Rates, equipment, insurance, and load board strategy — written for the operators and shippers actually moving freight under 26,000 lbs.
Modern load board marketplaces are changing how shippers and hot shot operators do business. Here are five reasons drivers and freight teams are leaving the broker chain behind.
Oil field freight is its own beast — gravel pads, tight schedules, and load profiles that don't fit a Class 8. Here is how the most successful hot shot rigs are configured for the patch.
Generic load boards are tuned for dry van and reefer freight. Specialized carriers — hot shot, flatbed, dually, oversize — need boards that show the equipment they actually run.
Thinking about starting a hot shot operation? Here is a line-item breakdown of what it costs to legally and profitably get your first truck on the road.
Hot shot operators sit in an unusual insurance category — too commercial for personal auto, too small for fleet. Here is what coverage you actually need and why.
What should a hot shot run pay in 2026? Here is the per-mile math, broken down by equipment type, lane, and freight category.
Standard freight doesn't fit every load. Here is how to find — and vet — specialized trucking services for the freight your business actually moves.
