I grossed $8,900 this week as a hotshot owner operator 😯

Work was good this second week of August. I grossed $8,900 in one week. Maybe business is picking back up.

[@gusfernandez8486]

Good job man!!! Alway positive and open to show the details on hot shot business!!!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thanks Gus!!! I try to be as open as I can. Really no reason to hide anything 😀

[@oceanbobby5237]

I love how tidy and organized you are! Cheers from Hungary!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you my friend. 🙏 Really appreciate ya!

[@charlesholliday1050]

Congratulations to ur lady admire ur words of encouragement to all other truckers and God Bless all those truckers who keep the merchandise arriving

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Charles, thank you! 🙏

[@NoName-xf2nf]

I dig your videos you speak what you know and nothing fancy

[@johnnyleon9218]

Thanks for posting.

[@robrod2782]

Awesome video bro, god it was a great week for you! Take care man keep it up 🙏🏼💪🏼 getting me motivated little by little getting started into this business

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thanks Rob!!! Glad you enjoyed it. It was definitely a great week and I hope it keeps moving in this direction. Only time will tell. Having weeks like this motivates me too 😁👍🏻

[@user-eh5cr4or6k]

Wow, Alex I fill for u. After reading through the comments I don't know how you handle such negativity without just completely ignoring it. Stay safe out there and just ignore the negativity and keep doing what you're doing.

[@glennjukes5581]

Love the videos, Alex. Good luck and be careful on the road-lottsa crazies out there-

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you Glenn! Happy that you are enjoying the videos. Appreciate it. 👍🏻

[@JarrodHammonds]

Great, video! Love the detail.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Really appreciate your feedback and happy you enjoyed the video 🙂

[@GT20232]

I have some great advice for you coming from an owner operater. (Your handle) use a Loop wire lock pin. Easier to take the handle off and on. buy a half inch drill bit and make the hole bigger where you attach the handle to. Then buy the strongest lock you can find. When you drop your trailer put the king pin lock on, then but that thick lock where the handle goes. Also very important buy some apple air tags, for IPhone or the ones for android or a really good GPS tracker and paint it black and hide it underneath the trailer somewhere. Most people lower the landing gear all the way down. Well someone could just lift that up with a jack. If you raise it as high as it will go its a lot harder for them to lower it, especially if you have that thick lock on the landing gear arm. Another piece of advice If possible place a trail cam in a tree at the entrance and by your trailer. That way you see their face when they leave and you see the vehicle. Well hope that helps! Drive safe brother!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Hey thanks for the advice. I’ll consider doing that with the handle but it will just make it easier for someone to detach my handle while it’s on the trailer. I do use a kingpin lock when I drop my trailer. Usually I raise it higher just so no one can hook up to it. I also leave an AirTag hidden on my trailer 😁👍🏻

[@lemarcuswilliams6954]

What do you do if your truck break down during hauling a load?

[@ivobrasileiro4627]

Good job Alex you're the best guy!

[@zacharyfarmer497]

I’m loving the vids bro I live Chicago but work in Bolingbrook driving a 26 footer box truck for a liquor company delivering 4 days out of the week and recently my little brother started hauling and he just offered for me to start hauling for him and in a few months save up enough money to get me a box truck or something similar to what you have this is a sign for me to get started he lives in Murfreesboro TN and his wife is his dispatcher and she suggested I work for them this is a sign bro it’s crazy.im so familiar with this drove a forklift for 6 years and worked in a steel meal for a few years

[@zacharyrosser9916]

Great content

[@juliomiranda-garcia2959]

Awesome video good luck out there

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you!🙏

[@codymullican1988]

Best coffee when added with honey! Keep on killing it

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thanks bro! I’ll have to try that out. 👍🏻

[@diannaallmaras3540]

Alex you are doing great! Your information is very help and im looking for a truck and trailer. I have a cdl and drove otr for 13yrs.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! I’m happy to hear that I’m helping you out in some way 👍🏻

