I must be a bit of a unicorn cause I’ve only been car hauling for three months and I’m already making 1700 a week I’m not bragging I’m just trying to give newer guys motivation cause if I can do I believe anybody can do it
My first few month I kept asking myself how on earth do people love this and then out of no where I was good I loved it I can’t see myself doing anything else lol 😂
Great Video, I have the same setup stinger 9 hauler( although I rarely have a 9 load due to pickups) quick loader. We are a different breed lol. Been at this for 15 years and I still love it. Must be nice always loading/unloading in warn weather, no frozen posts, no salt and sand., Winters are brutal up here in eastern Canada.
Yes we are lol. And yes I love being in the south and barely having to deal with the salt and sand. My truck is 2 years old and just now barely showing some rust in the stone chips. I used to run the north when I first started but I don’t miss that at all
I started in 1985 as a union carhauler on a 75 man board outside of Chicago. Seniority dispatch and drivers could pick as many loads as they could deliver and get loaded in that day. So drivers would take 3 to 4 loads a day. When it got to my turn to pick, there wouldn't be anything left. I was the bottom of the board for a year. But I stuck it out. 10 yrs as a union carhauler then 15 years as a lease o/o. Never had an easy day. Not everyone can be a carhauler.
Love your videos man! Think you could possibly do one in the near future on winter gear to carry with you such as scrapers brushes and shovels and such. 15 years in trucking but new to car hauling and this will be my first winter in the business so want to be prepared. TIA! Keep up the good work and stay safe driver!
I'm over the pond in the UK and did quite a few years on transporters. Absolutely loved it! Only left as the company was shutting down otherwise id probably would've stayed there. Ended up on heavy haulage/abnormal loads and been there ever since. I do miss transporters though 👍 Cracking video mate🤘
Thanks I’m glad it helps. And I remember chatting with you about you getting hired up there with Kevin as your tm. When you get your trainer let me know who it is I’m gonna reach out to a buddy up there to look out and after you
Any recommendations for CDL drivers with no experience? Thank you in advance. I live about 3 miles from a Hanson and Adkins terminal and saw a sign that they were hiring. A few days later, I found your you tube channel. I will definitely be watching more of your content!!
Awesome I’m glad to have you as a viewer. So as for getting into car hauling I try to tell everyone to take your time and learn it. Your probably gonna take a pay cut for the first month or two from whatever your doing but hauling cars isn’t like driving a semi. You gotta go into it knowing your making a career change. But once you learn how to haul cars and do it safely you can make $3000 a week fairly consistently.
I noticed that many car carriers including the one in this video have a ramp for cars in the tractor portion instead of just being a regular cab and car carrying trailer
Leave Texas to me,Dee she’s taking care of me😁creating my pattern with West Point for the last 7 years,love the West Point United crew,i leave on Monday to Dallas TX and by Wednesday I’m back with auction cars for metro Atlanta and home with my family and done for the week❤️🙏
Deal lol I like Texas but not enough for me to want to run it full time lol. Sounds like you got a good run and yes de and the crew at West Point really are awesome
@@CarcarrierTv car hauler is better here in North America limited to like 70 ft and can’t do big stuff like f150 on cab frame like we do here on easy loader barely put suv on cab frames there
what length are you allowed to be, here in oz could only carry 8 comodores[chevy] to stay under length, use to stack/lap, cars 3 high in trailer well, and just be under height, we used to put 3 on truck and 5 on trailer
How much training should be expected from a good company if you are a new to car hauling driver? Typically whats a good company going to invest time wise in training a new hire?
question, whats the best trailer to get that can take multiple vehicals and at the same time take larger vehicals like a toyota tundra. lets say i had 6 tundra for example, which trailer can hold those? i know the kaufman mini 5 can take two small cars, and maybe 3 large trucks. but if i had the same vehical new ones that were all heavy and long like toyota tacomas?
Hey bossman! Love your videos! I work for prime inc currently. Been at it for a little over a year. Car hauling has been my dream and ran into your videos about United road! I live in NM, what can i expect regional or local wise with routes out here? I normally run 4-6 weeks out before i go home. But i lease, and hearing that pay as company definitely enticed me. My ultimate goal is to run with reliable carriers, but they need a lot of experience.
