Keeping It Roehl

In this Thanksgiving week episode, Mason G., Roehl's Customer Marketing & Engagement Manager, joins Michael and Russell P. Mason talks about the many roles he has with Roehl. From customer pricing and service, to advocating for our driving teammates, to many ways TeamRoehl gives back (Scholarship, United Way and sustainability) as part of our corporate responsibility and Living Our Values of Do the Right Thing and Delivering Success.

In this episode, guest host Keith joins Michael to interview Mark A. Mark shares why he left his career in software sales to get his CDL and become a truck driver. Mark is also now a certified driver trainer, and he is also finishing his two-year apprenticeship program through Roehl. Mark talks about his experiences with Roehl, and he gives real insight into how he was/is successful, and how he helps his student drivers be successful. Mark is a national fleet truck driver in Roehl's Flatbed Division.  

In this special Bonus Episode, David Marihugh joins Michael and Travis. Dave is a national fleet van driver, and he is a finalist for the Transition Trucking: Driving to Excellence award - a national competition that recognizes the successful transition in the trucking industry following military service.

Dave served 25 years in the US Navy, and he joined Roehl in November of 2021. Dave got paid while he got his CDL through Roehl, and he’s now a National Fleet driver in our Dry Van division. Dave also recently completed Roehl’s Trainer Foundations Course so he’s a Certified Driver Trainer, helping new drivers achieve Driver Success!

Dave shared in his essay that he continues “…to exhibit the values the military has imparted in my life: integrity, accountability, reliability, humility and compassion. These values extend throughout my personal and professional life in my interactions with customers and team members. The time in the military taught me about honor, courage and humility and those are characteristics that are part of who I am as a person.”

Roehl’s Van Group President, Don Ingersoll, noted that the values Dave holds dear align with Roehl’s company values. “First, Dave drives the Roehl Way to Protect Others – living our value of Safety. Second, Dave is Driver Driven – he leads the way by trip‐planning, being on‐time and being accountable for his performance. That also helps him Deliver Success to our customers and our teammates. And, Dave goes beyond simply delivering freight; he understands how his professionalism as a driver impacts Roehl Transport, our customers, our teammates, the people he shares the road with and our country. He is a leader!”

Transition Trucking is presented by the U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes Program (HOH), Kenworth, and FASTPORT. It's a national competition for America’s top military rookie driver. The winning driver is selected after a year-long competition among veterans, guard members and reservists who have made the successful transition in the trucking industry following military service. To learn more about the Transition Trucking award, visit www.transitiontrucking.org.

Roehl Transport has repeatedly been recognized as a Military Friendly Employer, and the company has had a driving teammate in the (now) Top 12 every year since 2018. Joseph Campbell won the award as a member of TeamRoehl in 2019.

In Roman's last episode for a while, Travis O. joins the podcast to talk about golf, sports and, of course, safety. Travis is Roehl's Safety Supervisor, and Roehl Transport is one of North America's safest and most successful trucking companies. Listen to the end to hear an update from Roman, too. 

In this episode, David K. joins Michael to talk about his CDL training through Roehl's Get Your CDL program, his time with his certified trainer, the Roehl Way of Protective Driving (the trucking industry's most advanced safe driving program), BBQ, grilling, how he spends his home time, beautiful places to travel (and ride motorcycles) and so much more.

David is a regional fleet driver in Roehl's Dairyland Refrigerated fleet - so he's home at least 48 hours each week. 

Jessica O., Roehl's Talent Talent Acquisition Specialist, joins Michael and guest host Russ to discuss career options outside of the truck. Roehl Transport non-driving jobs include driver support roles, fleet management and dispatch, customer service, information technology and so much more. They also discuss Roehl's recent non-driver referral bonus!

Flatbed National Fleet driver Davon (Dayyy) W. joins Roman and Michael to share how he got started in trucking, what he did before Roehl, how the Get Your CDL program prepared him for the job, and how Roehl's been since he went solo. Roehl's tuition-free CDL training offers on-the-job, paid instruction to get your CDL. Davon talks about his desire to be an owner operator truck driver some day and he reiterates several times that he likes Roehl's safety culture. 

People often say, "Roehl's a great company to start with." And, of course, our training program for people who want to get a CDL is arguable the best in the US. In this episode, you'll hear from a number of Roehl teammates about why Roehl is also a great trucking company for experienced drivers. Roehl has drivers with over 40 years of service and many, many million-mile-safe drivers (who logged all of those miles with Roehl). 

In this bonus episodes, you'll hear from Roehl Transport Certified Driver Trainers Marcus and Steve, who share their insights about Roehl and about what it's like to be a trainer for the company. 

Erin A., Roehl's Director of Van Customer Service, joins Michael and Roman to discuss how Roehl's growth helps drivers and our customers. She also shares some of her experiences with her various roles on TeamRoehl, and what has kept her her at Roehl for the last two years. 

Roehl offers excellent service to our customers, and Erin highlights the various work her team does to meet our customer expectations AND our driving teammates' expectations. It's a complex balancing act that Erin notes is made better with communication.

The discussion also touches on how, as Roehl grows, we're able to offer more capacity to our customers, we're able to win new lanes and to create more opportunities and driving jobs for our driving teammates.  

Erin is an excellent example of a non-driving teammate helping our driving teammates create Driver Success, which is a commitment that aligns with our values, and Delivering Success, a value our customers keep returning to as we celebrate our 60 years of Safety and Service.