How to gross $20,000 in a month doing hotshot with a dually pickup 

This dude is so legit. He's not trying to rip us off with courses and products. Just straight knowledge. All day.

You should consider doing how-to-vids for example like strapping certain loads or backin in tight spaces etc 👍🏽👍🏽

It’s easy to spot you in the videos with that neon beanie! That dispatcher’s keeping you busy. You found a great one.

Glad to see you’re back. Great content. I appreciate the transparency.

Suwanee!! My hometown. Awesome video btw , we love seeing the 'normal' loads, just like seeing how you work and even driving on the highway as a background while doing other things is awesome for those of us that'll never be truckers but appreciate the skill and hard work of you guys doing the work.

Mr Alex , sir again you definitely get my blood pumping by watching you break down how to run the hot shot and and how to book and be successful with your business with the ups and downs ! I love the content boss !! Learning so much !! Keep up the great content sir very informative!!

I've always like the majority of your content. Whether it's day-to-day vlogs, rants about frustrations along the way, or interesting things that you've found out about the hotshot industry. Overall your personality shines through all of it and that's what I'm here for. I dig the energy my guy! Keep it going and don't overthink ... everything you've put out so far is dope af! 😁🤙

Loved this video. This is what I wanted to see. Keep up the awesome work and stay safe.

Awesome video Alex it's great to see what goes into your work week As always God bless and stay safe out there 🙋‍♂️ 🇬🇧

Thanks for sharing your experience, thinking strongly about hotshot trucking towards the end of 2021.

Nice seeing some of the numbers and what you actually gross as far as income to miles. You should do a video breaking down your expenses per mile and what it take per mile to break even.

Congrats Alex on 100K Subs. I enjoy all of your content, keep it up.

Good stuff on an overview of the hotshot stuff. 30 yrs as a company driver thinking my last few will be this. Thanks

I FING love this channel because Alex is so passionate about being successful!

Keep the videos coming man!

Regular vlogs man I wanna see what it's like in the day to day, not just the bad days or when something happens out of the norm

Great video. More of these. For those of us who want to drive for a living but can’t, show what your job is like.

Alex, listen you need like 3 hardwired cameras on the trailer that start recording with the flip of a switch in the cab. That way you can quickly and simply gather content. Just a thought.

I like exactly how you did this video. I also liked the video of you searching the load board and contacting the brokers to book the load.

Great video, we met at the pilot in N. Little Rock, you’re awesome!👍🏽

We just need to start calling you money man 😂 stay safe and keep the wheels rolling ✌️

I like the "Owning up to being a Father" part and giving your lovely bride a break! :)

Hey dude, you're awesome. Thanks and keep it up

Man your on top of the numbers man love it 👍 thats how you make it work.

Congratulations on 100k subscribers 👏.

Straight up on every point...I have learned a ton..

Good morning..Love your video’s

I like the new format of the videos. Like watching a news cast.

Great video Alex. Transparent

Whats up Alex great content as always

Damnnnn my dude.! Good shit.! 😂👍 keep that trailer full & going.! 🛣💨

Congratulations on hitting 100k subscribers

Great work!!

Love your videos and thinking about getting started. I have a CDL and a good chunk of money for start up costs, BUT, how about a video on what you net!?

Great video! Really wanting to make the jump into hot shotting.

Hey great content, I’m looking into hotshot but cant debate if I should get CDL. Are you doing this with or without CDL?

Good run! I liked the fact they chained the machinery down for you. LOL! Enjoy the babies! They grow up way to fast and before you know it they are adults and you ask yourself, where did the time go! Both my girls are adults now, but will always be my babies!

As always, great video man. Have you worked out what your cost per mile is?

I’m not a hotshot trucker, but I always watch your videos. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 What was the problem with the turbo? Is their a vid coming on your aux fuel tank?

Nice one 👍🏻

Nice job Alex! Still waiting for my Big Tex 16GN. Hopefully December like they told me in August. Can’t seem to get any status on it. Sent an email to Big Tex and supposedly they’re getting back to me. Btw Albany area is where my family still lives. I love living in South Carolina tho.... 👍✌️

Good video I learned a lot.

Tow piglet I would like to see a map from your google maps history if you have it on, I think it would be interesting to see all your routs travel in one map, no need to talk about it but maybe in a background while you’re blogging would be cool! Glad to see you with the little ones enjoy them time goes fast!

Great video. I would’ve liked to seen what your net was after your taxes & expenses.

hello alex i follow your channel and i love your videos !! what is the trailer that you use now, and currently you already have your CDL

GREAT Video Alex. Just wondering how you came up with the name “Tow Piglet “ for your business?

What’s your mpg? On that sweet run? Did the dot mess with you? And thank you for the blog!!

Hey Alex. Would it have made a big MPG difference if you had put a tarp on the blue water tank for the wind displacement?

Awesome. I’m working at this warehouse for 5 years already and I need something new with bigger pay.

I have learned a lot from your post and enjoy everything you post. It actually made me want to do hotshot. I actually have a challenge for you if you could from your experience give advice. I am blind in my left eye. I learned that by the fmsca there is a waiver to drive. I went through the Kong and hard steps to obtain this but have to be restricted to my home state which is Missouri for three years to show I can qualify for the federal which would be interstate instead of intrastate. I’m wanting to get your knowledge on this. I have the capital for truck and trailer for no overhead. But have no experience on the load boards to show because I haven’t started. Is this worth my time?

I think I may have seen you on I-12 in Louisiana a while back!

Alex, thank you for making these videos for us. How one can use your dispatcher?

