Thank you very much for the supportive words and it's been my pleasure! I plan to keep on posting. I really enjoy speaking with many of you on here and I'm glad to hear others progress as well 👍

Congratulations on your permit and I wish you the best with getting your cdl and beyond! That's an exciting moment, attaining your permit, and getting your cdl as well. God bless you as well my friend and thank you very much for the kind words!

It's always good to hear from you as well Kevin! I'm moving to touch freight and I believe I will favor that a lot more myself. I wish you all the best as well my friend. I hope to be back to splitting soon as well. How have things been for you this year so far?

Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏 I do believe roehl is a great place to start, but I am thankful and hopeful for this new opportunity as well! It's great to hear from you and I hope you are having a blessed year 🤝

​@bluegrassoutdoors Hello , does roehl offer part time schedule of a week on a week off type thing? Anything like that ?

​@@bluegrassoutdoorscan roehl offer no touch freight?

@The_magic_mountain33 hello sir! Roehl is no-touch freight. I'm not sure about part time though. I think they only offer regional and national. Regional is out for 5 days and home for 48 hours. That's what I did when I worked there.

God bless you and your loved ones as well my friend 🙏 thank you very much for the kind words! I wish you the best with your trucking journey. The permit is a big step towards a big career. Let me know how it goes if you don't mind. Halvor lines is the first company I was going to go with but when I called them back they were no longer hiring for my area.

Thank you very much my friend 🙏

You're very welcome and thank you for the kind words 🙏 I wish you the best with your trucking journey 👍

Hey brother where in Kentucky are you

It's always good to hear from you Jaykub! You will be starting soon won't you? I'm nervous and excited about the new company. I do believe I will like the touch freight better myself. I plan to show that whole process as well. Let me know how things go for you as well if you don't mind 👍

@@bluegrassoutdoors passed my permit test. i will update you by this summer sometime about what develops! and yeah you'll like being physical 👍🫡

Thank you so much for the kind words my friend 🙏 I am definitely looking forward to harvesting from the garden. I'm new to it, but I really enjoy it so far! I do have a neighbor who is very good at gardening, actually. He usually grows a big garden every year and does very well with it. I could learn a lot from him for sure! It's good to hear from you Dave and thank you again for the kind words. I hope you have a wonderful year. God bless

Thank you very much for the kind words my friend 🙏 I agree with you completely. I look at it as some great experience earned, nice people met, cdl attained and the start of my trucking journey. I'll keep on keepin on, Lord willing. Thank you very much for the prayers, that means a lot 🙏

Thank you very much 🙏 I am on day 2 of my orientation at US Xpress and I definitely plan to post a video on the experience once I'm done and also the job itself. Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏

@@bluegrassoutdoors thank you for the reply! Hope you’re doing well and I look forward to it. BTW- I’ve been doing a lot of research between Roehl and KLLM - so your videos are so helpful. I’m getting my CDL on my own and start next week. I am leaning toward applying at KLLM.

how u liking it bob?

Its good i just know if otr is for me

​@bob421901 thank you very much, Bob. Are you regional?

@@bluegrassoutdoors im national still tryna get used to it

Thank you very much 🙏

You're very welcome 👍

It’s more company out there that pay more way more to get your cdl

You are probably right, Dan! I can't say for sure that roehl was dishonest, only that the pay wasn't what I was hoping for. I am hoping US Xpress pays around what they say. If so I will be much happier with the pay and I do believe I will like touch freight better, personally. Thank you very much for the kind words and I hope you have had a wonderful year so far. God bless you as well my friend 🙏

It has been a while, Brett! It's always good to hear from you, my friend, and I hope you have been blessed! How have things been in your neck of the woods?

@@bluegrassoutdoors All good down here thanks!

hey willy. are you in training now? seems like i remember you mentioning recently that you were headed to roehl training soon. if so, how’s it going so far? it’s looking like i’ll likely be headed that way in june.

Thank you so much Jason 🙏 I was hoping to meet you as well and we may very well still meet up. I will be in a lot of the same states as you still. How has it been going? Are you on week 2 now? Have you did the pre-CDL test yet?

