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Well you see the code of conduct post so I can not say here. However I will say some of the carriers that advertise on this site will use you as an outside carrier. I will also say if you find a dispatch service please be very careful. It's never a good idea of letting someone who is just a...

Do you have authority? Lots of Facebook groups that have tons of people that dispatch for a percentage.

2018 ford f-350 quad cab drw 4x4 6.7 power stroke. I run flatbed hotshots. but they do the sprinter type vans and box trucks also. did not see any sleeper units in the box trucks so do not know for sure that they have any sleeper units So running teams may not be an option in the straights...

call enterprise commercial truck they do 6 month 1 year and up to 4 year leases on trucks. last year I spent over 20k replacing engine and tranny on a hotshot pickup truck. plus seemed like at least 1k per month before engine replacement. now less than 15k per year I will get a new truck...

transflo t-7 works in the pick up trucks just fine.

yes get used to it. shippers always want more space for lower cost. and carriers want the o/o to have to invest more for less pay. I do not buy into that myself. if you want to use a low top van go used so at least if the carrier you decide to go with does not work out at least you can get rid...

Glad you are enjoying it. the difference between company driver and o/o in this segment is more than enough to offset the cost of a hotel. I only mention it because you mentioned the parking problem. lots of hotels that have truck parking.

have van will travel just roll with the freight from the carrier you lease on with. learn the hotspots they work out of and enjoy your travels.

got to see a pic of that 3/4 ton with a dot approved sleeper. if its a factory quad cab it wont be a dot sleeper even if he takes the back seats out and puts a mattress the dims will not work. you can sleep in the backseat but you have to log off duty and not sleeper birth. that eliminates...

you are correct I use a f 550 drw. the cummins is great but not sure how his rear end will hold out. I watched a video of a guy hauling 20000 lbs of gravel pulling a dump trailer that had an empty weight over 12,000 so over 30k using a ford f-150 srw with a eco boost. he went about 20 miles...

Have your owner give me a call I have my own number started in 1997 running cargo vans then straights and then tractors.in 2012 got my first hotshot. really this is not the site for flatbed hotshots at least not yet.most of these guys live safe within a box and if your owner is thinking anything...

you might want more than one set of tarps as they can be pretty heavy I mostly use 2 16' tarps with 4' drops. really don't like to tarp. but if you want to open to more freight get some 8' drops. depends on how much you want to lug around they seem fairly heavy and I am kinda lazy make sure to...

landstar has a hotshot division I was leased on for the first 6 months of this year its not horrible had a few 6k weeks and some runs under 100 miles that would pay 1k. biggest problem is your only getting 70% for the pick up and trailer. plus being stuck with just landstar freight. eld was an...

I am confused. if you lease on to a carrier do you not run under the carriers commercial policy?

anything over 10k requires log book don't it? also med card. that 10000 lb trailer is the gvwr. what the trailer is rated for at max capacity.not just whatever he wants to tag it for. my 36' has an empty weight over 10000 has a gvwr of 26k I have to have a class A to run it. but to answer the...

ask them to bring the van to you and buy you lunch.if they don't have enough spare change in the pocket to do that then don't expect much out of them.

Yes that may be very true moot.it does not cost very much to try it that way.

MI used to be good a lot of short runs but I ran under my own authority and could get 175-300 per run for runs around 100 miles and could do 2 or sometimes even 3 in a day.but that was doing a bristol IN up to MI for ch Robinson and maybe deadhead up to grand rapids and come back for panther and...

Really employees or 1099 contractors.best thing to do is ask for the phone numbers of these drivers and speak with them. Wouldn't want to scare you away from a good gig may be a great opportunity but if it's 50% deadhead and one mini run per day I would question 500-600 per week in your pocket...

Are you expected to pay for 100% of fuel? If so is he getting 50% of fuel surcharge? I do not know what try hours pays for cargo vans but with all the vans out there I wouldn't expect it to be much. I get that drivers are attracted to no log books and no scales but is there really enough money...