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when I run I stay in motels but I tend to do 2 or 3 loads at a time and try to book 5k before I even hit the road. I don't use a dispatch service. I do know that after you been active for 6 months or so things will get a little easier if you go the freight route vs car hauling. also on the truck...

now if you want to run team in a hotshot truck and actualy want to be able to log sleeper berth there are options for you without severe modifications to the the truck. for $2100 you can get a woodhouse conversion to make your quad cab into a dot approved sleeper. www.woodhouse.com

also according to this same site in june 2013 the rules changed that you no longer have to have a dot sleeper.just that your break must be taken in a non-moving vehicle. don't know if thats true or not

Dispatch Support Critical to new drivers 9/21/2015 0 Comments We were dropping a load of cars at the Port of Delaware on a recent Monday and noticed a new Kaufman 3-car wedge trailer with a very nice Ford F-350 parked in the transport lot. We waved said hello and noticed the driver was...

my truck has two tanks from the factory. I don't carry an aux tank in the bed as I have a western hauler type bed.I don't carry anything on the bed.

I really couldn't say how much just using central dispatch on a regional level as I have never tried to do that.but $1500 per week would be piss poor if you keep an open mind and go where the freight takes you.I have had weeks that I haven't made a dime and weeks that bust 7k.central is just a...

that is just driver error. you don't load a trailer with spring assist ramps like that you want to make sure the ramps are completely unfolded before driving on them. couldn't happen with my trailer as the hydraulic dove tail has enough down pressure to provide a stable loading surface. plus it...

Drive away work is just like it sounds. sometimes a dealership or company has trucks or buses that don't normally move on trailers so they hire a company to supply just a driver to drive it from point a to b. motor homes is one example.I did garbage trucks out of AL.new tractors from...

well as far as central dispatch I had decent success always got paid mostly cod and alot of credit card payments before I even showed up for pick-up.you might also check out readyautotransport.com never used it but have heard from a few its better than central. everthing is negotiable was well...

as far as insurance are you gonna haul just vehicles? are they new or salvaged or used or all of the above? if you can manage to stay under 26k you will still need a med card and keep a log book. are you gonna have your own authority or lease on to someone who provides the loads to you?

add the gvwr of the trailer+ the truck if it = more than 26k you will need a cdl

I have done this what you need to know?

don't think there was one day i didn't get at least 6 hrs sleep. don't think a team really means safer I have tried that route in regulated trucks and find its very hard to sleep rockin and rolling with someone else behind the wheel.think its more about the quality of sleep more than a line on...

that was solo see no need for teams in a unregulated vehicle.

well if that night driven is on top of the $3500 a week hauling gravel then definitely stick to what your doing.

5600 miles last 7 days with 1 van not real slow here to bad the other van sit all week

depends on how long you want your trucks to last. the lighter the weight the higher the rate. you take on the responsibility of truck ownership and you will see that 3200 gross turn into what amount in your pocket? really before you take on a tractor you should make sure you got a least 5k per...

This is just a what if. What if I was a motor Carrier and to justify that 30% I simply said as a motor Carrier my tractors gross $1k per day don't matter so your pay is $300 per day paid same day .does not matter if you run 1 mile or 700 your pay 30% or $300 per day stay out 21 days at a time...

thats kinda a cheap rate though I would say 30% of $2.00 =.60 per mile x 3,500 miles= $2100 per week then I would say if you can not make that in expedite then you need to run with landstar or someone in truckload that does pay that and stop playing the waiting game for cheap freight.

did you try getting a commercial quote on progressive.com? I had them come back cheaper than what an agent quotes. if it is call in with the quote number and just add the cargo