Hot Shot, have equipment, help me get started.
Discussion in 'Expediter and Hot Shot Trucking Forum' started by GrableRnRHotShot, Jul 17, 2017.
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Progressive: $10,400/year. Details: 750k combined, 5k cover myself personal, 30k uninsured motorist, and 150k cargo. New cdl, new business, new dot/mc. This is for a MDT (class 6) pulling a 40' gooseneck(25k).
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Just read this thread Grable... Did you ever get started, or have they all totally disillusioned you from starting?
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It's still a great forum, though. First place I look to when I need info. -
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You’re new? LEASE TO SOMEONE. Progressive is the only company that insures new MC hotshotters. $1600 a month. I had one mark on my insurance. It was $1400 a month before that. They check a “clue” report that keeps any insurance payout on file even if your MVR is clean (such as a comprehensive claim-or if you break off a mailbox-YOU ARE AT FAULT)
If you’re new you won’t get loads. Most shippers won’t load a new MC number. Many require ramps and air ride trailers. All require $1 milllion liability and $100k cargo or you will not find freight. Your dispatcher needs to make sure your factoring company will pay, and your equipment can be loaded and u loaded, and he needs to make sure they take new MC drivers.
Your factoring company may not pay the loads you do find. It’s been 2 months and I’m still waiting payment on a load. That one $1800 ####up by my dispatcher killed me. Trust me I threw everything I had and tried to get loads with a 10k capacity (non cdl). I bought the right insurance. Bought e logs. Bought truck and trailer. Chains. Binders. Tarps. Straps. I could not get backhauls. I could not get good paying loads. I had one good load per week. Fuel ate me up. 12 mpg. 3.30 a gallon. Motels 65-85 a night. You will fail UNLESS you can live out of your truck and DO NOT MOVE until you get a load. It’s not impossible but hotels and deadhead ate me up. Best paying loads are CDL weights so do it right the first time. Get the right tools for the job. Do not limit yourself as I did. Get a truck with a sleeper. Get your CDL (borrow a gooseneck farm truck if you have to and take your road test in that)
Be able to haul 20k. Have ramps. Have air ride. Have a sleeper. Otherwise lease to someone, let them payroll deduct insurance and be ready to stay on the road 2-3 weeks at a time. -
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