24yo no-lifer, need company / newbie advice.

To take 3 weeks or months off at a time, look at temp services. Won't count as job hopping because you work for the temp service and work when you want to. I once worked for a temp service and had a choice of companies to be farmed out to. I wasn't an employee of the trucking companies I went to; was an employee of the temp service and was paid by the temp service. The job history showed only one employer, the temp service.

 

I started with Maverick. It is a good training company and as I understand it TMC and Melton are much the same. None of these are real good for what you want however, meaning to take 2-3 weeks off at a time. They won't want you taking that much time off. Also they are geared to get you home weekends. I worked later for Britton Transport flatbed, now Bison USA. I have not worked for them since they became Bison USA so can't say how they are now really. @Buc might be able to help some here but he has been gone awhile too. However, he used to work for TMC as well. Anyway, when I worked for them Britton Transport there was a guy that would work several months and then take an extended time off. Also, he lived in the truck. When I was there, the flatbed division was only about 20-30 trucks but they did take new drivers.

 

Maverick you get to tarp a lot. Used to double tarp metals, had a green canvas tarp that went first then your neoprene tarps.

 

Mammoet USA sucks , all they wanna do is spmt work

 

spmt work

spearmint work??

 

Self propelled modular transporter

 

Everything makes me extremely suspicious of that video. Anybody watch it? Really reads like grifter.

 

I’ve watched some of his videos and he seems like the opposite of a grifter to me. Says he worked 5 years as company to buy his own truck and wants to expand. I like his videos.

 

Yeah but how is the pay?

 

Keep in mind it takes a certain kind of person to be able to run their own business. I know I am not one of those type of people. I am also aware that the kind of person that can't handle running their own business can also be gullible. Just take any concrete statements about how it is going to be with a huge grain of salt. Starting your own business makes you a salesman and it's also a gamble.