Ok so I’ll start off by saying thanks for watching and sadly I don’t know that area all that well. Now if you stay out that long I’ll say the area you start won’t matter all that much because you’ll get to great work someplace if it’s slow there. But that said from what I’ve heard over the few years I’ve been here it seems like they run a lot of Cali to Texas and back work in that area. Idk how well it pays that seems like route they have which would get you back home most weekends I’d say. If you wanted to be. Also if you get in with United road you can always step up into their soft side enclosed or move into pilot transport which is United’s hard side enclosed division as well.
@@CarcarrierTv thank you for the reply! I definitely plan to get in contact with a recruiter within the week! Also, does United road only run manuals? Or do they have autos? Since being with prime, i never got the chance to get my manual endorsement
That’s awesome the link to apply is in the description of all my videos also my name is Matt wihlen or the RUclips guy or car carrier TV they know me by all of those for the referral if I’m the reason you chose United road. As for the trucks all their newer trucks as in from like 2015 on are automatic’s so no worries there. They really are a great company to work for. For the most part they aren’t out here riding your day in and day out they leave you be. Watch my video that’s going up tomorrow it’s gonna be on the steps to becoming a car hauler it’ll explain the process so you know what to expect.
@@CarcarrierTv I’ll definitely use you as my referral! And I’m glad about the autos! I’ll definitely keep an eye out on your next video! I saw on one of your other videos on how they ask you where you wanna go next which is so relieving! With prime, even tho i can deny a load, i have no freedom on where i want to go. It’s basically you can either go here or wait a day until i tell you where you can go if you deny their load. And the fact you make as much as my average as a lease driver while i have a truck payment and pay full price on health insurance makes me want to switch over for my families sake lol
I ran my own trucking company for 11 years and did very well with it but the health insurance is what got me to come over here. I have the best of everything they offer for insurances here and I pay right around 460-500 a month. Plus it’s a no deductible plan so my health insurance picks everything up expect the copay. But if you have a family at home try really hard to be home as often as you can. I could easily make more then I do but I only run mon-fri so I can watch my kids grow up.
Your right Canadian costs are more per cad but to say your making $9,000 is a little off your making 9000 cad if we’re comparing apples to apples $9000 here would be equal to 12107 cad. That’s all I’m saying
@@CarcarrierTv and I am even car hauler and work 5 days weeks 10 hours day .Car hauler only drivers are making 15-16 cad thousand a month that’s about 12000 us
In your truck. Position one pocket. Is it 6 or 3 holes? My truck is usual good for any any SUV with6 holes. Following you since I left my office job and became a car hauler.
I hope your loving it. And mines always in hole 5 unless I’m putting a really big suv or truck up there. I’ve found 5 is big enough to get most everything down to height and small enough that I don’t have to adjust it hauling cars
Thank you and I’m a company driver. I owned my own equipment for 11 years but now I’m just sitting back and enjoying the zero worries of being a company guy
Thanks for all the videos. Im out of Central FL and Ive reached out to United and to Hoagan. Do you have any opinions about Hoagan? the thing about Hoagan is they are offering pay at a hourly rate so atleast the first yr or two Ill be getting paid anytime I am working. Or what do you think about starting in United Roads enclosed section first?
So idk much about hogan so I can’t really say much there. As for the hourly thing United doesn’t pay that but they do have a minimum weekly pay as long as your putting in the hours and I think it’s 100 hours every two weeks and you’ll make a minimum of 1250 weekly I think. lol or those used to be the numbers. As for the enclosed work I doubt you’ll get in with no experience. I’m pretty sure they want 5 years of car hauling experience first. They get pretty picky who they let load $500,000 cars lol. But also with hogan I’ve never heard much complaining about them so they may be pretty good to their drivers I just don’t know.
