The BEST Hotshot truck

Step 8 in a 10 part series talks about our 11 year experience with 3 major brands and which one works the best ‪@StraightLineDelivery‬

[@israelesquivelrealtor-gris2122]

Excellent video...straight to the point and no fluff. Great job man. I'm subscribing.

[@roberthunter8573]

F550 gears, you can put different gears in optimizing what you're doing / pulling. 410,430, etc..

[@petraroams]

Great straight forward comments, awesome thank you. PS you should include your experience with brand names.

[@howardpaxtonjr5071]

I can agree with this. My brother has a ram 3500 diesel and i bought a ram 2500. The 2500 has been in tbe shop more than 5 times and i had to run his 3500. The 3500 pulls better but it also blew something with the transfer case when going through snow and ice in Utah. I tbink im going back to Ford! Had 2 (f150 and f250) and havent had a problem with either. Even with thr f250 being a 6.0

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Sorry to hear that. I want everyone to succeed!!

[@nathanarcher6764]

God Bless You Sir.

[@Jorgemartinez-qo6yq]

My neighbor who has a hot shot business with few trucks. All he uses is RAM 4500 no questions asked. His personal is GMC. Straight six is most reliable in his opinion.

[@StraightLineDelivery]

I agree. The motor is great. The rest of the truck has more weak points than the others. Down time is down time regardless of the reason. RAM has let me down more than the other brands since 2011.

[@JudahwardIV562]

What year trucks should I buy guys? Thank you😊

[@All-Miles-Matter]

4th gen ram for the win.

[@GMbowtie350]

@@All-Miles-MatterGotta disagree, close though. 3rd gen 5.9, especially ‘06 and ‘07 with the 325, in my opinion is the perfect combination of reliability, power, and simplicity. 4th gens pull good and they’re comfortable but there’s issues you WILL deal with on a 4th gen that just don’t happen on the 3rd gen. There’s deleting it if you actually want it to get decent mileage and get rid of the EGR problems, VGT turbos and turbo actuators are prone to go out especially on deleted trucks, not uncommon to have head gasket issues, the 68 automatic WILL go out at some point and they’re a lot more expensive than a 48, and ABS modules seem to like to go. 3rd gens hold up to high miles a lot better. The 6.7 doesn’t have a lot of issues but the ones that are prevalent are fairly expensive. I’ve run about seven 3rd gens all around the country pulling campers and we really don’t start having recurring issues with them till about 400K miles and even then admittedly a lot of it is my fault because by that point in mileage sometimes I’m just patching it to make it by.

[@All-Miles-Matter]

@GMbowtie350 well I agree with most of that. Although...I have 238k on mine, Haven't had one issue that you mentioned. 200k of those miles were OTR work. Now its my personal truck. I Just received my oil analysis back last week. Everything is in perfect working order. Every transmission WILL go out at some point. My 68rfe shifts like a dream at 238k. I change those filters and fluids at 30k. I've been deleted since 10k miles. Changed gears to 410 from 342. One peice aluminum driveshaft. Carli ball joints. My joints went at 185k. I've replaced some wheel bearing hub units. Bit that's it. If you take care of your truck, 4th gen is the best. We have 22 of the 4th gens running around the country. We don't lease anything but 4th gens. The 5th gens are garbage. Every lessee we've had has been a disaster. So....we prefer the 4th gens...BY FARR!! 200k

[@stephanbelly6334]

Great information

[@paradiseliving271]

Good info man I just about bought the dodge....makes sense

[@culturefreedom7758]

Great info sir thank you.

[@neroboosh7846]

Great info! Thank you

[@StraightLineDelivery]

You're welcome!

[@novavroomvroom3435]

I own a 2007 E-450 cab and chassis and I'm setting it up for hotshot delivery... I'm almost done with it... Looking for a used sleeper now

[@calvinthomas5320]

How is it going

[@novavroomvroom3435]

@calvinthomas5320 it's going great for a $ 20k investment versus $ 120k investment... Oh, and it's paid for...!!! Banks are jealous that they don't have me in debt and by the balls...!!!!

[@johnnyleon9218]

Thanks for sharing. Preciate ya.

[@1010chris]

Could you start with a freightliner M2? Or other older class 7 used trucks. 10-20k single tandem Much heavier duty and the cost of entry could be smaller. Lower risk.

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Keep in mind the cost of operating a larger tractor. A 40' hotshot trailer can only haul so much weight. With a larger tractor, you will need a heavier, longer trailer to get higher paying loads. 40 feet in length and less than 20K only pays so much. Hope that helps.

[@prodigyministry12]

I LOOOOOOOOVE THIS VIDEO! Thank you sir!

[@catdeere6474]

Air ride! All the way

[@imperfectionz2997]

I have never seen a any ford hotshotting I only see ram 3500 or the 4500

[@nautika214]

Thank you sir

[@StraightLineDelivery]

You are welcome!

