My Hotshot Life : Ep 29 My Complete Truck And Sleeper System! How I Live On The Road!
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Do you idle your truck all night while sleeping? Do you let your cooler run all night if your truck is turned off?
@@OleGradyRay if it’s too hot out mid 80+ at night, I find a decent low cost hotel. Usually 1 with a free breakfast and gym. If it’s mid 60s and lower, no need to run the truck cause it’s cool enough. In between them temps, I run it. Only leave the cool plugged in while running cause it will kill the battery fast. Wasn’t a big fan of the plug in cooler for a hotshot but in a semi with 4 batteries, it’s not so bad
Do you like the big tractor trailer better than the dodge 3500? Seems like more of a headache and half the money 💰
Is hotshot still viable in 2021?
Hell yeah
take the front passenger seat out. run yur bed long ways along the right side. it leaves a bunch of storage space behind the drivers seat. and you can stretch out all the way when you sleep. even have enough room for a little desk behind you. oh, and take out the back seat. lol
I like that Idea, maybe I will look into doing that to my truck.
@@Deputy2148 it worked out for me. plus you can build the bed up about a foot and a half and have a crap load of storage under the bed also. nothing better than being able to stretch out after a 14 hour day
I did that in my 5500. It was nice, I could stretch all the way out and had my cooler, refrigerator, and other stuff behind the drivers seat. It was great
Never ask Law Enforcement for thoughts because they will always give you their opinions. Always ask for the LAW!!!! Make sure they give you the State Statue number for a particular State. Nice Setup though. I have yet to read anything in the FMCSR about you covering your back windows, the only thing it talks about in tinting your front windows.
What's up fellow Hurricane. Yea most of them don't know the law that's why you have these videos of them constantly get schooled by civilians.
Only glass that matters is driver, pass door and windshield.. back glass means nothing...
I black my out with silver and black paint... A thin layer of silver with heavy layer of black with a clear film to protect the paint..
If you wish - lay your head behind driver side and leave pass side clear or with a Lt. Tint to match pass front glass.
This lets you see out as your driving ( backing ) - driver rear is the only one I would black out 100% if your new, once your use to the trailer, black out the others if you need to darken the sleeping area.
Say daddy... Oh ohhhhhh. That definitely deserved a like
Congratulations MARINE on your future weeding . Bianca is a great gal and you have a beatiful family. Thanks for posting the videos . I live north of Albany NY and I have been driving CDL A for 27 years and I would love to move somewhere warmer and tax friendly state but still drive for the company I am working on nowno. (The big Wally) company
Thanks brother! Florida is warm but I’d recommend Northern Florida. And we’re extremely tax friendly down here. Taxes are almost non existent when you compare to NY and NJ.
Do you have info on the containers you got (size/source of supply)? Were they from Walmart too? How about your red lights (source of supply/watts)? Thank you very much and safe driving sir!
Walmart and less than $10
I have red Eld lights in my big truck you been hot shotting for a long time , nice area were you live I'm in Carolinas , good luck on your next purchase of semi trucks
I took a load for a friend when he got sick, I drove his hotshot 1500 miles round trip and would NEVER do it again. He had his bed similar to yours. Crawling back to the bed and never able to stand up just killed me. Man was I glad to get back to my Freightliner Condo I love being able to stand up and walk to my bed and stretch my legs . I could never do that hotshot stuff full time , lots of respect to you guys doing that. He paid as much for his Dodge as I did my Freightliner
Yeah the truck prices are similar. The semi would boost my income by a good bit and that’s my biggest goal, but I’m picking up a 5500 and putting a sleeper on it. My gf and daughter will be coming out on the road with me and I can’t mount a car seat in a semi so I’m kinda stuck with the hotshot for now. The bed in the back of my 3500 doesn’t bother me much... I’m a Marine Vet and I’ve been homeless a few times in life so I can sleep anywhere and I’m grateful to have a bed ya know. But I’d much rather be in a semi
My hat is off to you!
Donno how you tolerate this... 😱
I do OTR in a Freightliner M2 "buisness class" with a factory extended cab (about 30 extra inches with a factory bunk+mattress on top of storage space).
They are very rare (these extended cabs), but you might have seen them.
I have tons more room compared to your setup, but after a year I am super sick of my "coffin" )))))
I never planned on doing this for that long. My plan was to quickly get a CDL (my current truck is 26,000lb GVWR and does not require CDL) and move to a "normal" 18-wheeler. I think I am about ready, so I will finally have some space to stand up, more storage, maybe even a little ghetto cooking setup - like a small electric burner or something. Obviously a fridge and a microwave oven, maybe a small toaster oven, a TV.
