@@accesstoinfo1374 I was running GM dedicated and Carmax dedicated both years. GM paid more though, unfortunately that account is gone. Back on Carmax now.
Damn man. I love the videos that I have seen of yours so far. I’m thinking about doing something like this. I have been driving 12 years and I’m tired of just driving. I miss physical work. Where is this company out of?
Hey bro I watched your videos befor I got hired on to united .. very helpful .. I love it here I made 100k my first year and your right it takes about for 4 to 6 months to get comfortable … I can’t Waite to see how much I kan my this year . Keep up the good work keep the videos coming
That’s awesome I’m glad your doing great. They really are a great company to work for and if you’ve watched many of my videos you’ll see how much I talk them up.
I'm 65 years old and still doing it . Started doing car hauling when it was 96in wide 2 stroke Detroit and not that many companies in the business. I'm a car hauler, not a truck driver. There is a difference.
That’s awesome my dad is still doing it at 63. And my first double decker trailer was a 96in wide 1977 delevan trailer. It was a 7 car high mount. Loved the trailer but loading Jeep grand Cherokees in the belly was tight.
@CarcarrierTv I run out of Houston and live in MO. I've got a good friend that started over here a few months ago running the gm gig. Earl Jackson in his 70s and still getting it.
@CarcarrierTv I don't think I could get into it either. I have a good relationship with my dispatcher and he works with me and anything I need to do. Got BMW on now but broke down, you know how that goes. Hopefully peterbilt can get me going in the morning.
That’s fantastic and I hope you used me as your referral if not and you don’t have one please go into the drivers pulse app and put RU-vid guy or Matt Wihlen as your referral. Also let me know how the interview goes and what terminal you’ll be running out of
Thank you so much for the video I’m painter and I’m thinking of enjoying the car hauling carrier. I appreciate your testimony I think you answered all my questions
@@CarcarrierTvI’m with United road on GM dedicated. Been here for 13 years and can say I’m pretty positive some dispatchers and terminals used to sell loads. Now things are different from what I’ve heard with central dispatching. But I’m hourly on GM so I don’t care what loads I get.
Thanks for your Videos. I have CDL for more than 10 years but never used it. I drove hauling cars with the 3cars trailer and start liking it. Your Videos Inspire me . The only thing that I don't like is Mountains and Ice roads. What's your opinion??
Well just getting started as a car hauler and yes this is going to be my career for the next 11 years. My first truck was a 2007 F550 I pick my loads off of Uship and Shiply Well I had orders to go get in LA area nothing to give me gas so off I went to LA. I had just put a new 4 core radiator in the F550 even ran it for 90 minutes in driveway. Two days later off I went to get two motorcycles and a car. Had all the tires checked before I left my area. Going up the summit from Marsing on the 95 just got to the top when I noticed engine is overheating. Pulled off the road just a little way over the top the bottom water hose had slid almost off yet just enough that it allowed massive amount of water to leave the radiator, well this had serious consequences for the engine. I had to scrub all the orders that I had planned on getting off of Shiply. 3 days later found a different truck a 2003 Chevrolet Topkick with a sleeper that took 2 weeks to have it ready for my needs. Yet was not ready for another week. . Took bed of my off F550 being it had a tank of 116 gallons auxiliary poly tank that took 4 days longer than I was hoping I could not figure out the wiring So had to take it to a shop that rewired what they described as the past owner made a cobweb of things. The shop said they could do the certification on it but I needed new tires and 2 new rims being that I was already 2 days past a load that I claimed would have it there in 4 days.in LA I had 1 more vehicle to get in Portland OR. I told the guy who was going to certify it about the distance the Auxiliary tank had from the hitch area he said it had to be 12 inches from the shaft going down from the 5th wheel area. Which I never seen in all the FMCSA manuals. The hitch was the wrong height, so I had the welder come out and help me get it in the right spot. Then in a panic was told by the guy he wanted to have the trailer on it so he could make sure the brakes were functioning. in a panic I backed truck up to get trailer attached totally did not realize that height changed from the hitch being moved up that I had no clearance on the auxiliary tank and the trailer was lower and smashed into it took 2 hours removing all the fuel into 5 tote bins to remove the tank. So I had 2 hours to get truck in for I took possession of the two cars going to LA from Boise on Thursday Eve I offered a service which now I'm regretting I offered. FREE SHIPING if I can't have your vehicle back into your possession in 4 days Which would take me 3 days at the most to get to LA. Disaster struck murphy's law reamed me. 1. The truck did not pass its certification due to a exhaust pipe was leaking at the flange and needed to be rewelded where a seam on the muffler had separated. I went ahead and got both cars from Boise over to Nampa by driving them with the permission of the owners so I could get them loaded up. Then take truck home and weld the muffler and install a new flange. Took about 2 hours to finish that up. Next day truck passed went to