Hot-Shotting Trailers

[TXDSLSHOP]

I am a Fireman fulltime and am interested in working for myself in some capacity a few days a week on my days off. I would really like to deliver/transport trailers and/or autos. Could someone out there who has some insight please clue me in to what toexpect. And possibly the pro's and con's. Thanks in advance!

 

[QRTRHRS]

This question comes up now and then.

So, search the archives.



Basically, depending on the Texas DOT regs for instate and the federal DOT regs for interstate, you most likely/may need the following: CDL, Medical Card, DOT #, commercial insurance which is probably the biggie money wise. Still interested?

 

[RMcCulloch]

Your best bet will be to check with your intended customers to find out who they use and then contact them about a driving job.



The State of Texas has a lot of quirky laws concerning transport companies - like what, where, and what routes.



It'd be a lot easier to work for/with an established company than to set out as an independent.



The insurance, BTW, is exorbitant, according to my insurance agent. (He'd thought that I had something similar in mind the first time he saw my truck. )

 

[78repowerwagon]

If you get on transporting on a lease agreement, the company you pull for should cover the insurance. You will have to get comercial bobtail ins, which is a fraction of what it would be if you insured the cargo. If you have a clean record it should be around $100 - $150/month. I am paying $590+/- every 6 months for this ins.



Transporting rv's would be the easiest and cheapest way to start. From Texas you could take a backhaul to Indiana then get a rv going back to Texas.



Matt