You know, whatever one can cramp into a standard Tractor-trailer sleeper...
A somewhat comfortable environment to fix some chow and kill a prostitute here and there ))))))
Got a new set up coming soon. Dropping my new truck off Monday or Tuesday for the new sleeper. I’ll have brand new videos coming soon!
I currently run a 2017 3500 with the 3.73 gears. I did extensive research before I decided on this setup. It’s a great combo but I really like the idea of the 5500 with the bigger breaks, tighter turning radius etc.. After seeing the Ram release the 2019 5500 I’m sold. I will be ordering one with the 4.10 gears and putting a hauler body on it. With the increased hp and torque numbers it’s going to be what I believe the best setup for hotshot trucking. You want to be able to run down the interstate at under 2000 rpm and with any other gearing that’s not going to happen. There really isn’t any price difference between the 4500 and 5500 so my thought is you might as well get the higher payload capacity with that comes with the 5500.
Thanks for the videos.
Sounds like you’ve done a lot of homework on this 1. Keep in mind your tow capacity on the 2019 5500 4.10... With a crew cab 4x4 the max tow capacity is around 20k lbs. The 4.88 gets you in the 30k range but will cost on fuel. I’m currently between the 5500 with 4.88 and the 4500 with 4.44 which has a tow capacity around 25k lbs. I’m also looking at the FL60.
I’m 6’2 and can only deal with sleeping for 3 hours in the back of my 2015 Ram 2500 before my body starts to cramp. Don’t know how you do it brother. Damn.
Honestly, there just isn’t much sleep involved. While the seat was in, I sleep sitting up against the rear pass door and my feet up on the seat with pillows behind me for comfort. It sucks, but I’m on a mission and putting in the time now to build something big... Plus I’ve had to sleep on a park bench a few times so I tend to not complain. Definitely not easy tho. At 6’2... that’s too much for me to imagine. I’d have to invest in $40 hotels
Dream Inspired thx for quick reply. I’ve been homeless a few times too. Your videos are informative. I see your goal is a semi. Why did you go hot shot instead of trucking school and then jump into a semi for a company? This is the dilemma I’m in-whether to go semi for a company or take the financial risk of hot shot(?). Any advice? My goal is to be happy and have consistent work (loads...). Thank you bro
Yeah man life can be tough at times. As for my business choices, I was always going to own my company. I don’t care much for working for other people. Hotshot was easy to get into because I already had the truck and the trailer wasn’t much. To buy a semi and a larger trailer, that would have been quite a bit more up front and I didn’t want to just jump in like that with absolutely no training or experience. Because I already have my CDL, I can go work for pretty much any companies out there as long as they will take me, but I’m here to build something of my own, not be apart of someone else’s dream. It’s a lot of fun doing hotshot tho. And with the upgrades we’re making, we’ll have been opportunities to make money really soon.
Dream Inspired excuse me for taking up all your time brother but since I have your attention I own a 2015 ram 2500 diesel, I’m in a good financial position to upgrade. Do you recommend I go to a 3500 truck or larger as far as hotshot goes. Thank you for your time my friend. By the way I am in Florida as well.
The 3500 with 3.73 rear is what I have and I run a 40’ gooseneck. It’s a phenomenal truck and I get good mileage but at times it does drag a bit. A lot of people run 3500 and they are really phenomenal, especially when it comes to using the truck for personal use as it comes with a bed. The 4500 and up don’t come with the pick up bed. They come just Chassis-Cab. The 4500 with 4.10 rear will give you a bit more towing power and you do pretty good on fuel as well, but you lose the bed and you’ll look like a commercial truck at all times. Depending what you’re looking to do... this could be good or bad but that’s up to you. The 4500 crew cab is also cheaper than the 3500 crew cab. Just for reference, the SLT 5500 I’m looking at only costs about $5k more than my 3500. I can tow a hell of a lot more with it, but it will never be a regular vehicle, it’s always going to be commercial, which I’m fine with. Just a few things to think about.
As long as you have side mirrors, you can cover all your rear windows. Works the same for tint. You just can’t tint your driver front side windows super dark. I think 30% or something like that is what’s normally legal.
Correct, I did 5 on my rear windows and never had a problem... But legally, Nothing darker than 70 on the front.
@@DreamInspired Ok, I just had it reversed, 30 and 70.
