Hello. I was HS for 1 1/2 years based in CA 👎. I went into brokering then eventually day trading. I do miss HS, but insurance in CA doubled after initial run and I didn’t feel like paying it. Looks like You’re doing great. Load positioning looks great. You’re strapping and tarping methods are spot on. You have a couple added bells and whistles on the trailer makes it easier. I added a few for ease myself. Can go on but too much to list. Reach out if you ever have any questions. And Keep those wheels a rolling.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you my friend! Appreciate the positive comment. 👍🏻
@Kingk00897 ай бұрын
Hey @rayfranco1259 do you have any pointers in day trading? I’m transitioning and trying to learn the ropes. If you are able to shed any insight in the trading game I’d greatly appreciate it.
@rayfranco12597 ай бұрын
@@Kingk0089 Hi. I can tell you that keeping your day job while learning is ideal. Try to have a swing shift job or depending on where you live to try and keep the market hours open. Then once you get good enough to make at least a little more than a living wage every trading day, quit the day job. As you get better, it’ll be better concentrating on your trading skills and not having to think about other work. Loss management is a great thing to learn when it comes to trading. Time management is also a good discipline as well. Prosper my friend.
@rayfranco12597 ай бұрын
@@Kingk0089 I should add that before you quit the day job make sure it is the best thing for yourself keeping in mind not only wages but benefits like medical insurance and dental. You don’t want to lose your benefits from you previous job before you can afford them with your new job. Hope this makes sense. It’s the little things that we always forget about when we have our eyes on the big things.
@coastlife9997 ай бұрын
Alex, fantastic videos! It's crazy you don't have more subscribers. Your securing and tarping are excellent to learn from! Looking forward to crossing paths on the road!
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Really appreciate your support. Maybe we will cross paths. It’s a small world. 👍🏻
@tg93887 ай бұрын
Great video again, Alex, if we don’t see you before Christmas, you and the family have a good and safe one and we’ll see you soon. Hopefully this week you got a better load.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you, this week is working out better so far. Have a Merry Christmas! 🎄🎁
@martingomez26117 ай бұрын
Nice man! Keep them videos coming. I’ll be out on the road early next year. Gonna be fun times! 😊
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
More videos on the way. Good luck!👍🏻
@israelesquivelrealtor-gris21227 ай бұрын
Excellent video! Excellent content
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Appreciate your feedback 👍🏻
@IA-py9by7 ай бұрын
I did hotshot untill fall of 2021...did it for almost 4 years ...my insurance was around $400 a month compare to most it was cheap...got out of it and now driving semi flatbed to be home almost daily...seems your doing good...though your insurance is high and your truck payment is ridiculous.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
I’m not sure how you were able to get commercial insurance at $400 a month. Never met anyone that paid lower than $1000. Why is my truck payment ridiculous? Please explain.
@trkr197 ай бұрын
Like your videos and my wife and I will be out hotshot trucking middle of next year and thanks for linking where you got your equipment stuff from I already have something ordered from the website
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Good luck on your hotshot start up 👍🏻
@alfonsogonzalez64127 ай бұрын
That's the way to do it 😎😎🤑🤑 keep going after the 💰💰 ho ho ho be safe my friend
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
@@alfonsogonzalez6412 Alfonzo, thank you! Love your energy my friend! 😁👍🏻
@austinclay53442 ай бұрын
Where did you get your equipment from im looking to get into the game @@Mr.AlexKogan
@Mr.AlexKogan2 ай бұрын
@@austinclay5344 I got it all from mytee products. I’ll share my referral link. It’ll save you 5% and it will help me out if you order something. www.myteeproducts.com/?acc=0c3690a6bca4bd6bc3dabb0b5b956059
@ericklewis2897 ай бұрын
Hello Alex, I been watching your videos and they are very informational. Just started my OTR Sprinter van business here in PHOENIX. I will be looking to scale in the hotshot setup down the road. Originally from Florissant MO but it is good to see you in Show Me State doing big things 👍🏾.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Hey Erick! Very nice to see someone else out of STL area. I’m curious about the sprinter OTR. What type of loads do you deliver, how much weight can you carry and what type of average gross can you make. Thanks!
@ericklewis2897 ай бұрын
@Mr.AlexKogan I have a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2500 4cyc diesel. My specific model is 16ft long high roof. Load capacity is 3000lbs. general freight is the usual load 48x48 pallets or anything that will fit in the cargo space.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
@@ericklewis289 What’s an average week gross doing that type of hauling?