@CarcarrierTv I put your name down for UR but haven't heard from them. I expect it's simply the fact they can be more choosing if they want anyone at all in current market. I kinda got in my own head since posting cause I know "winter is coming" and started looking at van again. Idk 🤷♂️ will see what happens
@jeffreyulery2182 so I’ll say most companies are a bit more choosy right now simply because last year was a boom in the car market for deliveries and this year is a bit slower. But your getting into one of the busiest seasons normally November through the end of the year is a giant push to get cars delivered before the turn of the new year. Summer is our slow season a lot less cars are purchased simply because everyone is on vacation and you have the summer factory retooling shit downs. So I’d keep reaching out because the hiring should pickup in the next month or so
@@CarcarrierTv Thanks for the response, you got a great channel. I don't have a cdl license. I drive box trucks and flat beds, but want to get a cdl. Car hauling appeals to me for many reasons.
Thank you for the complement. If you ever get your cdl it’s a great way to make a living. I don’t recommend being otr I don’t believe in being away from your home and family that long tho
No the only thing you get paid for is loads delivered for the most part. Now if you breakdown there’s breakdown pay and a few other things offered but really you only make money by putting loads on the ground
Hey car carrier tv I am fairly new to the car hauling industry I use to 53ft trailers I just got an offer letter from carvana I have mixed reviews I am local but I’m also interested in United road there is one near me I’m in jersey near pa I’m a bit nervous but I also believe what you are saying it takes time but I’m on the fence because my offer letter mentioned that the minimum wage may not be garunteed if you understand what that means can you explain
So my record was because I got a pair of specialty loads that just happened to fall together in a 9 day window so it’s just over a week and that was over 25k. I can’t give exact numbers because I’m not allowed to release specialty load numbers. But that really is probably a once in a lifetime pair of loads
@@CarcarrierTv Thanks for clarifying it. I'm thinking about getting a 7-8 car hauler to pull it with my 2008 389. I have my own authority since 2012. TBH, I thought there would be more $$$ in car hauling. When the market is normal, or good, I gross about 200K with a dry van averaging about 65K miles a year, but things are real bad now, so I'm thinking about the switch.
With a 7-8 car I’d say you should be able to pull in 300-375k most years but we’re also getting slow and if you don’t have accounts already I’m guessing your gonna run load boards which will make it even harder. Cars can be great money but they’re also in a slump right now
@@CarcarrierTv I hear you, just much like everything else is in a slump, thanks to Brandon. I think I should wait till end of this year, maybe we can all have a better idea where we are headed with this nonsense. Thanks.
I would say most of the large companies do. United definitely does. If you want otr I’m sure you can find it most car haul companies have trouble finding guys who want to stay out and guys who want to run local. So if you want to do either I’d say finding woke shouldn’t be that hard.
I would say no for the most part. It may be a bit harder for you to get in and out of cars but you should be fine. I’m about 260 and I do it just fine and there’s plenty of guys much larger then me
So I don’t remanded the exact numbers I was saying but if they were numbers like $8,000-$10,000 those are what the truck made and we make 25-28% of that. If they were $1800-$2500 before bonuses that’s what my paycheck is each week
@@CarcarrierTv thank you that cleared it up I currently have my class B and will be upgrading to class A in the fall how much experience does United road require??
Honestly I don’t know much about how they run that terminal specifically but I have hauled a bunch of work out of there and it seems to be a good yard. Where are you wanting to haul to and how often do you want to be home
@@CarcarrierTv I like to start on Tuesday morning and finish up on Saturday afternoon like to run regional like you stay loaded just be back in jville on Saturday afternoon
If I remember correctly you have a lot of car hauling experience right? You were a union guy? And that whole south East corner has tons of regional work. But also you’ll have to check the United road website but I think if you have 5 years of car hauling experience right now there’s a $20k sign on bonus
@@CarcarrierTv Is there more money being a company driver ? I just got a ram 3500 & a 3/4 car trailer with flips waiting on my mc to go active . I know it’s going to be rough getting loads at the beginning, had a friend just go thru the same thing.
