Hope it all Works

Honestly, there is a high degree of possibility you'll make more money, faster, running solo unless you can find a truly special teaming gig with the right partner. You and your team member need to have similar wants and logistics in terms of off-time. Just because you don't care about being home doesn't mean your team partner will feel the same way. Finding the ideal team member is very difficult outside of a marriage type setup.

If you don't have family commitments, rent, mortgage, child support, gambling problems, etc, and can eat like a bird, you can save some decent money over time. But first things first. Become a safe and proficient driver who mostly enjoys the work, then see how it goes from there.

 

Here's some team outfits that hire new cdl grads:
WLA Inc.
Cooke Trucking Company
Abilene Motor Express - solo or team coast to coast
Hardy Bros. Inc.
JBS Carriers
Inman Trucking Company
Carolina Logistics
Freymiller
Lily Transportation

If you decide solo, then go with Abilene, Freymiller, Magnum Ltd.
Some websites may have "experience required" but that means the website is not up to date, so apply anyway.

Edit : get the hazmat endorsement while in school.
Start submitting job applications during the first week of school. Don't wait any longer.

 

You can drive nights as a solo too.

Loads are scheduled round the clock. Once you get yourself on a night time footing, you will get loads that you can run at night.
And it could work to your advantage because more drivers prefer daytime driving. There is less competition for those hours.

As a solo driver you would have much more control over your time, and when you choose to drive.

If, as a team, you were down for 12 hours before the next load, your schedule could flip to daytime driving. And it could remain that way until... whenever.
As a solo all you would need is a load with some extra time on it to allow you to adjust things back to night driving.

Sometimes things happen and I end up driving a night schedule, while I prefer days.
It usually isn't long before I can readjust my hours to better suit me.

And don't forget about the very limited space inside the truck.
If you are planning to stay out for long periods you will need that space just for your own stuff.

 

I've never been anything but a solo driver and I drive at night. It's really not that hard to do, you definitely don't need to team to accomplish it.

 

Every other newbie is convince they are going to make bank running teams. The fact is in most cases it is just the opposite. Most companies cannot plan adequately to keep a team busy. Unless you have a turn and burn dedicated your team will be held out on until needed by the planner. You will bank less miles then running hard solo.

The second hitch in the team plan is finding a team mate you can live with in space only slightly bigger then a coffin. Good luck with that. Usually the best of friends turned teammates are not talking to each other within a month.

The next hitch is sleep. While I can sleep in a moving truck, most people cannot. And those that do, including myself, the sleep is not a solid as you would gather otherwise. That will catch up with you quicker than you think.