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Hey guys, if you want to get a hold of me, In the link above you can schedule a live one hour phone call. I can save you hours of research by answering your questions with quick reliable tips and strategies. I am Confident I can save you thousands of dollars. I have made all the mistakes so you don't have to. Use me while I have time to share. I know if I found someone to talk to that was legit and real in the beginning I'd have about $10k more in my pocket today. This is a tough game and it's you against the industry. Everyone wants you to fail so it's more money for them. I look forward to meeting with you. God Bless and always believe in yourself.

[Hunter-vlft]

I make a ton staging RVs for older folks. They tell me where they want to visit, usually the Gulf Coast. I pick up their trailer and have it set up and ready for them. They'll spend a week or two, then I'll pick it up, wash it, and dump the tanks. Put it back in storage and send picks when complete. Collect the vinmo and schedule the next one. In the summer, I'll easily make 50k in the summer alone. I have a group of 20-25 customers, easiest money I've ever made.

[phoenixarizona]

For those wondering if you can start with a smaller setup yes i started with a Cago Van a chevy 1500 and a 20ft flatbed trailer and a GMC Yukon Xl sleeper setup in the back been in Hotshot for 18 years

[Blue_Sky_Hotshots]

I just started up and my authority went active just under 2 months ago. I’m a non CDL out of Oregon so the freight over here isn’t always great. However, I hustled like crazy and that’s exactly what you have to do if you want to make it. I ran my first load on June 14th and in a 15 day period I grossed $12, 415. The biggest advice I can give anyone just starting, either get your CDL and run it from the beginning that way, or get on the phone and get your own customers and a select few brokers that have great customers that pay well. Also, don’t give up 5% of your business to a dispatcher, find your own freight, just my opinion. Also, don’t lease on, you lose 25% of your business. I know that’s not possible for everyone, but it’s just my opinion that running under your own authority and dispatching yourself will pay you the most. All I pay off the top is 3% to my factoring company, and they only see the brokered freight I run and I bill my customers direct. This is a fantastic business guys, if you want to run hotshot then do it, being out on the road is pretty great!!

[nativestacker]

Wow, things sure have changed since I retired, I was a Hot-Shot Driver for years, but it meant something different back then, most Hot-Shot Drivers drove CDL big rigs or sometimes a straight truck with a sleeper, From the pick-up point to the drop with no stops in between except fuel . You sleep between loads if you have time, or you could team up with someone, back then regulations were more relaxed, once I went from Minnesota to El Paso in 19 hours, back then if you were late you would be docked for time lost if you broke down the first thing you did was get a lease truck or what ever you needed to finish the load and go back for your truck later . Now I see these young fellows with pick-ups and goose necks and wish I was still driving, looks like fun .

[dwarden]

I make a ton of money moving and setting up travel trailers. Sometimes move from storage yards to campgrounds, sometimes from backyards. Set them up, turn on acs and give the customer a text when its ready. Most of my customers are retirees and they don't want to hook up tow or set up. I do it all for them, when theyre done they send me a text and I tow back. 150 within 10 miles each way. 50 bucks for each 10 miles beyond.

[roken]

Houston, TX has a lot of freight? Not surprised and love to hear it! I just turned 30 years old and finally decided my best path forward in life is to begin hotshotting. Thanks for the breakdown, this shows me I can get started and worry about getting my CDL A within the year after I get some money going. That ending of $17k for 22 days for you compared to $36k for your brother with a CDL A really blew my mind and opened my eyes. My dad’s a trucker driver and has been his whole life so I’ll be happy knowing he can help me.

[HannaloreJohnson]

I drove a cargo van, expedition ( hot shot) for 11 yrs!! The guy I drove for had 3 vans and when he got out of it last yr, he says if he could have got drivers like me, I took all loads, never late pickup or delivery, didn't go home but every 3-4 months for 7-10 days max!! Yes he paid insurance and repairs, but I took care of his van like it was mine! And the owner paid the gas in advance, so it came out of my paycheck to keep the card up!! I also looked for all discounts I could for my gas! I was driving for Panther and did a 60/40 split with owner! And I kept all has and other expense receipts/records and average my take WK 900 -1500!! I loved it!!

[arthurweir]

I did hotshot for a year, started out during covid. It was tough. And November 2021. Give it up. I was a CDL with a 40 ft Bigtex. At first it was good. Then the brokers started getting greedy. Went for 2.50 3.00 dollars a mile to 1.00 1.50. And a Ram 3500 cost just as much as a 18 wheeler. Now back in a bid truck. Best of luck guys and gals.

