1st week almost over on my own numbers as a hotshot

Just one other tip that you might consider.. I know it's a ####ty platform and the bidding crap sucks. But there is a lot of work on Uship. It's mostly direct customer contact so the under 90/under 6 months isn't as big of a deal.

Again I don't like the site and rates are usually low, but you can run from that while aging your numbers to get yourself work. I personally haven't taken any loads from there because I've been able to get loads from brokers, but I did do a lot of watching loads there prior to my numbers going active.

It does have work.. it's just the bid process is a bit annoying..

 

Yeah you just have to stay with it and sometimes you catch a broker in "need".. watch the load boards and pay attention to the listed loads. The "good" loads you likely won't have chance at for now, but those loads no one touches or the loads that are almost out of the pick up window.. Those are the loads to target because the broker needs to fill them.

Just sort out how you can cut your expenses to the bare minimum so you can make money on crappy loads and just deal with that until the MC ages a bit. It doesn't take long.. I mean mine is now nearly 2 months old and seems like I just got it..

 

I'm just using the $60 version as well or what ever the cheap version is.. under Truck type when searching loads use F,K,D for truck type, that gets you all the various flat bed loads. I then search 1st just partials then I do both. When looking at the loads the "FH" under equipment is the code for hot shot. I always look over those 1st just because you already know they wont give you a hassle over not being a big rig.

 

Yeah seemed very crazy they couldn't find a load in that amount of time..for the record maybe my Dat is $35 I honestly can't remember I think I took whatever the cheapest version was and for some reason off the top of my head I was thinking it was $60.