[@fernandoarriagada5112]

Great 👍🏻 regards from Chile 🇨🇱

[@hunidddjugg4290]

Very nice setup 💯

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you!🙏

[@brandonp5656]

Awesome setup!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! 👍🏻

[@Bu11dog_Actual]

Hey Alex, glad i stumbled upon your channel! I'm running 26-footer and thinking about getting myself into car hauling and possibly hotshotting (I got a pick up truck with the flat bad currently hauling vehicles). Do you mind sharing what loadboard does your dispatch use and whats your maximum weight capacity? Thanks in advance.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Hey welcome to the channel. I honestly don’t remember what load board they use. I think it’s Truck Stop. As for my maximum weight I can put in the trailer, I am estimating 15,000lb which I never try to do but considering all the tarps, chains, straps and ratchets and all the other stuff stored in the trailer, 15,000 is max.

[@Rapture47]

DAT loadboard we mostly use but this guy has air ride which has massive payout according to the market right now

[@jamariquai01]

Bro, i enjoyed the breakdown of your loads. Very informative. Im heavily considering hotshot. Im in Cali, and i haven't decided on getting a GMC or Ford. So i can get my insurance for my MC/DOT.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you for watching and I’m happy you enjoyed the video. I’ve never driven a cord or GMc heavy duty truck so I don’t know much about them. Have you considered a Ram truck?

[@jamariquai01]

@@Mr.AlexKogan I'm looking at a few HD Rams. I haven't been behind the wheel of one. So I'm looking forward to comparing them.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@jamariquai01you’ll like them.

[@nojnoj3069]

Good for you..

[@stevenmchenry9276]

Great video

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you!

[@robswan]

great vid thanks

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Glad to hear you enjoyed it 👍🏻

[@rodneytatman449]

The pin lock can be bypassed by dropping your stem and putting in another one. A lock on the stem bolts is a must if you wanna use a hitch lock. Btw chains aren't needed with a 5th wheel. Also if you were running a gooseneck ball you can't have the chain and break away hooked to the same point.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Well someone has to be driving with a gooseneck stem or whatever it’s called looking for a trailer to steal in the same spot that I’m in for it to happen. They must really want the trailer. Also I’ve asked dot on the chains and they said since we are for hire, we have to have the chains. Non DOT regulated tv puller don’t. Strange. I actually want the chains for the piece of mind if anything happens and the trailer breaks loose.

[@user-xl7wk7od8r]

Very very good 👍

[@badawyeissa3778]

Morning brother

[@summertymeTV]

Good work

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you!!! Appreciate the positive comment.

[@ronny9370]

Can you please make a video on how you do your logbook I just got a rig trying to find out how to drive longer then the book, and how the wiegh stations work

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

lol. That’s illegal to drive longer than the log allows you and you want me to make a video about it? 😁

[@lowlightguy6606]

Great video Alex question would you be able to do a little video of your trailer would like to know more about it the length of weight, the gross weight cost year etc.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Yes I can definitely make a video of the trailer. It will mot be my next video as I have other video ideas planned but I will try to make it soon. Any specific things you want to see about it?

[@mikerose6600]

Take these things into consideration > Subtract truck/trailer payments, truck/trailer insurance, health Insurance, meals, lodging, fuel, taxes, expected & unexpected maintenance fund (wash,tires,shockes,brakes,etc), tools(Computer, iPad, Cell Phone, straps, tarps, chains, etc), DOT fees, DMV fees, Tolls, Accounting fees (Payroll Taxes). Then create a rainy day fund for when your out of work. That $8,900 doesn't seem like alot after you subtract the essentials. Hard work, Self Control and Professionalism pays off in the long run. That will make you successful.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Well this is only a week of income. We aren’t subtracting all those expenses from one week but rather from a month of income. You don’t pay your insurance and truck trailer payment every week. We do it once a month. Of course I take all of that into consideration. There’s no way around that 👍🏻

[@Jester2361]

Even if you talk home only half 4k is a shit load of money

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@Jester2361 Net is always at least 60% of the gross.