[salvadorguerra]

I’m a Dispatcher, if you would’ve a 40’ single wheel trailer you could’ve take longer loads like Drainage pipes for example and match his numbers for sure

[andresmith]

Maybe the east part of the US but not down south.It's too much competition here in TEXAS plus all these low rates have made some guys parked them trucks and started working for companies. What this gentleman is taking about is doable but best believe you wont have a life. Since so many truckers are getting out the business, the economy will pick up some where in the future hopefully!! What he isnt telling you is the HOT SHOT or PARTIAL loads are limited. You might be on the computer for two days just to book a load.

[Imperialstarz]

This video definitely gave me a lot of help since I’m trying to become an owner operator. Only thing I’m having trouble is finding loss and where I can find a book. Seems like you guys do it with ease

[fraliexb]

7:15 hey Evansville Indiana on that 1st destination... I work at Berry Global. Don't have my CDL anymore though.

[MiltX]

Hey man any info is good info! When you stop learning and have no interest in learning new things it’s time to pick a new career! Keep the videos coming brother!

[TheBlankJoker]

Something I would add is that if Hot-Shoting fails, having your CDL gives you additional options. I have a fairly close friend who has his Class-A CDL but does Class-B work. I'm right now going to get my CDL and when I "graduate" I'll pretty much have everything. Flat, Tanker, Hazmat, ect. I mean most of what I just listed is take a test at the DMV. Hazmat is a test you have to take every 2 years, which just so happens to also be about the same amount of time you need to redo your DoT physical.

[davidclearwater]

Hey, that's where I work there at 3:43. Thanks for moving our products safely and quickly.

[CrazyHorse]

Now that’s the most straight forward video I’ve seen yet on money. Thanks!

[jeffouellette]

The moral of the story is you're getting as good a fuel mileage as an 18 wheeler. I don't know what kind of mileage you get but if you're getting ten miles to the gallon Hall in any load that means you're getting $10 to every $4 that you buy in fuel. What you really need to do is you need to buy a bigger fuel tank that away when you go through a state like Pennsylvania you can fuel up before you get to Pennsylvania and not have to buy fuel in Pennsylvania. Same with other states. Other people are just mad because they're not making the amount of money that they were making but you can still make a living by paying a truck note a trailer note and still walking off with a big profit every month.

[kevinshasteen]

For starters, your "Gross" is not for that one week or month; its an average throughout the year and should include truck or trailor repairs, eating/living expenses while waiting for a run. What most Owner/Operators, and new drivers in general dont comprehend is the rates per mile you agree to are basically 1990's rates. Unless your accepting Hazmat and DOD loads - you are not turning a profit. I grew up in a trucking family that did Hotshot trucking from the 1960's to 2017. Got out of it simply because it wasnt profitable anymore. Too many foreigners living in their trucks accepting lower rates forcing the rest of us to accept lower rates. Unless your making $1000 minimum per load, and already have another load to get you back in an industrial area, to keep your wheels rollin; you arent making a profit. Unless you have your own authority for getting loads, you arent making a profit. My dad and I had these conversations with new drivers who were told they'ld be making $300k a year but were never told their earned gross was really more like $60k a year after expenses and thats only if you stay out there 3 or 4 months at a time and not come home after every load. The busy times for trucking are after the first quarter up to the end of the third quarter. The labor rates for shop repairs was $35 an hour back in the 60's and 70's. Now the labor rates for truck repairs are $115+ per hour. Can a person still make a profit hotshot trucking, now called expediting? Not sure if you could call it a profit. You can survive, but it isnt for everyone. Ive seen grown men crying at truck stops - saying they cant do it anymore. You're never at home, your family grows up living their lives while you grind it out on the road. It takes a special significant other to put up with you never being home unless your significant other is also your co'driver, two drivers are always better than one to keep the wheels rollin. Whoever your co'driver is, can you trust them while you are sleeping? Truck Stop food is better now than what it used to be. I remember at times wishing for good quality fruit and vegitables - I would've given $100 for a good quality fruit/vegetable basket. Now days the light duty trucks have 10sp autos, thats nice. When you buy your truck make sure you purchase "The Best" most comprehensive protection plan they offer - you will need it! Anyway, that's my .02$ worth aftet watching the industry change from the 60's to the post 2015's

[bensanders]

Some people delete the bed off of the pickup for weight savings so that they can get a little more cargo on without being over that 26k# however....HOWEVER once that bed is removed from that frame for just a bare 5th wheel now it is considered a tractor( not a pickup) and falls up under FMCSA whereas a pickup does not necessarily under most conditions.

[Seluecus]

Let's keep in mind that having a CDL A/B opens a whole new world for delivery/transport services. If you're in that field, it's typically better to just get your CDL and make the extra money for doing the same job.