Hotshot is its own world — 40' goosenecks behind 1-ton trucks, partial freight, expedite, and oilfield work that ships on call. We dispatch hotshot drivers across Texas, the Gulf, and out west on the lanes where speed pays. Our 10% reflects the hands-on nature of hotshot freight: every load is custom, urgent, and rate-sensitive.
Concrete numbers from our active hotshot dispatch desk.
Direct oilfield (Permian Basin, Eagle Ford, Bakken, Marcellus) pays the highest hotshot rates in the country — often $3.50–$5.00 per mile on short urgent runs. The trade is location: you have to be in the basin and available within the hour. Direct work also means no broker margin to fight over — the rate the shipper quotes is the rate you run.
Brokered hotshot (Landstar, Mercer, Coyote's hotshot desk) is the opposite trade. Flexible location, lower direct rate ($2.40–$3.20 per mile typical), but no minimums and you can run state-wide instead of basin-bound. About 40% of our hotshot book is brokered freight — it's the steadier paycheck.
The hotshot drivers who maximize revenue stay in-basin during high-activity windows (rig counts climbing, named-storm recovery, pipeline maintenance season) and pivot to brokered freight during slow basin weeks. We monitor rig counts, weather, and pipeline schedules — and route you accordingly.
"Brand new MC, I thought it would take me months to find decent loads. They had me booked solid in week one. Round trips, home every weekend. Real dispatching."
If we missed yours, call dispatch — we'll talk straight.
Apply now and a US-based dispatcher will call you within the hour to walk through onboarding. No contract. No setup fee. Just better loads.