My first 40ft Container - Hotshot Trucking
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Binders on the passenger side is how I always did when hauling coils because if I had to pull off on the shoulder to fix something, I wasn’t standing out in the road when re-tightening my binders.
That's actually a really cool tip I never would have even though of. Thanks!
Exactly
same thing with your tools, first aid kit, etc
Good idea. Drove truck for years and never thought about that.
Amen brother. Thank you for teaching others that. Used to haul steel, you do NOT want to be exposed, need that trailer to protect you!!
I have learned alot just from watching your you tube channel. You are very knowledgeable and thank you! I have made mistakes, but I corrected them. I am making more money, that I ever dreamed of. Keep up the good work, and i will continue to keep watching and prospering from my hotshot non cdl business. Thanks, again!
Love it! Just remember the faster you go with a big load the worse MPG you get...like way worse than 55mph because of wind resistance.
Wow he did 75 haha thats wild and hard on the truck
Do you pull in regular drive or tow/haul option???
I love that you shared this along with payment details...we are in beginning stages of starting hotshot (looking for truck and trailer) and it was awesome watching this and your excitement 😀
I was expecting to hear that you found an additional load after realizing you had room on the passenger side! lol
Was waiting for him to put a partial
IN the container. *Taps Head* Big Brain Time
😂😂😂
@@michaelardoin4260 inside he had a fork lift and 2 pallets
Could've opened that container up and loaded it full with other loads. lol
Great video as always Alex. Been working with a few companies to bring empty containers back to the ports. ✌️
Ran Seattle to ND last week with 40HC. They are a brick.
Myself I put the chains across the ends with the chain through the container latch down boxes! Contains the ends to stop any pivoting!. Each his own! Good Content!
That’s what up, guy! Congrats...be safe.
love your energy! keep it up.
Looks good Alex. Keep up with the videos. Like them very much.
I have a 2018 F450 King Ranch and pulling my 40ft toy hauler at 60-65 I get about 10mpg. Great video Alex, keep them coming.
Are you know have many fuel get dodge ?
Good old ellensburg! That pilot is brand new lol. I hope you enjoyed our “Windy City”
Hell ya!!!!! I am so happy he is finally in the 509
tacoma to boise is a beautiful drive. them sawtooth mountains are the bees knees.
"The TFL 30-Second." Good standard. 😎
That forklift is insane
I love this channel so much. I love trucking so much fr a tender age, the whole experience of being on the road different place each day, alone with a pet or so. But this I would do over trucking. Less journey and cost a whole lot less. Maintenance much easier also.
my friend next time: chain the four corners and make sure the loader center it correctly. forget about chaining the center. next time you deliver at homedepot, lowes, walmart, etc. go to their trash and take(ask) for a thick card board box, any card board. make a 6" x 6" square (at least 8) fold it in half ... make yourself a strap guard. buy a pcv pipe long enough for you to reach the top of container. center cut a 3" deep cut on both ends. a 4 ft pcv pole will do it. the pipe is there to help you place the guard on top and if the strap protector flies off...well, its card board and free.
You can use your height stick to , If you have one
alex, hey you forgot to check the back doors for securement, some times they don't secure or both. damn, thats what we use to get as the best mpg's in 81
Bro that's all hills... love it👍✔🤙
You work very hard for your cash respect that time is money I love the road trips and truck stops
SUPER IDEA . POZDRAWIAM .
Also, you should run the straps behind the rub rails. They’re there to prevent strap damage
Ive hauled two sets of two containers. No problems just catches wind. Only 6-7 MPH. 2020 RAM 3500. 25GN trailer
Where can I purchase a container and trailer?
You need more of them runs good load.
Do more containers they make some good bucks
Great video. Thanks for the content. I'm looking into changing professions and am interested in doing hot shots here in Texas 2021 so the info is invaluable.
You should look in to getting a windbreaker for your trailer when you are hauling containers cause they help a little whit the mpg
They make 4 inch ratchets for a little piece of security on loads! I always carried at least 5 in my flatbed days!
i do these same routes with these containers now that i started hotshotting
If you could pick up another light load going the same direction you can put it inside the container. BONUS 👍👍.. Put the container doors to the rear for access.
Great videos, inspires me!!!!
We always put our chains and binders at the each end of the container pockets. And throw 3 strap over the container.
Good job! Usually the containers are crap pay. And everytime I did one (which was minimum) I said I wouldn't do it again. Lol Sometimes you just got to and sometimes you get paid good like this one.
Bro... Nothing but the upmost love n respect... Keeponpushigggngm...
Get that twist on top also 🤘🏼🤠🤘🏼and ratchets to the drivers side
Tip for ya man- when using straps on metal - place an abrasion resistance pad between your load and strap. Old mud flaps work great. Slit them down to 6”-8” wide strips . That will help save your straps from gettin cut ..