So the short answer is yes being a company driver you will make more money in the short term with a ton less effort. But in the long term if you can grow and be smart with your money you have to potential to make a ton more money. But you will need to grow and I’m talking like 10-20+ trucks. So if you just want to be a one man band then become a company driver with a great company. I’m not saying United will be the best for you but find someone like them that will treat you right and take care of you.
do you get paid for loading/unloading, or just a mile rate, car hauler owner/operator/company driver, in sydney ,australia for15 plus years as well as general freight,for 35 years, retired now 78 yo still miss it heaps
Ok so I’m a company driver and we only get paid a load rate. We get 25-28% of what the load paid. And I can imagine missing it all. When I take a vacation I’m ready to get back on the road after 4-5 days
Well I’ll be honest and I believe the one I’m at is the best for me. So let me get some info from you so maybe I can help steer you in a direction that will work for you. What are you looking for in a car hauling company
Well up there you can definitely go with United road and do both of those from that area. Now I’m sure you have other companies up their like Moore H&A Virginia plus some smaller companies like Tom shanks or online auto connection there’s a bunch that’s a great area to be a car hauler in
What the heck he is talking about making less than 2000$ week I just start driving truck 10 hour day not doing any loading unloading just sitting in truck and driving 8 hours for up and down and home in 10 hours and making 9000$ in 20 days 5 days a week and I am just a driver
That’s very good money that’s saying he’s making around 600k yearly cad so about $446,000 here which is pretty on par with what a well run car hauler would make
Great video I'm 19 just got my CDL permit and I'm about to start training with this before I get my CDL great tips 💯
I must be a bit of a unicorn cause I’ve only been car hauling for three months and I’m already making 1700 a week I’m not bragging I’m just trying to give newer guys motivation cause if I can do I believe anybody can do it
That’s great and no please brag because most people think I’m making it all up. lol
What company ?
Where are you located?
What company you work for?
What state are you running out of?
My first few month I kept asking myself how on earth do people love this and then out of no where I was good I loved it I can’t see myself doing anything else lol 😂
That is how it normally works if you can push through the first few months of suck then it gets in your blood and it’s all you can think about. Lol
Tbh with any field is like that. It’s life ,,, u just gotta do what u enjoy
Great Video, I have the same setup stinger 9 hauler( although I rarely have a 9 load due to pickups) quick loader. We are a different breed lol. Been at this for 15 years and I still love it. Must be nice always loading/unloading in warn weather, no frozen posts, no salt and sand., Winters are brutal up here in eastern Canada.
Yes we are lol. And yes I love being in the south and barely having to deal with the salt and sand. My truck is 2 years old and just now barely showing some rust in the stone chips. I used to run the north when I first started but I don’t miss that at all
I started in 1985 as a union carhauler on a 75 man board outside of Chicago. Seniority dispatch and drivers could pick as many loads as they could deliver and get loaded in that day. So drivers would take 3 to 4 loads a day. When it got to my turn to pick, there wouldn't be anything left. I was the bottom of the board for a year. But I stuck it out. 10 yrs as a union carhauler then 15 years as a lease o/o. Never had an easy day. Not everyone can be a carhauler.
@a l No elogs back then
Love your videos man! Think you could possibly do one in the near future on winter gear to carry with you such as scrapers brushes and shovels and such. 15 years in trucking but new to car hauling and this will be my first winter in the business so want to be prepared. TIA! Keep up the good work and stay safe driver!
Thanks man and yes I could definitely do a what to have with you in the winter video
@@CarcarrierTv awesome man! Looking forward to it!
I really like the way you broke it down very helpful
I just started with Midwestern Car Carriers yesterday from a driver referral. It’s not as scary as people think.
I have an interview with them today
@@fredfilmeditmgm3109 how'd it go
I'm over the pond in the UK and did quite a few years on transporters. Absolutely loved it! Only left as the company was shutting down otherwise id probably would've stayed there.
Ended up on heavy haulage/abnormal loads and been there ever since. I do miss transporters though 👍
Cracking video mate🤘
Thanks man I always said I’d probably go to heavy haul if I ever left car hauling.
I start with United on Monday because of your videos. Keep up the great work!
That’s awesome thank you for that. What terminal are you gonna be out of
@@CarcarrierTv Albany, NY. This video couldn’t have come at a more perfect time
Thanks I’m glad it helps. And I remember chatting with you about you getting hired up there with Kevin as your tm. When you get your trainer let me know who it is I’m gonna reach out to a buddy up there to look out and after you
@@CarcarrierTv I appreciate it. And i will definitely let you know. Thank you
@@CarcarrierTv Ron Colligan from Dansville
Great video, I was always curious about the driver. I'm a woman and would love to do that job.
