Question about starting up

Please don't laugh and please don't take this as an insult but I was wondering what the possibility of hot shotting on a "part-time" basis would be? I've got a full-time job but would like to transition out of it over the next 1-2 years. It is a good job and I am grateful to have it (has nothing to do with trucking) but it is killing me and I'm just not that interested in it. I would really love to get into something that offers the freedom, travel, scenery, etc. of hotshotting. I have a truck that (may) work for such an endeavor - 2001 F350 dually 4X4, 171K miles; all new suspension and engine.

I have read many, many posts on many, many forums r.e. the costs associated with hotshotting and that you won't be able to make a living doing part-time work. For the next 1 -2 years I wouldn't need to make a living at it, just get into it.

Again, I know this could be construed as being stupid - and maybe it is just a pipe dream - but I thought I would ask. Is there much demand for hauls over the weekend? This could be a perfect way for me to transition in while keeping my current job until the last kid gets out of school.

Thanks in advance for any words of wisdom. If I've learned anything in my research it is that this is an industry that fosters dedicated workers who take a lot of pride in what they do.

 

Thanks for all the help. I do realize there are requirements necessary to get legal. I also understand that if I don't plan on hauling over 26K I wouldn't need the CDL and I would need the MC# if I haul cars. If I do this I may just start out staying under 26K if I can find such work.

I also realize that if I am only working on the weekends it means local or possibly in-state (it's Texas so even in-state could be stretching it given a 2-day weekend). Again, I'm interested in getting started in hot shotting for right now, not necessarily making my sole living at it.

The question I guess I was really getting at is a) is it possible to find work, whether local or in-state, that needs transport in the weekend timeframe and b) if it is possible what is the best route to find such work?

Again, I own the truck and a small(er) flatbed trailer (it is not 40' but is 26') so hopefully that would help me with "breaking" in pain.