@@bluegrassoutdoors Yeah I’m on week 2. My pre CDL test is on Friday. The other guy in my truck quit on day 4 so since I’m alone, I’m about a day ahead on my backing. That pre trip is intense. That’s the main thing I’m worried about right now.

@@Willy_On_Wheels how have things been now, Jason?

Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏 That's awesome that he finished the contract! I have heard good things about GP Transco and they look to be a great company, based on their equipment alone. It sounds like he has done great! He's got experience and got to branch out and experiment with what works best for him while making a living! Thank you again for the kind words and I wish you all the best 👍

@@bluegrassoutdoors they have their pros and cons just as any company does. My husband left them because he didn't want to be told where to fuel and wanted to be home more and GP didn't offer weekends home and it's mostly east coast. The money was fairly good and the equipment was all new. They also have a really nice terminal and great fleet managers. He's with Perron Trucking out of Wisconsin now and is home every weekend. I wish you lots of luck with US express and safe travels!🙂

GP Transco sucks!! They have Driver Facing Cameras 😒

@@arielshikoba1857 you can cover it

you flatbed?

Thank you very much for the kind words 🙏 I wish you the best with your cdl as well. I believe it is a great thing to attain if you enjoy trucking! Let me know how it goes if you don't mind. You are right, sometimes it takes making a change to make things better for us and our families. I am thankful for roehl and don't regret going there in the least, but I'm looking forward to the future as well. God bless

@@bluegrassoutdoors Thank you. I'm glad I found your channel over the past few weeks. You are certainly a bright spot and a nice dose of reality to life and trucking.

God bless you as well brother! It's good to hear from you again 🤝

Thank you very much 🙏 I appreciate the kind words a lot. From what I understand, they do have a payment plan. I plan to pay it off within 6 months to a year. The sooner the better 👍

Thank you so much for the kind words and all of your support 🙏 it truly means a lot to me! I definitely plan to keep on posting. I really enjoy hearing from you all and will be happy to support you all as well in any way that I can 👍 God bless, and I wish you the best as well, my friend 🤝🇺🇸

Thank you very much 🙏 I wish you the best as well!

@AJ-wz2fu you have to drive 6 months with roehl before you can do the partner program but you could both do their gycdl program and both drive separate til you meet the 6 months or once you get your cdl, there are other companies that do team driving. I wish you the best with it! Let me know if you decide to go through with it.

Thank you very much, and be safe 🙏

I have thought about all of those things my friend 👍 except for maybe the workers not acting like chick-fil-a workers or lifeway Christian book store. Never been to either one myself

@@bluegrassoutdoors you've never been to a Chick-fil-A? What I'm saying is the attitude of human beings are going to be crappy anywhere you work. Just make sure you are not burning any bridges with the company that you are leaving. Dang I was gonna tell you about a Christian Truckers rest area in Illinois on i70 that has free parking showers, laundry, snacks, and serves free breakfast lunch and dinner.

@ministryinthemaking1927 I never have been to a chik-fil-a that I can recall. There isn't one in my little town or county. I agree with you there. I plan to pay the contract and I got their truck turned in, which was a bit of a challenge for me. I'm on a bus heading to Kentucky now. I'm thinking I will like touch freight better myself but I may be wrong. I'm interested in the dollar general fleet as well, which requires a year of experience. I'm thinking this experience will help me a lot there.

Thank you very much 🙏

Sorry for the late reply. The pay I showed is after taxes. Thank you very much for the kind words , I wish you the best with your trucking journey and God bless!

I'm planning to 👍 I don't regret leaving roehl at all but I agree with you that it's not good to go from place to place.

I never had to do any tests like that 👍

Hello my friend! I did start as a dry van driver myself, and I chose to be a regional driver. You're very welcome 🙏

Yes indeed! I have heard good things about the kenworths

@@JohnQuest413 yes indeed.

That sounds like a decent deal. I like the touch freight style better myself though and this place has a set amount of $1700 a week as long as you are on time. How long have you been an instructor there? I got my cdl there back in December or so.

