Newbie looking to hotshot

You can lease on to a RV company over in Northern IN & run. They are always looking for people via craigslist & elsewhere.
I have ran the numbers years ago & it is a losing proposition unless you are retired, want to see the country & have another source of income.

RV hauling is not hotshot.

Your truck brand is fine. I used one to pull a 48' flat & 53' wedge. That said, do not recommend the dually route to anyone hauling trailer loaded with freight in a commercial application. <~ Most refuse to listen/read that, but it is what it is.

 

Well that will show me to just glance over things. Thought you had a one ton dually.

Good luck, from re reading, your mind is made up that you are going to do it.

 

LBZ why do you say you don't recommend a dually for hauling freight? I do it with mine all the time and make a decent little income doing it.

 

What experience do you think you are going to get hauling RV's.The experience that you already have from farming will put most of these guys at truck stops to shame when you have to back in between two trucks and not pull in like most of these fresh out of trucking school guys.RV hauling won't make you any money,and we know you have your mind set on doing it,but if I were you I would take some more time and get some better financing and a better plan together,because you will just be waiting Time hauling RV's.Get a job in the oilfield and you will see that the financial part will not be a problem after a few months and you will be able to afford a one ton and 40' gooseneck.I was in Minot working the oilfield the last four and started hotshotting in December.Good luck to you,and try to stay warm this winter.

 

Unless you have a TON of cash forget about starting your own business doing this. On top of EVERYTHING else your going to need at least $10,000 to $20,000 in cash just to pay for fuel, personal expenses and a lot of other things while you wait 30 to 45 days to get paid.

 

I did it with mine too. They fit some niches here 'n there, but wish I would have started with a clean used class 8 from the get go(singled out or tandem). When things get slow, general freight gets cheaper & heavier with a few exceptions. I did not have those exceptions like you would have if you were connected to oil fields or something similar with any sort of regularity. So heavy unknowns off of load boards with a one ton were not a good fit for me.
Switched to cars in 08 as sky was falling with the economy. It was easier knowing the weights of three vehicles than freight that suddenly gained weight & size when you showed up to the loading location. But never loaded more than
three cars on the wedge & the money to cover a newer dually & trailer were not much more than break even. Then add a 28,000-30,000+ lb dually set up coming down 17 into Phoenix for example sucked.
So to me, duallys are a niche market. If you have that market, it may be OK. If you are trying to get started with no real contacts, it is tough as you are limited to what the smaller trucks can do.

Side note, cool town you got there. Some friends of mine used to live off of Riggs in Gilbert.