@ericklewis2897 ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan 3500-4500
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
@@ericklewis289 very nice! 👍🏻
@kennethwilliams38777 ай бұрын
Hey Alex, looks like a nice load! Be safe!! I'll reach out too you soon. I'll be starting in April or May, right after I retire!! Ken!! Oh!! ✌🏿👍🏾
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you Ken! Yes it was a great load. 🙂👍🏻
@marryskull50697 ай бұрын
Your Videos are very Informative Please make a Video on Q&A. Thanks
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you. I would need to collect a lot of questions to make a video on it.
@BedouinSpirit7 ай бұрын
great video like always... can't wait for the next one!
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! Happy to hear you enjoyed it 🙂
@davidburchell28826 ай бұрын
Hauling RV 's i dont make squat, im looking to get into something else
@JustinMettleMcMahan7 ай бұрын
4500 still way better than a 9-5 job.keep grinding out there brother 💪
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you!😁👍🏻
@diannaallmaras35407 ай бұрын
Rock on Alex! Another great video
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you!🙂
@marryskull50697 ай бұрын
Cool❤ Still waiting for new video Fun Toy.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Will be out soon 👍🏻
@RAM-35007 ай бұрын
Learning in every single video, this channel is like a school to me 🫡
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! That means a lot to me hearing that from you👍🏻🙂
@osrscletus60677 ай бұрын
So can you basically work whenever you want? Like 4 weeks trucking 1 week off?
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Yes. You are your own boss. You make your own schedule.
@ashlyavella8507 ай бұрын
Alex we love your videos! Can you do a video about the HS insurance? If you are ever back in Pensacola you gotta get donuts from Milton bakery! ❤
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! That means a lot to me 🙂 When I’m back in Pensacola I will look. That place up for sure. On the HS insurance, are there any specifics that you would like to know?
@PedroOliveira-uq3em7 ай бұрын
Great video bud 🤘🏻
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you!👍🏻
@armobyzantine58817 ай бұрын
Do you need a dually axle truck I see most doing it without it is it personal preference , nice beautiful truck thank you Alex
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
You do not need a dually truck. Depends how much weight you’re hauling. A duslky axle will hold more weight than a single wheel axle. Most of the trucks I see in hotshot business are dually trucks.
@annetteballard28137 ай бұрын
🎉 Marry Christmas
@justinstewart98407 ай бұрын
That Tuatara machine looks cool, seems like a bad idea to put "chain points" on the body.. did it twist any when you tightened the chains? why not strap/chain to the frame?
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
That is a pretty cool machine. There were no chain down points on the frame. The points on the body were specifically made for chaining it down. I agree that is not the best spot to put those chain down points but that’s how they made it. It was pretty solid, no twisting at all.
@timcrosgrove46127 ай бұрын
So what kind of tarps do have ? Are they the lightweight ones?
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Lighter weight than heavier ones but they still have good weight to them. I have a 18 and a 27 foot lumber tarps with a 6 ft drop. The 18 ft is around 50lb and 27 ft is about 70
@mloml417 ай бұрын
When getting your 10 hour reset you mark sleeper or off duty? Went on my first trip last week and was putting off duty thoughts?
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
I’ve always done off duty but once a dot officer said the correct way is to mark sleeper. I still make off duty because it’s always worked for me and never had any trouble. It makes sense to mark off duty because we are off duty. Sleeper makes sense when you are team driving and you’re sleeping while the partner is driving. Just my opinion.
@mloml417 ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan ima keep doing off duty also. Thanks for the reply bossman
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
@@mloml41 you’re welcome!👍🏻
@Pete-from-Tn7 ай бұрын
Watch out on that bucket. DOT wants it strapped down also. Never could figure that out. but they will get you for not securing the buckets.
@cant_keep_up41237 ай бұрын
The bucket or each implement you mean? I thought through the frame of the lift arm would work in that instance or still bucket as well?
@Pete-from-Tn7 ай бұрын
@@cant_keep_up4123 Bucket its self, some will not fine you for it. While others watch while you go by. If they see the bucket, forks or what ever not straped. There after you, but check with DOT . The rules may have changed in the last few years.
@jerrodg9387 ай бұрын
Man how do you keep those sneakers so clean
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
I switch them up and wash them. They do get dirty.