How many miles was that showing on the odo? 300k
300k? I hit 30k in 3 months... 👀
Well I figured as much as you drive. How many miles you got on the new one? That truck is sooooooo nice
I can see you expanding Imperial Haulers. Having multiple trucks like a 35, 45, 5500 and even semis. There is no limit!
In talks right now with the dealer to get the 5500 and have the sleeper put on. Gotta work out our numbers before we can make the move. I’ll be leasing on and dispatching guys come summer time most likely. Excited as can be about the bright future!
@@DreamInspired awesome man. I recently bought a second car and actually have a 3rd. I am currently training my driver and hopefully I can get him up and running soon!
I know most people have family's that hotshot, and you need to haul them in your truck, but if it's a work truck and if you have other vehicle's, why couldn't a guy take out the front passenger seat and back seat and make the bed run from back to front it seems that there would be a lot more sleeping room and storage underneath, just a thought, please let me know what your thought's would be on that. thanks mike
I’ve seen this done and there’s a company that sells a kit that mounts from your dash to the back window... it looks cool but it’s smaller than a twin bed and leaves you far less space if you went that route. Taking out the back seat gave me much more space but for storage and for sleeping
@@DreamInspired thanks for your feed back, your videos are awesome I watched all of them, I'm really thinking about starting hotshot trucking next spring, not on my own at that time I need to get hired and work for somebody first for a while to see if I will like or not, and by the way I love your new truck that thing is bad ass, thanks mike
Gotcha. I can understand that. If it were me and I wasn’t able to run on my own, I personally would have signed on with a big company and run semi OTR. I know it’s not the hotshot style you’d want for yourself and it wasn’t my first pick either, but Looking back now, I would trade my journey to try that first. Not missing out on that experience could have taught me much more about this life and business.
Is that a legal sleeper berth set up. Or do you log off duty? I’ve heard off duty you have to have a motel receipt. Just curious be safe
Someone told me hotel receipt as well but the dot inspection officer told me that’s not true, you just log line 1 off duty and you’re good.
411whatever1 marking off duty or Sleeper Birth will work
Been legal to sleep in a HOTSHOT since 2012 or 2013, no motel receipts needed. Just log off duty
As for your request about the window coverings, I have those in the backseat window and rear-side windows, but only when parked at truckstops/Walmarts, etc. You could use rv privacy curtains too.
We checked into the curtains. Had them in my Audi and Yukon... They are cool and block the light, but keeping the climate controlled is a big thing. I did another video on Hotshot Privacy and a roll of insulation I picked up from Lowe’s and cut to fit my windows. Cost like $20 and works amazing!
Nice set up and as for the wedding congratulations to you on that as well.
Meh you’ll be fine with windows covered
Glad I'm sawed off at 5'2 lol
Where do park your truck when you rest?
I usually run all day and sleep at Pilot or Flying J or other truck stops.
I think that's a awesome setup, thinking about doing something like that when I get started up
Did you end up using Jason's system?
new subscriber from arizona. im stuck in a cubical all day long w/ a dream of possibly doing hot shot. hit me up if your in PHX for some tacos!!
FYI, those Coleman coolers aren't that great. They kinda work but better option is the compressor frig/freezer from Dometic, ARB, Whynter or maybe Truck fridge or Ideal B. They are more expensive but use less overall power, more efficient actually shutting off, they are definitely the best option.
Do/did you ever have any issues staring the truck in the morning after having having the cooler and fan on overnight?
Fan no, cooler tho kills the battery in about 5 hours...
So you pretty much used a small generator to keep it powered overnight?
No I either kept the truck on to stay cat on hot nights/ warm on cool nights, or I unplugged it. If it’s between 35-55 degrees outside, I turn the truck off and unplug it and it’s cool enough to keep the cooler cold.
Gottcha! Thanks a lot and drive safe!
I need to know if a person with a CDL A but little experience can get loads. I have a CDL since 1992 excellent driving record and I can handle a trailer. Im thinking about a f450-550 or Dodge 4500-5500. But I'm afraid that a broker won't give me a load since I don't have the experience. What do brokers/shippers look for in a hotshot?
Well brokers don’t give loads to people... You have to first be leased on to or own your own company with a DOT number and Active MC that meets requirements of said broker. If you have the experience and have a truck and trailer, but maybe don’t have the funds to open your own company, get into some of the Hotshot groups on Facebook... There are posts on there all the time looking for drivers.
