UPDATE | Define Success | 1 on 1 Consultation | HOTSHOT TRUCKING
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- Опубликовано: 6 ноя 2021
- Little bit of an update on what's been going on this year with me and what I've been considering for the past couple of months. Please feel free to leave any questions about consultation in the comments. I'll be relying on those to move on to making something possible for those interested. Remember guys, success is subjective. Know what your expectations are coming into hotshot!
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I agree. It's a lot. I wouldn't know how to tell someone from A to Z and be exact on what it takes. I'm 3.5 months into the process. Don't keep apologizing. Telling one person is different than tells thousands. Thanks for all your videos.
Got to love the freedoms of being your own boss. I drive a tractor and a hotshot. I've been looking to get into hotshot. Got to show the pics of the hunt lol
Keep up the good work LOAD!!!! Just be positive like you are, no need to apologize, I’ve been power only for about a month and love it! Minor hiccups here and there hit who cares, you videos are great! #LETSGOBRANDON
The hiccups never stop, you just learn to adjust fire and power through lol. 👍
@@LoadMizer Amen! But seriously, people will pay for knowledge, college isn’t free, find an hourly or block rate for your time, and charge for it, (I.e. I’m a journeyman mechanic, and my hourly rate was $44/hr) since your a “journeyman” business owner, give people a price and I feel that’ll help everyone out!
Thanks for all you do man!
Glad ur back man! 👍🏼💯
You’re 100% correct you should be compensated for you time and guidance. Thank you for both in the videos! You should start a monthly sub. 5 ,10, or 15 a month is a small price to pay to start out on the right foot. I agree with your view of success that why I’m getting into HS. Prior to starting a monthly sub maybe do a Venmo payment for zoom meetings or in depth reply’s. Again thank you for all the content so far and congrats on achieving your success.
I appreciate the hell out of your info that you answered for me.
Man solid video bro! I totally agree with the view on success 💯
Yessir. We can give em the tools and blueprints. We can’t build it for them though lol
@@LoadMizer it's a shame , that that's what this world is turning into ... everyone wants it all & RIGHT NOW!! ...... Not willing to put any effort into anything ... 🙏🙏 I have LOVED listening to you the passed several months ! LOVE your brute simplicity and honesty!!!! Thank you brother! For willing to share!!🙌🙌 going for my pre/driving test on the 4th 🙏🙏 Out of Eastern NC !! Keep it up brother!!!!
Glad to have another video
watching all of your old videos was a ton of help to me!! and it was much appreciated
Your videos alone have helped me so much! At the final stages now really just waiting on the factoring company to finalize everything and then I will be hitting the road with my own hot shot setup under my own authority! Thank you so much for everything! Your paperwork videos are what got me hooked on your channel!
That’s great man! Good luck out here!! Feels good doesn’t it?
Thank you and Yes it is the best feeling ever!!
I agree with you 💯 percent about being successful
Thank you. People just don’t get it !!
This business will pay you enough so you don’t have to worry 5 days a week for 50 weeks straight
This is exactly what I wanted to hear.. Time to spend with family is most important.. You show a lot of details that are needed about paperwork that other do not put out there.. You are a great help. Thank you.. I already have a CDL and am looking to get started in this instead of being in the rat race..
🙋🏼♂️ I appreciate you! And absorbed all that knowledge! 🙏🏻 it is hard getting to everyone especially with all that we do too!
You defiantly got me inspired me.i have tossed this idea around almost a year. Thinking about doing the plunge after the first of the year.if you ever do a complete package deal on how to start.sighn me up. Anyway keep it up.
Definitely right 👍 buddy
Definitely should do consultations, you pit out good info
Since you have the knowledge you should charge what you think your time is worth!!
I’ve heard this when I first started my business and it stuck with me
To me sounds like your time and knowledge is probably worth more than you think!
I was watching this video and seen you coming into Indiana from Kentucky!! How crazy! Thanks for the great content!
Haha yep, all my money was coming out of Evansville this morning 👍👍
I have found a lot of people looking advice on different things are really just looking for a shortcut ! And are not willing to put in the work that goes with the advice and have the patience to see it through. Be blessed Be safe!
