Is Roehl a good flatbed company?

New trucks have EPU, inverter, and all the bells and whistles. Fleet is mostly prostars and cascadia. Mix between autos and manual. What you get depends on what you trained on and what you did your DSE in (what you do before you can get your own truck). Roehl is a solid company and we have several 3 million milers and even a 5 million miler who was hired by Everett Roehl himself. Basically if you get a camera event safety reviews it. It only becomes a problem if your not reacting or if your doing something your not suppose to. Other than that just drive the truck. If your practicing the safe 7 they will leave you alone. Roehl is big on communication. Make sure you keep them updated. The app is really helpful also.

 

The flatbed trucks are equipped with storage boxes in the back and there is a spot. The only thing they can payroll deduct are company items. For example if you get an older truck you can buy an inverter through maint. They payroll deduct it. The only thing they supply is tarps, bungees, and straps. Everything else is on you.

 

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Not sure exactly what you’re expecting here?

Most shippers will provide a harness within a bay for you to work from. Insulation comes to mind. They will provide a ladder for you to get on top of the load.

Other shippers...may not to which you may have to use your own ladder to tarp a load without the added safety of a harness.

I know some guys that didn’t have a ladder at Melton... I knew many more who did.

If heights bother you don’t pull open deck.

 

You climb or you call your company and go get something else.



Done without a ladder...








All done without ladders...

 

Buy a ladder, problem solved. Chances are the one you buy will be better quality than a free one that is provided.

I used to be a climber back in my younger days. I like my ladder or a tarp station anymore.

 

As a flatbedder you will have to climb up and down a load from time to time. Ladder's can be helpful but honestly I have never had a load (not saying they don't exist) that I have been unable to climb and tarp. Forklift guys will put your tarp up on load if needed.

 

You will never have a 15' tall load of lumber.