Uh, to correct. TMC does not get you home every weekend unless you live in a certain geographic area. For instance, if you live South of I-10, you are two weeks, north of I-10, home every weekend. I live 6 miles South of I-10, TMC said no, doesnt qualify for weekly hometime.
Both TMC and SNI have great training programs but you have to take the bad with the good. Flatbedding is alot more work, and personally I felt I wasnt paid ENOUGH to tarp someone elses crap in a showstorm in Iowa.
Add to that, when you go home, the trailer/tractor stays as one unit and goes where you go. You got 70 ft of parking available?
TMC has better equipment than SNI, probably because TMC is a smaller outfit and can put the effort and expense into their equip whereas SNI gets you a bare-bones basic Freightliner. Personally, I dont need a bunch of foo-foo crap, its a job, not a lifestyle.
But you have to remember with dry van, you arent gonna have a easy picnic either. Many a day you will spend searching for trailers in a big huge lot. Or you get to sit at a loading dock for a few hours while they load you ........usually they load you wrong.
SNI trucks are governed out a 63mph, teams get a higher MPH. Mine is governed out at 66mph, but I'm not going to jump up and waive my hand and let 'em know.
Both types of driving have their drawbacks and benefits. Both companies are good to start with. Flatbedding wasnt for me, I'm old and stuff takes longer to heal, and add to that.........I'm lazy. If you are lazy, drive dry van. Just hook it up and go and as far as unloading goes, I've never unloaded anything. They'll tell you to unload it, but you have to learn to tell them different.
I dont think you can go wrong with either company. But I would contact TMC and find out, based on your geographic location if you would qualify for weekly.