ANOTHER WEEK OF HOTSHOT TRUCKING 

@@Loveourpaws aww thank you 🥹🙏🏼

I appreciate you and this comment my friend 🙌🏼🥹 I definitely set myself up for these violations with my personal truck but I’m glad some understand.

@@truckertavis these are simple violations that are fixable and then you move on. The hard part is finding good freight, handing out business cards, and getting direct shippers, and you’re doing that!

I agree 100%!! I'm trying to help him with his winch/battery setup now.

@@richardbarkley9909 a buddy of mine from AK said to do the same thing. I’ll get it done. Appreciate it Richard!!

@@truckertavis Great!! I have no idea who assigned me the "@richardbarkley9909" but I go by Rick.

I’m sorry to hear that man. I’m hoping progressive won’t do something like that to me. If so I’ll leave them. My ain’t is an insurance agent. Plan on switching soon anyways because I don’t wanna get into that boat. But thanks! Yeah this video was 8 hours of footage edited down to 30 minutes. Glad I can bring you guys good content

@@truckertavis - Most definitely Tavis, you are sharing true reality. I’m Non-CDL with a dually and a de-rated trailer which limits my weight. It’s not too bad but, it restricts me. So, I’m thinking of swapping out both, truck and trailer, so that I can maximize the 26,000lbs. (Haven’t made up my mind yet), I’m still in love with my dually….. 😂. Hey, keep up the good work and stay safe out there!

I can relate I bought a 350 dually before doing all my research so now I just decided to do my cdl

@@nanaandpawpawsadventures1089 haha now you know where I live 😅

I’m going to soon. Gotta things in the works to replace it. It’s only an issue tho with stuck up cops. Out of all the DOT officers I’ve talked to he was the only one who had the issue with it. Every other officer thought it was cool.

They actually don’t regarding fuel mileage. I average 10-12 fully loaded. Bearings is just maintenance I gotta do anyways

Wrong

I’ve got the same set up don’t make any difference

Can’t believe it’s been 6 months already. Crazy how time flies. But definitely still lots of downs with the ups

I get that but I find it unfair not all officers agree on what’s a violation and what isn’t. He’s the first to put them down as violations. Every other inspection the officers had no issue with them including another Utah Officer.

I think the DOT officer needs to take in consideration where the driver lives.

Yeah kind of annoying the cop didn’t give it to me but the state did. And yeah I’ve been having issues with that axle shaft coming loose.

@@jean-pierreluna4784 this was a non CDL setup. You need a ELD in any setup unless your in a vehicle with a 2000 or older engine

@@truckertavis thanks for the info 👍🏽

I like my bed for easy storing but I’m all about looks (who knew 🤪) so I’d say having the regular bed is more practical but yeah I’m actually in the process of getting a custom flatbed designed.

@@truckertavis 😂 ok I love my flat bed but I would love the regular bed for storage for real good answer

@@micahbromfield3184 if you don’t have a lot of storage boxes then yeah you’ll really love the regular bed lol

@@truckertavis I have one box on each side of the flatbed and I'm going to add a toolbox and fuel tank combo lol I might have to customize my trailer too

You’ll honestly like it better. Idk about you, but I had a deleted muffler on mine and the cab noise was much higher. It’s nice to run quiet in the cab while also letting her rip lol. Once you’re out here running miles you’ll appreciate the quiet.

@@Blue_Sky_Hotshots I sold exhaust to muffler shops for 22 years and usually everyone wanted a muffler and they even came in the kits. A few years ago Magnaflow started selling the kits with no muffler and just a 5” pipe & tip. I definitely don’t want a violation so I’ll just add a 5” inlet/outlet Magnaflow muffler too. I miss the days of no cats & dpfs on diesel trucks but it’s the way of the world now.

I had no idea I needed a muffler as well. I knew semis required a muffled Jake Brake or they’ll get fined but I didn’t realize a pickup need a muffler. This officer threw the book at me honestly. I don’t think he was having a good day. No other DOT officer all over the country had said anything about my muffler or any of these violations he wrote me up for.

@@truckertavis what was your total dollar amount in fines or did they just want you to fix the violations?

@@Erik_m509 no fines or tickets just violations and to fix the parking brake before I continued driving

I bought a deep cycle but my solar for some reason won’t keep it charged either. I’m taking my trailer to a Diamond C dealer to get looked at. I shouldn’t be having so many issues with a 5 month old trailer. Especially an issue that keeps happening over and over.

@@truckertavis Firstmost make sure your 12v hot lug in your truck connector is in fact hot. Its at the 1 oclock position, Ground is at your 7 oclock position. There really should be a hot wire in your trailer wiring harness that should be run, along with a ground right to the battery. I wouldn't depend on the solar. Your truck charging system will keep the deep cycle battery charged just like an RV setup. I'm thinking the 12v hot wire is there just may be taped up if not used when the trailer was built.

@@richardbarkley9909 ohhh you mean just replace the entire setup with the tiny battery to get setup with a marine battery? I’ll have to look into that

@@truckertavis I work with handicap mobility equipment as a hobby and utilize the 12v hot lug in the 7-way round truck connector for power for the electric lifts. Your 12v hot may or may not be hot already and in the case its not you'll have to add a fuse or a relay to MAKE it hot. Let me know if I can help more!

@@truckertavis IF the battery you bought IS a deep cycle it should be fine but it looks a little small-(I prefer a group 24 to 27 for winch use)(My friend is a scrapper and has the same winch and really works it hard and its help up well for him) Anyway.....Try to find out if there is a 12v hot wire in your trailer harness-they may have just taped it somewhere out of the way and also a ground wire-IT most likely IS there and attached to your trailer frame. In that case I'd attach another wire right there and run THAT to your trailer battery. I wish we were closer - I'd love to help you! (Always run your truck engine when operating the winch)