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Started hauling freight, have hauled cars when needed. I’m started by learning what was needed. Already had my truck so bought a trailer ( 35 + 5 ). Got my DOT # insurance and my MC#. Never did lease on but instead got loads off the boards. Oh by the way I started at 69 years old, I’m 71 and still rolling. Sitting in the Boston area for a Monday delivery. I travel all 48 all year long.
Totally agree with doing your own labor, saves a ton of money!
CP your videos rock and you tell it like it is!
Hello there Sir, so nice to come by a very relevant and positive message like this one. I’m also starting a new career after 35years as an A/C contractor in Florida. I would love to hear more from your experiences as my wife and I are just now studying for my new journey and working on getting my CDL class A. Stay safe and Blessed 🙏🏼
Thanks Steve! I wanna do it right, learn from the best, help others when I can where I can and just get it done!!!!
Steve is out here bossing up boii! Definitely the main reason I open TH-cam in a frantic at 1130 12 😆
Thanks Steve! Just signed on with KeepTruckn with your link in another video.
Good content, don't look down on us Non-CDL's to quick man haha. Just a tip for Central Dispatch if you are on your own authority is to go through and sign up and do all your carrier packets before hand for brokers. Its not like freight and you can do it super quick, and most times it takes at least 24 hours to get approved and alot of the time you have to call 24 hrs in advance to pickup. So plan it out accordingly if you see things on the load board you want to book. On a personal note just passed my new entrant safety audit today so pretty stoked about that!!!
Steve your videos are amazing thanks. God bless you
Great explanation of what it takes and things to consider
Heyo from Pottstown PA dude. Great video...feel like I just went through a ride-along/mentoring session. Hoping to be out there soon, just working on gear scenarios. Cheers!
Love how you explain what you do bro
You’re right brother. CDL is like cash. It’s King 👍👍. Have mine for 32 years
43ft 3 car with the slide outs and shit uk, boss shit lmaoo Steve you crack me up
Thanks, Very informative, more than most if not all of the others.
I'll leave the cars for you. Picked up a wrecked F350 for my personal use at Copart today. Truck bed was full of bud light empties. Gee, wonder why he rolled it? Equipment auctions are about the same, but I don't get too many of them. Stay safe out there!
Looking good and thanks for this video.
Very informative. Thank you!
Truck sounds so good Steve
Another great video 🚛
This video is amazing already!
Always good information but at some reason I did not see that video but still always good stuff..keep it up bud
Thanks for the video🙋♂️👍
Just in the process of coming out of the tractor trailer to try this hotshot side. Fright is so low these days.
Everybody situation is different, good to know your situation.
Depends on your situation going CDL or non CDL every situation is different. I think if u go CDL u might as well get a big rig
Great info!
Great blog bro I'm actually really interested in doing this for a living with the wife but like you mentioned I'm scar of how much money has to be made for the monthly fees of the business its self and to pay the bills back home 😱
very informative. thank you.
I've never done cars.I've hauled gravel and sand ever since I was old enough to have my c.D.L.
But but I would like to add cars on top of
Very good job
In England. Anything over 3500kg is classed as hgv, so to be used commercially you need a licence to drive that category, you need a cpc card and a digital tacho card. So it's not easy here either. Plus you can only drive 4.5 hours before you need a 45 minute break. Then you can do the same only you then need an hours break. And you can only do so many hours per fortnight. Nightmare! Keep well and Thank-you.
What do you think about your trailer but adding mesh in the middle and then mixing the freight with cars depending on location, availability, and pay?
I never really wanted to get into freight. This trailer really isn't built for it. Too flimsy and cheap
What air pressure would you put in 37 inch super swappers? Great videos!!
I like to run 5 to 10 under the max psi
Snow birds are a comin. 💰
I have A32 foot checkmate.
Boat in Fort Lauderdale Florida. I would like to get brought up to Grand Rapids. Michigan, it's a bumper toe 3 inch ball. Try axel I was told has new tires and wheel bearings all lights work
If it has a trailer we may be able to schedule it. If so feel free to get into contact with me. All links are in the description.