Bro how much you pay for storage for your truck and trailer. Looking for someone to park my Straight Truck in the Boca Deerfield Fort Lauderdale area. Thanks in advance 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
I’m in Boynton and I store mine at my house. Gotta back it down my street then alley dock down the side of my house lol
Are you looking to lease on any owner ops
Yes soon, but only semi owner ops. Must have minimum 3 year verifiable CDL OTR driving experience, clean MVR - Background Check - Drug text. If this sounds like you, email resume to ImperialHaulers@outlook.com not hiring for at least another 2 months but hiring will start soon.
You could stick your feet out the window with a bed that high lol. They sell covers for this now, but could easily make one cheaper
I like the setup, thanks for sharing.
What are the pros and cons of an 8’ bed compared to a 6’ bed?
I can’t say because I’ve never had a 6’ bed.
Did you build the bed for the mattress if not who build it for you
The 3 videos in the series show me building it... 👀
Stay away from the 4500-5500. You will regret it you will be down on power 325hp and 750tq. Just pull your bed and install a sleeper. Heck cowtown has sleepers that are DOT approved for 1900$ that fig in the bed of your truck. I’m going with the roadrunner set up from cowtown. I got my truck and trailer just waiting to finish my class A. But that set up you have is pretty sweet.
I’ve been comparing the 35/45/5500 for a few months now. I was originally going with the 4.88 5500 before I knew what I was really looking at. I scaled my choice back to a 4500 with 4.10 but I’m looking to pull a semi step deck. The 4500 can manage it but I want to load be able to load 30k plus on it. I’m going to go with the 5500 with 4.10 rear. SLT Crew cab extended rear, dual tanks, full dot sleeper, 100+ gal tank, chain boxes, 5th wheel gooseneck combo set up. Priced it out and I’m looking around $65-75k for the full truck setup. Still working on the trailer tho.
Yeah end of the month is the only time to buy. If not the end of Feb, I’ll be getting at it in March.
Rv Eddy tell me about it I got a fully loaded SLT spec’d out with every option besides the Big Horn logo. Msrp was $68,340 I walked out at $54,500 OTD with the 4yr Unlimited mile Mopar power train warranty for $1500. Definitely if you get the 5500 get the Commercial 4yr unlimited mile warranty.
YotaTRD 5.7 oooooo I didn’t know about that warranty! I like the way that 1 sounds!
Dream Inspired dude even used trucks can get it but it’s 3years. Mopar sends an inspector out to approve it. I think that’s 3500 if I remember right the 4year is 4500. It’s a Mopar specific warranty. And can be added to any ram with a cummins that was purchased new or used even if the truck was purchased a year ago it’s a commercial warranty 2500-5500 trucks. Really worth looking into. If the truck goes down they will get you an enterprise rental at a prorated cost so you have minimal down time.
Nice, but you should nail a 3/8 sheet apply wood on the bottom side of your bed frame, that way you can use that in-between for storage also.☺
What did you do in the Corps?
Intake new Marines at Geiger. Blew out both knees and missed my mos school start date. I was in less than 2 years.
@@DreamInspired that sucks
Are you hiring
Is your truck diesel or gas
Diesel
Yes Diesel
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Can you use a radar i thought it was illegal to use on commercial trucks?
Yes they are illegal for commercial. My vehicle tho is used for commercial, it’s my private owned vehicle. I don’t use it while I’m working.
Nice set up ill keep that in mind for the futur buisness ;) keep up the good work my man
Thanks for the support brother!
Hey no problem man i actually wanted to say thanks to you you have motivated me to start my own hotshot trucking buisness to give my son the best life possible keep up the good work buddy
Man that’s the only reason I’m here doing it, gotta give my daughter everything she deserves in life! Are you already in business?
Not yet im currently a forklift op but ive been saving up to be able to go get a loan for a truck and trailer to get it started fingers crossed i dont have to much bad luck when i start and budd do all you can to give your daughter the best life possible she only has one dad so keep givin it all you got like you have been doing and keep up them motivational videos they help a lot
I like that outlook man! Thanks for that! And I know how that is, trying to get everything saved up to make a move sucks sometimes, but you’ve got this man! You might even look into leasing on with Landstar or another company with a hotshot program for a bit to get your feet in the door
Is the sleeping area set-top you have dot legal? I'm lookimg to do somethimg similar on my truck but not sure if it will meet dot.
No. It only needs to meet DOT standards if you are running team driving. If you aren’t doing team driving, it doesn’t need to meet any standards. It’s not illegal to sleep in your back seat
@@DreamInspired I thought it has to meet DOT standard in order to qualify for sleeper berth?
