Finding Loads for 40 ft flatbed out of the Dallas Fort Worth area?

I'm sure hot shotting is just as much if not more over capacity than big trucks are currently...

 

"I know a guy that has a brother that does it and he makes really good money, think Im gonna do it too".

I encourage everyone who talks about it to go for it. Whats the worst that could happen, lol.

 

Bankruptcy? Lol

 

Think of every and any type of anything that can weigh 14k or less and fits on your trailer that needs to be transported, find those co's and start cold calling them (if you've got your own authority or are allowed to do that by whoever you're leased to).

 

We were only over capacity one time and it was by accident. The company loading us knew that we could only take 14-15K, and they put 22K on our trailer. The driver suspected that is was over and went over a weight scale and of course it was. How much are citations for being over weight? Ever got one yourself? Anyone else got one? I'm just wondering if it is a slap on the wrist or time to mortgage the house?

 

I think you have what I was saying mixed up...
You asked where to find loads as it seems to be getting slower and slower. My response was referring to the Overcapacity in the industry whether it's hot shots or big trucks... To many trucks on the road right now.

 

I have had plenty of them, it depends on which state, and sometimes which county as for the dollar amounts. Lowsiana is my favorite and the cheapest I know of.
I have had anywhere from a 10 dollar fine in lowsiana to 1800 and 6 months probation in Kansas.

 

WOW, thank you so much for that info. Very good to know.

 

I had a friend that run a light hotshot. He somehow got hooked up with a airplane deal and hauled parts all over the country, were talking lightweight parts. he had a 24 foot gooseneck, but ran the parts a lot of the time in his half ton pickup. Something you might look into, there is iirc bell helicopter in Amarilllo too.

 

I honestly don’t see how hot-shot outfits make it. I’d venture to guess their expenses aren’t that much lower than a class 8 setup, but they can’t haul a fraction of what a class 8 can. Only markets I can see them working in is light bulky stuff ( boats, a/c units, and the like), but even then they usually don’t have the deck space of a 53’ flat.

I understand that they are saving some on fuel mileage over a class 8, but it’s not all that much. I’d say maintience cost would be higher for a hot shot.