Then you totally should theirs a woman at my terminal that kills it out here
There's a woman that drives for car max out of Cleveland Ohio.
Any recommendations for CDL drivers with no experience? Thank you in advance. I live about 3 miles from a Hanson and Adkins terminal and saw a sign that they were hiring. A few days later, I found your you tube channel. I will definitely be watching more of your content!!
Awesome I’m glad to have you as a viewer. So as for getting into car hauling I try to tell everyone to take your time and learn it. Your probably gonna take a pay cut for the first month or two from whatever your doing but hauling cars isn’t like driving a semi. You gotta go into it knowing your making a career change. But once you learn how to haul cars and do it safely you can make $3000 a week fairly consistently.
I noticed that many car carriers including the one in this video have a ramp for cars in the tractor portion instead of just being a regular cab and car carrying trailer
Leave Texas to me,Dee she’s taking care of me😁creating my pattern with West Point for the last 7 years,love the West Point United crew,i leave on Monday to Dallas TX and by Wednesday I’m back with auction cars for metro Atlanta and home with my family and done for the week❤️🙏
Deal lol I like Texas but not enough for me to want to run it full time lol. Sounds like you got a good run and yes de and the crew at West Point really are awesome
I'm in enddumps right now. Considering making the change.
Glad to see you are still alive
I seen a job on indeed it was 35-45k a month for owner operator car hauler for delta express in NC
I’ll say realistically in my opinion you probably looking 28-35 most months but there will probably be a month or two a year you’re gonna turn 50
Was delivering Hondas up in Rhinelander Wisconsin this morning. Was a cool 47 degrees out!
Nope I’m good I thought the 68 I woke up to this morning was cold. Lol
Talk a little bit about the weights how much you can have on your front axle drive tires and your trailer
I can do that
I’m in new English RI CT Mass New York as well…I was told in 6 mths I could do 2300$
You can it just depends on how quick you get good at it
Ok thanks
I am a mirror guy too but the problem is 70% of the cars I haul have damaged mirrors for some reason 😂
If dealerships wouldn't put cars on every turn it What make our lives a lot easier lol
Lol your not wrong there
I did car hauling in Australia 4 years when I started it here 1 days training took 4 months before I got fast
It would be fun to ride around there with a car hauler. Maybe someday I could make the trip and see how you guys do it down there
@@CarcarrierTv car hauler is better here in North America limited to like 70 ft and can’t do big stuff like f150 on cab frame like we do here on easy loader barely put suv on cab frames there
That makes sense
@@CarcarrierTv i use a Volvo in Canada flat top brand new easy loader I do lots of Tesla from California to Vancouver bc
That must be a beautiful run going up through the West coast mountains into Vancouver
Love your videos you are a good person you explain it excellent
Thank you very much that means a lot to me
Great infos, thanks
what length are you allowed to be, here in oz could only carry 8 comodores[chevy] to stay under length, use to stack/lap, cars 3 high in trailer well, and just be under height, we used to put 3 on truck and 5 on trailer
We’re allowed to be 90 ft long that’s a 80ft truck and trailer with 4ft over hang off the front and 6ft overhang off the rear.
How much training should be expected from a good company if you are a new to car hauling driver? Typically whats a good company going to invest time wise in training a new hire?
question, whats the best trailer to get that can take multiple vehicals and at the same time take larger vehicals like a toyota tundra. lets say i had 6 tundra for example, which trailer can hold those? i know the kaufman mini 5 can take two small cars, and maybe 3 large trucks. but if i had the same vehical new ones that were all heavy and long like toyota tacomas?
Hey bossman! Love your videos! I work for prime inc currently. Been at it for a little over a year. Car hauling has been my dream and ran into your videos about United road! I live in NM, what can i expect regional or local wise with routes out here? I normally run 4-6 weeks out before i go home. But i lease, and hearing that pay as company definitely enticed me.
My ultimate goal is to run with reliable carriers, but they need a lot of experience.
