Hotshot

Might want to get them insurance quotes before you buy a truck..
Just grab a vin # off a similar truck you plan on buying to give the agent..

Depending on location, new authority insurance can be close to $40k per yer..

 

You should do better than $40,000 in GA.
Think a guy from the Bronx was just quoted $39,500 or something ridiculous like that.?

@24kHotshot
I believe was somewhere around $30k his 1st year out of FL..

How much weight do you plan on tagging your hotshot for.? As in less than 26,001lb or more. That will give us a better idea of what all you need to get going..

 

Gotcha.
So yeah, I wouldn't bother paying anyone when you should be able to set yourself up..

Set up sole proprietorship, dba, llc, Inc, something to establish company name.
Get tax ID #
File for dot#
MC# if you plan on leaving GA
Get process agents boc 3
Need insurance for #'s to go active (most brokers require $1millon not the 750k minimum, gonna want some cargo coverage too)
Acquire truck & trailer
IRP for apportioned tags
IFTA for fuel tax
2290 if over 54999lb gross weight
KYU # if over 59999lb gross weight
NY HUT over 18000lb gross
NM weight distance tax
OR has a bond (never been)
Token/Permanent tag for the wagon
UCR filing
Join a drug testing consortium
Sign up for the clearinghouse
Pass a pre employment wiz quiz on yourself
Get ready for new entrant safety audit

That will get you going. I might be missing something. Someone else can add what I may have forgot..? My ol Lady does all the paperwork.. lol