@alvinmann76757 ай бұрын
Enjoyed the video Alex. I enjoy watching the securement. Learn something new every video you do. 4500 is excellent! Question, which def do you run? I saw the jugs in the bed but couldn't make them out. The dpf filter plugged up on our 2021 3500 at 60k miles when it wouldn't go into regen anymore.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Hey, thank you! I use Walmart SuperTech brand. It’s $10. Can’t beat that. Never had any trouble with this def. On my 22 Ram I started having issues with my dpf filter early on. Maybe around 20k miles. It was going into regen very frequently. I don’t know if it was clogged or if there was another problem there. As soon as the regen would finish, it would start clogging up eventually within 10 miles and about 20 min after that it would regen again. Dealer replaced the filter and everything was good after.
@alvinmann76757 ай бұрын
@Mr.AlexKogan yeah we're from Texas and ours left us in limp mode in Tennessee. We were passed the emission warranty mileage wise. Another dpf was 4k and it was on back order so had no choice but to put the truck on a diet... all good since then. But yeah that dpf is a known issue. It clogs to the point where regen won't help. You can also remove it and they "bake em" which cleans them out but won't do us much good on the side of the road at the moment.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
@@alvinmann7675 I wish there was a diet available for the 22 year. Unfortunately there isn’t. 🤦♂️
@glennjukes55817 ай бұрын
I ikie the care and attention to customer's stuff.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
That’s how I roll 😁👍🏻
@armobyzantine58817 ай бұрын
Hey Alex can you do a video how you partial the loads and make sure that each load gets delivered on time and how much deadhead you would do for load thank you
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
My dispatcher book my loads so he does all the planning when booking. There isn’t much that I can say about it. He searches for loads that are going to same area or near each other on the way. Nothing out of the way. If that makes sense. I’ll see if I can do a video in the future to kind of explain it.
@armobyzantine58817 ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan thank you!!!
@christhomas98377 ай бұрын
That load looked light, should help with the fuel mileage. It must have been scary watching that guy load the tractor. Looked like he was going to hit the side by side with the bucket.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
The whole load was just over 6000lb. The piece in the middle was semi tall so it had a bit of an impact on fuel but not horrible. Tall is always worse than heavy for fuel mileage. That guy loading it was too distracted with his cigarette and talking. lol. I was scared he was going to hit the car in front. 🤣
@eldar_windycity7 ай бұрын
We are already hauling like you are doing. Just curious Alex, who dispatches you?
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
I keep that info private.
@roberto80707 ай бұрын
Hi friend, I've seen several of your videos, I'm Brazilian, and I'm looking to get into business, my question for you is... how much weight can you carry on top of your trailer? and do you have the CDL?…. 🇺🇸🇧🇷
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Hi! Yes I have a CDL and with my particular trailer I can carry 15,000 lb. 👍🏻🙂
@peterc20777 ай бұрын
Hey Alex do you dispatch yourself or hire outside to get you work? If so whats a decent rate a dispatch service should charge roughly?Thanx again for video updates.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Hey! I use a dispatcher. On average they charge from 5% and up. I think between 5-8% is a fair rate.
@27downboyАй бұрын
Any dispatch you recommend?
@jamesnelson57007 ай бұрын
There is a whole under the ratchet you can tuck your strap inside that and tighten down so you don’t have to use a bungee good vid
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Thank you! I think that’s too much extra strap to fit in the ratchet hole. 🤷♂️
@jamesnelson57007 ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan it’s not fold it instead of rolling it
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
@@jamesnelson5700 I do that with my big straps and ratchets. I tuck the rest of the strap under the handle but I still use a bungee to wrap around because it’ll fly out with the wind. Maybe your technique is a bit different than I’m doing but it would be helpful to see it. Kind of hard to picture it just by reading.
@jamesnelson57007 ай бұрын
@@Mr.AlexKogan yeah I’m saying go through the hole in the strap between the hook and ratchet, then tighten down, makes a bow can’t come undone until you unstrap
@alejandroleyva69657 ай бұрын
Hello, how are you friend, I'm about to open my company, I just wanted to know how the hotshot market is.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Hello! The market is bad. It’s all about getting lucky with the loads.
@marcelosampaio67817 ай бұрын
Obrigado por compartilhar o video
@allaboutroofing27 ай бұрын
This could be a PH title.
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
What’s PH?
@mikehofer74097 ай бұрын
Why dont you show more driving?
@Mr.AlexKogan7 ай бұрын
Because most of the time it’s boring fields with nothing interesting to see. 🤷♂️