get trailer now it was hard to get landing gear down on that loaded trailer that as I tried to lower it something broke on one of the landing gears where I could not get them to raise. I finally told Freightliner to cut the landing gear off on the passenger side off would use a bottle jack instead to lift trailer up on that side. It was already late. So I headed home then unloaded my car then started to pack up the truck with food and clothes. Nex morning decided to fill tanks out of the auxiliary tank I repaired with melting the plastic and refilled the night before. So, I filled the tank using gas cans then I noticed fuel leaking out of the tank. Now being I parked my truck Infront of a LDS church thought I pissed someone off that they drilled holes in the top of my tank but it was weird like they took different size drill bits to create a moon scape of finished holes and just craters. I had to wait for 3 hours for a neighbor to move their truck so I could go around a street to plastic weld 5 holes I made a police report. Then as I welded the holes it dawned on me those are weld beads when I had my bed swapped with the other one the welder must not have realized he should have had a welder's blanket over the tanks. Any ways I finally left for Portland 2 cars aboard $1150 pay day once delivered. Then I was having a problem with thinking fuel gage was not right why I made the decision to run fuel to empty was a loss of around 1 hour being I had 13 gallons of fuel with me. Got to Portland where I pulled into church parking lot to load a 3rd car that was brought over to me very tight in that parking lot took a lot of decision making how I was going to get out of there without destroying the shrubs inside of curbs Which I did touch a bit when I entered the parking lot but that was considered a free land scaping. Did better leaving the place though as my tires only had to go over a curb but not into the light that was pointing up at the sign in the curbed area. Raining in Portland and dark so I told lady that it will be impossible to look Toyota rav4 over in the dark that I would do it in the morning after my rest of 10 hours before I start driving again. As I got up and around started my inspection on that Toyota Rav4 thought my camera was stuck on selfie mode that Toyota had such a glossy black that it was a mirror finish. Damn found a mark on it like about 1/8th of a inch long looked like a meteor smudge. Sent pictures to client telling them that I found this but there was nothing that I hit when placing car up on the ramps or decking as I placed car on the platform, she said it was already there. I left the Rest area around 2 PM watching my fuel gauge I was like time for diesel stop. Got about 45 miles and the Topkick was running really good I just had to praise it you are doing such a wonderful job. Then 3 miles latter felt a weird kick like my trailer wiggled then it hit again so I pulled over to check it out everything seemed ok got back in and drove for about 4 miles then all hell broke loose the truck lost power, and I pulled off to the side of the road had to get a tow truck injectors went out I was told they said it be 2 weeks till they could get to it. So I got a room in the Motel 6 in Sunderlin OR Stayed 3 nights there. Tried to have another hauler come take my load of cars to LA. Had a load board that was a spam call, so I arranged all 3 cars to be taken on Friday around 430 PM paid $255.00 down no one showed up. Saturday, I called this idiot and told him the situation. He was an India speaking guy said oh so sorry, but this is now the weekend and won't get any one till Monday. I got onto craigs list and put a wanted for hire ad for 2 people to drive cars to LA So after getting a good resume from a guy he said he had a brother that could help. Sundy morning, we set out to LA took a lot longer than it was supposed to being rental car agency was closed after we dropped the first 2 cars off to their owner's place. Had to get a room at the Motel 6. Got rental car in the morning let the other driver sleep dropped the Rav off then went back to Motel packed up and back to Oregon we headed. Was like 3 in the morning when I dropped last guy off then found a place to park car and slept. I paid the wo guys that helped me $200.00 each and meals. Now with all the shit that went down Uship suspended me from getting any loads. So, I figured I still had Shiply so I started to bid on some cars that I could take in 2 to 3 weeks then being I had to cancel more bids that were excepted that I could not get to in LA my account got suspended for negative reviews and cancelations. This is a huge set back right now. But have been starting to get onto different load boards now.
That’s awesome right now is probably gonna be a difficult time to break into car hauling as a new driver because the work is slow. But most companies after 6 months to a year of drive time will hire you and train you
This is all very interesting, and there was a time when I thought about doing this type of work, but I'm not sure it would of worked for me, as I've seen car haulers transporting cars that may have been damaged in transit, also I'd worry that there would be damage I missed on inspection and wonder if it happened in transit. Also I see plastic over the driver's seat, which is a good idea, as sometimes you can get grease on you and I wouldn't want to get any on a new car. So you see, not to discourage anyone from doing this, I just think I would worry too much, so I'm glad it didn't work out to pursue this type of work, but glad it works out for so many of you. Thanks for the interesting videos too.
