Why Hot Shot Rigs Run the Lightest Flatbed They Can Find Every pound you save on the bed is payload you keep. This hot shot specific flatbed uses plastic wheel wells and minimal steel so every extra pound goes on the trailer instead. Are you running a hot shot rig right now? #FlatbedTrucks #HotShotDriving #WorkTruck
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I run the same bed on our ram 5500. When swapping trailers 4 to 5 times a day it is super convenient to be able to reach everything from ground level. Jumping up and down from a full size flatbed got sort of annoying by the end of the day.
The real reason is now the truck can be registered as a "Truck Tractor" and can pull combinations over 65ft.
I also thought having that type of bed makes it a road tractor allowing you to tow longer trailers
Plastic fenders tend to survive blowouts and tend to keep their original shape when they do. Metal fenders on the other hand...
Perfect timing. I just saw one of these trucks on another video and wondered why it was so skinny in the back.
C'mon... Stop pretending its about saving weight, and not pretending you're a Semi Truck driver.
Crew cab vs regular cab I think is much better in capacity
Those trucks like to move all the time
Firm fueltank tool box combo 👍🙂
Can someone educate me as to what it means to be a hotshot
Cm beds are pure junk they are barely welded together
I wonder if they can make plastic fenders that turn into a wedge behind the truck better air dynamics, and maybe put a flat plastic bottom
That’s a cool bed I’ve seen em run no bed/plastic fenders and like a short bed that stoped before the gooseneck ball but never that I like it
Should of ran aluminum boxes and flat bed. Steel is cheap but heavy! Aluminum is light and doesn't rust like that bed will do with the first chip!
Doesn't that also make a difference according to classification per D.O.T. regulations if there's no bed?
Don't see as many as I used to. Hmmm
Where is the box for the coke?