Owner Operator Looking To Lease On
Topic 7993 | Page 1
Tom, as far as I know most of the major carriers don't lease hot shot rigs onto their fleet. You should look into hot shot carriers, and I would definitely check into the areas of the country where the oilfield work is going on. There are a lot of hot shot loads coming and going from South Texas up into North Dakota, but as the oilfield work has kind of burst it's bubble right now the prices are falling fast. You might check with a representative from Landstar, I think they also handle some hot shot work in addition to the many other areas of freight they handle.
Tom C, Everything Old School said is what I was going to say, I got into Big Trucks because of my Race Car rig, a Ford F350 and a 42' 3 axle goose neck trailer. got DOT ,d , got written up not having a CDL A,,,, CGVW of 28,000 lbs of combination vehical used for a profit ! I know you already have a nice rig and may have a CDL A, but in the long term I feel it would cost me more than i could make, when the equipment wears out. Search " Hauling For Hire " and you would see it takes everything a Big rig has to Legally do to comply with ALL the requirements that you would have to do also. So you might as well be driving a Big rig.. And as everyone here will tell you, do it as a Company Driver as the long term survival of Owner Opperators is not good.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
DOT:
Department Of Transportation
A department of the federal executive branch responsible for the national highways and for railroad and airline safety. It also manages Amtrak, the national railroad system, and the Coast Guard.
State and Federal DOT Officers are responsible for commercial vehicle enforcement. "The truck police" you could call them.
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.
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My name is Tom and I own a hot shot rig. Dodge 5500 with 40 foot goose neck /flat with ramps. looking for good company to lease on with. Have clean CDL..... My equipment is in great shape!!! Please give me a heads up if anybody knows....
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
OOS:
When a violation by either a driver or company is confirmed, an out-of-service order removes either the driver or the vehicle from the roadway until the violation is corrected.