[@Driller4664]

How do you keep in shape on the road?

[@jermainenelson3751]

Flawless 😊

[@jessefincham8899]

I was worried I’m to slow to get into it. But I do know what a bucket is.

[@ddgaming1476]

Hey sir, I just came across your channel, good content I have a suggestion you take the handle to your landing gear off why not get a hitch pin and use it for the handle then your not having to unscrew the bolt Everytime you pull it..... Just a suggestion

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Than you! Good idea with a hitch pin but it’s no big deal to take the bolt off. Takes 30 seconds. 👍🏻

[@bronxchick2997]

I was wondering if you were going to tarp lol good job though. I think I would be tarping everything just for extra security. My anxiety would be more at ease lol you vids are ASMR ❤

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! I actually hate harping. Takes up so much time to tarp and untarp. Once you start doing this job you’ll feel more comfortable and you will not want your tarp everything. Trust me.

[@asadullahajmal9998]

Jason Statham of hotshots! cool content man.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Haha. Jason Statham of hotshot. That sounds cool. I’ve been told about the resemblance many times. 👍🏻

[@usmcmsgt5487]

Thats a super longggggggggg trailer. Not going to lie this looks like a fun and relaxing (highway miles) type of job..... My little truck (2023 Silverado ZR2) not build for this kind of work.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

It is long but not like the semi trailers. You get used to it and it’s not hard to maneuver with it. You do need a good powerful truck to pull it with a load. It can be relaxing at times and stressful at other times. Depends where you are driving.

[@theroadtobecida7657]

Great video man. Curious as to your background. What got you into hotshot? I am assuming you are running under your own MC, did you always or did you work for someone first to gain some experience? You have good load securement so just curious. Thanks.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Glad to hear you like the video. I did work for someone before being on my own but I will make a video talking about my background within a week so be on the lookout for it.

[@scott4742]

Great video! I’m in the process of getting my CDL and want to get into hotshotting. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! How much did your truck and trailer cost?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thanks! Truck and trailer were north of $100k

[@user-jr1pj9lq2t]

Hi bro !! I am in French Guiana nothing to compare to the US!! But for my own business (sourcing, procurement AND delivery to the client) I a considering using my pickup truk mitsubishi L200 and a flat bed trailer. Your video are nice. You take your time to do the right thing!!! 🎉

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Appreciate your positive feedback🙏👍🏻

[@mikecrump4211]

Did the dealership fix filter issues, or do you have to keep taking back to get new one put on continuously ?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

DPF filter?

[@user-ph9iq2dw6f]

U have the exact trailer I want .. yes indeed

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

If you want I’ll sell it to you 😁

[@neelsswierstra4603]

America's transport cost must be very expensive i see all the trucks carry normally only a 1/4 of there capacity. Get a good warehouse and make bigger loads to different places,customers get better rates or the contractor that do the transport. In South Africa you won't get a truck that move empty,if we don't get return loads then you have to wait for it

[@tbow9848]

loader buckets :)

[@elinserio8162]

With a CDL set up, you should make that money. Good job Sir 👍🏽

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! I agree with a CDL setup we should be able to make this type of money but the market is not that great right now so it’s not that easy.

[@user-tu1dn5jw2h]

IM Planning starting my own Hot shot business and I have few questions about Hot shots

[@Castigo423]

Appreciate the video. Friend how long is your flatdeck?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you for watching and supporting. My trailer is 40ft long.

[@mesasavea8225]

Awesome brother!! May asked what state or city you are base at? I’m from Honolulu, Hawaii think of doing this soon.✌️🤘

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! I live in Florida.

[@queuing89]

Keep the handel in your truck and get a longer bolt to put through it, no need to screw the nut on it every time, just push the bolt in, wind your legs and return handel to truck, easy

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Yeah I take the handle with me in the truck when I leave the trailer. I also drop my AirTag in the trailer so I can track it 😀 I don’t mind putting the nut on the screw when I put the handle back on but your idea will be considered.

