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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 9:54 pm
Tom Cobb
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Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 563
Location: Hurst, TX
This is a good website and there are a lot of people pass thru here and some sign up to post. All this is good but it woould be a GREAT website if all those coming here would participate by posting.
My 2 Cents!!!!!
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:53 pm
Stroker
Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 56
Location: Allen, Texas
Like you say Tom, a lot of information on this site. It would be good if people started back to posting here.
Thinking about getting into hotshot work
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:33 am
BR3026
Joined: 23 Jan 2008
Posts: 13
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
I'm new to this forum thing so bare with me... Can anyone give me some advice on getting into the business. I've towed everything from 48ft enclosed trailers, to boats, and open trailers and I'm thinking about changing careers. I've got a '02 ford dually, and looking a buying a three car wedge. I think I want to start as a contractor with a larger firm to learn the ropes - good idea? Does anyone have a suggestion regarding good companies I can contact? What kind of money can I expect? How much time on the road should I expect? I'm fired up, but I need some answers. Please help the new guy.
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 3:10 am
Tom Cobb
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Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 563
Location: Hurst, TX
My advice to you is to start reading this forum. There is a lot of info here regarding your questions. Others have asked the same questions. So take some time and read everything on here that you can.
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 2:15 am
Lancerdually
Joined: 03 Nov 2008
Posts: 2
Location: East Texas - Palstine Area
New here thanks to a post by you, Tom, on DTR.......... will try to participate more
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Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 6:24 am
Tom Cobb
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Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 563
Location: Hurst, TX
Good to see you here. Hope that we can get more people involved. I try to pass the word around as much as possible.
If I remember correctly you haul with your dad. Is that right?
Again glad you are here.
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
noobie
Posted: Mon Nov 03, 2008 4:47 pm
HossLanier
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
Posts: 22
Location: Calhoun, La.
I am new here, but member of dieselplace.com and hotshothauling.com. Because of the falling economy, our little dealership looks to be closing by all indications. I need to get things rolling to start hauling myself. I have read alot and have local people I am in contact with to get everything rolling so that IF we close, I can start running in January.
I work at a very small Chevy dealership in rural Louisiana, but I live alot closer (with-in 2 miles) to I-20 between exit #101 & #103. I have the truck, just working to get trailer and regular customers lined out before I start.
Thanks to everyone here for thier time and post to help one another for all problems.
I hope that it doesn't come down to the dealership closing.
Some are making it OK in the trucking business but it is going to be tough to get started in an economy like we are in now.
If you can get the customer base and have several consistant customers for freight and use cars for fill ins you should do OK.
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 5:44 pm
HossLanier
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
Posts: 22
Location: Calhoun, La.
Just since last night about 8pm, I have one phone call from GM dealer about 50miles northeast of here, they have heard we are closing from a GM source. 2 people at the store this morning here in town asked me what I was going to do when we closed. It seems to be all over town that we will be closing by Jan 1st.
Guess I better get my "stuff" lined out in a hurry just in case.
Looking to haul any kind of trailer from manufactor to dealers if this happens before I get a trailer. I talked to 2 places in Oklahoma about delivering horse trailers, but like RV business, it is slow everywhere.
Looking to haul any kind of trailer from manufactor to dealers if this happens before I get a trailer. I talked to 2 places in Oklahoma about delivering horse trailers, but like RV business, it is slow everywhere.
Who did you talk to in OK about horse trailers?
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2008 7:57 pm
HossLanier
Joined: 30 Oct 2008
Posts: 22
Location: Calhoun, La.
That was about 2 months ago, but one was Pierce Trucking. I don't know who too call. My brother-in-law lives in Antler/Hugo area, they have told me I can stay at thier house any time if I have a haul out that way. They have alot of land, plenty of room for any kind of trailer I would be hauling.
I am open for a list of brokers or trailer places. Hate to sound like I have no clue, but after 24yrs in GM/Toyota parts, I am learning alot about trucking and who to contact. Just ask me about a GM or Toyota parts though.
Don't know the situation with these folks but I hauled for them until the spring of 07. Good people to work with. You have to have your own authority unless they will let you run under theirs. They are a broker.
I have never heard of Pierce trucking. Where are they located? There is a place called Wheels Unlimited that are a bunch of crooks and have been shutdown by DOT several times and keep popping up under different names.
D & S Transport is in El Reno, OK. Phone is: 405-262-2232. Talk to David or Susan.
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:16 am
bth9461
Joined: 15 Aug 2007
Posts: 342
Location: Pinconning, Mi
T.C. did your broker get you loads near your drops. Seems to me that once you outlined your operation, and you had a lower DH % than most RV haulers. Seems to me to have any chance to make a good profit, you need to keep that number down.
Brian
PS. welcome to you new guys , just post, baby post, thats all you need to do.
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:27 am
Tom Cobb
Site Admin
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 563
Location: Hurst, TX
Sometimes they did and sometimes they didn't. It is just like any other freight hauling the pickups are not always close.
They did a much better job though than the RV transporters did. One of our customers gave us outgoing loads from where we dropped pretty often.
With the economy being in the shape it is in things like rv's and horse trailers, and boats are not moving as much as they were.
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 2:52 am
Lancerdually
Joined: 03 Nov 2008
Posts: 2
Location: East Texas - Palstine Area
Tom Cobb wrote:
Good to see you here. Hope that we can get more people involved. I try to pass the word around as much as possible.
If I remember correctly you haul with your dad. Is that right?
Again glad you are here.
No Sir, I haul for myself, alone. Dad is a retired Army Sgt. and heavy equip. operator.
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Posted: Wed Nov 05, 2008 3:23 am
Tom Cobb
Site Admin
Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 563
Location: Hurst, TX
I thought you were related to another guy that used lancer as part of his online name.
I too am a retired Army SFC and retired from Bell Helicopter and just plain old retired for now. LOL
What are you hauling, freight or RV's, cars, etc.?
I just checked it. It is rickdlance. I think he has a son working with him and I thought you were him. Sorry for the mixup.
_________________ Former owner/operator of Big T Transport Services - transporting horse and stock trailers, RV's, boats, car haulers, utility trailers, and anything else that can be towed by a 3500 dually.
"GIT Rrr DONE"
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