Get 2 or 3 dispatcher, keep top one on hourly then pay the other 2 as they bring in the load by percentage.

I never thought I'd describe hot shot trucking videos as Tarantino-esque

As soon as I started watching this video I was like Hey that's where I work at. Smithfield Sioux Falls SD. Wow small world.

I am starting out in a couple weeks. What dispatch/brokerage do you use? Or recommend

Good video and great revenue

Nice!!

All I need is the smell of a truck stop coffee and feel like I’m doing the work 😆 watching the video

hi Alex, my son and I are in the process of opening our own hotshot company,what dispatcher do you recomment?thanksfor all of your info, i been following you

saw a hotshot hauling 4 cars going south on I-95 in Florida last night. i was doing 85 and he passed me like i was standing still. didn’t think that was 1) safe, 2) not profitable. speed kills mpg.

nice to see some one besides myself use tow trucks to help unload .did you pay for that or was that the customer who paid .

Good video

The hotshot diva

Is the gvwr of your trailer over 10000lbs? If so how did you operate in California without CDL?

People also ask When did Smithfield buy John Morrell? 1995 Smithfield purchased John Morrell & Co in Sioux Falls, SD, in 1995 and Circle Four Farms in 1998.

How do you handle your permits in states that require them? Do you run an EFS card and get fuel discounts?

I'm wanting to get into this. Who are you dispatching thru?

We what to see the day go to work just Stick the camera in the windshield and go on, and on top of the trailer. On the loading and off loading don't for get to talk to use sir Alex. Don't forget your educating us, The family touch at the end was good too Makes you just like us sir, Father.

Do you own your truck and trailer or do you lease it through another company?

Nice Alex I live in clifton nj. What part of clifton was it?

Thank you. Cool info, after all the Certifications, Licenses, L.L.C., Insurance, Legal fees (already budgeted for current project Equipment costs) is it worth working part-time like 8 to 10 days a month? I am buying a truck and trailer to continue a farm venture, so I need these vehicles anyway any advice on the business and administrative end investment? Thank you Lu from South East Michigan.

I've Seen Snow from August to April Back in Da Late 80.S...

Ive been working in tioga nd for the past 9 years! Two weeks on two weeks off.

I have a small pickup diesel.. About to put an 18 behind it, w stabilizer. Should be good. Thinking enclosed.

can you make a video on how you personally like to distrubute your weight especially getting a load and then somewhere getting an unplanned partial. like what makes you decide where to put what due to weight

I got a question do you pay for your own fuel, or do they help you. How can you get a job like this. I been interested in doing something like this and I have no idea how to get started and what all you need and how hard it is to get started

I got a new 2020 ram 2500 ega cab 4x4 that's not a dully. What size flat bed do you think I should start with to stay non cdl. I just wanna do it on the weekends

Sorry I'm new to the hotshot industry.. I hear you saying your dispatcher sent you a new load throughout the video. This is something I am interested in because it seems that having a dispatcher makes the job easier since you don't have to look for the loads yourself. How could I go about finding a dispatcher that could do the same for me?

Haven't even seen the video but hire me Mr. TowPiglet. It'll mean the world

Good morning Alex. Can you provide any recommendations on Hotshot dispatching services for owner/operators like myself that see the ABSOLUTE benefit on a designated dispatcher. I've done research and most require a minimum 40 foot trailer; which I will get as soon as I can, but for now I only have a Big Tex 14GN 30 foot. Thank you and I appreciate your insight into our industry.

hi Alex my name is Raul,question,you may wants to answer or not,witch dispatcher do you use? we just starting in the hot shot busines and looking for a good dispatcher

Been there many times!

Hello, which class of drivers license do you need to drive the dually truck with trailer?

Are you running a cdl ? Or judt staying 26k under?

When you said your revenue Did you take out fuel costs etc?

Anybody know the name of the beat playing during the intro??? Great Video 👌

I still haven’t forgot about the Officer pulling you over when you got Dodge. The fuel tank addition, (plumbed in, gravity feed, pump..,) What the mpg on Dodge is? Glad the broker is helping. It just makes sense. Long as he is kept updated on where trucks are, where drivers are on hours (and mental/physical state). Most days Driving +10 hrs is easy. But some days I would rather sleep 5 hrs and run all day/night. Do you have where they check in with him daily? Or is he checking with you/them? Maybe mention the other drivers in general? After 6 months compare costs for Dodge vs FORD lease? Then for yr. total costs, payments, maintenance... fuel, mileage. (So total cost, then adjusted for mileage as drivers should be putting in more miles). Thanks

You can tell it's morning bc those babies were quite. Lol

Chasing the dragon 🐉 Sugga boom boom

How’s the mega cab holding up??

What about parking the truck and flying home. Might be cheaper to find a storage/laydown yard. Flights are cheap.

Hey man I’m about to start my own hotshot trucking and your vids have helped a lot what kinda of lord board do you use or do you use a dispatcher?

What type of oil do you put in your truck

I was planning on getting a ram 3500 dually but I would need to get the max payload right. That or nothing?

How would you go about getting with businesses to haul for them?

I'm sailing from Morocco to Madagascar while watching this trucking video. Interesting to watch but you should be paid more for your time and expertise. Thanks!

that's how running hotshot should be. this winter 20' from jan to mid feb we averaged $5,400,00 a week. then i couldn't buy a load and quit hot shot because of covid

So how much of that 20k is profit? After fuel, maintenance, and and other expenses?

Alex, i think it's pronounced Tioga, (tie-o-ga) i live in Pennsylvania and we also have a little town named Tioga