I can totally understand where your coming from and yes car hauling isn’t for everyone. But I’ll tell you the damage thing is gonna happen from time to time even for the best of us. The last damage I did was 2.5 years ago I had a rock take out the back window for an Acadia. As for missing damage during initial inspection 100% that gets most drivers a time or two a year. None of us are perfect we just try really hard to not have it happen. As for the seats yes I’m pretty sure 100% of the new cars we haul have seat covers so we don’t stain the seats but also you get good at not getting dirty.
That’s awesome congratulations. Keep up the the good work. Also yes yes we do I need one of those every week. Actually I just need to know who to call to be on the special moves team lol
Was that the Romulus to Commerce Georgia load? Hey, I been wit United Road going on 5 months this month… but everything this man is saying is 100% is true!!! To me loading the car are the easy part… but trying to get your height down and not be overweight on your axles is sometimes the hard part of the job and the weather also plays a role too… but I like car hauling even though I’m at the low end when it comes down to making money because I’m still trying to learn the system and trust the progress
Yes that was a Romulus to commerce load. And thank you for what you said. I’m glad your sticking it out and learning the ropes. The first year is the hardest but once you get the system and figured out a system that works for you it gets much better
I don’t know if u remember me… but I met you a few months ago you was coming out of West Point Kia plant and I ran down on you lol To tell u how much you help me with your platform with these RU-vid videos
One other thing, totally unrelated, how did you drown out the planes going overhead? They seemed pretty close and great unplanned background shots too. ✈️🛫
Lol yes they were close the Detroit airport was directly across the street. As for drowning them out I use 2 iPhones to record. The one with the video during editing I normally just turn the volume off on the video and then I use a iPhone in my pocket that I Bluetooth a noise canceling microphone to as my audio recorder. Then I just have to match the audio with the video during editing. It’s not that hard unless I get phone calls and then have 5-8 min sections with no audio and then when I hang up I start recording audio again and have to match those portions back up.
I have 13 years experience clean record and I want to give car hauling a try but there’s nobody hiring without car hauling experience, any recommendations?
Thanks for the complement. But honestly I’ve never been around the enclosed side so I really have no tips I could give you. I guess don’t damage anything lol
As a rookie where can I apply to he come a car hauler… I was training but unfortunately my trainer had to retire due to med. Issues, I got my CDL in Feb didn’t work it until April but most companies don’t want to hire me because of lack of CDL experience
So hauling cars without cdl experience I honestly don’t know. Ik United needs a minimum of 6 months of otr experience before they can touch you. If your dead set on not going otr go to your local auto auction on auction day and walk through the truck lot. There might be a moon and pop that will get you the experience you need
@@CarcarrierTv I definitely want to go OTR, when I was training in car hauling the o/o was leased onto Pasha and in order for me to drive alone they wanted me to train for about 6mnths.
Using CLC at United road are you required to pay a deposit at the hotel that you’ll get back later? And agree with your video. I haven’t had a day shorter than 16 hours in months hauling cars.
Your area is better than mine. My good weeks are in the $2500 range and this week they put me on a high rail unit for the first time, and my week will be a joke.
@k.l.channel5953 honestly I love a high rail. It does take just a little bit longer to load but it is easier to get down to height. I had another driver Terry describe it perfectly high rails are the cheat code of car hauling. If you mess up just slide or tilt the car a bit and fix it.
@peachtransport3102 it’s the most headache but it’s also the most profitable. Door to door loads should normally be paying $8-$10 per mile for that your of run
$8/10 a mile? So, a load VA to LA would be ~20k. And back another ~20. So if I fudge my logs a bit, I can make ~80k a month gross? You're making ~8/9k before tax a month. So extra 70k a month is not worth your headache 😅. What a headache that must be. Are you sure $8/10 a mile correct estimate?
@peachtransport3102 ok so it’s not the same math everywhere and normally your not gonna have a full load of singles going to 9 different drops. The further you drive the rate comes down a bit but yes 20k one ways are pretty common. But your run also isn’t va to la and back most guys that do that it’s 1-2 days to load va md nj pa Ny then drops in tx az ca nv. Reload the same states and back they run about 2-2.5 turns a month making around 50k
Hmm .. I've watch many others and they're making 2k -7k a week for 4 vehicle's. . I'm guessing you're just grabbing or.. your broker or deal you got going on isn't pulling better deals. And I'm watching you.. You're very skilled so I'm wondering what's going on here? And all new drivers with new authority youre not gona reach these marksmright off the bat. Howecer at the 30 day maro you cannshow them your worth and start getting some more loads.
