Is Flexible Schedule Possible?

The possibility's are endless! Let me call for the resident job scribe....
@Chinatown

 

Get your CDL with all endorsements, then sign up with a temp service so you can work when you want to.
Trucking companies are reluctant to hire drivers that only work a few months a year because they have to go through the entire hiring process over and over.
With a temp service, you work for and are paid by the temp service. No gaps show on employment because you work for the temp service and that service is your employer.
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Here's one example of many:
Trillium Staffing - Driver Staffing Solutions
Trillium is the recognized leader among truck driver staffing agencies. We partner with private fleets, third-party logistics companies, for-hire carriers, and LTL carriers throughout the country to locate safe and professional CDL and non-CDL drivers.

 

as @Chinatown says... temp agency be your best bet

 

There are trucking companies working every imaginable type of schedule. The key is understanding you choose the schedule when you pick the company. Most companies have a limited range of possible schedules. You aren't going to talk any company into a schedule they aren't already running. There are lots of home-daily CDL jobs in many cities, but not every town. Generally the bigger the city, the more different type of trucking jobs are available. After 1-2 years of CDL experience there are "Driver Leasing Companies", not to be confused with drivers that lease a truck or lease-operators. These companies are temp agencies for CDL drivers. They cover the shortfall for other trucking companies that have accounts with customers but not enough drivers to get all of the work done. ABC Trucking calls a Driver Leasing Company, TransForce for example, and TransForce supplies X number of drivers driving ABC Trucking trucks and trailers startng and ending their day at the ABC Trucking terminal. TransForce, just one of many companies, finds out a week in advance what the temp driver availability for the next week is and assigns them to work. So yes there are flexible schedules to be had, but you have to shop around and find them with the help of those that know of them or work them. If you start adding things like the flexible job also has to be near this one medium-sized city I live in, and I need Tuesdays off, and the trucks must be, or not be X, plus other limitations your opportunities shrink. I believe most Driver Leasing Companies require 1-2 years of CDL experience. I think it's rare for them to hire people right out of CDL school.

 

Keep us posted and when you're ready, we'll help you find something decent.

 

Food service, supplying restaurants with supplies, and beverage/beer, dump truck, garbage-whatever is the nice name for it are in most towns and always hiring. Those are home-daily jobs, which maybe the type that allows you to work the type of schedule. We don't have a lot of experience with this question.

 

Troops Into Transportation is sponsored by TransForce. I am in a refresher course now, and they will take day 1 cdl school grads.

 

If you have 4.5 months of post 911 g.i. bill you can absolutely do troops into transportation. I am doing a refresher course now, added my tanker/doubles/triples endorsement already and can now go take my hazmat. They reimburse you for everything concerning your permit and license. You get 1 month BAH (school state and location dependent) while in class. It is a 4-week class with a 5th week for makeup classes or if you struggle with the tests. They are also online classes, even going on site for classes it is remote learning as the instructors are in different states. There is 2 weeks of driving the trucks and prepping for your road test. TransForce is the major sponsor for the school, they are similar to a temp agency. The difference is you get 100% of the pay from the job you take, they charge the carrier fees for getting them a driver. TransForce will take you on as a day 1 student. The local jobs you qualify for, for the first year may not be the best paying ones. After the 1-year clean record mark the opportunities should get better. It is a good program for vets. I have experience driving and found the instructors are accurate and knowledgeable. I learned some of the updated regs while there and look forward to the range time Monday. Lots of the people in my current class have job offers already. I had 2 the first day and have added a couple since ( I didn't spam applications I chose some companies to apply to). I found a local crane company on my own to where I will be doing more than driving. Driving will be about 20 % the rest of my time will be rigging and learning crane operations and prepping for my crane certs. TransForce can get you some dedicated accounts for a carrier, just tell them your starting availability and your end date. The short story is it is a good program, with some good, opportunities, and if you live close enough to a population center you should have no trouble going the route you described.