Ok so I’ll start off by saying thanks for watching and sadly I don’t know that area all that well. Now if you stay out that long I’ll say the area you start won’t matter all that much because you’ll get to great work someplace if it’s slow there. But that said from what I’ve heard over the few years I’ve been here it seems like they run a lot of Cali to Texas and back work in that area. Idk how well it pays that seems like route they have which would get you back home most weekends I’d say. If you wanted to be. Also if you get in with United road you can always step up into their soft side enclosed or move into pilot transport which is United’s hard side enclosed division as well.
@@CarcarrierTv thank you for the reply! I definitely plan to get in contact with a recruiter within the week!
Also, does United road only run manuals? Or do they have autos? Since being with prime, i never got the chance to get my manual endorsement
That’s awesome the link to apply is in the description of all my videos also my name is Matt wihlen or the RUclips guy or car carrier TV they know me by all of those for the referral if I’m the reason you chose United road.
As for the trucks all their newer trucks as in from like 2015 on are automatic’s so no worries there. They really are a great company to work for. For the most part they aren’t out here riding your day in and day out they leave you be. Watch my video that’s going up tomorrow it’s gonna be on the steps to becoming a car hauler it’ll explain the process so you know what to expect.
@@CarcarrierTv I’ll definitely use you as my referral! And I’m glad about the autos! I’ll definitely keep an eye out on your next video!
I saw on one of your other videos on how they ask you where you wanna go next which is so relieving! With prime, even tho i can deny a load, i have no freedom on where i want to go. It’s basically you can either go here or wait a day until i tell you where you can go if you deny their load. And the fact you make as much as my average as a lease driver while i have a truck payment and pay full price on health insurance makes me want to switch over for my families sake lol
I ran my own trucking company for 11 years and did very well with it but the health insurance is what got me to come over here. I have the best of everything they offer for insurances here and I pay right around 460-500 a month. Plus it’s a no deductible plan so my health insurance picks everything up expect the copay. But if you have a family at home try really hard to be home as often as you can. I could easily make more then I do but I only run mon-fri so I can watch my kids grow up.
Thank you so much for all information that you provide, I have a small question, when you said lower $1800 is it W2 or 1099? Thank you and be safe
Yes that’s a w2 they don’t do 1099 unless you own your own truck
@@CarcarrierTv thank you 🙏
Can you show what paper work you need to get cars from where you pick them up
Is that true
And I live in Canada and I know other drivers doing easy trucking and making more than what he is saying
Oh so your making 9000 cad not dollars so really your making $6690 which is still very good money
@@CarcarrierTv listen to Canadian expanse and cost it’s same like US dollar because I am making and spending here
Your right Canadian costs are more per cad but to say your making $9,000 is a little off your making 9000 cad if we’re comparing apples to apples $9000 here would be equal to 12107 cad. That’s all I’m saying
@@CarcarrierTv and I am even car hauler and work 5 days weeks 10 hours day .Car hauler only drivers are making 15-16 cad thousand a month that’s about 12000 us
In your truck. Position one pocket. Is it 6 or 3 holes?
My truck is usual good for any any SUV with6 holes. Following you since I left my office job and became a car hauler.
I hope your loving it. And mines always in hole 5 unless I’m putting a really big suv or truck up there. I’ve found 5 is big enough to get most everything down to height and small enough that I don’t have to adjust it hauling cars
Great video are these numbers before taxes or after? Considering getting into car hauling
All numbers are before taxes because everyone’s situation is different
Great video. What is the hiring area for National Road?
Good 'ol URS - still running million mile Sterlings....
I stopped going to Texas no loads back
I agree with you. It’s always been slim pickings out that way
Just started working for Pilot Transport
That’s awesome what area are you hauling out of. Idk enough about pilot to know if they have their own terminals or not
Love the videos man! Do you work for United roads or are you lease on with them?
Thank you and I’m a company driver. I owned my own equipment for 11 years but now I’m just sitting back and enjoying the zero worries of being a company guy
Thanks for all the videos. Im out of Central FL and Ive reached out to United and to Hoagan. Do you have any opinions about Hoagan? the thing about Hoagan is they are offering pay at a hourly rate so atleast the first yr or two Ill be getting paid anytime I am working. Or what do you think about starting in United Roads enclosed section first?
