Fully packed hotshot load out of St. Louis, MO

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6 ай бұрын

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@coastlife999 6 ай бұрын

Alex, fantastic videos! It's crazy you don't have more subscribers. Your securing and tarping are excellent to learn from! Looking forward to crossing paths on the road!

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Really appreciate your support. Maybe we will cross paths. It’s a small world. 👍🏻

@rayfranco1259 6 ай бұрын

Hello. I was HS for 1 1/2 years based in CA 👎. I went into brokering then eventually day trading. I do miss HS, but insurance in CA doubled after initial run and I didn’t feel like paying it. Looks like You’re doing great. Load positioning looks great. You’re strapping and tarping methods are spot on. You have a couple added bells and whistles on the trailer makes it easier. I added a few for ease myself. Can go on but too much to list. Reach out if you ever have any questions. And Keep those wheels a rolling.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you my friend! Appreciate the positive comment. 👍🏻

@Kingk0089 6 ай бұрын

Hey @rayfranco1259 do you have any pointers in day trading? I’m transitioning and trying to learn the ropes. If you are able to shed any insight in the trading game I’d greatly appreciate it.

@rayfranco1259 6 ай бұрын

@@Kingk0089 Hi. I can tell you that keeping your day job while learning is ideal. Try to have a swing shift job or depending on where you live to try and keep the market hours open. Then once you get good enough to make at least a little more than a living wage every trading day, quit the day job. As you get better, it’ll be better concentrating on your trading skills and not having to think about other work. Loss management is a great thing to learn when it comes to trading. Time management is also a good discipline as well. Prosper my friend.

@rayfranco1259 6 ай бұрын

@@Kingk0089 I should add that before you quit the day job make sure it is the best thing for yourself keeping in mind not only wages but benefits like medical insurance and dental. You don’t want to lose your benefits from you previous job before you can afford them with your new job. Hope this makes sense. It’s the little things that we always forget about when we have our eyes on the big things.

@tg9388 6 ай бұрын

Great video again, Alex, if we don’t see you before Christmas, you and the family have a good and safe one and we’ll see you soon. Hopefully this week you got a better load.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you, this week is working out better so far. Have a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁

@israelesquivelrealtor-gris2122 6 ай бұрын

Excellent video! Excellent content

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Appreciate your feedback 👍🏻

@martingomez2611 6 ай бұрын

Nice man! Keep them videos coming. I’ll be out on the road early next year. Gonna be fun times! 😊

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

More videos on the way. Good luck!👍🏻

@RAM-3500 6 ай бұрын

Learning in every single video, this channel is like a school to me 🫡

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! That means a lot to me hearing that from you👍🏻🙂

@IA-py9by 6 ай бұрын

I did hotshot untill fall of 2021...did it for almost 4 years ...my insurance was around $400 a month compare to most it was cheap...got out of it and now driving semi flatbed to be home almost daily...seems your doing good...though your insurance is high and your truck payment is ridiculous.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

I’m not sure how you were able to get commercial insurance at $400 a month. Never met anyone that paid lower than $1000. Why is my truck payment ridiculous? Please explain.

@BedouinSpirit 6 ай бұрын

great video like always... can't wait for the next one!

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed it 🙂

@davidburchell2882 5 ай бұрын

Hauling RV 's i dont make squat, im looking to get into something else

@marryskull5069 6 ай бұрын

Your Videos are very Informative Please make a Video on Q&A. Thanks

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you. I would need to collect a lot of questions to make a video on it.

@PedroOliveira-uq3em 6 ай бұрын

Great video bud 🤘🏻

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!👍🏻

@trkr19 6 ай бұрын

Like your videos and my wife and I will be out hotshot trucking middle of next year and thanks for linking where you got your equipment stuff from I already have something ordered from the website

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Good luck on your hotshot start up 👍🏻

@alfonsogonzalez6412 6 ай бұрын

That's the way to do it 😎😎🤑🤑 keep going after the 💰💰 ho ho ho be safe my friend

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

@@alfonsogonzalez6412 Alfonzo, thank you! Love your energy my friend! 😁👍🏻

@austinclay5344 Ай бұрын

Where did you get your equipment from im looking to get into the game @@Mr.AlexKogan

@Mr.AlexKogan Ай бұрын

@@austinclay5344 I got it all from mytee products. I’ll share my referral link. It’ll save you 5% and it will help me out if you order something. www.myteeproducts.com/?acc=0c3690a6bca4bd6bc3dabb0b5b956059