That is unfortunately the truth. Too many people want to get into this financially struggling in hopes that this will bail them out and make them wealthy in a year lol
I totally agree with you. Those people that say hot shot is just a stepping stone are totally wrong. I do Hotshot in San Antonio Texas, Austin and pretty much all the surrounding towns where I can stay local. I deliver rebar, Lumber, plumbing pipe etc to local job sites in this area. I make between $2,500 and $3,000 a week and I'm perfectly fine with that whereas before I was only making $800 sometimes maybe $900 a week (working on a Saturday) working for someone else. I'm home every night I don't have to spend money on motel rooms my fuel cost isn't as high and I couldn't be more happier. It's funny to me because the guy that said Hot Shot is a stepping-stone is at home right now on his second broken down semi-truck trying to figure out what he's going to do when he was doing so much better as hot shot trucker and the reason why I chose Hotshot is because I drove for other trucking companies and I've seen the housel, I've seen how expensive it can be to fix these trucks when they break down and how often they will break and if you're not mechanically inclined it's going to be even harder for you and that is something I did not want.. but as always it has its ups and downs especially when bad weather comes around. But it's no biggie everything clears up and I'll be back on the road
That's badass man, what load board do you use? Or is it like contract work?
This is exactly right. Less is so much more. Unpopular opinion but it’s only because everybody thinks bigger is better.
@@LoadMizer agreed
I'd love to see a video from an actual car hauler about negotiating prices with brokers. The freight guys do a pretty good job of covering that content but car haulers don't. I have posted a couple of cars on central and it seems to me that car haulers are terrible at asking if they even ask for a higher rate at all. I would love to see some negotiating and maybe the train of thought associated with it.
LM, your videos are some of the best!! Hands down!!! I recently asked a question about 10k or 12 axel choice, didn’t really expect a response but your answer (much appreciated too) put me into the 12k.. as for some sort of subscription, I personally think it’s a fantastic idea!! I would join yesterday
Thank you for that man. 👍
Said perfectly. Success should never be based on what everyone else is doing. If you do There will always be someone out there that nets more dollars than you and in that case you're not successful.
This is my kind of success !!! i will be contacting you. Thanks.
Literally just finished watching your whole catalog of videos, the last video - Apply Vinyl - was it and I knew it, but then this one just popped up!! 2 hours ago, while I was watching your last videos! Really excited to see it, and that is no joke! Your content is essential, not just entertainment. It’s correct, clean, no b.s., straight forward, and I can most certainly appreciate that. Some of these guys just look like bobble heads parading back and forth across the screen just racking up the video count with nothing real. Nothing real at all. ;)
Almost like a politician. OR clown....
These are difficult times within the supply chains of goods used to do this business. (Trucks) and trailers. I have some experience in the field from way-way back when, but I’ve been in the corporate grind/world for around 13 years and am sooooo ready to get out. I am blessed to say that I have been very successful in that rat race, just tired of serving my boss. And my bosses’ boss. All while spinning on the wheel. I cannot express enough how much I appreciate your no nonsense and honest content, with albeit a healthy dose of natural wit and comedy as I pursue this next chapter. You my friend have some really great content! Keep it up! And thank you! Thank you for all that you do. -Jason A.
I’m happy to help. It’s nice to see people appreciate facts based on experience. I know I’m not exciting entertainment lol. I’m not a character either though, I’m the exact same in person. Not selling anybody a false hope either.
Love the content man, I started hotshot 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately I developed a blood clot in my calf two days ago so I think it might be over for me. Thanks for being informative and stay safe.
Man, hoping best case scenario for you. 🙏
@@LoadMizer thank you man, happened to me once before driving on a deployment in Afghanistan. I will bounce back, just not sure when I can start driving again.
Compression socks help.
Great content, once again.
I left the military/govt business world after 35 years and started car hauling hot shot last summer. Your vids and a few others have helped tremendously and created "my success". I credit you/those, my military background and a regimented mindset. Agree, everyones "success" is subjective due each individuals goals and line or bar of success is a different one. Again, thanks. Maybe we'll run into each other one day out there. M. Cory, O/O PJK Transport LLC
Mom lives near Cadiz and part of my freedom is being able to get up that way, see her and maybe hunt some! 👍
That’s awesome man, congrats! It really seems to me like most vets handle this industry like a champ. We’ve slept in worse situations than a truck in a parking lot. We’re used to redirecting and adapting to tentative plans. No matter what arises in this place, we’ve dealt with far worse (most of us anyway). It just seems like a good fit. Same with LEOs. If you ever catch me out definitely wave me down.
success, if you meet the goal you set for yourself then you have succeeded
That’s right!
