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Electronic Logging Devices
E-log sticker merits easy time at weigh station
Gastonia, N.C.-based hotshot/tow owner-operator Buster Lewis took up the Continental VDO RoadLog to eliminate the hassle of pushing paper logs, he says â big bonus: No weigh-station hassles for him and his 2006 Freightliner Business Class straight flatbed.
February 9, 2017
Channel 19
When enforcement is well necessary â a note from Rich Wilson
Wilsonâs letter follows news of a box-truck owner-operator shut down after a fatality crash. Also: Do owner-operator hotshot truckers (at 10,001-26,000 lbs.) need to join a random drug/alcohol testing consortium? Depends on the CDL status and desires âŚ
January 21, 2017
Electronic Logging Devices
ELD mandate: What about trucks plated below 26,000 lbs.?
Q&A: Will under 26K-lb. trucks be required to utilize ELDs under FMCSAâs final rule? Short answer: Yes, but complications with the short-haul exceptions in the hours rules may apply to some operations.
February 8, 2016
Business
Hotshot trucking: How to start
Thinking of starting a hotshot hauling business? Find out what you need to know about establishing authority and spec'ing equipment for hotshot trucking here.
December 5, 2014
Business
âHotshot on steroidsâ: Straight Forward Transportation of Ohio
Sue and Kevin Nelsonâs 2012 single-drive-axle Freightliner Columbia is Straight Forward Transportationâs âhotshot on steroids,â says Sue Nelson, acquired to augment a business founded the non-dually drive axle of a Ford F250 pickup, still in operation.
December 4, 2014
Business
Car/mobile equipment hauling: Owner-operator Greg Cutlerâs Show-n-Sell Towing & Recovery
Today hauling classic cars, farm equipment and other rolling stock, Greg Cutler of Fon Du Lac, Wis., got into hotshot hauling after years as a tow operator.
December 3, 2014
Business
Geographic specialization, with Bradyâs Hotshot Hauling owner-operator Jeff Ward
Atlanta-area owner-operator Jeff Ward started his hotshot business with a diesel F450 cab and chassis outfitted with a flatbed body and gooseneck-type hitch.
December 2, 2014
Business
Hotshot trucking: Pros, cons of the small-truck niche
Hotshot hauling offers lower start-up costs and other advantages over running Class 8 over-the-road, but other trade-offs make it challenging in its own right.
December 1, 2014
Channel 19
When the road leads nowhere
Hotshot hauler Jeff Ward crosses a road to nowhere; And mainstream media â helped along by the Uber ride-sharing service â works to turn âindependent contractorâ into a dirty word.
October 16, 2014
Channel 19
Hotshot hauling with owner-operator Jeff Ward
Meet Villa Rica, Ga.-based Jeff Ward and his Bradyâs Hotshot Hauling business, with a 2012 Ford F350 outfitted with a Cadet flatbed body, gooseneck hitch and 30-ft. P.J. trailer.
October 2, 2014
Overdrive Extra
âShipping Warsâ hotshot reality TV show extended
The Shipping Wars reality TV show, launched earlier this year and featuring the work of several hotshot owner-operators competing for earnings by bidding on and moving freight from the uShip.com online marketplace, hasnât exactly lit up the trucking world with interest in the manner of, say, the Ice Road Truckers show at its height, but the [âŚ]
April 25, 2012
Channel 19
âShipping warsâ TV series starts tonight on A&E
The Austin American-Statesman reminds us that the latest in the phenomenon of truck-driving reality-TV series debuts tonight, with back-to-back half-hour episodes of âShipping Warsâ occupying the 9 p.m. (ET and PT) hour on A&E. The debate over whether the show will be a boon to the image of drivers in the public imagination has already [âŚ]
January 10, 2012
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