[@juliennathan7351]

Just out of curiosity, why did you twist the straps? Is there any reason for it?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

So they don’t vibrate from the wind.

[@DeeSm0ke]

As a hot shot truck owner. I just want to give you a smart investment advice. To save you money and time when doing trips. Invest in an auxiliary fuel tank. Helps on the way and gives you less stop and more fuel. Max out my trip by 1200 miles just by having that installed on the truck.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thanks but I’ve had an auxiliary fuel tank in my truck since day one. RDS. 😃👍🏻

[@DeeSm0ke]

@@Mr.AlexKogan do have the gravity auxiliary fuel tank ? I don’t see that one on the bed of your truck.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@DeeSm0ke Yes. Here’s a video of my truck setup. You can see it there. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKmuXqJtfKiah9Usi=GRl2PIPVQiuz21rM

[@Tannertraversed]

Did you ever HS with a manual truck? If so how did you like it? Also did your Cummins come with a factory exhaust brake? Sweet rig, safe travels 🤙

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! My truck does have factory exhaust brake. I’ve never driven a manual truck before so can’t comment on that. 👍🏻

[@hiltonray4461]

Sounds like you have a good dispatcher !!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I believe I do 🙃

[@neiljackson8313]

Awesome vid man. You run a tight ship. I'm 52 years old and sick of being in my office and seriously considering getting into this. Do you have your CDL? Not sure where to go on that one. Do you work for a company (dispatcher) or do you find your own? Forgive my ignorance on this.....

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! I couldn’t work in a building myself. Like to be out and about. I work for myself and I have a dispatcher to find my loads but I also have a load board that I Keep an eye on. I have a CDL but that’s only needed if you want to be more than 26,000lb total weight truck trailer and load combined. I think if you don’t have a CDL, in today’s market you’ll be struggling.

[@olahellasnews1252]

How much did you net?

[@rafaellopez4275]

How much on gas + other expenses such as food etc…

[@edwardgumbrecht9764]

Alex, Im new to the industry and was wondering if you used a factoring company.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Yes. I use a company called RTS

[@glennjukes5581]

That black steel thing is a front loader bucket.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Nice! I couldn’t figure out what they are called. lol. Thanks. 👍🏻

[@scotmockup]

Hey Alex.. do you use Truck Stop App or how do you find loads?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I do but mainly my dispatcher books all my loads.

[@bakoena82]

Anything legit to feed the family😊

[@bronxchick2997]

I just got my CDL but would this load have been able for a non CDL to carry?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I don’t remember what load was in this video. To be non cdl you’d have to know the weight of your truck and trailer and then find a load so all three add up to less than 26,000lb.

[@blakejulian6878]

Those were loader buckets. There was no pins or place to put pins for an excavator.

[@bronxchick2997]

Nice legs 🦵 Alex 😂 I subscribed you are very relaxed smart and organized ❤

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! 😁😁😁

[@orangindonesiatinggaldiame6420]

Hello sir. Can you please assist me how to start hot shoting job? Thank you

[@2843Jesse]

Great info, quick question, why twist the straps?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Twist the straps on taller loads so the strap doesn’t vibrate from the wind.

[@2843Jesse]

@@Mr.AlexKogan that makes sense. Prob super annoying on the highway with straps vibrating. It would drive me crazy.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@2843Jesse you don’t always hear it unless you have a container but it can loosen the straps.

