Starting new business.

[Nathan83]

Just wanting to know if any one hotshots cars for a living? I was wanting to get back to doing it again but seems like no one wants to pay, but 2-300 dollars a car and that was fine in the early 2000's when diesel was $1 a gallon and insurance was cheap and dot regulations wasn't so bad but just seeing if there is still money in it with a hotshot rig? What brokers do yall use besides central dispatch? Thanks for the help in advance!

[Circle C]

I don't know what it's paying, but I don't see near as many three car haulers as I used to see running the roads.

Yesterday, while driving through San Antonio, I saw a late model F550 with a 6 car double decker trailer.  First time I've seen a small truck pulling a rig like that.


Another thing to consider. Fuel is high, and the MPG in these new trucks is nowhere near what it was in the early 2k.

Here's my rig yesterday.



I left Fort Davis heading to Houston, I was bucking a head wind, and grossing a hair over 33k

Here's a shot of my MPG


Once I made it to flat country, I bumped up to the 9mpg range

In my 03 5.9 cummins,  I would have expected to see closer to 10mpg.


I think I'd take a long hard look at what your per mile cost will be in a $45-65k  truck, burning $3.69 gal diesel, rolling on tires that cost dang near $200.00 each, before I dove back in to hauling cars.