Hey Alex!! I use Hughes sauces also, good stuff! I see running Midwest worked out for you! As always, Good Job Sir!! I see you on the flip side!! Ken!! Oh!!👍🏾✌🏿
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@kennethwilliams3877 Ken, Midwest is always a better place for loads. 👍🏻👍🏻
@AvankaurparmarАй бұрын
Alex, I'm glad u finally got out of Utah!! Brother, don't go there again unless it's closer to $4 a mile or it's not worth it, as I'm sure u know now!! U could have grossed another 2k in those 2 or 3 days that got wasted!! I'm glad u are finally home. That's crazy I like to be home after a few days, like 3 at most!! Why don't u rock a tidy tank or aux tank in the truck?? I got a 110 gallon, and the distance i get between fill ups and difference in fuel cost saves me a ton of cash when I go to town that are cheap it helps the pocket book big time!!
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@Avankaurparmar Yeah I agree with you on the whole west coast. Not worth going unless it’s closer to $4 but that would be tough to get too. I do have a 60 gallon external fuel tank. Would never start this job without it. You’d be filling up too frequently.
@thechoznjuan6886Ай бұрын
Pay to be patient sometimes. Keep up the good work Alex.
@glennjukes5581Ай бұрын
Keep up the good work--better to be safe w/ the extra time on the rigging.
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@glennjukes5581 Thank you Glenn! 100% agree with you.
@petersouioui8864Ай бұрын
Cool videos as always. I wish you post a video of a failure. Strap failing. Or returned delivery.
@eli.hooliganАй бұрын
As much as I would love to see that I hope it never happens to him 😅
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@petersouioui8864 I have to say that’s the most strange request anyone has ever made. I don’t fail in load securement so can’t help you out there 😁👍🏻
@richardbarkley9909Ай бұрын
Good stuff Alex as always!! Enjoy the time with the family.
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@richardbarkley9909 Thank you Richard!
@nathanurick8320Ай бұрын
I enjoy watching several of you hotshot KZbinrs but I’m curious if you ever add up the hours you spend in the truck and divide those hours by the amount of money you bring in.
@jeremybrea1910Ай бұрын
That’s kinda easy. Mostly of the hotshots guys and girls we stay in our truck. So if you go by weekly divide your gross by 168 (7 days in hours) and that would give you a rough estimate….. For example I made $6,090 last week( 7 days) $6,090 divided by 168 = $36.25 per hour. Again this is gross and of course I wasn’t all the 168 hours on my truck.
@nathanurick8320Ай бұрын
@@jeremybrea1910 the business is very interesting to me and I like to figure out what it takes to be profitable enough to do it. Trucks are very expensive and I’m sure good trailers are and then add in all your fuel, maintenance and insurance I would think it’s hard unless you just never come home.
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@nathanurick8320 Thanks! No I never do that. No point in doing that. It’s not the same as working a 9-5 job.
@zasueta635223 күн бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKoganexactly you can’t do that when it’s your own business you work damn near 24/7 😂
@jeffreyagnew634Ай бұрын
Keep up the good work. Love the kids.
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@jeffreyagnew634 Thank you!!!
@alvinmann7675Ай бұрын
Enjoy your family time Alex! Enjoyed the video! It's awesome to see you eating healthy on the road. At your stops for the night so you get cardio in our body weight movements daily? Tough to stay healthy on the road but it can be done. Thanks man enjoy your week👍💪
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@alvinmann7675 Thank you Alvin! As long as you know how many calories you need, you will not out on weight. By the time I stop for the night, it’s late and I am in no mood to get any cardio done. I save all the workouts for my reset and when I go home.
@BayouBoyOutoorsАй бұрын
Im about 2 hours east of Lafayette...you ever come past Houma again give my a shout! treat you to some home cooked cajun food! love the videos!!! keep it going!!
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@BayouBoyOutoors Thank you and I appreciate the offer but honestly I can’t keep track of where all of you guys live. I’ll forget because I have so much on my mind with work and making videos.
