I can agree with this. My brother has a ram 3500 diesel and i bought a ram 2500. The 2500 has been in tbe shop more than 5 times and i had to run his 3500. The 3500 pulls better but it also blew something with the transfer case when going through snow and ice in Utah. I tbink im going back to Ford! Had 2 (f150 and f250) and havent had a problem with either. Even with thr f250 being a 6.0
Could you start with a freightliner M2? Or other older class 7 used trucks. 10-20k single tandem Much heavier duty and the cost of entry could be smaller. Lower risk.
Keep in mind the cost of operating a larger tractor. A 40' hotshot trailer can only haul so much weight. With a larger tractor, you will need a heavier, longer trailer to get higher paying loads. 40 feet in length and less than 20K only pays so much. Hope that helps.
Thank you for the truck recommendations. What is the trailer brand you recommend that you didn’t want to mention?? I’m new and I don’t want to buy a headache. Thank you for the information very grateful
What people fail to realize is simply this; all trailer manufacturers use the same axles and springs brakes etc. It doesn't matter WHAT brand you buy, what matters is how you maintain said axles, bearings, seals, brakes. 10k miles is the absolute max service interval. I service mine when I come home every 3 weeks. I take everything apart and re-pack the bearings, make sure everything is working properly. I've never had a trailer failure, why? I babysit those axles to the tenth power!
My neighbor who has a hot shot business with few trucks. All he uses is RAM 4500 no questions asked. His personal is GMC. Straight six is most reliable in his opinion.
I agree. The motor is great. The rest of the truck has more weak points than the others. Down time is down time regardless of the reason. RAM has let me down more than the other brands since 2011.
@@All-Miles-MatterGotta disagree, close though. 3rd gen 5.9, especially ‘06 and ‘07 with the 325, in my opinion is the perfect combination of reliability, power, and simplicity. 4th gens pull good and they’re comfortable but there’s issues you WILL deal with on a 4th gen that just don’t happen on the 3rd gen. There’s deleting it if you actually want it to get decent mileage and get rid of the EGR problems, VGT turbos and turbo actuators are prone to go out especially on deleted trucks, not uncommon to have head gasket issues, the 68 automatic WILL go out at some point and they’re a lot more expensive than a 48, and ABS modules seem to like to go. 3rd gens hold up to high miles a lot better. The 6.7 doesn’t have a lot of issues but the ones that are prevalent are fairly expensive. I’ve run about seven 3rd gens all around the country pulling campers and we really don’t start having recurring issues with them till about 400K miles and even then admittedly a lot of it is my fault because by that point in mileage sometimes I’m just patching it to make it by.
@GMbowtie350 well I agree with most of that. Although...I have 238k on mine, Haven't had one issue that you mentioned. 200k of those miles were OTR work. Now its my personal truck. I Just received my oil analysis back last week. Everything is in perfect working order. Every transmission WILL go out at some point. My 68rfe shifts like a dream at 238k. I change those filters and fluids at 30k. I've been deleted since 10k miles. Changed gears to 410 from 342. One peice aluminum driveshaft. Carli ball joints. My joints went at 185k. I've replaced some wheel bearing hub units. Bit that's it. If you take care of your truck, 4th gen is the best. We have 22 of the 4th gens running around the country. We don't lease anything but 4th gens. The 5th gens are garbage. Every lessee we've had has been a disaster. So....we prefer the 4th gens...BY FARR!! 200k
If a v8 diesel was anything to be TALKED about.....it would be in a semi. 6 in a row is meant to tow. Period. Every big truck has an inline 6. Every truck will do the JOB but an inline 6 is FARRRRR more reliable after 150k miles (which you will achieve in 1.5 years) i would never ever use a v8 configuration for hotshot or any other job that requires TOWING. you will never ever ever see a powerstroke in anything other than a pickup truck. You wont find it in anything else. A cummins? Thats found in everything that works hard!
@calvinthomas5320 it's going great for a $ 20k investment versus $ 120k investment... Oh, and it's paid for...!!! Banks are jealous that they don't have me in debt and by the balls...!!!!
what’s the limit to be in “non cdl”? i think begging in conteneur hauling, but i don’t know with truck and trailer (roll of) searching to bee in non cdl. can you help me please?
No they don't! I've been doing this for many years. The trucks do make 5k a week but when you add EVERYTHING up...I mean EVERYTHING....you KEEP 1K to $1,500 a week.
@@All-Miles-MatterAnother guy said first yera od hotshot the insurance company charges 35k annual, then it might go down to 26k, but another guy said the raised his rates the 2nd year because of inflation. I've saved up enough to start but I'm hearing some negatives.
Chevy didn't offer a 4500 truck for a period of time. I think that steered people to other brands. I have a guy using a Chevy 3500. It does well and is dependable.
You mad bro? Over and over, I have heard horror stories about dodge having mechanical problems at 20,000 miles and being in the shop for months. Some things are just true.