@kennethwilliams3877 6 ай бұрын

Hey Alex, looks like a nice load! Be safe!! I'll reach out too you soon. I'll be starting in April or May, right after I retire!! Ken!! Oh!! ✌🏿👍🏾

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you Ken! Yes it was a great load. 🙂👍🏻

@ericklewis289 6 ай бұрын

Hello Alex, I been watching your videos and they are very informational. Just started my OTR Sprinter van business here in PHOENIX. I will be looking to scale in the hotshot setup down the road. Originally from Florissant MO but it is good to see you in Show Me State doing big things 👍🏾.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Hey Erick! Very nice to see someone else out of STL area. I’m curious about the sprinter OTR. What type of loads do you deliver, how much weight can you carry and what type of average gross can you make. Thanks!

@ericklewis289 6 ай бұрын

@Mr.AlexKogan I have a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 4cyc diesel. My specific model is 16ft long high roof. Load capacity is 3000lbs. general freight is the usual load 48x48 pallets or anything that will fit in the cargo space.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

@@ericklewis289 What’s an average week gross doing that type of hauling?

@ericklewis289 6 ай бұрын

@@Mr.AlexKogan 3500-4500

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

@@ericklewis289 very nice! 👍🏻

@diannaallmaras3540 6 ай бұрын

Rock on Alex! Another great video

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!🙂

@alvinmann7675 6 ай бұрын

Enjoyed the video Alex. I enjoy watching the securement. Learn something new every video you do. 4500 is excellent! Question, which def do you run? I saw the jugs in the bed but couldn't make them out. The dpf filter plugged up on our 2021 3500 at 60k miles when it wouldn't go into regen anymore.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Hey, thank you! I use Walmart SuperTech brand. It’s $10. Can’t beat that. Never had any trouble with this def. On my 22 Ram I started having issues with my dpf filter early on. Maybe around 20k miles. It was going into regen very frequently. I don’t know if it was clogged or if there was another problem there. As soon as the regen would finish, it would start clogging up eventually within 10 miles and about 20 min after that it would regen again. Dealer replaced the filter and everything was good after.

@alvinmann7675 6 ай бұрын

@Mr.AlexKogan yeah we're from Texas and ours left us in limp mode in Tennessee. We were passed the emission warranty mileage wise. Another dpf was 4k and it was on back order so had no choice but to put the truck on a diet... all good since then. But yeah that dpf is a known issue. It clogs to the point where regen won't help. You can also remove it and they "bake em" which cleans them out but won't do us much good on the side of the road at the moment.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

@@alvinmann7675 I wish there was a diet available for the 22 year. Unfortunately there isn’t. 🤦‍♂️

@justinstewart9840 6 ай бұрын

That Tuatara machine looks cool, seems like a bad idea to put "chain points" on the body.. did it twist any when you tightened the chains? why not strap/chain to the frame?

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

That is a pretty cool machine. There were no chain down points on the frame. The points on the body were specifically made for chaining it down. I agree that is not the best spot to put those chain down points but that’s how they made it. It was pretty solid, no twisting at all.

@marryskull5069 6 ай бұрын

Cool❤ Still waiting for new video Fun Toy.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Will be out soon 👍🏻

@JustinMettleMcMahan 6 ай бұрын

4500 still way better than a 9-5 job.keep grinding out there brother 💪

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!😁👍🏻

@timcrosgrove4612 6 ай бұрын

So what kind of tarps do have ? Are they the lightweight ones?

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Lighter weight than heavier ones but they still have good weight to them. I have a 18 and a 27 foot lumber tarps with a 6 ft drop. The 18 ft is around 50lb and 27 ft is about 70

@osrscletus6067 6 ай бұрын

So can you basically work whenever you want? Like 4 weeks trucking 1 week off?

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Yes. You are your own boss. You make your own schedule.

@marcelosampaio6781 6 ай бұрын

Obrigado por compartilhar o video

@ashlyavella850 6 ай бұрын

Alex we love your videos! Can you do a video about the HS insurance? If you are ever back in Pensacola you gotta get donuts from Milton bakery! ❤

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! That means a lot to me 🙂 When I’m back in Pensacola I will look. That place up for sure. On the HS insurance, are there any specifics that you would like to know?

@annetteballard2813 6 ай бұрын

🎉 Marry Christmas

@mloml41 6 ай бұрын

When getting your 10 hour reset you mark sleeper or off duty? Went on my first trip last week and was putting off duty thoughts?

