What do I need for this type hauling?

How do you know what the total weight will be if you don't know what truck or trailer? What is the size and weight of the freight itself?

 

18-20 k or 9- 10 ton would be a straight truck job you'll need the appropriate licence for that specific truck.

 

Read this and see if it helps.
Hotshot trucking: How to start

 

Class B commercial driver license is required to operate: A single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 lbs.

 

He already said the total weight would be under 26,000 lbs. According to the information at https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...ggoMAE&usg=AFQjCNExRkLQTF6-bTxq9NUoYOvVmciOEA all you need is a class D license. I don't know about once you begin hauling freight for money. You need to talk to someone who runs hotshots and grill them.

 

A class D license is only good up to 16,000#. From 16,001 up to 26,000#, you'd need a class C. Not every state bothers with the class D, though...and in those states the class C is the smallest license they issue.