Is it feasible to do hotshot with a box truck or flat bed? I'm thinking Freightliner M2 series trucks. Or are there enough small runs that I could just do it in a Sprinter van? The trucks sound like a great idea for cost because it's only one unit your buying as opposed to a truck and trailer. They also have much heavier duty engines and transmissions than the Big 3 trucks.
What do you guys think?
Box truck, flat bed truck, or van?
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by Jbrow327, Apr 26, 2022.
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I know a couple of people that use sprinter vans or Honda or Chrysler minivans for expedited cargo
small enough that they are exempt from all the DOT regulations .
no CDL no ELD no weigh stations etc . -
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it’s small quantities of cargo that need to get somewhere in a hurry and can’t be air freighted for one reason or another .
If it’s less than 1000 miles it’s often faster to drive it than to fly it anyway . Especially when you have no hours or service restrictions
One guy I know got paid to take a shoebox sized cargo 3000 miles . Evidently it couldn’t be fed Ex’d or air freighted -
Are they automatic or manual?
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