I want to start when I’m 21, when should I get my cdl and any jobs I should be doing before then? Like box truck or Amazon etc, I watch you for this exact type of content. This is what I want to do with my life, hotshot. I would appreciate it if you’d answered my questions, if not man I understand truly. Thanks 🙏
Get your cdl as soon as you legally can. Even better if you get it before 2-7-2022. After that date you will have to pay for school which is minimal 6k. If you get your permit before then you'll have 1 year leeway
@@CPSteveMiller ya up in bc, Canada they just put that thru for class 1(truck/trailer) with air, 15,000 for course and its mandatory now. Crazy but also good idea i guess, look at some the drivers lol. But even before that here you need heavy trailer endorsement for any trailer over 5000kg or certain length and hear there goin push us to have it even for travel trailers
First, hope all is well lately bro.
When you do a direct customer like in this video do you still have to pay the % to the company you lease under?
It's 15% to the company. I get 3% back when I get the loads myself. I get 2% back if they pay cash or check and I deposit the money into the bank for the company. Potentially get 90% of each load depending on the circumstances
Lining up a gooseneck ball sucks and I'll give you one thing the new trucks that's why they put cameras in the damn things in the cab light up the top because it's so hard to back over a gooseneck ball with no one around I would take a fifth wheel any day
Looking to start a hot shot company hauling cars I have a 2003 dodge 3500 with gooseneck hook up and ready to by a trailer and get insurance,I also have a CDL A I live in central Florida
becareful out on the road
that's why i don't run sims... i like to get at my air valves easy... LOL
California has had issues with the system they have in place regarding the trailer weight. They have been going by the state that you are registered out of. I’ve had 2 DOT Level 1’s in California in the past 6 months and both inspectors let me go and passed me with zero violations even though I’m Non CDL and I was running at about 25,000lbs and my trailer weight was over 10,000lbs. They both said technically it’s a violation but they’ve been told to let it go since I’m out of Oregon and that’s allowed where I’m from. I’m just throwing that info out just in case you need to run to Cali.
I've been there 6 times and don't have a need to go back. Been 11 months since I posted my last hotshot video. I don't miss traveling!
Cali has that 10k trailer rule
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Why do you pull the breakaway switch when you park the trailer? Those brakes do not activate unless there is forward motion and also it will kill your 12 V battery if you leave it unplugged for a length of time. Just curious on your reasoning
I don't. If you watch carefully you'll see I put it back in. Only reason I pull it is because you have to do that to loop the cable through itself. Have to do the same to take it off as well. It's always left in when parked
Facts ..:
Europe sucks we are only aloud to pull legally 3500kg with the car license...🤷🏻♂️
I do 10 minute pretrip and 5 minute postrip
I have never logged a post trip but good to know!
I have a class B i would like to start driving for my self
Class B means you won't be able to run CDL.
You are allowed a power unit greater than 26,000 but are limited to a trailer under 10,001 pounds.
Pretty much you have two options
Option A: Run non cdl(26,000 gcwr)
Option B: Get your cdl A
CDL B is for school buses, dump trucks, etc
Another thing, Steve. You run a dually, which should be around 14,000 lb gvwr. When you say 9,000 in the video, are you referring to actual weight with full tanks? The other youtubers say that the gvwr of the truck plus the gvwr of the trailer has to be less than 26,000 lbs.
No, the gvwr of the truck is 9,000. It's a 2500 with a dually axle swapped under it.
Also no 04 dually was 14k. The newer ones are just not the older ones unless you buy a 45 or 5500.
What a cdl??
U right insurance r expensive for towing i was there ca 800 a month
I’m in Ca. With two trucks and two trailers with a million liability with $250K for cargo and pay 13K a year. Used to pay $6500 for one truck and two trailers
What insurance company do you use@@dpmendeztransportllc
Hi Steve, I didn't want to get a CDL because I can't stand the thought of a DOT inspector telling me that I had to give him a blood sample if he thought that I may be under the influence. I know that "suspicion" for most cops is driving between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. - meaning they don't need a reason. Can you give any feedback about this?
The chances of having issues with cops and a cdl are pretty low. They tend to respect you more if you have one and are in your personal vehicle. As for commercial vehicle they treat us all about the same. Harder on non cdl guys if anything.
You can make money running one. Everyone is different on what they need.But at that $1k per car how much is that per mile?
I try to get around a buck a mile. On cars it's difficult with just one. At 1500 miles MAX at $3k down would be a minimal of 2 bucks a mile. I try to get in between 2 and 3 bucks a mile for 3 cars. Going back up I try to get 2k on 1200 to 1500 miles. Coming up is stupid cheap
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$1000 / car just going down the coast? HOW!? What cars are you picking up? Aston Martins?
