Non CDL Hotshot. How much Money can you make? The hard Truth. #noncdlhotshot #hotshottrucking

This is a good video

Right on man. I set the bar super low- my goal is to make about $1700 profit a month, save $1000 for insurance for next year, and close to $1000 for maintenance. Which means i need to gross about $6000 a month. I have made a few planned errors (deadheads of 350 miles), a few unplanned errors (forgetting wallet at home and not realizing till i was loaded 2 hours from home), and not taken loads i should have.
It is all about timing- and shit happens that throws that timing off.
However, i can travel and do what i want- i am sitting at my family cottage right now after fishing this morning. I drove an extra 800 miles to get here averaging just over half the fuel economy. That said, one partial paid enough cash to pay for fuel for the whole trip, and the other $1000 partial will pay for insurance savings. What i find on the way home will pay my maintenance fund.
I would say to do this job you have to come in with a ton of cash, have no payments, and low expectations. The reason to do it is to build a base so that you can eventually hire other drivers to do the work for you. Thats my 5 year plan. Did i mention no payments???there is no way you could do this and expect a life if you have to make payments. You are better off clerking at the gas station if your only goal is to make money now.
Best of luck to you man in whatever you decide to do next!

Definitely depends on how many days you want to stay out and if it’s over the road or not good points Tyler

Did your overhead estimate include the peloton your sitting in front of?

Haha bro did I meet you the other day? Moving your neighbor 😅 your dad got a 6.7l with nearly a million miles

If your equipment is breaking down that often your not doing it right

This is why I’m not gonna jump in to it full time starting out. I’m gonna stay trucking as a company guy and on my 2 weeks off run my own. Get a feel for the business and todays rates on how I do. If all goes smooth I’m planning to be full time in a year or two. I’d love to go CDL hotshot but I’m not ready to get into a dually payment starting out. I’ll wait till I go full time.

Seeing how rates are these past few years, fuel, insurance, my expenses will be about $4500 a month. Im hoping to make $8k a week and profit $3500 on the low end. I run hard. Even for the company I drive for. Harder you run the more money you make. I don’t do 34s I run split clocks.

I’m praying it works out. Almost 10 years in the industry and I waited too long to go Owner Op and I hope this economy doesn’t kill my dreams

Newbies: Don't forget to set aside money for taxes 🤓

I don’t believe you lol

My situation is different. I already have a 6 figure career, and only work 8-9 days a month. Hence filling up my free time each month being a hotshot. It's a side hustle and I don't need any money from it. I work 1 day on 2 off, normally. So on my 2 days off if I can stay local in the state of Florida or even venture to Georgia oc with a 3 car hauler or 40ft if that's any different. My truck would become my main transportation and trailer paid for in cash. Seems as though I'd only have to worry about insurance and gas at first. Maybe set a target for $1k a week and work towards becoming more efficient and make more money without pissing off the wife and kids. I figure clearing $50 k a year after expenses would be a good goal, better than sitting on the couch, or at a tiki bar, haha. I have 9 years until retirement with a pension, and don't plan on working at all after that, unless its passive income from real estate. Any comments welcome, still in the business planning mode. Hopefully it's worth it. Thanks for your time,......Chris

This math ain't mathing

Can you tell us what you mean by terrible economy?