I've been running my 2011 5500 for a year and a half. Hauling mpgs, it depends on the load. I've had high profile loads on my 40' that weren't...
Sorry AA, no offense, but your story is setting off my BS detector... just sayin'. :yes2557:
Most hotshot and expediting companies are just like other trucking companies and require 1-3 years experience. About the only way is to start...
Yep, that's how it goes for me anyway. I haven't hitched up the trailer in three months.
Oh come on Rev, don't hold back! Tell us how you really feel... :biggrin_255:
I'm a hotshotter who did go to school. I recommend it since you never know what you'll be doing later on, and that Class A CDL is a valuable...
Expect other drivers to pull stupid stunts and keep enough room around you to avoid them when they do. Also, think about various scenarios and...
Central Tech in Oklahoma offers the book portion of the course online, then you go to the school for the hands-on portion. I assume others are...
This must be the new health thing. My sister just got a juicer and posts on facebook every morning the things she blends up for breakfast. It's...
Generally speaking, an employee uses your equipment, works under your direction, and reports on the time schedule you set up. A contractor...
I'd say if you want to run under your own authority, go out and start knocking on doors. Look up every business near you related to oilfield and...
As you can see there are as many opinions on this as there are hotshots. My pick is the 5500. I've been hauling with the one I have for over a...
You're only about 3 hours away from Central Tech at Drumright. It's the best school in the state and well worth attending if you really want to...
I run a 5500 with an 11' flatbed. I wouldn't even get into this without a flatbed as fast and easy loading/unloading is super important and boxes...
I've been on both ends of this particular equation and I have to agree that when I stopped people and they were decent (even if they were mad...
I looked at Uship when I first started out and the whole layout was so poor that I never bothered trying to book anything from that site. My...
Good point, the same thing happened to me. Luckily, I was home as well and didn't get caught out on the road. Needless to say I was not happy...
If I have something on that really catches the wind I can get down to around 5 mpg on hilly terrain pulling a 40' even if it's a relatively light...
Yup. I didn't say I work cheap, I said last year it cost me .72 per mile to run. I made a (small but not bad) profit and it was my first year...
I've worked at so-called men's jobs all my life and have never been turned down for a job due to being a woman. I just got in there and did the...
