THE ULTIMATE HOTSHOT SETUP!! 

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Not a rig bro it's a pickup truck lol

Super 8? I wouldn't let my dog sleep in that chit holes chain. Besides there isn't room for parking at those places

@@sfcjones2590 They can be hit or miss on quality, but I've had better luck there than Best Western for the price. Super 8 and Holiday Inn Express have the best chance of truck parking in my experience, and Holiday is always pretty nice.

I mean it mostly depends on what you are having to put up with, I would say about 250k miles is when I would want to sell.

Na run them till they low and swap a new motor for the fraction of the cost. Just keep cash in hand so when the time comes u can keep rebuilding the truck as needed

No disrespect but 33 yrs in the game and this is what your running?

@@luisaumanzor21 current truck 2020 , f350. 233k miles lol

My current truck is a 2017 Ram 3500 with 440,000 miles.

i was thinking the same thing.

What you losing gas in a semi you make up with the larger load you'll have versus the small pickup saving gas yes but not a big load just get yourself a CDL it doesn't cost that much you you get it back in time

@M Parker I have a cdl this whole setup is stupid to me

Did you not watch the video…it is explained 🤦‍♂️

@@mparker635 I explain it in the video🤦‍♂️

I’ll have to ask!

So the trailer is rated for 25,900LBS, when you weigh a truck and a trailer, you weigh it by the axles. The axles of the trailer can never exceed 25,900lbs combined when being weighed. Unloaded the trailer axles have about 8,500lbs on them. So you can put 17,400lbs directly on the trailer axles and be fine, most loads are going to be 20ft+, so some of that weight is going to distribute throughout the trailer and be registered on the rear axle of the truck. You can never overload what the tires/axles are rated for whether we are talking about the trailer axles, or the rear/front axle of the truck.

@@jlovetheflash5371 OK. My understanding was that 25.9 k was the total weight Gatormade recommends the trailer be trailer and Freight combined.

@@jlovetheflash5371 I am a company CDL driver looking to get in to hotshot so I'm just trying to understand how it all works. That's how I landed on your video.

@@franksmythe6969 it goes off of rating of the axles and the tires.

Sounds like you learned everything on RU-vid dude let me guess ram is the best

Stepdeck was the plan at first, but crazy wait times changed up a lot!

If I went step deck, I would not be able to have the auxiliary tanks…the next setup will have a step deck😉

@@rayramos1179 I thought about that afterwards....maybe dedicate the upper step to your equipment? That would give you 43 feet of flat deck..

Our diesel isn't priced at $6.50 a gallon

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It’s 5 in fl

Got it in TX for 3.99 last week🤷‍♂️

The video goes over that question in depth

@@jlovetheflash5371 Cool, I was having trouble hearing through my laptop speakers. I'll grab some headphones and listen again.

We are very happy to be apart of the 2%

Not sure what you are asking…here you go. The trailer is rated at 25900 it weighs 12k but in combination I can legally carry 22k but I cap it 20k…

@@rayramos1179 by doing the math: 25900-12000=13900lbs. This is correct weight of load that can legally be hauled on trailer. If you disagree, then at least consider the legality aspect.

@@lifeontheroad_ you are pretty funny…that is not how you calculate how much weight I can carry…and legally I can weigh 47,000 legally…25900 on my trailer axles, 14700 on my drives and 7k on my steers…legally

@@rayramos1179I’m curious about where you are getting those numbers from. The gvwr of your trailer is 25,900lbs but because you hook it to a F550 you can now gross 32,000lbs on that trailer because it automatically puts 6,100lbs of that 32k on the axles of your F550? Is that your way of thinking?

Bro you do know he has a CDL with tanker, and hazmat endorsements right?

I use to be a heavy hauler…I’m not pretending😉

Yea seriously what’s the benefit here? Why not get a nicer truck?

@@jlovetheflash5371 then why would you skimp out on loads that are paying more and drive a pickup that can't tow as much. It just doesn't make sense.

@@jlovetheflash5371 please help me understand

Because it is about what axle the weight is registering on, on any 20k lbs loads we do, the weight is distributed on the trailer, and some of it will register on the drive axles of the truck.

Hate to tell you but that’s not how it works 25900 trailer can only weight 25900 because that is the stress rating for the trailer also in the paper work for the trailer it will tell you that max weight on trailer and I would bet it says 15,900 lbs

@@craighahn3281 yes sir, that is exactly what I was explaining.

@@craighahn3281 my trailer never exceeds 25900 but I’m still able to load up to 22k…the 15900 is put there for manufacturer warranty purposes…nothing to do with DOT…by the way👍

@@jlovetheflash5371 oh I see. Can you do a video on how to distribute the weight properly. Because I was told that I could only do 15900 with my 25900 trailer

AA Sleepers in Fort Worth Tx

Cost?

