My first short OTR Hot Shot trip in my 1999 F350 - Bed, Generator and AC!
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- My first short OTR trip delivering an oversize CNC router from Georgia to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
My new bed, portable AC and generator worked great!
I'm working on capturing more footage during my trips so I can create more enjoyable content for you to watch.
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My content is about my 1999 F350 with the legendary 7.3 Powerstroke, Hot Shot trucking and trucking tips in general.
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My Equipment for non-CDL Hot Shot Trucking:
1999 F350 4WD Dually with the 7.3 Powerstroke 11,200 GVWR
CM ALRD Flatbed body with added underbody Bauer tool boxes
2020 Big Tex Gooseneck Trailer 14GN25+5MR (30' with Mega Ramps) Derated to 14,799 GVWR
GoPro Hero 7 Black
Vantop H612T Mirror DashCam
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Another great hauling video Joel! I could hear the turbo of the 7.3L singing at times. Stay safe out there my friend.
The cameras barely picks it up - it's really pretty loud!
Yo, love your channel......keep up the good work. It's fun to go on a ride without wondering where the next bathroom break will be....lol
Hey bud that's my area, just east of BR on that i12 section. It's bad when they're doing construction in Covington. Bad weather also ensures a wreck will stop i-12 for a long while.
I think u can get a little mesh gate divider thing to strap behind and across the front seats. That should help the dog out if u gotta stop the old locomotive 🚂.
I just pulled the passenger seat also. I bought a pet mattress that's 30" X 40" and he can ride on that where he will be well below window height and not blocking my right side mirrors.
I'm glad you are different, and in good ways. Love your channel and your priorities. I went looking through a bunch of general hotshot channels on YT lately... Man so many people have very differing ideas about how to do hotshotting. Unfortunately, ignorance is the prevailing force. To me, the general rule is 'lower the overhead'. I see so many people breaking this rule and they end up making everyone rich except themselves. Running your wheels all month to break even on loans for depreciating equipment is a terrible business plan. Then I see people making incredibly important decisions based on wrong information or bad assumptions. Lots of backward crap going on. With the economy crashing, inflation rising, and gas prices high, those bad decisions are magnifying and unfurling businesses very quickly. Don't think one minute that the brokers, shippers, insurance agents, DOT cops, and truck sellers/renters give one shit about your business making any money. As long as the freight gets delivered, they don't know you or care about you and your family. So many dudes taking brand new trucks to the dealership over nothing but check engine light. That's maw maw behavior! They're gonna keep your truck hostage and just find things to replace. Get a code scanner, do your own maintenance, buy aftermarket improvements instead of replacing with proven-failure OEM parts. Quit buying $80k+ trucks with KNOWN CP4 problems. Tell them you'll buy the truck only after they replace the CP4 with a CP3. I'm just baffled by some of the immature, illogical decisions made by hotshot owner ops lately. Then they publish their failures on YT first as a beacon to follow, then as an error to learn from. Yes, your video might help offset the cost of your failure, but you're dissemination of bad info is already out there. Add UA-camrs to the list of people profiting off of you for themselves... Find the few channels that get it right, and steer clear of the noisy morons
Wow, you sure said a mouthful! The ones that get me are the ones pushing the factoring. Save that few percentage points and pay off your loans faster. Or better yet, don't buy any of the new crap to begin with!
gotta get seatbelts for the bed so ya can secure ole yeller in for sea 🤣🤣
I removed the passenger seat and bought a 30 X 40 pet bed for him. That will have him near the floor and much better contained. Years ago driving around NYC, my lane was ending due to construction and he was blocking my view out the RH mirrors. I had to brake check him... as in Ziggy, meet Mr. Dashboard. I was able to safely merge to the right after that!
last upgrade will be seat covers ... aka one of those 25yr old strippers outta Biloxi
LMAO! Why do you think I'm not retired yet! Lol!
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC you made the common mistake of not only going back to the same one for seconds but also telling them your real name ...
@@dixiemae5042 Lol!
know the truck stops in meridian
It was way too early and I decided to take the chance on that rest area where I stopped. It worked out good... this time, anyway!
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC too bad depending on what day the restaurant has great spaghetti or beef stew
@@dixiemae5042 My next trip I stayed in a truckstop for the first time ever. Never went inside except to get ripped off on fuel the next morning. With a hotshot, we know within a gallon or two how much we can add to our tank... I guestimate the pump said about 10% too much. I also have not set myself up for cooking yet. With 4 large dogs I bring only one and leave the other three to argue over the tasty morsels of any trespassers... So no long OTR trips till I move up to a semi.
@@dixiemae5042 I'll be going thru Meridian with an oversize load tomorrow... which one has the good restaurant? Might stop for the night there instead of a rest area.