I was getting 3k going down but always struggled getting money coming back.
Hey Steve I’m about 25.8k loaded towing my 3 cars. I only haul for personal use.
Should I put a personal use sticker on my truck? Or should I just stay no logos at all.
You could put a "Private" or "Not For Hire" on the side but that's your call. You will need proof that they are your vehicles if you get pulled over. Registration is fine. If you have all that you should be alright but depends on the officer. Some are a pain. Others are relaxed.
Thanks Steve. That’s exactly what I needed to know! You’re the man.
@@CPSteveMiller I put "NOT FOR HIRE" on my KW that hauls my racecar.
I want to get into car hauling, because I want to buy a box truck. Then run freight that I'm used to off of the DAT board or Amazon. I've been a truck driver since '02, and I'm tired of the big rigs.
I have a '97 Ram 2500 (5.9 V8 ...8800 GVWR) that will be put to work. My plan is to get either a single or double car trailer, and run from Reno, NV (hometown) to California. ... Either Bay area & do a bunch of locals there, or run the central valley back & forth. After a few days or so, I'll go home.
My issue is figuring out eBOL's. Any info on that would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. :)
Get a dually for stability, whenever possible.
@@markbremmer8642 ... I've been looking at Arrow Products. They have dually conversion kits for around $1200... minus the tires.
Salvage yards are a good place to find the parts you need for the swap as well. A lot less money, but a lot more efficient IMO.
We use super dispatch for bol's. Pricey, but worth it
I'd be more concerned with the V8 gas in a truck from 1997. My son's is an '02 Ram, and there's not much power in that thing. Towing with it will sure put a strain on it.
How do u do 15-20 min pretrip with KT app? It’s just a click of a button?
Just sign it after looking over everything
@@CPSteveMiller yea that’s what I thought, I thought I was missing a step which includes “15 min” preteip
If you mark less than 15 minutes officers see that as suspicious and may even ask you to "prove" that you did one that fast
Yes insurance can screw you but there is a secret!
How do you feel about a 5th wheel toolbox?
I don't like them. I really want to do away with the crates as well but I don't have the space on the trailer yet
I’d like to help you build some expanded metal slide side boxes to fit between the rails. Could fit a lot in there anywhere under the current expanded metal wheel rail. I’ll bring my welder along the road and we can fab it up!!!!
@@CPSteveMiller I thought that would look pretty slick on your rig. It's even got room in the middle when you're coupling and uncoupling
Bro u just got to get in with people and not run cheap cars . I'm making just as much running a single car with a 22 foot bumper pull as I did power only . And I was leased on same company you are
I'm doing way better now. 3 days down to Florida is around 1k per day. Coming back up isn't as good but I like being home more. My 2 car I was losing money. Power only made me way more than that 32fter did
What company are you leased on@@CPSteveMiller
I have an inop Kubota l5030 compact tractor in davenport FL that needs to go to Penn yan NY any interest? It weighs #3800 and is 10.5 feet long
I would but I don't have ny access. They require HUT so I stay out
Could you drop it at your storage unit and I pick it up there ?
I could do that. Send me a message on Instagram or Facebook and I'll contact you from there. I'll be dropping 3 loads on Monday in Florida
@@CPSteveMiller I went into NY plenty of times and never ran HUT only got cited a couple of times but save a ton of fees!! You might be able to buy a NY permit at POE??!!
What compressor you have there? What it cost u?
Milwaukee. I think they're like 350 at home depot
@@CPSteveMiller and no issues? I was actually thinking of getting air horns and connecting an air line to that 😁
I love it. The tank isn't the biggest but it will fill tires a lot better than any of the portable little compressors will
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It drives me nuts on those with ask all the time about trucks and trailers. Simply thing to research. I know my truck is 14k, trailer 20k, 34,000GCWR being CDL. People also drive me nuts saying "i need a non CDL trailer". Theres no such thing! You have to derate according to the truck as you know.
My questions are all the paperwork wise when going lease to a company. (Trying ti locate your video as idk you had one) Especially reguarding IFTA, load insurance, dispatching and truck and I, and if ill have to get it myself or company supplied.
