The driver trainers range from crazy to decent people.

Cons

Well the worst thing I can say is that Roehl has decided on putting cameras in the trucks to monitor the drivers and the road directly in front of them and for me it was a pain from day one. I was told not to prop my foot up while driving, wear my seat belt at all times even in a parking lot behind the wheel while sliding tandems. I was also told not to use my hands free Bluetooth while driving at all. The camera normally catches bits and pieces of certain things and sends it to them. It records all the time so it can back track 15 seconds before an event to send that clip. These are things that activate the camera - slow down not hard but at a decent rate, you speed up to fast, the truck rocks to hard, if you move in your seat like to reach for something, also if you cover it up (it has sound). The fleet managers range from very good to very bad. Some don't like picking up the phones and some have poor planning skills. Maintenance is decent but some of the maintenance people treat you like you an idiot or slow or something it can be annoying.

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5.0
Mar 28, 2025
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Pros

-Hands-on experience in digital marketing and HR -Supportive mentors who provide valuable guidance -Opportunity to work on meaningful projects

Cons

-Limited long-term growth for interns

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Roehl Transport Response
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Thank you so much for your kind words! We appreciate you taking the time to leave your feedback and for being a part of TeamRoehl.
2.0
Apr 23, 2025
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Good equipment, brand new trucks, maintenance is efficient, management is competent, terminals are mostly in good shape, GYCDL program is relatively good. Builds really good habits regarding safety. CEO is a driver. High standards for safe driving. Free company-paid showers at Loves. Went to all 48 states in CONUS while OTR. This could be a 5 star company with the right pay/time off.

Cons

Basement level pay, very minimal time off, GYCDL program is steep. You get billed $7k USD if you quit before 120k miles, and that's realistically 2 years of driving for terrible pay. You have to get your strapping job approved by management before moving. I make 3x the pay doing the same job for almost half the hours at an adjacent company. It's very frustrating, the company is well-run otherwise. There is pressure to work a minimum of 50-60h a week, but I often ran my 70h clock out and still was told it isn't enough. That brought my rate to almost minimum wage per hours worked, sometimes lower. If the pay and home time situation weren't abusive, this company would be legitimately incredible to work for.

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Roehl Transport Response
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We appreciate your perspective and feedback – especially calling out all the really great things about Roehl (equipment, terminals, Rick Roehl’s leadership and certainly our cornerstone value of safety). With regards to pay and home time – there’s definitely a balance between the two. We know that our pay is competitive with things like address-to-address practical route mileage, dynamic pay based on the length of haul, full per diem and our profit-sharing program being important components. We also measure getting our driving teammates home in the same way we track on-time customer delivers – that’s all part of our commitment to Driver Success. While it sounds like you are a flatbed driver, this podcast might be of interest to you - https://share.transistor.fm/s/dbe23e10
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