My Hotshot Trucking Life | 8 | 1800 Mile RV Trip to Florida

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  • čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
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    Background music is royalty free music courtesy of Bensound.com
    Picked up another somewhat local shipment. This was an auction unit coming from a Copart lot. It was a 28' towable RV that was in roadworthy condition. It was travelling from Big Lake, MN, to Miami Beach, FL. The unit towed behind my truck very well once I attached my weight distribution hitch to help reduce the amount of sway it was having at 65. I eventually just kept my speed closer to 55MPH to 60MPH range -- this also helped increase my MPGs by just a couple for this long trip. Everything went great and once again I had another happy customer! RV was delivered safe and sound with no new damages.
    Customer Feedback Rating: 5.0/5.0 Star Rating
    Customer Feedback Review: Adam comes along as a great young harding working man was always polite friendly constantly kept in touch along the way very straight up forward I highly recommend him to anyone that needs anything ship I look forward to dealing with him again in the near future. From Minneapolis to Miami Florida
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    Distance traveled to Florida: 1,853 Miles
    Est. Drive Time: 30 Hours
    Days Traveled: 2.5 Days
    Total Payout: $2,110.00
    Expenses: $472.02 in fuel
    Other Expenses: N/A
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    Equipment I Use
    Disclaimer: **I do not get paid by any of these companies or receive any compensation for sharing their products. I am simply sharing what I use as it's what I purchased personally long ago and used to get started**
    Phone Carrier:
    T-Mobile
    Phone type:
    iPhone 11
    Truck:
    2005 Chevy Silverado 2500HD
    Trailer:
    Homemade Tandem Axle Single Open Car Trailer
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    Straps/Tie Down Equipment:
    2inch x 27 foot Ratcheting Tie Down
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    2inch x 27 foot Ratcheting Tie Down (Flat Hook)
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    12 ft J-Hook Ratchet Tie Down
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    Loadbinder Ratchets
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    16 Foot G70 Transport Binder Chain
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    Wheel/Axle Straps
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    Contico Storage Box
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    Winch Battery
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Komentáře • 10

  • @tvance111
    @tvance111 Před 3 lety +1

    I lost my transmission coming onto that on ramp after you crossed into Ky where the construction work was. I drove back to Portland, Tn with 4th gear only and of course no reverse to add to the fun lol

  • @jimhawn4812
    @jimhawn4812 Před 4 lety

    Sorry to here about your dad, lucky you were home, couldn’t imagine driving all that way with that on your mind ! Hope he’s doing good and looking forward to the trip back to Florida and picking up the car, that’s kinda cool

  • @motofarmmx2430
    @motofarmmx2430 Před 4 lety

    Did you watch the video tow piglet gave you a shoutout? What was the reasoning in leaving your truck in Florida? Seems like that took a good bit of profit out of that run.

    • @lawnboy81SMS
      @lawnboy81SMS  Před 4 lety +1

      Motofarm mx I did! And I wanted to be home with my family for our Thanksgiving dinner and surprise everyone who thought I couldn’t make it. Family is important to me and always takes priority over any of my work. I was glad I came home as my dad ended up in the hospital again with more heart problems and had to have another heart procedure done and I’m glad I was able to be there for that. Unfortunately yes, it cut into my profit a bit but to me it was worth it. I missed the first snow storm but we had a second one come in a day later so I was able to get some good hours in plowing snow for $25/hr so I was glad it snowed a bit more. Unfortunately I missed a few additional hours again as with my step dad in the hospital at the beginning of the snow storm I didn’t want to return to work yet but was just glad to get in the hours I was able to.

    • @motofarmmx2430
      @motofarmmx2430 Před 4 lety +1

      @@lawnboy81SMS that's cool man be thankful for family because some people dont have any like myself.

  • @man09271
    @man09271 Před 4 lety

    How do you get your loads. I'm trying to do the same do

    • @lawnboy81SMS
      @lawnboy81SMS  Před 4 lety

      Michael ogarra UShip.com create an account but they keep 20%

    • @lawnboy81SMS
      @lawnboy81SMS  Před 4 lety

      It’s a good place to get started and build a reputation even though they keep 20% of the payout per load you ship. Not always the best pay but like I said it’s a great place to get the ball rolling! I believe truckstop.com is another good popular load board for freight hauling if you have a DOT# available and all that.

    • @jonathanhudson9189
      @jonathanhudson9189 Před 4 lety

      @@lawnboy81SMS You should have a dot# to do this job quit being cheap