I start tomorrow I applied for the position about month ago had my interview this past Friday was offered the job same day can’t wait

@@bluegrassoutdoors hey I’m not mad if they offer more go for it I hope you don’t get the ones I snide the city like Chicago there a family dollar on 71 st in the south side man it’s a pain to get too especially with a 53 ft trailer

I'm about to jump on that account. I got 2 years local

The kraft account

You can bring the truck home if you have a place to park the trailer within 3 miles. That's what I've always done. Otherwise, you have to leave the truck at a place that is safe and legal to park, like a truckstop.

@@bobbystokes9269 as a regional driver that should be exactly what you get at roehl. Out during the week and home for 48 hours.

You owe $7,000 if you leave before 120k miles

Jason is correct. $7000. From what I understand, you do it on a payment plan. I still haven't heard from roehl about it, but once I find out, I will let you know more 👍

are you flatbed or van? out otr one week at a time? Paychecks under 1000?

Yes indeed! I am very thankful for roehl and still have a lot of good to say about them. The pay is the only con, for me personally. Be safe out there!

​@bluegrassoutdoors you just need level 10

After taxes, but the ones that were $1200 were with an added load from the week before

@@bluegrassoutdoors thank you! While I got you here, was Roehl ok with setting up a payment plan for paying them back? Or they wanted it in full?

@@zodot5875 you're very welcome 👍. They give you the option of picking between a few different payment plans.

@tc09630 I don't have experience with flatbed or national but I do know that flatbed pays more and national as well. If you go that route, you should make more than that. Probably closer to $1000-$1200 a week, starting out, I'm guessing. I left there after three months and went to us xpress and started making $1700 a week.

@@bluegrassoutdoors thank you for taking time to reply. i appreciate your videos.

@tc09630 you're very welcome and I wish you the best with it 🙏 God bless

@@JermoZif not as much as the $1700 per week at US Xpress, in my opinion.

It's not sounding good lol

very helpful denny

I was a regional driver for roehl and I got 48 hours off during the weekend.

Yes indeed. $6700 is the bill that they sent me. They have a fee different payment plans that you can do.

Once you get your CDL, it's yours. Buy you do have to pay them for their program that got you your cdl. Roehl has 3 different payment plans to choose from.

@@bluegrassoutdoors okay perfect thank you 🙏🏾

@@livingwithrenzo1947 you're very welcome!

That's my kind of swamp! lol

Yes indeed. Around $7000 that you can pay on a few different payment plan choices, depending on how fast you want to pay it off.

Yes

@@GamerAtrain you are not obligated to mention the contract. How much experience do you have?

@@bluegrassoutdoors I been with Roehl sense april

@@bluegrassoutdoors 4 months exp im pretty sure they gonna fire me. So im sure they will send me a bill.

@GamerAtrain us express hires if you have 3 months of experience. I have a friend who is going to maverick at the moment as well and I've heard good things about it. Bring home is supposed to be around $1200-$1300 a week.

@@GamerAtrain what makes you think they will fire you? If you don't mind me asking. I thought that as well but they never did.

To a dedicated route that supposedly pays much better and that has a terminal in my state. The touch freight is actually part of why I think I'll like it more. But if not, I'll plan to maybe get a local route after 6 months. And thank you for the kind words 🙏

You may be right. I do believe that trucking companies make things out to be better than they are. I am thankful for roehl. But I do believe their pay is their main con. I'm looking forward to finding out for myself what these other companies are like and which ones are better. Are you a company driver? If so, how long have you been with Roehl?

@davidc.w.2908 that is pretty good money for sure, and it sounds like you have earned it. The over the road thing isn't for me, though. Mainly because of the people you deal with. I am hoping that the dedicated route that I will be moving to will be better in that aspect. For me, over a year is longer than I want to wait to make the kind of money that you mentioned. The average weekly pay where I'm going is supposed to be $1400-1700. I understand you need experience. But $800-$1000 to me is far lower than it should be as an over the road trucker. If they consider you experienced enough to be over the road, to me, that should be worth more around $1200-1400 minimum. And even that to me is low for an over the road trucker. But whatever works best for you. For me, I am definitely happy to try something different at this point, even if it's harder physically.

