Help the Newbie

Your gonna find yourself sitting at a weigh station out of service and looking at some big fines taking that advice,..

The dot loves to check one tons pulling a wedge anytime they see them,....Many guys try to run them without dot numbers or authority and get into BIG trouble,....

And besides if sleeping in the backseat of a pickup is what you consider proper rest I don't want to share the road with you!!!

 

we tried doing the 3 car gig before and it sucks ... like someone said before you get the same expenses as a 10 car hauler... the dot tends to mess with you all the time with those too

if you do decide to go with the carhauling buy a 4 car Kaufman trailer -- i like those you can fit big cars on it, the only negative thing is that is 3 axle
and put a winch on it

 

I would definitely listen to fishy boy and brick... they know what they are talking about.
Also... if you plan on sleeping in the back that truck, then taking over driving on that "quality" of rest... please rethink it... seriously.
I don't want to lose somebody I care about do to your lack of rest, and I would certainly hate to hear somebody lost their life due to it. One thing you definitely gotta consider is that you can change another person's life in a split second... not to mention lose your own.

 

There are 3 ways to log in a truck that's in operation . Driving , sleeper berth , and on duty , not driving . Since the truck lacks a legal sleeper berth the time in the back seat is on duty , not driving .

http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/rules-regulations/administration/fmcsr/fmcsrruletext.aspx?section=395.2

 

A 3 car hauler is a lot of load for a 1 ton . Do you have a Class A CDL ? A 1 ton is rated at close to 23,000 GCWR . Most 3 car loads will put you over 26,000 lbs.
You're fantasizing running nonstop with a 3 car hauler . The loads aren't there . Many experienced o/o's sit waiting for loads .
You're better off with a 48' stepdeck instead of a wedge . Why limit yourself to auto transport ?

 

There's a lot of loads . Problem is not many pay much . I know a hotshotting family with 3 trucks that has been hauling more autos than anything else lately . It takes a while to get known and get good jobs . I know haulers doing well hauling antiques and classics to shows and to and from auctions .