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Where Better Living Meets Transportation. Right-now answers for hotshot and transportation — FMCSA, DOT, insurance, ELD, weight, and the filings nobody puts in one place.
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13 internal tasks. FMCSA filings, MC lookup, boats, cars.
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Trooper on you
Papers, ELD, inspection
MC not Active
Insurance + BOC-3
Need coverage
$750k vs $1M
Broker won’t pay
NOA, factoring, FMCSA
Do I need an ELD?
Weight + 150 air-mile
CDL or not?
26,001-lb fork
High-end boat
Seats, rails, ladders
Exotic cars
Wheels, keys, aero
FMCSA / DOT mandates
Authority, MC & DOT
The filings that make you legal to get paid.
Insurance that actually files
Federal minimums, broker minimums, and the BMC-91.
Hours of service & ELD
When you need a log, and when the 150 air-mile exception is real.
Weight, CMV & CDL
The two numbers that decide almost every other rule.
Inspections, CSA & New Entrant
Roadside, annual 396, and the first 18 months.
What must be in the truck
The cab packet. If you cannot hand it over, you do not have it.
IFTA, IRP & fuel tax
When you need apportioned plates — and when you are being upsold.
Drug testing & Clearinghouse
Who is in Part 382 — and who is not.
Florida hotshot — local rules
Tampa base. Surrounding areas. What changes in Florida.
What they don’t publish
Brokers, factoring & getting paid
The money side they skip in the Facebook groups.
Roadside: what to do right now
The stop. No speeches. Folder out.
Equipment that does not strand you
Trailers, ratings, bumper pulls — the cheat code in practice.
High-end boat transport
Parts loss, pickup/delivery method, and the requirements that keep the claim off you.
Exotic cars & vehicles
Stated-value hauls. Wheels, keys, aero, and the ramp that scrapes a splitter.
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