So idk much about hogan so I can’t really say much there. As for the hourly thing United doesn’t pay that but they do have a minimum weekly pay as long as your putting in the hours and I think it’s 100 hours every two weeks and you’ll make a minimum of 1250 weekly I think. lol or those used to be the numbers. As for the enclosed work I doubt you’ll get in with no experience. I’m pretty sure they want 5 years of car hauling experience first. They get pretty picky who they let load $500,000 cars lol. But also with hogan I’ve never heard much complaining about them so they may be pretty good to their drivers I just don’t know.
@CarcarrierTv I put your name down for UR but haven't heard from them. I expect it's simply the fact they can be more choosing if they want anyone at all in current market. I kinda got in my own head since posting cause I know "winter is coming" and started looking at van again. Idk 🤷♂️ will see what happens
@jeffreyulery2182 so I’ll say most companies are a bit more choosy right now simply because last year was a boom in the car market for deliveries and this year is a bit slower. But your getting into one of the busiest seasons normally November through the end of the year is a giant push to get cars delivered before the turn of the new year. Summer is our slow season a lot less cars are purchased simply because everyone is on vacation and you have the summer factory retooling shit downs. So I’d keep reaching out because the hiring should pickup in the next month or so
I have a CDL and want to be a Car Hauler. What Company do you recommended me ?
Any chance we can book directly with a driver?
What are you trying to book
Awesome video, Im new subscribed
Appreciate you subbing. Are you a car hauler as well? If so where is your normal run
@@CarcarrierTv Thanks for the response, you got a great channel. I don't have a cdl license. I drive box trucks and flat beds, but want to get a cdl. Car hauling appeals to me for many reasons.
Thank you for the complement. If you ever get your cdl it’s a great way to make a living. I don’t recommend being otr I don’t believe in being away from your home and family that long tho
Do you get paid for the time you load your cars?
No the only thing you get paid for is loads delivered for the most part. Now if you breakdown there’s breakdown pay and a few other things offered but really you only make money by putting loads on the ground
Hey car carrier tv I am fairly new to the car hauling industry I use to 53ft trailers I just got an offer letter from carvana I have mixed reviews I am local but I’m also interested in United road there is one near me I’m in jersey near pa I’m a bit nervous but I also believe what you are saying it takes time but I’m on the fence because my offer letter mentioned that the minimum wage may not be garunteed if you understand what that means can you explain
U talking net right > ?
What's the most u made in one week ?
So my record was because I got a pair of specialty loads that just happened to fall together in a 9 day window so it’s just over a week and that was over 25k. I can’t give exact numbers because I’m not allowed to release specialty load numbers. But that really is probably a once in a lifetime pair of loads
So you pocket all that ? Im just wondering because im really thinking about getting my Cdl to do this
No you make 25% of that car haulers are normally paid commission on based on what the truck makes
I'm a little confused with your weekley $$$! Are you an O/O with your authority,or a company driver for United?
I’m a company driver now when I talk money it’s what the truck made and I make 26% of that plus bonuses
@@CarcarrierTv Thanks for clarifying it. I'm thinking about getting a 7-8 car hauler to pull it with my 2008 389. I have my own authority since 2012. TBH, I thought there would be more $$$ in car hauling. When the market is normal, or good, I gross about 200K with a dry van averaging about 65K miles a year, but things are real bad now, so I'm thinking about the switch.
With a 7-8 car I’d say you should be able to pull in 300-375k most years but we’re also getting slow and if you don’t have accounts already I’m guessing your gonna run load boards which will make it even harder. Cars can be great money but they’re also in a slump right now
@@CarcarrierTv I hear you, just much like everything else is in a slump, thanks to Brandon. I think I should wait till end of this year, maybe we can all have a better idea where we are headed with this nonsense. Thanks.
I agree and I hope things turn around. It would be nice to see everyone making good money again
Do you know any companies that do long haul
I would say most of the large companies do. United definitely does. If you want otr I’m sure you can find it most car haul companies have trouble finding guys who want to stay out and guys who want to run local. So if you want to do either I’d say finding woke shouldn’t be that hard.
I’m a big guy but not lazy will my size be a problem for me?