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

I’ve always done off duty but once a dot officer said the correct way is to mark sleeper. I still make off duty because it’s always worked for me and never had any trouble. It makes sense to mark off duty because we are off duty. Sleeper makes sense when you are team driving and you’re sleeping while the partner is driving. Just my opinion.

@mloml41 6 ай бұрын

@@Mr.AlexKogan ima keep doing off duty also. Thanks for the reply bossman

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

@@mloml41 you’re welcome!👍🏻

@jerrodg938 6 ай бұрын

Man how do you keep those sneakers so clean

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

I switch them up and wash them. They do get dirty.

@armobyzantine5881 6 ай бұрын

Do you need a dually axle truck I see most doing it without it is it personal preference , nice beautiful truck thank you Alex

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

You do not need a dually truck. Depends how much weight you’re hauling. A duslky axle will hold more weight than a single wheel axle. Most of the trucks I see in hotshot business are dually trucks.

@armobyzantine5881 6 ай бұрын

Hey Alex can you do a video how you partial the loads and make sure that each load gets delivered on time and how much deadhead you would do for load thank you

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

My dispatcher book my loads so he does all the planning when booking. There isn’t much that I can say about it. He searches for loads that are going to same area or near each other on the way. Nothing out of the way. If that makes sense. I’ll see if I can do a video in the future to kind of explain it.

@armobyzantine5881 6 ай бұрын

@@Mr.AlexKogan thank you!!!

@glennjukes5581 6 ай бұрын

I ikie the care and attention to customer's stuff.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

That’s how I roll 😁👍🏻

@eldar_windycity 6 ай бұрын

We are already hauling like you are doing. Just curious Alex, who dispatches you?

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

I keep that info private.

@Pete-from-Tn 6 ай бұрын

Watch out on that bucket. DOT wants it strapped down also. Never could figure that out. but they will get you for not securing the buckets.

@cant_keep_up4123 6 ай бұрын

The bucket or each implement you mean? I thought through the frame of the lift arm would work in that instance or still bucket as well?

@Pete-from-Tn 6 ай бұрын

@@cant_keep_up4123 Bucket its self, some will not fine you for it. While others watch while you go by. If they see the bucket, forks or what ever not straped. There after you, but check with DOT . The rules may have changed in the last few years.

@peterc2077 6 ай бұрын

Hey Alex do you dispatch yourself or hire outside to get you work? If so whats a decent rate a dispatch service should charge roughly?Thanx again for video updates.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Hey! I use a dispatcher. On average they charge from 5% and up. I think between 5-8% is a fair rate.

@27downboy 8 күн бұрын

Any dispatch you recommend?

@christhomas9837 6 ай бұрын

That load looked light, should help with the fuel mileage. It must have been scary watching that guy load the tractor. Looked like he was going to hit the side by side with the bucket.

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

The whole load was just over 6000lb. The piece in the middle was semi tall so it had a bit of an impact on fuel but not horrible. Tall is always worse than heavy for fuel mileage. That guy loading it was too distracted with his cigarette and talking. lol. I was scared he was going to hit the car in front. 🤣

@roberto8070 6 ай бұрын

Hi friend, I've seen several of your videos, I'm Brazilian, and I'm looking to get into business, my question for you is... how much weight can you carry on top of your trailer? and do you have the CDL?…. 🇺🇸🇧🇷

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Hi! Yes I have a CDL and with my particular trailer I can carry 15,000 lb. 👍🏻🙂

@jamesnelson5700 6 ай бұрын

There is a whole under the ratchet you can tuck your strap inside that and tighten down so you don’t have to use a bungee good vid

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think that’s too much extra strap to fit in the ratchet hole. 🤷‍♂️

@jamesnelson5700 6 ай бұрын

@@Mr.AlexKogan it’s not fold it instead of rolling it

@Mr.AlexKogan 6 ай бұрын

@@jamesnelson5700 I do that with my big straps and ratchets. I tuck the rest of the strap under the handle but I still use a bungee to wrap around because it’ll fly out with the wind. Maybe your technique is a bit different than I’m doing but it would be helpful to see it. Kind of hard to picture it just by reading.

@jamesnelson5700 6 ай бұрын

@@Mr.AlexKogan yeah I’m saying go through the hole in the strap between the hook and ratchet, then tighten down, makes a bow can’t come undone until you unstrap