Havn't worked in 3 years, can I get hired?

I've been out of the USA and overseas for close to three years now. I'm living on my savings and havn't worked by my own choice. Prior to this I did have solid employment with the same employer for sixteen years, non trucking. I've been looking at all of the big carriers and they want to know about any gaps in employment. I'm getting the feeling that they expect everyone to be working all the time, but I didn't need the income so I didn't work. I realize that most people live paycheck to paycheck, but I've been good with my money over the years.

My big reason for wanting to come back is because of the boredom. Life really becomes a bore without a job and I now know that retirement is just not for me on a permanent basis. I have had a CDL for a long time, but I have no verifiable experience that will matter.

So the question is:

Is it that big of a deal that I havn't worked in three years to the mega carriers? I know I'll have to start from the ground up, but I'm thinking of working for nine months, taking three months off, into perpetuity, for any company that would hire me. My intent is to make some money and not totally drain my reserves. It would also be nice to have a three month vacation every year.

Thanks for the replies.

 

I plan on coming back to the USA in Feb. of next year. I have been reluctant to contact a recruiter from overseas because I don't think they'll "waste time" entertaining me while I'm still over here and with seven months until I make the trip. My plan was to contact a recruiter as soon as I'm back in Virginia and get my medical current with the DMV.

 

My personal opinion on my situation is this:

What's the big deal if I've been blessed, through my own hard work and planning, to NOT HAVE TO work for the last three years. Are they only looking for indentured servants or slaves to the system? For Christ's sake, why work when you don't need to? I worked for the postal service for a solid sixteen years, took a buy out and resigned. Living over here in the tropics, being bored and now I'm ready to get back on the the "rat wheel" and run a little more to cure my boredom and get a taste of what I left behind.

I don't know, maybe they only want people who have no other recourse in life, the mega carriers that is.