I would say no for the most part. It may be a bit harder for you to get in and out of cars but you should be fine. I’m about 260 and I do it just fine and there’s plenty of guys much larger then me
@@CarcarrierTv thank you for the reply !
Anytime. If you have any other questions feel free to ask and I’ll do my best to help
So your a company driver making that per check??
So I don’t remanded the exact numbers I was saying but if they were numbers like $8,000-$10,000 those are what the truck made and we make 25-28% of that. If they were $1800-$2500 before bonuses that’s what my paycheck is each week
@@CarcarrierTv thank you that cleared it up I currently have my class B and will be upgrading to class A in the fall how much experience does United road require??
@zac9796 United requires at least 6 months of otr but after that they will train you
Do you know the terminal manager in Jacksonville/ Brunswick?
No y
@@CarcarrierTv just wondering what your thoughts were about working for URS out of that terminal
Honestly I don’t know much about how they run that terminal specifically but I have hauled a bunch of work out of there and it seems to be a good yard. Where are you wanting to haul to and how often do you want to be home
@@CarcarrierTv I like to start on Tuesday morning and finish up on Saturday afternoon like to run regional like you stay loaded just be back in jville on Saturday afternoon
If I remember correctly you have a lot of car hauling experience right? You were a union guy? And that whole south East corner has tons of regional work. But also you’ll have to check the United road website but I think if you have 5 years of car hauling experience right now there’s a $20k sign on bonus
Does anyone know which company is hiring with no experience?
United road will of your in an area they have trainers in
If you’re in the Midwest, midwestern car carriers based out of Kansas City, MO is hiring. I just started with them.
@@TGunner23 I live in the Northeast but I appreciate the information bro.
Have you ever considered being a O/O?
I was for 11 years
@@CarcarrierTv Is there more money being a company driver ? I just got a ram 3500 & a 3/4 car trailer with flips waiting on my mc to go active . I know it’s going to be rough getting loads at the beginning, had a friend just go thru the same thing.
@@CarcarrierTv also what made you decide to change
So the short answer is yes being a company driver you will make more money in the short term with a ton less effort. But in the long term if you can grow and be smart with your money you have to potential to make a ton more money. But you will need to grow and I’m talking like 10-20+ trucks. So if you just want to be a one man band then become a company driver with a great company. I’m not saying United will be the best for you but find someone like them that will treat you right and take care of you.
do you get paid for loading/unloading, or just a mile rate, car hauler owner/operator/company driver, in sydney ,australia for15 plus years as well as general freight,for 35 years, retired now 78 yo still miss it heaps
Ok so I’m a company driver and we only get paid a load rate. We get 25-28% of what the load paid. And I can imagine missing it all. When I take a vacation I’m ready to get back on the road after 4-5 days
Can you do a video naming best car hualing companies? I am having hard time finding some ..ty
Well I’ll be honest and I believe the one I’m at is the best for me. So let me get some info from you so maybe I can help steer you in a direction that will work for you. What are you looking for in a car hauling company
@@CarcarrierTv Thank you. Looling for one does both long and short hual. I am in MD ..
Well up there you can definitely go with United road and do both of those from that area. Now I’m sure you have other companies up their like Moore H&A Virginia plus some smaller companies like Tom shanks or online auto connection there’s a bunch that’s a great area to be a car hauler in
@@CarcarrierTv moore is in big financial trouble and losing a lot of yards,I'd steer clear
Beside United Road , who else is hiring rookies from cdl schools?. Thanks in advance man. Great info
What the heck he is talking about making less than 2000$ week I just start driving truck 10 hour day not doing any loading unloading just sitting in truck and driving 8 hours for up and down and home in 10 hours and making 9000$ in 20 days 5 days a week and I am just a driver
What company do you drive for there will be lots of drivers looking for positions like that.
@@CarcarrierTv my friend owner operates car hauler making 50k gross that’s 32-33 net in Canadian dollars a Month
That’s very good money that’s saying he’s making around 600k yearly cad so about $446,000 here which is pretty on par with what a well run car hauler would make
@@candyman9644what company you work for ?
@@CarcarrierTvbrother I have a car in Columbia South Carolina need it to go Las Vegas can u out me in to a company
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