@davidc.w.2908 I disagree that the people you deal with has nothing to do with otr, disagree entirely. I've experienced bad attitudes at nearly every place I've gone. I don't regret leaving roehl myself. Trucking is a personal thing. You like working for roehl as an otr driver, I did not. If the dollar store doesn't work for me, I will move on from there as well once I get some more experience in and other opportunities open up. But the pay should be much better already with this company. As far as the attitudes, that remains to be seen. Be safe out there and God bless 👍

For me, I owed $6700. There are three payment options to choose from.

@@bluegrassoutdoors Thank you Man!

@@idk8725 you're very welcome 👍

I made $1700 a week with us express on the family dollsr account. Around $6700 owed to roehl for the contract.

@@bluegrassoutdoors nice . I almost got that general dollar account . If I had I might have stayed.

It's a great paying account but only 34 hours off a week and very physical work. Do you still drive?

@@bluegrassoutdoors no . I had two babies and and it wasn’t worth being away only bringing home $600 a week.

@@bluegrassoutdoors applied for a few local jobs but didn’t have enough experience .

Hello Donny! How have you been my friend?

@@bluegrassoutdoors I’m in school with swift transportation how is ya new job

@Donny-D843 I'm in orientation. Tomorrow is my last day of it and then I'm supposed to get a truck. How are you liking it? Congratulations on that my friend 👍

@@bluegrassoutdoors it’s going to be ruff at first till I’m experienced

$6700. They have 3 different payment plans.

@@bluegrassoutdoorsthanks for the response brother hope everything is going well with the new job. God bless

@@5amfranci698 you're very welcome 👍 God bless you as well!

Yes. My trainer had been there three years and clearling $2500 a week as a trainer and owner operator.

​@@bluegrassoutdoorssounds like decent money. Ill likely be going with roehl soon (as a trainee)

I think it just depends on what it is and how long ago it was. I would apply and just be honest about what it is and when cause they will do a background check.

What's that?

@@bluegrassoutdoors price of schooling we have 2 private ones here in Louisville plus JCTC all5k 7k up front

@@davefromthe502 You don't have to pay anything up front with the GYCDL program. You sign a contract to drive 120,000 miles with the company and as long as you do that you owe them nothing. If you break the contract, you pay back $7000 on payments, or whatever they decide you still have left towards that $7000.

@@bluegrassoutdoors buddy of mine got me motivated to get it he's regional for Kroger's makes bank home everynight

Add me on FB or what's app David Bringer

Most companies that I know of who offer the gycdl program have the inward facing cameras, if i'm not mistaken. I would prefer to not have them as well. For me, roehl was a company to get my cdl through. It's $5000 to get it yourself here in kentucky, if I'm not mistaken. The inward camera is something that doesnt bother me enough to keep me from getting my cdl.

@@eazye2163 I left there after 3 months and started making $1700 a week with us xpress.

I mean no offense, but I will address what you said. The current president shut down our gas lines, left our borders wide open, used our tax payer money to fund wars and pay for illegal immigrants, withdrew our troops, leaving behind Americans and billions of dollars worth of equipment. This economy isn't the result of covid, which you hear nothing about anymore, and which has since been proven to have been used politically. It's the result of foolish politics, and the man in office now is the worst leader this country has ever had, along with Obama. Let's speak the truth if you want speak on these issues.

I agree with you good brotha .. currently studying for my CLP to do CDL with Roehl. I live in Cincinnati. ​@@bluegrassoutdoors

I’m on day 4 right now. It’s very stressful. A lot of information in a very short amount of time. They have very high expectations. You’ll have 2-4 hours of online work to do on your own every night after your 10 hours at the school for the first week. Expect to feel overwhelmed and tired.

I believe it's a great place to get started for sure. As far as staying, I believe that comes down to the individual and what works best for you. Jason is right as far as it being stressful and a lot thrown at you in a short amount of time. That's the truth for sure. I even mentioned that to the main guy at roehl while I was there. It is a very rewarding feeling once you get your cdl though 👍

@davidc.w.2908 so when you were on your own, how do you manage your edl when you are docked either unloading or getting loaded. Does that cut in to your driving time? How does that work?