You Ever Heard of This?.....

There's a few drivers on here that do that. One used to work for TransAm, but has since changed companies. Another one worked for Swift. There's probably a couple of dozen or more that will let you do that. If nothing else, work for a temp service that furnishes truck drivers. If you know a company you like, ask them.

 

Where will you hang out overseas? There's drivers on here that do that in various countries. I have a home in Beijing; need a gas mask the air is so dirty. Sometimes can barely see the sun through the brown fog. Other small towns are ok though.

 

Look into non force dispatch companies. You should be able to do it.

 

Swift will let you do that. You'll have to turn in your truck before you go on vacation, though. I've been told that you can be gone up to 90 days before they treat you as a new hire. Your driver manager has a lot to say about that, though.

 

I had a great experience at a company called TransForce. They have offices nation wide, so google them and find the closest one to where you live.

For the most part, they had me working for one company so I had a pretty regular routine. Occasionally they would send me on an oddball assignment. You do need to be comfortable with all types of equipment and you need to be adaptable and a self-starter. Sometimes you will be given next to zero training when you show up for an assignment, you're expected to just jump in the truck and go. Pay was a decent hourly wage with OT after 40 hours.

 

This may not fit your exact scenario, but wasn't there a company in the NW (Martin?) that used to advertise very flexible scheduling? Like you could work 3 weeks on, then 3 weeks off?

 

Its not uncommon for drivers who are all paid up to shut down
for the icy winter months and return in spring . Less stress , less risk.

As long as you exit on good terms companies generally let you back in.