[@jrlugo12]

Thank you for the truck recommendations. What is the trailer brand you recommend that you didn’t want to mention?? I’m new and I don’t want to buy a headache. Thank you for the information very grateful

[@StraightLineDelivery]

We have had good and bad experiences with all of them. PJ and Corn Pro are ones that cause the least trouble in my experience.

[@All-Miles-Matter]

What people fail to realize is simply this; all trailer manufacturers use the same axles and springs brakes etc. It doesn't matter WHAT brand you buy, what matters is how you maintain said axles, bearings, seals, brakes. 10k miles is the absolute max service interval. I service mine when I come home every 3 weeks. I take everything apart and re-pack the bearings, make sure everything is working properly. I've never had a trailer failure, why? I babysit those axles to the tenth power!

[@piyeremerikobameyang5438]

Hello and greetings. Wish you a Good business. İs 300 horsepower truck enough for hotshot towing? Or need more

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Check what horsepower ratings have been on the 1 ton truck series are considering. If 300 HP is in that range, then you know it will work.

[@All-Miles-Matter]

If a v8 diesel was anything to be TALKED about.....it would be in a semi. 6 in a row is meant to tow. Period. Every big truck has an inline 6. Every truck will do the JOB but an inline 6 is FARRRRR more reliable after 150k miles (which you will achieve in 1.5 years) i would never ever use a v8 configuration for hotshot or any other job that requires TOWING. you will never ever ever see a powerstroke in anything other than a pickup truck. You wont find it in anything else. A cummins? Thats found in everything that works hard!

[@robertstewart1262]

Most yard dogs use the Cummins six.

[@bugmanmech]

Chevy guy

[@sarfancarcan78]

what’s the limit to be in “non cdl”? i think begging in conteneur hauling, but i don’t know with truck and trailer (roll of) searching to bee in non cdl. can you help me please?

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Go to the FMCSA web site for correct information. I can tell you that anything that has a combined weight of over 26,000# must have a CDL A

[@snisanov78]

What year do you recommend the truck I like to get into car hauling business use the truck

[@WilliamMeece-hc1rx]

Why does nobody use Duramax

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Chevy didn't offer a 4500 truck for a period of time. I think that steered people to other brands. I have a guy using a Chevy 3500. It does well and is dependable.

[@raymondreyes4244]

For the pickup vs tractor, where can I find the length limitations of one vs other?

[@StraightLineDelivery]

FMCSA has all the rules for trucking.

[@DavidCJohnson]

is it legal or the same to add aftermarket air ride to a trailer?

[@StraightLineDelivery]

That is something I have no experience with.

[@garydevones3677]

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[@kraftbuilt5245]

You mad bro? Over and over, I have heard horror stories about dodge having mechanical problems at 20,000 miles and being in the shop for months. Some things are just true.

[@porternelson2926]

What year of f450 do u recommend?!

[@StraightLineDelivery]

@@porternelson2926 I don't recommend any specific year per say. I always recommend people read through forums and find out what the latest information is on specific trucks and years before they buy. Ford and Chevy have both been good to me. Ford, has just been the most popular because there were years Chevy didn't offer a 4500 series. Every manufacturer has certain years that have more problems than others. Some digging will reveal what will work best for you. Good luck with your hunt!

[@Watson-ww4gb]

So I have a 2019 f250 it has the 6.7 in it … can this get me started

[@StraightLineDelivery]

I can't use the truck, but there are smaller non CDL outfits. Just keep in mind...The smaller the set up, the less freight available with less pay.

[@christopherbassit2757]

Guys do it and make money

[@lindahill7657]

Then you need a class A CDL

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Yes, you do.

[@mosesparks2158]

Is f 450 gas only

[@StraightLineDelivery]

No, we run the diesel F-450

[@Rtr47]

Is it still worth to get into hot shots and car hauling?

[@StraightLineDelivery]

I don't know anything about car hauling. We run 40' hotshots every day for a 5,000.00 weekly gross. Drivers pocket around 3,000.00 a week.

[@All-Miles-Matter]

No they don't! I've been doing this for many years. The trucks do make 5k a week but when you add EVERYTHING up...I mean EVERYTHING....you KEEP 1K to $1,500 a week.

[@strayedarticle2838]

​@@All-Miles-MatterAnother guy said first yera od hotshot the insurance company charges 35k annual, then it might go down to 26k, but another guy said the raised his rates the 2nd year because of inflation. I've saved up enough to start but I'm hearing some negatives.

[@snisanov78]

Like to do hotshotting car hotshots

[@officialbrandonleeking]

RAM 3500s put my sister out of business.

[@StraightLineDelivery]

Very sorry to hear that. I have seen many of my guys lose the truck and their business due to Ram's equipment failure.

[@esh87]

Totally disagree ..... f-450 can't do much more than f-350 or 3500's .... just because it has heavier axles doesn't mean crap

[@truckingandstunting8538]

Except you can haul heavier loads lmfao

[@rodjos5463]

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