Car hauling guides from loadez

Starting out

How to start a car hauling business. Equipment, CDL, USDOT and MC authority, BOC-3, UCR, insurance, taxes, the new entrant audit and the first loads.
Hotshot car hauling. Pickup and trailer: requirements, the non-CDL arithmetic, the setup and what a two-car load leaves you.
How much do car haulers make. Pay per mile, per car and per year, for company drivers and owner-operators, and why the posted rate is not the pay.
Car hauler insurance. What FMCSA requires, the coverages brokers and shippers ask for, and what drives the price.
Car hauler trailer types. Wedge, gooseneck, stinger, high-mount and enclosed: capacity, weight ratings, size limits and the CDL question.
Car hauling business plan. A plan you can fill in, with the fixed startup costs that are published and the numbers you have to bring.
Car hauling owner-operator. Lease on to a carrier or run your own authority: the pay, the federal leasing rules and who pays for what.
How to get a car hauling job. Age, CDL, medical card and experience, what car hauling carriers ask for, and how pay works.

Load net-profit calculator. What one load leaves after fuel, empty miles, driver pay and payment terms.
Cost per mile calculator. Your break-even rate per mile from fuel, payments, insurance, repairs and driver pay.
Do I need a CDL to haul cars?. Enter the truck and trailer ratings; see the CDL, USDOT, insurance, IFTA and 2290 rules that apply.

How to find car hauling loads. Load boards, auction networks, dealers and brokers, and how to tell a load that pays from one that looks good.
Car hauling rates per mile. What shippers pay per mile by distance, open and enclosed, what the carrier gets and how to set a floor rate.
What a car haul load actually nets. A $1,400 load, line by line, and a calculator for rate per mile and net profit on your own load.
How to get car hauling contracts. Auction, dealer, online retailer and fleet work: what each asks of a carrier and how to get on the list.
Factoring for car haulers. How freight factoring works, what it costs, recourse or not, and when a car hauler should skip it.
Car hauler BOL template. What an auto transport bill of lading has to show, the damage codes on the inspection, and a printable template.
Car hauler securement rules. The federal tie-down rules for cars on a trailer, working load limits, and loading that passes inspection.
Car hauler carrier packet. What brokers ask a carrier to send before the first load, and how to keep it ready.

The loadez load board. A car hauling load board where every load is scored by what it nets your truck; brokers and shippers post free.
The car hauler app. Board, dispatch, inspection photos, BOL and e-signature on the driver's phone, free for one truck.
For auto transport brokers. Post car hauling loads free, pick the driver, follow every car and get the BOL at delivery.

How to become a car hauling dispatcher. The work, what dispatchers charge, the FMCSA line between a dispatcher and a broker, and the first carriers.
Dispatch service or dispatch software. What 6% to 12% of every load buys, and what software does instead.
Auto transport broker vs carrier. Who holds which authority, who is liable for the car, how the money moves, and what a carrier can ask a broker for.
How to become an auto transport broker. Broker authority, the $75,000 bond and what it costs, BOC-3 and UCR, and the line between broker and carrier.

loadez pricing. Free for one truck. Paid plans per driver; dispatchers, the accountant and the owner are free.
Super Dispatch pricing and alternative. Super Dispatch's published pricing, and how loadez compares.
Central Dispatch pricing and alternative. Central Dispatch's published pricing, and how loadez compares.
Car hauling load boards compared. Nine boards car haulers use, with published carrier prices and who posts the loads.