[@joe2689]

Wondering who do you use for dispatch, factoring, and insurance? I saw your MC form date was 6/14/23. With all the videos and everyone saying how bad trucking is you still took a chance at it. What's your opinion on how to be profitable in this market? Your videos look authentic and your not trying to “sell” people stuff like almost everyone else on KZbin. I'll keep watching!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I use a company based in another country for dispatch Fir Factoring I use RTS Financial and insurance is Berkshire Hathaway but will most likely be a diff company at renewal. As to an approach to be profitable there’s a lot to talk about. I will make a video about it soon. I’m as honest as can be in my videos. If it’s slow I’ll tell how bad it is or if it’s good like this week I’m honest about that as well. No point of making things up. A lot of drivers on KZbin do make up stories I believe because when you comment their videos they never reply. Glad to hear you enjoyed the video. Appreciate your support and stay tuned for upcoming videos with more info.

[@joe2689]

@@Mr.AlexKogan thank you for the quick reply! May I ask why do you use a company based out of the USA for dispatch? I thought too maybe you were using load boards? Thanks again! Thinking about getting into it myself. I Work for local steel delivery (flatbed) out in PA. I see a lot of turnover within our company for 10 full time drivers. Most guys come in wanting to work 40hr work weeks and be home every day like 9-5 jobs but that never happens. Also a lot of guys think throwing straps and jumping up onto bed looks easy but once you start pushing, pulling and moving steel to adjust load they realize it’s physical work and end up quitting. I enjoy the physical aspect of local flatbed but if I can hustle and get loads I don’t see why I can’t be profitable too…we’ll see!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@joe2689 There’s no specific reason as to why I use a company that’s based out of another country. That’s the dispatch company I worked with when I was working as a driver for someone. Had good experience with that dispatch company so went with them when I started my own company. Yeah loading trailers and strapping and chaining and if you have to tarp can get challenging and physically demanding. So fir the guys who think it’s easy, this type of work isn’t for them. We will not get into talking about doing this in the winter time, that’s a completely different experience.

[@joe2689]

@@Mr.AlexKogan lol winter time is when I get all the Over time I want because guys drop like flys. It’s like once you say the word “tarp” we can’t keep anyone at my job. Yeah winter sucks but it’s called “work” for a reason. We don’t drop and hook trailers it’s definitely physically demanding and that’s a great idea to get a planet fitness membership to keep in shape on your resets, etc. to some degree you can always tell who is driving flatbed when walking around a truck stop. The old guys at my job are still in pretty great shape. Please send me your dispatch company so I can look into them. Thanks !

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@joe2689 can you email me or message on Instagram? There should be those links in the about section of my channel. instagram.com/mr.alexkogan?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==

[@themustinsfamilymilitaryli8545]

What size gooseneck do you run?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

40 ft

[@thechubbsjochez]

New guy here. Whats with the twist on the straps. I see a lot of hotshots do this. What for?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

What’s up new guy 😁 it’s so the straps don’t vibrate from the wind. Pay attention to tall loads on the road where straps aren’t twisted. They vibrate like crazy.

[@JASE101]

Whats your fuel mileage on a load like this woth your rig?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Can’t remember ok that particular load but it will all depend what part of the country you drive in, if there are mountains or not.

[@jrhendershot1936]

How much of it is profit after all costs and how many do you make that much and how many dead head miles

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I’m sorry didn’t understand the question.

[@zaryabkhan6601]

Hy Alex i,m big fan Awesome video brother im from pakistan

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you my friend! I appreciate ya 👍🏻

[@aacowboy12]

nice job

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you!

[@harleyhoracio1]

Once again, great video and thank you! Can you divulge what % your dispatcher makes from you? If not, no big deal, I thought it might help someone determine if it’s worth it for them to have or not.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thanks! My dispatch fee is 7%. Some companies charge more. My factoring fee is 2.5%. I think both of these are very reasonable.

[@harleyhoracio1]

@@Mr.AlexKogan Thanks for sharing.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@harleyhoracio1 Anytime.

[@sarfancarcan78]

@@Mr.AlexKogani’m interested to contact your despatcher also. can you share his contact please? God bless your way

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@sarfancarcan78 Unfortunately I don’t give out my dispatchers info. Too many requests. I’d be sitting without work if I shared it.