Great suggestion
Welcome to the port of Tacoma! I work there lol. Also pretty sure I've driven that reachstacker before apm sold it to that container leasing company. Wtf trucking is awesome, they are in Tacoma daily!
You should try to find a load to pick up on the way back to your starting point so that you can get paid to haul there and back if at all possible. Otherwise you're making $19hr after fuel costs. You took a 10hr day to drive up followed by an 8hr rest period, and a 10hr day to drive back, so that's basically a day and a half at least eaten up loading and doing the run. If you were able to pick up something else headed back from nearby you could potentially double your profits.
My thoughts exactly. After fuel, meals, etc, 1.5 days at $1100 is chump change.
I hope you had fun pulling a boat anchor. At least you should be running with the wind. Another nice video. I am based out here. I haul open top wine tanks they can really be boat anchors. I have put 10k of lumber on the trailer and got way better mileage. But I have not hauled since April very little paying freight.
My Dad grew up in Ellensburg, yeah its windy there.
Norcal to East Tennessee with a 20ft container last month and I got about 10mpg in my 3/4 ton SRW.
Man this load looks massive 😬💪🏻
Super inspirational! First subscription ever! Wondering, could you possibly do this part time or would it even be worth it? I was in the oil field before and companies used hot shots a lot. I'm in construction now in WA state and doing quite well, but thinking about doing this to supplement on the weekend, what are your thoughts?
Argh, my my hometown!
Hi Alex. I enjoy the videos, keep up the good work. I am a CDL hot shot; I hauled a 15,500 pound shipping container (it had product inside) from Illinois to South Dakota. I drove at 1800 RPMs, which was about 60/65 mph, on my ram 3500 and my mpg was only 6.8. Those things suck… The fuel, at least you got a good rate
For taking advantage of peak torque and keeping the RPMs (and fuel consumption) down.......keep it at about 1600 RPMs. Makes a difference. Between the weight of your trailer, the load, and your truck.....sounds like you were pretty close to GCVW.....so your mileage is probably going to suck no matter what you drove. But the 200-fewer RPMs would have helped.
It's the same for my 44' long toy hauler.
All that and the straps are outside the rail lol. I'm gonna convert you!!
Hauled one to grants pass from Tacoma a few months back, only paid 650 an cost over 150 for fuel.
An a tip that was passed down to me,
Lash your corners.
Dude, you should wear hard hat and high visibility vest when near big machinery and/or shipper
Safety first not third
I just saw you in your truck on the Wyoming freeway
Good idea to have binders on passenger side so if you have to adjust on the side of the interstate your not on the danger side
Binders always go on drivers side so you can see them in your mirrors.
Find somewhere safer then the side of the road to check your load...
Silly question: When you get the trailer built, how much extra will it cost you to have 12 container bolsters fitted? This is so you can do a mix of 8', 10', 20' or a single 40' container. By doing that, you would not have to worry about webbings or chains. It would also save you the trouble of getting up on top of the load.
With your webbings, roll them up, with a rolling motion back towards you, then throw them over straight. By them rolling, they have to stay straight to unroll. We used to do this back in the 1980's, when carting Complete Knocked Down boxes to one of the car makers, and for railway sleepers. The Mermaids would check to ensure that the webbings were flat on the load, and we never had any issues.
I would be nervous about hitting some heavy wind with an empty container. Surprising that they didn’t find a container closer by, they tend to pile up near distribution centers.
Tow Piglet where you at bro? Hope all is well, just waitin on a new video.
I slept at that pilot in Ellensburg that day of or the day before👀 always a day behind me
Thats crazy, I live in Stanfield!!!
This might sound pretty silly but I wonder if you could fabricate a fold-down type wind diffuser or shield for the top of your gooseneck trailer if you’re gonna be hauling containers regularly and also if it would make any difference at all with mpg.
Easy work
Those hills through east Oregon are gonna suck with that brick
The first forklift was way cooler where you picked it up.
I drove a 52’ car hauler and a F450 4x4, 6-14 mpg range, depended on the exhaust cleaning and the hills.
Love to see this man I’m from Yakima Wa and this is a really good video! I’m starting my transition from Truck driving with a CDL to start my own Hot Shot Business here this year of 2023. Any advice?
great vid
Hey my Winnebago gazer usually gets 6.5 mpg on an average. Pulling that load I think you did well.
Yo that forklift was god or something
nice!!! when are you swaping your axles the ones you bought on few videos ago?
“The next day” 😂
I like containers strap and go
In the theater to wish people good luck they say break a leg. . With Alex we should say Break an axle to wish you good luck.
