Going home after three weeks of hotshot trucking

/ @ogdonutbeastmiami

[@kennethwilliams3877]

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.AlexKogan]

@@kennethwilliams3877 Ken, Midwest is always a better place for loads. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Avankaurparmar]

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.AlexKogan]

@@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.

[@thechoznjuan6886]

Pay to be patient sometimes. Keep up the good work Alex.

[@glennjukes5581]

Keep up the good work--better to be safe w/ the extra time on the rigging.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@glennjukes5581 Thank you Glenn! 100% agree with you.

[@petersouioui8864]

Cool videos as always. I wish you post a video of a failure. Strap failing. Or returned delivery.

[@eli.hooligan]

As much as I would love to see that I hope it never happens to him 😅

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@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 😁👍🏻

[@richardbarkley9909]

Good stuff Alex as always!! Enjoy the time with the family.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@richardbarkley9909 Thank you Richard!

[@nathanurick8320]

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.

[@jeremybrea1910]

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.

[@nathanurick8320]

@@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.AlexKogan]

@@nathanurick8320 Thanks! No I never do that. No point in doing that. It’s not the same as working a 9-5 job.

[@zasueta6352]

@@Mr.AlexKoganexactly you can’t do that when it’s your own business you work damn near 24/7 😂

[@jeffreyagnew634]

Keep up the good work. Love the kids.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@jeffreyagnew634 Thank you!!!

[@alvinmann7675]

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.AlexKogan]

@@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.

[@BayouBoyOutoors]

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.AlexKogan]

@@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.

[@brettdaniels3606]

Thank u for another awesome video i love the music u use in ur videos

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@brettdaniels3606 Thank you! Really appreciate that.

[@lenpellerin]

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.AlexKogan]

@@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 😁

[@charlehoss2146]

Yo.. i just subscribe thanks for inspiration buddy stay bliss

[@charlehoss2146]

Is 10k enough to start my own business?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@charlehoss2146 Thank you! Really appreciate the support 👍🏻

[@SRT-HotShot-24]

Well done, stay safe🫡

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@SRT-HotShot-24 Thank you!

[@clemnewton9007]

straps saves liives and loads

[@Happ1971]

Been waiting for this!😊

[@breonbarnes3524]

TruckTrappin 318 Lafayette la my city

[@JustinMettleMcMahan]

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.AlexKogan]

@@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-yb4tl]

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.AlexKogan]

@@LuisFernandez-yb4tl Thank you! Send me a dm on Instagram.

[@LuisFernandez-yb4tl]

@@Mr.AlexKogan I sent the message sir, just waiting on you. Thank you so much again.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@LuisFernandez-yb4tl Haven’t received any messages.

[@thechoznjuan6886]

Do you ever have to replace the planks on your trailer. I noticed a couple of them raised on the end

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@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 🤣

[@thechoznjuan6886]

@@Mr.AlexKogan I see. Knowing what you know now would you still have gone with PJ or big Tex?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@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.

[@josekings3811]

Let’s go 🎉

[@carlosgonzalez4960]

Hey Alex, how do leave the truck running all night long? Or do you have a portable a/c?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@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-l5s]

Hi

[@zasueta6352]

What are the best states to hotshot in ?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@zasueta6352 There are no best states. Loads are always different everywhere. It’s all about being in the right place rate right time.

[@Tytrades]

Do you sleep in hotels or the truck?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@Tytrades in the truck.

[@naeerrichardson6757]

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.AlexKogan]

@@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.

[@naeerrichardson6757]

@@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.AlexKogan]

@@naeerrichardson6757 Florida is disrespectful with rates most of the time.

[@MongolianPickups]

First

[@rich873]

could have just used two straps

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@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-se9cp7dl6b]

Help me get into this

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@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.