On a side note, i see the company your under only deals with cars and tow away. Not general freight, equipment and such according to the MC site which is what ill stick to unless i can get a pickup to get me out of a bad load area with not much loss. Plan on swapping lease comapnies, going into business yourself, or sweet-talking the owner upgrade his hauling status on the MC?
This company is mainly focused on power only, trailers, boats, rv, etc.. I'm the only one who does cars. I'll be getting my own authority again either late next year or early 2023. I want to build up myself and my equipment first before I decide to give myself that responsibly. But yeah I've always hated the "I need a non cdl trailer" bs.
@@CPSteveMiller Always good to move up that way. Quick question as ive read the FMCSA site 3 times and still probably just overlooking. If obtaining a CDL with auto and airbrake exemptions, and later wanting to test to get them removed is that extortion course required to get them removed?
On a side note, If you ever want to lease people on later, hit me up. I've hauled septic tanks, trailer stacks, oversized (15ft wide and 15ft tall), small buildings, building kits, drill pipe, construction/farm equipment, general palletized freight, and vehicles. If i ever make up my mind on preparedness and get my a55 in gear, i just need to schedule a DOT physical and go take the general knowledge and tanker endorsement. Plan on getting hazmat and tanker as a security net for empty placard tanks.
They're making it that you'll have to go to school to remove any of those restrictions from from I heard.
Hey I was wondering if you could haul a car for me but I'm still looking and where could you get cars from and how much
If you're going from Florida to nj/pa or from PA/NJ to Florida I can. I don't do short hauls or anything outside of 95/81
@@CPSteveMiller I'm in Elizabethton TN but I'm looking to buy cars to flip I was wondering what would work for the both of us
I will also be buying more cars to flip in the future but I wanted to find someone that will be my to go guy
Yeah I don't go to Tennessee. Sorry man!
Hey no problem thanks anyways
Steve take the break away cable with you make it harder for some idiot steals your trailer!
You can't. That'll kill the battery on the trailer and wear out the magnets😬
That, and they could just cut the 2 wires going in and connect 'em to each other.
Thx glad you told me that! You taught me something! Lol
Wassup
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15-20 mins pre trip/post trip is bullshit ive been dot'ed i dunno how many times and i only show 5 mins both no violation
Damn I've seen people with issues doing that. 15 I was always told was the magic number. I'd rather be safe than sorry. I imagine if you show 5 minutes on a semi pretrip you'll have issues. I haven't had any at 15 minutes
@@CPSteveMiller ive been driving a rig since may 23 2017. my trainer at my first company i drove for said as long as you show 5 mins of pretrip/post trip your fine honest not single violation
So you’re running the app on your tablet or cell phone from keep trucking for your ELD how does it work I have a 95 international so I’m exempt . I know how to run paper logs but honestly I would rather have a app on my dedicated tablet for an ELD but a lot of guys say that the apps don’t work the greatest but being that my truck is pre emission I have no way to plug-in a actual ELD . Your exempt why are you running an ELD . I just honestly feel DOT won’t give you as hard of a time if you have the ELD instead of the paper logbook that they’re going to go over and try to scrutinize every single line on it .
I don't have an eld is what I said. I have keeptruckin's app. It's the same thing as paper logs. I can't plug into my truck either. No eld. Just the app
Yeah, and you can edit your trip in the ap, but can't when it's plugged in to your truck. To me, paper logs are quicker. Depending on the DOT cop, ELD or not, he still might give you a hard time.
You haven't had anyone try to lie about damage to a vehicle and get you for it?
Oh yeah. That was big when I used to do local tows. Not so much anymore. I have every customer sign off on the spot
I’ve had a couple roadside club calls try to claim tow damage. That’s why I take pictures before I load and when I unload cars. I also now have front and rear dash camera on my truck. Some club calls require pictures sent on the app before and after tow and the customer has to sign that they saw you take the pictures.
You can't haul a trailer commercially with a GVWR over 10k without a CDL in Texas period! Most other states are adopting this rule also so do your homework before jumping into this business.
Texas is like every other state. 26k or under no cdl PERIOD. Takes ten seconds to look it up on their website. The guys saying a trailer over 10k needs a cdl are wrong every time.
Class a - Combination over 26,000 inclusive to a trailer over 10,000.
INCLUSIVE. That means you have to meet BOTH requirements for it to be a cdl a rig.
You are discouraging people because you're a hater. You don't want to see anyone getting to the industry because it's competition
You obviously aren't very smart judging by this comment.