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Roehl Makes Driver Success a Company Value

As posted on www.BigRigJobs.com

Business experts advise that every company must have a reason for being. At Roehl
Transport, one of those reasons is to help drivers succeed, according to company
president Rick Roehl. “Driver success is one of a half-dozen core values that define and
shape our company,” Rick Roehl said.
Identifying driver success as a company value is a significant departure from carriers that
claim to “treat drivers right” but haven’t integrated the concept throughout the
organization. As a company value, the commitment to do what it takes to make drivers
successful is automatically part of every employee’s actions and decisions. “It’s basic to
everything we do, rather than just an after-thought by a few people,” Rick Roehl
explained.
The benefit drivers receive when their success is a company value is tangible and
significant. Since the company defined safety as a company value two years ago, the
impact on safety stats has been dramatic. “The same thing is happening with driver
success and satisfaction,” explained Greg Koepel, Roehl’s vice president of workforce
development. As was the case with safety, driver satisfaction at Roehl is already among
the best in the industry. Improvement in these areas is increasing the company’s lead,
Koepel added.
Koepel said drivers themselves have a large role in their success. “They have to work to
Roehl’s proven standards and optimize the various tools the company provides. But every
driver also knows that everyone else in the company is doing whatever they can to
support and enhance that success — from the janitor who cleans the driver rooms, to the
maintenance staff that keeps the trucks in top condition, to dispatch, sales and
management. Every decision and response is considered in light of how it will add to the
driver’s success. That positive driver support is based on a real understanding of the job
and empathy with the men and women who do it,” according to Koepel.
“Being an over-the-road driver is a tough job. I know because my dad did it, I did it and I
still haul some loads,” Rick Roehl said. “But with the right company behind you, it can
also provides people a great deal of career success. Our values demand that we provide
the pay; home time; equipment freight and operational resources; and family support to
make that happen.”
To find out more about The Take Home More, Be Home More Carrierâ„¢, call: 1-800-
Go-Roehl or visit www.GoRoehl.com

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