@brettdaniels3606Ай бұрын
Thank u for another awesome video i love the music u use in ur videos
Alex!! Lafayette is 40 mins from my hometown!! Would have been cool to have met up at a local donut shop and chopped it up a bit. Enjoy your time off. 🎉
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@lenpellerin It would have been cool but I am eating clean now while on the road. Donuts are now only when I go home. That’s when I have time to make content for my new channel 😁
@charlehoss2146Ай бұрын
Yo.. i just subscribe thanks for inspiration buddy stay bliss
@charlehoss2146Ай бұрын
Is 10k enough to start my own business?
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@charlehoss2146 Thank you! Really appreciate the support 👍🏻
@SRT-HotShot-24Ай бұрын
Well done, stay safe🫡
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@SRT-HotShot-24 Thank you!
@clemnewton90079 күн бұрын
straps saves liives and loads
@Happ1971Ай бұрын
Been waiting for this!😊
@breonbarnes3524Ай бұрын
TruckTrappin 318 Lafayette la my city
@JustinMettleMcMahanАй бұрын
Enjoy the week off! Three weeks straight on the road aint no joke. How difficult would you say itd be to try route yourself out and back home within 5-6 days? Would it mostly depend on where your starting location is? All asked with thought it could be done and still end the quarter of the year with a net gain.
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@JustinMettleMcMahan Thanks! Hard to say about routing because you never know where your load will take you and if you plan to go a certain way then you miss out on other good loads.
@LuisFernandez-yb4tlАй бұрын
Hey Alex, how do you go about finding a dispatcher? I’m looking into starting up my own hotshot. Love the videos man keep doing what you’re doing.
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@LuisFernandez-yb4tl Thank you! Send me a dm on Instagram.
@LuisFernandez-yb4tl28 күн бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan I sent the message sir, just waiting on you. Thank you so much again.
@Mr.AlexKogan21 күн бұрын
@@LuisFernandez-yb4tl Haven’t received any messages.
@thechoznjuan6886Ай бұрын
Do you ever have to replace the planks on your trailer. I noticed a couple of them raised on the end
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@thechoznjuan6886 never replaced them. I do have a couple sticking up because the screws holding them down broke. PJ went cheap and didn’t put enough screws in the right places. I just need to get them screwed down but I never get around to doing that 🤣
@thechoznjuan6886Ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan I see. Knowing what you know now would you still have gone with PJ or big Tex?
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@thechoznjuan6886 PJ. PJ is like Lexus and Toyota. Lexus being the more luxurious one. Same with PJ and Big Tex. PJ is a step up from Big Tex.
@josekings3811Ай бұрын
Let’s go 🎉
@carlosgonzalez4960Ай бұрын
Hey Alex, how do leave the truck running all night long? Or do you have a portable a/c?
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@carlosgonzalez4960 No. I don’t idle at night. I have a Milwaukee fan and have been for unfortunate to not be in super hot night weather. Every now and then I am but I may start the truck for about 10 min if it gets real bad. I wanted to get an AC system but there just isn’t a lot of room to keep everything in the truck.
@Aissata-l5sАй бұрын
Hi
@zasueta635223 күн бұрын
What are the best states to hotshot in ?
@Mr.AlexKogan21 күн бұрын
@@zasueta6352 There are no best states. Loads are always different everywhere. It’s all about being in the right place rate right time.
@Tytrades5 күн бұрын
Do you sleep in hotels or the truck?
@Mr.AlexKogan2 күн бұрын
@@Tytrades in the truck.
@naeerrichardson6757Ай бұрын
What states are a absolute dead zone always I know Utah because I live there and I’m seeing that Florida is one for sure but where else I’m currently on the road now and have been out here for two weeks
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@naeerrichardson6757 To me anything from Colorado all the way west is a bad area. Florida is slow but not as bad as west. Really Midwest is my favorite area. I don’t go northeast anymore either.
@naeerrichardson6757Ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan thanks man I drive a few hrs out to Slidell hoping for a better tomorrow but Pensacola had disrespectful rates I had to go one way or another
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@naeerrichardson6757 Florida is disrespectful with rates most of the time.
@MongolianPickupsАй бұрын
First
@rich873Ай бұрын
could have just used two straps
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@rich873 If you are referring to the first load, maybe but it was not flat so I felt better using chains to pull each corner.
@user-se9cp7dl6bАй бұрын
Help me get into this
@Mr.AlexKoganАй бұрын
@@user-se9cp7dl6b Unfortunately I don’t provide that type of service. Google is your best friend to find out the steps of getting into this.