Advice for new hotshot owner

Reason I ask that question is just did load search in Texas for flatbed, 4100 loads picking up and 9500 loads dropping off being a Hot Shot most of the loads you can't haul

 

There's tons of loads for Hot Shots. There's even loads here in crap hole Salt Lake City for Hot Shots. If your on a load board you can sort by weight and go from there. Many of the loads I take are listed as 48,000 and when I call it's 7,000 and 20' long. He'll do fine.

We'll all help him out when he starts. He'll be like our ##### and do what we say

 

I learned something else new. Heck I have never called on a 48,000lbs load.

 

You would be surprised.

 

What load board were you using and how do you hunt for "hot shot" specific loads?

What kind of profit advantage do you have if you have your HAZMAT and haul hazmat loads as a hot shot and is it worth the pain in the rear to haul those loads?

Thanks

 

Its at the very bottom. Learn the rules driver.


Thank you Truckon, really had no idea that was true simply because I've never been on that side of the fence........the pvt. fleet, always needed it, The LP deals I did, required by carrier.......so again, thanks.

And his "sleeper" ? The crew cab ? Meets the requirements ?

 

There are Hot Shot specific load boards but you can use all the load boards. If it fits and the weight is OK you can haul the same thing as my flatbed. I haul tons and tons and tons of freight that will go on a Hot Shot.

 

Back seat cant be logged as sleeper. But he is legal to log as off duty.

Back seat can really suck if your a big guy, but its really no different then a coffin sleeper, just varies from person to person I guess...

 

If the tuck is set up properly you can log as sleeper I just choose to log off duty. I have the Wood house system in mine and it complies with all the Regs