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC Queen’s
next time lift the OS banner up over the front lic. plate. then you wont be called in for permit check because their lic plate readers will be able to read your plate and the system will automatically pull up your permit in the system and you'll get the green light to continue on ...
Front lic. plate??? Mine says FORD! Lol! Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia do not require front license plates. My low CSA score usually gets me bypassed because they read my DOT number. Maybe with my next truck I will order an extra plate if it will help out in this situation. I'm hoping that will happen in the next few months. Really looking forward to at least a 72" sleeper!
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC correct but as you know semis have them out on the front bumper … you’re operating now under fmcsa rules
@@dixiemae5042 This truck operates at 26K and less (non-CDL) so that doesn't apply. The GVWR of my truck is 11,200 and the trailer is derated to 14,799 for a combined total of 25,999. That will change if I complete the F450 or when I buy a semi.
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC you’re missing the point. Install your plate on the front bumper when you’re hauling.
@@dixiemae5042 I thought about doing that... nobody can see the plate where it is now anyway!
next upgrade is to drop in a 6.7 cummins that's been p-pump and compounded than get yourself a centrifuge to clean waste oil and cooking oil to convert to biodiesel and wala no more buying at the pumps 💁♂
I've been saving waste oil for a while. Need to start filtering it and I will use it for my tractor. It's a 4 cylinder Isuzu with it's version of a P-pump so it should burn it fine. I hope! Certainly wouldn't trust the waste oil in a 7.3. I have a friend in north Georgia who it the local installer for the veggistroke systems. He's the one who rescued me when I cracked a piston last year. I took my load back to the shipper, parked my truck on my trailer and waited for him to tow me home. I can't see driving OTR and needing a supply of oil. Regional would work if you had a good supply, but that's like 60-70 gallons a day.
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC checkout WVODesigns
sweet set up am planing to do freight towing etc w a nice 7.3 set up like yours is there Any supporting mods that help it even more ?
6637 air filter, 4" turbo back exhaust w/muffler, 6.0 transmission cooler (see my video about that) and a Hydra tuner. Do NOT run any tunes without an EGT gauge though... and all I tow with is the 25 HP tow tune. I bought a 2010 Peterbilt 387 and am working on getting it ready for the road. Working on the interior - framework for my refrigerator and tabletop for desk / table.
I’m looking to get into hotshot with a similar setup , how’s the Insurrance like
I was paying about 1650 per month, but just ahead of my renewal they upped the rate on me and I fear it's gonna be a whopper when it renews. IDK why EVERYTHING in the trucking industry goes UP while the rates and load availability goes DOWN... If I were you, I would save my money and not quit a paying job to start hotshot right now.
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC thanks for the reply ! And so you have a rebuilt title truck correct , just wondering cause I’m looking into getting a salvage rebuildable truck. & well honestly I make decent money I average 300 on a bad day 400-500 on a good day , but I don’t like what I do. So if there’s any way I could make a dime more hot shotting I wouldn’t mind
@@fbg6543 Mo, my hotshot truck is a regular title truck. My personal truck, I installed my cab with it's VIN number on the 2001 rollover wrecked truck. The title is a regular title as nothing changed with the VIN. Basically, I replaced all the parts under and inside the cab with used parts... If you want to rebuild a salvage truck, one, it has to be done by a certified shop and it has yo be inspected by the state BEFORE it's painted to get a regular title. Your best bet is to find a truck you want, and mayne buy a wreck to get a good transmission and engine. Even my hotshot truck has a Copart wreck 7.3 in it and it runs great!
Wanting to buy a 92 7.3 idi without the turbo to use for hotshotting, only has 100k original miles, should it hold up to the task of constant driving
The oldest 7.3 I've owned were 95's. One was new and I loved it. The IDI has lower towing capacity so I don't know how well it will do, especially if you are planning on towing heavy loads long distance.
@@2020HotShotTruckingLLC ahhh gotcha, yea he wanted $10k and its in mint condition with 100k miles and from what I seen so far it’s a killer deal. You think I could slap an aftermarket turbo on it to get it up to par? I’m not wanting to pass up the deal
@@damondanlovich5889 You can add power, but the truck is not rated to tow what the newer ones are. And therefore, neither will the brakes... your truck will be nearly maxed out with an empty trailer that's big enough to make $$$ with. I wouldn't want anything older than a 99.
Do not get an idi... I have a friend with one. He calls it the black hole. He's not mechanical at all, and the thing spent 75% of his ownership in various shops for repairs. It's a dog. It's not worth $3000 in good condition. It can't tow shit up hill. A gas Chevy from early 2000s would be much better for 10kish.
Sure will be slow going with no turbo i guess if that's all you can afford then good luck there's plenty of loads out there