Roehl Transport (Get Your CDL program)
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Wisconsin-based carrier whose 'Get Your CDL' program frames training cost as a forgivable loan.
Pay ladder
Estimated annual pay by career stage — read the note under each bar, not just the number.
Training pay reported at $112/day. Entry-level graduate CPM reported (third-party) at $0.42-$0.50/mile with increases tied to mileage/tenure milestones.
No distinct published mid-career figure; estimated here as a transitional midpoint between entry-level and 1-year-plus average pay.
Drivers with 1+ year average $1,400/week (~$73,000/year); top 50% average $1,580/week (~$82,000/year). Pay is based on length-of-haul, not a flat CPM.
Not found — Roehl's model reviewed here is primarily company-driver based. Industry-wide owner-operator gross pay commonly runs roughly $80,000-$180,000+/year before truck, fuel, and insurance costs — a general ballpark, not specific to Roehl.
Operations & benefits
- Fleet size
- ~2,200 trucks
- ~2,200 tractors, ranked #69 on Transport Topics' 2025 Top 100 For-Hire Carriers list.
- Route types
- LocalRegionalOTRDedicated
- Explicitly runs Local/Home-Daily, Regional, Dedicated, and OTR fleets, including a national OTR option with drivers home ~3 days after 11-14 days out.
- Pay structure & benefits
- Uses company-branded 'Dynamic Pay Plans' rather than a flat CPM; experienced OTR dry van ~$0.52-$0.61/mile-equivalent, 1+ year drivers average ~$1,360/week. 40+ years of profit sharing, 401(k) match, $1,500 uncapped referral bonus.
CDL program cost
$0 (sponsored)
Drivers pay only their state's Commercial Learner's Permit fee. Roehl describes the training value as effectively a loan that's forgiven as long as the driver completes training and drives the required mileage. Separately reimburses up to $6,000 for drivers who attended an external CDL school.
Drivers must complete 120,000 solo miles (~18 months) after training to avoid owing back the training cost; exact dollar amount owed if leaving early wasn't stated.