thought about hauling a few smaller loads once in a while

what type of requirements would i have for insurance cdl etc.

i was thinking of maybe just delivering trailers etc.

staying well under 26000

 

If you want to do it to make money forget pulling trailers or anything part time . If you do pull trailers you need to check with your insurance company for commercial coverage . You'll need bobtail ( non-trucking liability ) . Some RV transport companies offer this for around $40 a month . RV transport companies do allow you to haul part time and you can just pull a few loads a month and keep your contract . For real hotshotting it is best to have your own authority but you'd have to do it full time to make it worthwhile . Insurance would cost over $8,000 a year . Check the forums at hotshothauling.com .

 

I agree with Rick. If you wanna do it LEGALLY, youll starve part-time. Cargo insurance, bonding, and commercial liability are very expensive, especially if you dont have owner-operator experience.

Not trying to shy you away, but there is a ton of fees and expenses that make running part-time not worth while.

In most situations, you will need a CDL, merely for the Commercial designation, even if you are not over 26k

 

i don't need the money, i make plenty of that, i was thinking it would pay me to take time off with the family and see some sites

 

That's another problem . Many insurance companies won't cover passengers . Some do but require you to pay extra coverage on a monthly basis . Some don't allow riders under age 13 . I think family coverage would be a real problem .

 

It would cost you way more than you would make.

 

not all ideas are good ones i guess

 

If you don't need the money buy a motorhome and go see the country in style,hotshotting part-time would cost you more !!!!!!!!!!!

 

this is a little off topic here, but a friend of mine saw some where on the internet, that there was a company hiring guys to pull trailers(camper type)
down to Texas and surrounding areas that where hit by the hurricans.
i have yet to find any info on this, and i am still looking. does any body know what he is talking about???
are there any jobs like this around???
i can't remember where they were picking up the trailers(INDY i think)and i am sure they were paying just loaded miles, which wasn't great money after fuel and food expenses, but i was thinking of going that way for a holiday, and that would be a great way to pay for some of the fuel on the way down.
any one with any info on this, or similar jobs like this, could pass it on to me , and that would be great.
thanks

 

I was just down near New Orleans and I saw plenty of CTDs pulling FEMA trailers to hurricane victims. My Wife's father in law works for a FEMA contractor and he said they are paying $3.00 per mile to haul these things in from everywhere. They make trailers in Winchester, Va and I could make $3000.00 hauling one trailer down there. I do realize all the costs involved but you could still make pretty good $$$. I was surprised to see so many CTDs doing this. I'd say it was 85% CTDs, 10% Fords, and 5% Chevys. Now when it comes to the personal trailers it's just the opposite. I guess it goes to show that people who depend on their trucks to make a living trust the CTD.
FEMA work is year-round too. If I didn't have such a good job I would be all over that!!!

 

First off if you are canadian you can't work for american company, gotta be u.s. citizen. The only company i know of in canada that does this line of work is a company called "Saskatoon hotshots" I'm sure there are others though. If you want to get an idea of what is required to do this and some idea of what the pay is go here http://www.horizontransport.com/ lots of info.


rob

 

I think $3.00 a mile is a little high. $1.10 is the latest rate I see.

 

That's what he told me his company is getting. I did not look into it to verify this though...

 

i wouldn't touch it for 1.10 a mile. and i thought 3.00 was a little high. but heck, if they need em, they would pay 3.00 to get them there. i think

 

Down here in southeast Texas. McDonalds mobile homes in Jasper,Tx. has a thing with FEMA. Drivers haul travel trailers from Jasper,TX to the south where so much devastation to place from Hurricane Rita. These guys make about $230 a day all fuel paid by the company. They hook up a trailer haul it to where it goes put it in its place and unhook go get another. Not bad set back and listen to some tunes and look at all these ladies around here with there skirts up around there neck.