Really like the videos and seeing different aspects of the industry. I've looked through trying to find 1 about taxes. That's probably the only confusing part for me. Talk about that if you have time. Thanks
Awesome man, thank you. That’s a tough one to cover because so many factors play into the tax game. Each state has their own structures, business structure plays a role (sole prop, LLC, corporation ect.) plus so many other factors like other sources of income, dependents and so on. I’ll get with my CPA and try to lock something down for a general rundown 👍
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There ought to be some consulting services out there to model after . I know in the ag world you get consulting services with a monthly subscription fee which includes so many hours of advice talk or whatever you want to call it , whether you use all of it or not . If you go over the 5 hours , just for example , then you basically pay overtime . May or may not be a way to go . These are also people doing that full time . 🤔😉
That’s kind of what I’m shooting for on the patreon tiers. Maybe a low cost subscription for the simple questions here and there. The long drawn out solutions are the ones that really take the time away from me though. Those are the harder ones to price.
Hey brother, I need some more information about best truck
Did you get anything good hunting I live in Mississippi delta on Mississippi River hour an half south Memphis one of the best hunting spots in world ranked num 2 for most ducks in us we have big deer an hogs if you get down this way An wanna pop big boy give me a shout glad to see ya back on screen an your right success is being able do what you want
87 days! Bro, that is all what its about. Live to work or work to live. Man oh man. Hey is that back window blocked because of glare on the video or is there a specific reason? I just wanna know if I can run oregon and Washington and still break even with minimal overnights (2 or 3 nights max) i think patreon would definitely help, but if it has a monthly fees on your end then I dont think its worth it yet, considering your numbers on RUclips. Thats my 1 cent on that, but I dont have one to speak from experience
I’ve got covering for all of my windows for when I sleep. I just leave the back window covered all the time. All I can see is the front of the trailer anyway. It’s distracting honestly lol. The minimal running is completely based on where you run and what you’re hauling and where. The frequency is what you want. I’d look into cities for sure. In my case I run about 7-10 days out and then come home for 2-3 weeks. You can most definitely end up running local with the right customers but just starting out its highly unlikely.
@@LoadMizer thanks man! Yea I guess I'm one of those on the side of the fence nosing around haha. Currently driving semi for a company, mainly hazmat, hourly and working for someone has its ups and downs, hopefully one day I'll just pull the trigger and start my own hot shot rig. For now, ill just be loving them videos you put out lol. Stay safe out there
I was forced into retirement from the state after a back injury/surgery. They won’t let you play heavy equipment mechanic with metal in your back. Got that pension at 41. I am now at 51 and work part time Tuesday thru Friday about 5-6 hours a day running a semi truck with a tanker trailer. My buddies say I should make more money? Let’s break it down. I get 120 hours of vacation/sick time (PTO) a year. I can start any time I want as long as I’m done by 5 PM. This puts a few bucks in my pocket for my hobby, helping pump up Social Security. I also am off every day to pick up my kids from school and coach their softball and soccer teams. Why should I take a 40 plus hour a week job and miss out on the time with my daughters if my financial need are covered with my pension. You must look at the big picture, plan ahead and stick to a plan in my opinion.
I’ve listened to probably a dozen or so of your videos excellent stuff but one thing I haven’t heard you say is which load board you use
I use central dispatch for cars. I used Truckstop for freight. 👍
@@LoadMizer Thanks for the response I wasn’t expecting it that fast. I figured that’s what you used just wanted to make sure. I’m currently driving a flatbed semi truck hauling steel. Seriously considering stepping down so to speak into hauling cars like you are now. That being said I may drive for someone first and then move on renting or getting my own truck and trailer.
That would be a smart move. See how it fits without the heavy investment
Sorry to bother. You been very clear on the part of helping other. I will pay you if you help me git up and run. But if is to much is ok thanks anyway.
Thanks for all you do! I think Patreon would work okay for you, but I would like to pay for an hour of your time. A consultation as in your title. You might even consider a mentor service. Just some suggestions. For me, I would love to get one of those hour sessions. I'm not far from you either. Hope you had success hunting. I guess you don't gun hunt?? since it opens this Saturday.
