Hotshot Market Sizing

It must stink to be so narrow minded when it comes to hauling. The key is to get approved as an authorized carrier with landstar or the like and use their loadboards to stay busy with loads that pay all day long $1.75- $3.00 cpm. If you don't want to do partials, then thats the best. The full load rate all day long as a hotshot are attainable if you think outside the box. Our drivers "hotshot" average between $16k-$22k per month consistently. My point is to build the relationships that will broaden the spectrum as a hs o/o. Not rely on the small pool that everyone is trying to jump in. The dot is another area that can easily be worked out, simply, be legal when you run!! If a company has all their ducks in a row, then there shouldn't be any issues with dot. Most of the fines and tickets handed out to guys like us, are because of lack of knowledge of the fmcsa rules and reg's. People should take the time to find out what is expected of them and their o/o's who drive for them if they expect to make it in this industry. I've probably have said more than what should be said. Most o/o's who thrive already have these things figured out. I talk to people all of the time that walk up to me and ask, "do you have to run a logbook with that rig?" the answer is always a resounding "yes"!!!!!!! I run 48 states with a fleet of o/o's that work under my authority, and each one goes through the same training before i put my #'s on their rig. The lack of knowledge is the killer of the small guy trying to get a piece of the pie. I could run 100 hs rigs and keep each and every one of them full and busy 365 days a year. Each man must make his own mark when it comes to surviving and exceding their own expectations. Trust me, i never thought before i got into this side of trucking that i would hear this from my own lips, but the truth is, anyone can do it. We as hs's must grow beyond our own expectations..my heart is to inspire the guys out there who are struggling right now. I would love to see 10's of thousands of hs's out there taking over the market like a hurricane. If you dont have a vision for yourself, then it can be really hard to see when your eyes are closed. I would love to help anyone that may be interested in getting that vision.

 

Landstar allows small trailers pulled by pickups in their fleet?

 

It might of been this way along time ago...however acme is far from dominating the oil field business especially in Texas. United vision, Rig Runners, Elfs are just to name a few companys that thrive in the oil field related hotshots

 

Yes I meant small rig setup, not small capacity.

It is interesting that LS would allow a pickup or light duty in their fleet, I was told no several times when I had my trucks leased to them. I understand how you could do this as an authorized carrier and think there would be a lot of money to be made.

Still would like to hear more about it.

 

Absolutely!!!!

 

I believe with Landstar, you can haul off their boards, with your own authority, I do not believe they offer a lease to the smaller trucks.

 

Rig Runners got bought out by EZE out of Cali. back a few months ago.

http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/news/2013/08/05/houston-trucking-company-snapped-up-by.html

 

Anything is possible. It was in 2004 that I last had any knowledge of them and they might have changed by now.