Amateur…I have been in trucking for 36 years and have done from heavy haul to specialized million dollar trucks (Schlumberger). I bet you a buffalo nickel you don’t even have a 1/4 of the experience I have. Look me up on LinkedIn😉

Get em Ray. What a Jack ass.

Because it is more of a medium duty setup and not a hotshot setup…

@@rayramos1179 Just because it has a sleeper on it doesn't make a difference, it's still a hotshot. The 3500 and 5500 have basically the same towing capacity anyways. I'm not hating on it, it's a nice set up, but for me with my style of driving/living on the road and being an avid runner, hiker, hunter, fishermen, it makes no sense. The best part of hauling is being able to explore the country on my days off. If I was happy sitting on my ass in a truckstop all the time and didn't want a big rig then that would be great.

@@manwithnoname734 do more research buddy…big difference between a 1 ton and a 1 3/4 ton truck. Plus I’m not trying to compare my truck to a semi…I’m a tall guy, so I need extra width to sleep comfortably…also I have had a sleeper on a small truck since 2003…this is not a new thing😉

@@rayramos1179 yes there is a big difference, bigger axles, better brakes, 19.5s, stronger frame, lower gears, all of which help with the 5500 gvwr but not it's towing capacity, they are the same. If I wanted medium duty I'd go class 8 so I could haul more weight. I fabricated a 6'2" bed frame that bolts into the factory seat locations running along the passenger side and have a mini fridge, crocpot, airtop heater, tabletop, and lots of storage. No passenger seat though so I have to leave my girl behind but it's comfortable and works for me. And it sounds like your rig works for you which is awesome, but for me with my lifestyle and the remote mines/rigs I deliver to it just wouldn't work.

Any setup rated for over 26,001lbs you will need a CDL.

@@jlovetheflash5371 class a or b ?

@@DeltaCo7175 A or B you will need a CDL.

@@Scott.16 over 26k lbs requires a class a ? what does your setup require A or B ? confused

@@DeltaCo7175 look up the laws for your state bro it’s all online

Awww good for you dawg

You so called truck drivers make me laugh…I use to do heavy hauling with jeeps and boosters…3x3x3 with a 4 axle truck…I have done payloads up to 120 tons…i have also done loads over 100’ with extendable trailers…I think I have earned the right to be called a truck driver. By the way…a team of horses and a wagon were called a rig…it’s where the term comes from😉

Uhhh, you do understand that he has a CDL, and that you need a CDL for this rig?

I use to do heavy hauling and you need a CDL to drive this setup🤦‍♂️

Damn…did you not watch the video🤦‍♂️

Bro anybody who knows anything, would know you have to have a class A CDL to operate this setup, he also has Hazmat and Tanker.

I agree. What is the benefit to this over a normal semi

You are either a funny guy or a very misinformed guy🤦‍♂️

Believe it or not this is how most truckers start

@@IeeIee778 There was no such thing when I started driving, but it's certainly a different world now.

buddy if you understood our average rate per mile and our cost per mile, you would understand why he chooses to not drive a "real rig"

Did you not see the video🤦‍♂️

Not trying too sell anyone on what I have…like you said, it’s an individual preference but we can compare the productivity of semi to my setup…where there is no comparison between the two is the the longevity of a semi versus the 550…but that was explained in the video.

There are loads I've picked up and delivered wondering why a hotshot didn't run it. Definitely they can get into and out of places my stretched 379 cannot. Those loads are the ones that pay, it's a truck load, but a class 8 can't maneuver within the business. You can make it in hotshot, if you know what your're doing, this is not Ray's 1st rodeo, in either class 8 or hotshot, even as a fleet owner in both. Bottom line is YOUR business model versus his. Apples and oranges🤷‍♂️rubber side down.

Thank you for saying that I’m just 5 minutes in an I was waiting now I don’t have to wait

@@Happ1971 this setup is definitely not non-CDL. Rated for 44k LBS

If you have a CDL will be better off with a single-axle semi for safety reasons. Big brakes and real tires.And of course the real transmission. Plus you sit up higher and have a better view the the road.

We go over that question in depth in the video

You are the third person that I have seen so far ask this question…it was answered in the video🤦‍♂️

CDL for sure. GCVWR for a F-550 and that trailer are going to be north of 26k.

Racehotshot

Yes sir

And we are making more money than most semis, I don’t think anyone understands.

@@jlovetheflash5371 no chance

@@yogiballa believe what you want big man

Didn’t you watch the video🤷‍♂️ I tell you why I don’t own a semi🤦‍♂️

He can get into businesses you and I CAN'T. That's the money load. You drive past them all the time on the frontage, but don't notice them because it's not a big wally world distribution center you can straight back into the dock or a lumber yard. No his loads pay because class 8 drivers don't want them because of potential damage to their "rig" or it takes them out of their comfort zone marker lanes. It's a niche market, you keep slapping iron to it while it's hot.