[@frankyvillalobos1230]

Wow man great loads. Cuz the market is bad. As we all know, the loadboards having bad percentages and all. Using any dispatching bro? Blessings 👍

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Yeah I agree. This week was a great one. I do use a dispatch service to book my loads because doing it myself would be hard while working. The market is awful right now and diesel prices once again went up unfortunately.

[@frankyvillalobos1230]

I could see that man. Great job. Sounds good man that’s the way to go, mainly cuz being busy driving and tarping or strapping so I agree. Yes it is man. A lot of owner operators are just sitting back at home mainly cuz of the rates and yes diesel is going back up.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@frankyvillalobos1230 Can’t afford to just sit home. I used to work a 3 week on 1 week off schedule but when business declined I started hitting the road for 2 months. It’s tough being away from your family that long but hopefully things are getting better.

[@frankyvillalobos1230]

I agree bro totally. Yes mainly everyone was doing that but now it’s different. Yes sacrifices have to be made sometimes. Hopefully man. We just have to put our trust on the almighty above and trust in him that he’ll do the impossible for everyone that’s in this industry. Alright man won’t take much of your time. God bless you man. Safe trips 👍

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@frankyvillalobos1230 i completely agree with you. Don’t worry about taking up my time. I enjoy the comments and replying to them. Appreciate your support 👍🏻

[@crownmode1018]

Please SHOW us how you get loads and what companies are hiring you or contract with you ????!

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I have a dispatch company that finds loads for me.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@Skiff4079 I have my own authority and I use a dispatch service to get loads for me so I don’t know much about the load boards.

[@jl909-nr5vx]

This is cdl hotshot, no? And with a dispatcher and all costs (fuel, insurance etc)...what do you suppose you will bring home after expenses of that $8900?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Well you can’t base take home after all expenses after one week. I have to see what the full month will be like to calculate the numbers. Yes cdl.

[@jl909-nr5vx]

On good months you make 10-15k...but if it is not a good month...are you able to pay your expenses? Seems like everyone has gotten out of HS in the last year or two. Has to be hard to make a decent living...or so it would seem.@@Mr.AlexKogan

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@jl909-nr5vx even on a bad month I’m still able to pay all my bills. I can’t speak for the ones that hit out of hotshot business but there are plenty hotshot drivers still hustling.

[@kenuber4014]

Quick, everyone become a Hotshot driver!

[@cartwrightimages7099]

Appreciate the video or move on weirdo.

[@kenuber4014]

@@cartwrightimages7099 It was a joke! I'd call him on the carpet, $9,000 gross in a week. Everyone would be a "Hotshot" driver. You do know he get points for people commenting on his videos. So Blow off!

[@TheStarPrynce]

Do you need a CDL for this?

[@MOUNTAIN_MMA]

Will be G💯

[@ypcyoungpaperchaser2557]

@@TheStarPryncedepends on your weight , there is videos “hot shot no cdl” it would be better to invest a few grand into a cdl class a tho so you can do as u please with no headaches

[@TitusPullo08]

How many day to pick all 3. How many days to deliver all 3.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

At this time I don’t remember how many days to pick up and how many to drop off. All of it took a week.

[@northernfinn2998]

How long is ur trailer

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

40ft

[@ABIELYASHARAHLA]

Alex, how long is your trailer?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

40 ft

[@ABIELYASHARAHLA]

@@Mr.AlexKogan sry dude I just watched your video about your trailer. Thanks for the info though.

[@MaseratiRAY]

It took you a week to load up your trailer to hit the road or am I tripping ?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Trippin. 🤣 I did a load from Illinois to Virginia, then I picked up three loads from there within 2 days.

[@MaseratiRAY]

@@Mr.AlexKogan thank god I was trippin 😭😭

[@claycarpenter8625]

Does anybody hire drivers to do this? I love being on the road but dont wanna drive an 18 wheeler. I work with a guy that haul lumber on a hotshot and two box trucks for windows and doors and he said he would get a truck and trailer and I could drive it but people are saying rates are horrible right now and dont want him to do that just for me. Looking for conpanies that know all the ins and outs and established already

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

There are companies that will hire you but you’ll have to find them somehow.

