Keeping It Roehl

With over 40 years on TeamRoehl, Kevin Lieders has worn many hats. From driving, to sales, to now refrigerated and dedicated customer service, Kevin's been an integral part of Roehl's success. Kevin shares how he got started with Roehl, including talking to our founder, Everett Roehl, and how he helped start our dry van business. Kevin also talks about how we started our refrigerated business, including how we drafted then refrigerated driver (and now Fleet Training Manager) Jason Francis.  

In this episode, dedicated fleet driver Daniel Z. joins Jason and Travis to talk about how he finally got into trucking, after a long time thinking about it. Dan researched safe trucking companies, and that's how he first found Roehl. Dan shares his experience with Roehl's on-the-job CDL training program and how he's been doing since he got his CDL. Dan talks about how he manages his home life with a new baby and two older boys, and how trucking is helping give them a better a life. 

In this bonus episode, recorded live at our TeamRoehl Annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, April 22, 2023, you'll hear from teammates who were honored at the event. Roehl's signature event recognizes driver honorees for their accomplishments, and all teammates for specific anniversary milestones for 2022.

Jessica J. joins host Jason and Travis to talk about our driving teammates deliver success to our customers. Jason shares that Jessica was his fleet manager years ago in our curtainside division. Jessica now works in our flatbed division, focusing on the Chicago market.   

Chris A., Roehl's Maintenance Support Manager, joins new host Jason Francis & Travis to talk about how Roehl is innovating and supporting driving teammates with our exceptional breakdown support and maintenance. Chris shares how Roehl measures time in the shop in minutes while other trucking companies measure that time in days.  

John Spiros, Roehl's Vice President of Safety & Claims Management, joins previous guest Jason Francis & Travis to talk about John's history in the military. John was in the Air Force, and he was stationed in Germany. John shares his career progression from the military to law enforcement to the transportation industry. John worked for a number of trucking companies before joining TeamRoehl, and he's celebrating 20 years as a leader on our great team! John is also a Wisconsin State Representative, and he talks about how he balances those elements of his life.  

John explains how we operationalize safety, and how we empower our drivers to drive the Roehl Way to Protect Others. Jason, who was also in the military and stationed in Germany, shares that he drove for 30 years, and he now helps new drivers as they are starting their careers with us. 

In Michael's final episode, he shares some of his favorite experiences with Roehl and some of his favorite podcast episodes. We thank Mike for his dedication to TeamRoehl and his commitment to living our values - especially Safety and Driver Driven. Mike provided instruction and support to other driving teammates, and he modeled behaviors that have helped others achieve Driver Success. 

When Roman and Michael started this podcast, they used their extensive trucking industry experience and their humor to share what it's like to actually be a member of our great team. 

We will miss Mike, and we wish him well as he moves closer to his family. And, we'll continue to bring you interviews with other teammates and so much more!

John Paape, Roehl's VP of Technology joins Michael & Travis to talk about a number of innovations that are already benefiting our team and some exciting updates that coming. John shares the work we've done to enhance our world-class maintenance team's systems and processes, the leadership position we've taken with our in-cab technology and so much more. John talks about cybersecurity, our Driver Advisory Group and the importance of sharing feedback with our leadership via the My Roehl App (that feedback drives even more innovation!). 

In this episode, Van Midwest Regional truck driver Robert M. joins Michael and Travis to talk about his experience with Roehl Transport. Robert joined Roehl through our paid CDL A training program. He is also a Certified Truck Driver Trainer, helping other drivers be successful in the trucking industry. Robert shares how he appreciates Roehl's cornerstone value of safety, and he talks about the things he likes to do outside of the truck, including board games and role playing games. 
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In this episode, Steven Steingraber joins Michael, Travis and guest host Travares Johnson to talk about his work in Extended Operations Support. Roehl provides 24/7 support to our driving teammates, and Steven discusses some of things he regularly helps with. He also talks about why there are some things our Extended Operations Support team cannot help with. Travares shares some of his tricks for success that he used when he was driving for Roehl. And the group has a lively discussion about superhero movies.