LEDIV1978 you have to log off as “off duty” not “sleeper berth” and you’re good
Brad is correct, log Off Duty, and they cant do anything about it. You have to take a 10 hr break, nothing said about having to sleep🤣🤣
hey man, i've heard a lot of yes and no when it comes to sleeping in the truck. some people say it doesn't count as off-duty when you have a load hooked up, ect. I'm just looking for some answers. I'm wanting to start up hot shot trucking but don't know where to start. I don't have a CDL but tow my dad's 40ft 5th wheel camper all the time. I have a truck, no trailer and am trying to find a company to dispatch me or learn how to dispatch myself. Any tips/tricks you could offer? I'm coming from a medical assembly background but wanted more freedom to travel. Thank you and god bless.
Hey man, so sleeping in the truck is not illegal. Sleeping in the truck while someone else is driving it is. The point of a sleeper berth, when it comes to hotshot, is more for team type driving. I won’t say that having a legal sleeper isn’t worth it if you’re a single driver, but logging off duty and sleeping in your truck is not illegal. The way it’s viewed is once your off duty, you can’t tell where someone sleeps. Yeah you can demand a hotel invoice, but what if they have friends or family where they travel and they sleep there. Can you legally call them out and give them a ticket for not having a hotel invoice? There is a ton of grey area here to debate, but legally, you can sleep in your back seat, BUT ONLY IF YOU LOG OFF DUTY. As for getting into the business, I’d recommend a CDL Class A, but if you’re GCWR is staying under 26k lbs, it’s up to you. As for getting loads, you need an LLC and to work either as an independent driver with your own DOT and MC numbers, or lease on under someone who is hiring.
Dream Inspired Thank you so much for your reply and clarification. Watching your journey on TH-cam has inspired me to take the next step into this business. I appreciate everything you do here! Stay safe my friend!
You as well man and thanks for the support!
I dont know if you knew this but i saw another video and according to the guy there were certain requirements for the sleeper berth to be d.o.t approved. The mattress had to be fire retardant. And the sleeper area needed some type of restraint system. Kind of like a seat belt alternative.
It’s not a sleeper berth. It’s just a place to sleep. How you sleep when logged off duty is up to. If you want to sleep on your back seat, you can. If you want to do this, you can. You just can’t log line 2 for sleeper berth
Congratulations on your wedding. You're honoring God by this decision.
In a Hotshot are there safety issues you've experienced parking and sleeping in the truck? Also do you just go to the off duty line on your ELD rather than sleeper berth line since what you have isn't a legal sleeper berth?
Have there been any maintenance issues (pollution control items in particular) due to idleing?
Thank you
walter
Haven’t had any issues at all. Only issue I had was an asshole trucker undid my straps during the night for some reason. Other than that, no issues at all. And yes you must log off duty if you don’t have a dot sleeper. And no issues with idling either. If there’s been any issues, I don’t know of any yet...
You're not going to run into an issue with the sheets. The law only applies to the Windows adjacent to the driver and windshield.
Phenomenal brother! Thank you for that! I usually leave the 3 rear windows covered at all times since my personal stuff is back there. That’s good to know tho.
Is that sleep setup dot legal?
No
Dream Inspired I’m guessing the semi is a lot more comfortable then the pickup trucks were. Better loads in the semi vs pickup?
Absolutely awesome video! Great info on the mobile living quarters. Wondering how AC would work without idling the truck all night? Idle truck every couple of hours or use a mobile AC unit and an external gas generator?
I’ve got friends who run southern states and same as up north, run their trucks for a week or 2 straight and use the a/c at all times. I’d probably be looking into a generator or something at some point myself to avoid the wear on the truck...
is that a legal sleeper ,I was told by a dot officer in nc that you need restraints and easy access(front passenger seat removed )and all sleepers must be dot approved ,unless they changed the laws again
That’s for a DOT approved sleeper berth. This is just a bed in the back seat...
have you been stopped for an inspection with this sleeper (bed) yet ?
Yes had an inspection right after I put it in. It’s legal for you to sleep in your back seat as long as your log says off duty. If you log Sleeper berth, they will rip you a new 1.
ok thanks ,what eld company do use
KeepTruckin
Man I have major issues with clothing,,my front seat and half the back seat full wit clothes...now I get the underwear and socks and tshirts, but how much clothing do u pack for being out round 2-3- weeks
At least 6 pairs of jeans, 10-15 shirts (plain Hanes white tee shirts mostly but a few fun 1s) 15-20 boxers and pairs of socks. At least 2 pair of shoes and 1 pair of boots. 2 big jackets and a hoodie. I also bring 3 towels with me and if I run out, I keep a thing of detergent with me and do a dark load and a white load.