The mpg at 60 would be substantially better. Aerodynamic drag increases at the square of speed. Drag is 36% higher at 70 mph than at 60 mph. A 1+ hour difference in 500 miles but can you use that hour saved by wasting gas? Is saving an hour worth $25 to $30 extra in fuel?
I live in Boise it’s an island half the time. Hope you got a load out.
I hauled a few containers out of Houston or Dallas to get home to San Antonio on Friday’s when there wasn’t anything moving.Truth be told they suck.Next time run your chain all the way at the front through the holes at the bottom corners of the container and at the rear of the container.
Dang you still get more mpgs then I get when I'm not pulling anything 😂I get 5.5mpg with my 82 chevy c30 dually but it's got the big block 454 so what can you expect
Drove right past me in the Tri-Cities
I would say get a 50 gallon/100 gallon auxiliary fuel tank, but being non cdl it would limit some of your load options due to weight. But a 50 gal wouldn't be bad idea. Glad you see the positive when most would be annoyed.
Eburg baby!!!
Actually you loaded up was in the tide flats just north of Tacoma, not Seattle.
Hey great videos. Im wondering if you have to have the electronic hour log you know for service and rest
Never mind just saw what you did thanks.
1:11 cool B double
With a full load. How can you determine if you’ll be overweight or not in your drive axel before leaving the shipper, so you don’t have to wait till you get a scale ticket to know. Thanks
The weight, sure......but I reckon the 'sail' with transporting basically a big brick is going to kick your ass with wind resistance. For a 500-mile trip, you could still do it in a day going 60-mph instead of 70-mph. Especially if you're able to knock off a fuel stop from the trip. I like the way you secured it though.
Legally speaking he's not going to be able to drive 1000 miles round trip without a 10hr off-duty period. Although the load is not commercial in weight for CDL state licensing purposes, he's still hauling materials in interstate-commerce, which means that all pertinent FMC laws will apply to this load. He has no sleeper berth, so he needs to stop and use lodging for at least 7hrs in the bed and 3 hours off duty.
He’s limited to 11 hrs of driving anyway…..so he wouldn’t be able to put in 1000 miles no matter what. Unless he can somehow average 90-mph in that 11 hrs. Not sure of the relevance of that comment. And you don’t need to use lodging for your 10 hrs. You just have to be logged off-duty for 10 hrs. Most guys here DON’T have sleeper berths. CDL and non-CDL.
I'm from Tacoma, and recognized where you were.
I wonder what your MPG would have been if you would have included going over the pass.
Lol you came through my town kennewick washington and Ellensburg pilot is about 6 years old. Stanfield oregon is about 45 mins from me
Did you have the option of winch spools for the straps or do you prefer to just use Ratchets? Good load, coming from a CDL 48' flatbed O/O.
Like this friend, I have a question ... how much does the trailer weigh? Cheers
Just make you chain the bottom holes front and back and throw a few straps off the top. I used to do these loads all the time Brother.
Someone definitely needs to show him how to throw straps properly, and to use edge protection as well. Don't care if steel has rounded corners or not, use edge protection to protect the straps. Even a slight vibration in the strap can cause damage. He needs to try and throw straps on semi truck flatbed, the deck is already at 5' then you have the load on top of that.
Just found this vid, 2 questions. 1) why do you twist your strap instead of keeping them flat? 2) Do you pull with the “tow/haul” on like its engaged, or off like just normal pu truck driving?
Alex, we live in Tonopah Az, 2 miles away, from a Pilot Gas station, and we saw a gray ford dually, with a gooseneck trailer, my kids and I thought it was you, we were going to stop, and say hi, but it was someone else, we are your followers 😉 on
You tube
God bless brother!
I recommend getting some ratchet binders.
Another video we want
If you're not in a rush on these shorter hauls Knock your top speed down to 65 or 63 mph. Air resistance is exponentially greater at higher speeds. Reducing a few mph will absolutely impact MPG upward saving you cash.
Finally! Tow piglet tows a pig! :)
We are waiting TP For more action and nerd arithmetic! Hehehe.
What gears does your truck have 3.55, 4.10. or 4.30?
Sweet rig you have.
I gotta deal with a big box every day, consider yourself lucky.
4 years ago. I got a fraction over 8 mpg in my Forf f350, with no extra fuel tanks. From Galveston to west texas. 90% flat roads (-:
Did you have a box container also?
So I've been watching your videos quite some time now, and love all the info you put out there! Can you do a video of your setup, as far how you have the truck setup inside? I'm looking into doing hot shotting here in a couple weeks!
Where did you find that?! I’ve been working the Seattle/Tacoma area for a week and didn’t see any containers in the board anywhere near that rate! I’m ready to head back to the gulf coast! Those containers are like pulling parasails.
You should do the same test but set the speed at 60 mph
Off topic but when washing your truck why didn't you get the classic wash? Brightener is free and will clean everything up without a brush.