I was wondering the same thing. Ive seen a few of them in truck stops at night so I guess they lay down in the back seat? Id rather do local and go home after anyway. If I was doing OTR id get the semi with a sleeper
Why do hotshot drivers use pickup trucks instead of class 8 trucks?
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I drove a '12 Ram w/ the woodhouse conversion. Slept great in it on the couple overnights I ran.
It replaces the door panels to get every last inch of length. I'm only 5'6", but I still had a bunch of room left. -
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Most hotshot rigs are registered above 26k from what I usually see since they usually always have IFTA stickers on them. There is a guy who had a Youtube channel that started off with hotshot sized trucks and eventually moved up into Class 8. Claims it is much easier to get and stay loaded with 48ft of deck space and 45k weight capacity than it is running a small setup with only 32-40ft and maybe half that weight tops. A lot more big truck loads out there than little ones. At the end of the day it is not much less hassle or money to run a little truck like a Ram 5500 down the road than it is a big truck. Fuel economy, not much savings there, and the little trucks do wear out faster and aren't whole lot cheaper to fix or maintain than a big one. Can be harder to find repair help also out on the road if you need it where as big truck shops are all over the place.
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