I’m seriously considering it and weighing my options for the consulting. I don’t usually deer hunt because the public land I hunt require a quota for rifle season. I don’t have any friends with land lol
@@LoadMizer we need to BUY some land!! 😂 I’ll buy up some land and move company information to save insurance 😂
How much is consulting. I’m looking at getting into the business and need some guidance
I quit a good paying job to make it easier to take care of my Mom and started hot shot. This year I've worked about the same as you taking time off for Mom, a litter of puppies, swap engine in my hot shot truck and major build of my daily driver. Being tied to an employer and their excessive work hours robs you of any kind of happiness in life. I might not be making much money, but it's enough. As for the consulting, you have to set some kind of price structure to weed out the wanna-be's from the serious ones. I think the best approach for routine questions would be to make a periodic video series where you answer maybe the top 10 questions or so. You could do these videos in your 10, while in a fuel line or some other time you are just waiting on something. This likely helps the vast majority of viewers both now and in the future, and is a good source of content for you. And if they are too complex for that scenario then point them to a consultation of some sort.
That’s a good idea really, it’s exactly what I’m trying to avoid too. The general information only reaches so far though. Most of the information guys really need have to be tailored to them specifically because of the state they live in, financial obligations and their experience level in all of this. Some guys need help figuring out specifics on a load board, some guys have never even used a ratchet strap and some (most) have no idea about the business side of this operation.
Consulting in any industry demands compensation. This weeds out the tire kickers. The way I see it is your knowledge may save someone thousands of dollars or even convince them that its not the correct choice for them. I'm one of those trying to figure out if I would like to enter the arena. I will compensate for your service.
That’s exactly what the compensation would do for me. Making sure my time and effort is going towards people who sincerely need and want it 👍
Question getting into the cdl side of hotshot trucking do you need the 6.7 high output?
That’s really just the rams version of the 6.7 paired with the aisin transmission. You just want the diesel version of any manufacturers 1 ton and up
@@LoadMizer thank you so much!
So many people are saying car rates are down and its not worth it . What's your take on things. I see your very successful. Im in the northeast area and im hearing cars move very frequent in that area.
They’ve dropped a bit from what I’ve seen since fall started but it’s not a crazy drop. I generally run 350-500 mile ranges on most vehicles and from what I’ve seen the rates I run those for are still about the same before negotiating higher. I mainly run the Midwest and southeast though. Not sure about other areas.
@@LoadMizer maybe a negotiation suggest video, some of the things that have worked, for you, or ur input on times to hazels for higher rate, etc. 🤔 I feel like I never have any luck, I get $15 raise if that 😂
What’s your opinion on brokers who pay with ACH or PayPal? Is it a risk to run the load or are they legit since they’re on truck stop
As long as you have a rate agreement between you then you have a leg to stand on if they don’t want to pay. Most of my payments are received ACH. COD’s are risky but they’re immediate. I always like to speak with both ends of the run before I commit to the load. Make sure nothing seems sketchy.
Any clue about the statement, "gotta take off your bed" what i mean is obviously to be able to run at 75 feet instead of 65 feet.I also heard one time, take your bed off register as tractor, but now then aren't you screwed on insurance ect, now paying semi prices for everything? Can't find info on this .
You won’t pay more insurance because of it. They just go by the VIN and declared value. There is no real legal reason as to why this “law” exists other than what I’ve been told directly. “You can take off the trailer and haul freight in the bed of the truck”. Seriously that’s the answer I’ve been given twice in 2 different states. The reason that it doesn’t make sense is because if I were to actually do that, I wouldn’t have to worry about length because I would have no trailer and secondly weight wouldn’t be an issue at all since I wouldn’t need to be apportioned for whatever item it would possibly be that could fit in the bed of my truck. It’s just a money game. Plain and simple.
@@LoadMizer wow stupid shit really needs to stop, all these dumb rules and laws are starting to get to me.
Do you think it's not the right time getting into Hotshot with Winter coming up?
I’d generally never advise anybody new to the transportation industry to start in the winter months. If you have experience though it’s not too bad. Freight isn’t as plentiful but it’s manageable enough. Cars seem to stay pretty consistent year round.
What factoring company do you use?
I don’t use one
@@LoadMizer I just got my DOT# and have about 2 more weeks to finish out my 21 day wait period. Im "in the black" coming in to this as well. Its hell to find a truck and trailer.
What is a round about figure of what you made in the 87 days?
So far I’ve averaged 982 each day I’ve sat in that seat.
@@LoadMizer SO say you made 87k gross this year. Around what are the actual take home profits?
Easiest way to make more money is to pay off debt.