[@claycarpenter8625]

@Mr.AlexKogan well it is what it is lol. Thanks

[@jamiewawrzonek7419]

What size is your trailer

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

40 ft

[@CarlosGarcia-be4td]

good video my friend but you are locky because you have a good dispatch, this is very important

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Thank you! Yes I am lucky to have a good dispatcher and I agree that it’s very important 👍🏻

[@TimHollis3006]

Don’t leave that DEF out in the sun

[@michaelhall1980]

8:28 😅😅oh u thought the shippers were stoopid huh...

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I didn’t think anyone was stupid. They told me it was the only two things and then later remembered there was something else.

[@aafaqomar354]

Hope u are doing well.. Am a dispatcher Can you please tell me how to arrange partial loads for my Carrier..?? Any useful tips..??

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Hey! Sorry I can’t help out with that as I’m not a dispatcher.

[@rudyhomeboy]

Where do u find them loads.

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

My dispatcher does. I don’t look for them. It’s all about being in the right place at the right time. 😁

[@paulica121ify]

you don't have anti-slip carpets, the angle between the straps and the trailer is less than 35 degrees (the strap is close to zero value) and the very good straping with the pipes....you are ready and safe to go

[@masonlee94]

I’m thinking about going solo been in the trucking industry for years but not as a hot shot before it will be my first time doing hot shot tell me more because I got the pick up and a CDL Driver thanks

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

What would you like to know?

[@masonlee94]

@@Mr.AlexKogan I had my own truck before everything I know is about big trucks pulling a reefer I have never pulled a flatbed before and being honest I want out the big truck, been looking at hot shot for a while, and had been looking at a lot of videos about it, and I just decided to reach out to ya because you seem more real

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@masonlee94 Thank you! I’m happy to answer any questions you may have. Hotshot is pretty much the same as a semi just in a different truck and trailer. Same dot rules apply.

[@semajd5995]

Oh wow sounds like trucking is booming

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Sometimes it is 😁 if you’re in the right place at the right time 👍🏻

[@dusttt7685]

hey man are you required to posses a class A license for this?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

If you want to go above 26,000lb total weight. Truck trailer and load combined.

[@lanewhite3651]

Hey alex, i want to get into hotshotting, i was just wondering, can i use my ford f150

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Hey! No Ford F150 is gas powered and doesn’t have the power to tow the weight that you need to tow. You need a diesel truck that’s got the power. Plus you will not be able to pull into a gas station with a trailer to fill up unless it’s a really small one and it will be really challenging to find loads for a small trailer. You need diesel so you can easily fill up at truck stops.

[@boondockingamerica]

You can get into the camper hauling /delivery business with a f-150.

[@badawyeissa3778]

Hey buddy, I wanna do that I like what you doing

[@zachm7966]

Where at in Missouri do you live?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I live in Florida. My parents are in St. Louis.

[@user-xl7wk7od8r]

Я без СДЛ многие грузы не беру из за перегруза😉 не хочу нарушать закон.

[@tonyswinson1144]

How much was your fuel for the week Driver

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

My Fuel was $1518.88

[@mesasavea8225]

Do you have to have a CDL for hauling?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

No.

[@mesasavea8225]

Is it better if you have one?

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

@@mesasavea8225 It gives you options for heavier loads. Non CDL you have to be under 26,000 lb Truck,trailer and load together.

[@joe24-7]

Where do you get your loads from I'm trying start hotshot Business thanks

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

Load boards. There are several different ones.

[@lahondafolk4334]

How much is your net profit after expenses if you don't mind sharing? Im not changing careers from being an excavating contractor....lol😂

[@Mr.AlexKogan]

I grossed $220k last year and spent $40k on fuel.