diesel truck suggestion needed for hot-shot running

[SMKR]

sounds like a big investment into a career you have never done before. Driving cross country SUCKS

ive driven c/c before, just not in light truck/trailer form.

[Sean88gt]

How is this one?

http://www.equipmenttraderonline.com/find/listing/2011-A1-Custom-Trailers-TEXLINE-40-FT-TANDEM-DUAL-98528126

Y'all give your input on this 98 12v

http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail...5&aff=national

Looks like a basic trailer, not sure about price. The channel neck is a way to cut cost, which means they are looking at other areas as well to cheap out.

[SMKR]

Looks like a basic trailer, not sure about price. The channel neck is a way to cut cost, which means they are looking at other areas as well to cheap out.

So in your opinion who makes the best trailers for hot shotting?

[sig239]

That sounds mighty short on pay. after tax's, fuel, mantance fund, tags. And a whole lot of other stuff it will eat deep in to that. Also you have to run a log book, have to add motel every nite unless you put a legal sleeper on it. You cant sleep in the back seat. And when Mr DOT decides to hand you a ticket for some little bull shit thing. And DOT fines are not cheap. Think long and hard and figure out what its going to cost you per mile to run the truck. The cost may surprise you.

http://www.ooida.com/Education%26BusinessTools/Trucking_Tools/costpermile.shtml

[Sean88gt]

So in your opinion who makes the best trailers for hot shotting?

Tough call, I'm biased after having been in that industry for nearly a decade.

[Cobra86]

It's going to be tough to make any money on that deal. The hot shot biz is brutal, it works great until the truck goes bad and needs a lot of work. Like the earlier post, dot and local law enforcement can't wait to pull you over. One fine can be more than your net profit on the load. Really check into it a little further. Double your anticipated expenses on paper and if it still makes money then go for it.

[GrayStangGT]

And when Mr DOT decides to hand you a ticket for some little bull shit thing. And DOT fines are not cheap. Think long and hard and figure out what its going to cost you per mile to run the truck. The cost may surprise you.


http://www.ooida.com/Education%26Bus...tpermile.shtml

And trust me, they will find a ticket to write you regardless of how well you think your shit is together. Every time one of our big trucks gets pulled over they find some kind of new BS to write it up for. They have even busted our 1-ton service trucks for being over weight. Even though its a pickup you might need a class A CDL, I think it depends on what the truck/trailer combo is rated at. I think our gooseneck is rated at 30k.

[sig239]

And trust me, they will find a ticket to write you regardless of how well you think your shit is together. Every time one of our big trucks gets pulled over they find some kind of new BS to write it up for. They have even busted our 1-ton service trucks for being over weight. Even though its a pickup you might need a class A CDL, I think it depends on what the truck/trailer combo is rated at. I think our gooseneck is rated at 30k.

I even had one try to trip me up he ask for my long form physical and short.
A lot of guys don't carry both. I have been seeing a lot more pickups behind the scale houses as lately.

Bring all paper work and a comcheck with you driver.
My ass puckers every time that light stays red longer than I think it should. They will find something even if its just even not carrying you last flag across to your next change od duty.

[Sean88gt]

I even had one try to trip me up he ask for my long form physical and short.
A lot of guys don't carry both. I have been seeing a lot more pickups behind the scale houses as lately.

Bring all paper work and a comcheck with you driver.
My ass puckers every time that light stays red longer than I think it should. They will find something even if its just even not carrying you last flag across to your next change od duty.

Everyone had to know the sweet deal would run out sooner or later.

[78X]

easy, just get one of these

http://youtu.be/2YBYl0-TUVM

[aggie97]

http://collegestation.craigslist.org/cto/2476472085.html

found this recently...low ball them!

[stephen4785]

This would work pretty good

[Cooter]

I've got a great running 03 dually with a bulletproof billet automatic transmission for sale

best fuel mileage of any of the Cummins

[Broncojohnny]

I've got a great running 03 dually with a bulletproof billet automatic transmission for sale

best fuel mileage of any of the Cummins

What tranny is it?

[JP135]

This would work pretty good

Oh that's nice. I want a B-Model Mack so bad.



Or a K100 Aerodyne: