The Hot Shot Launchpad is a 22-page guide plus a spreadsheet. Ten chapters cover the truck, the trailer, authority, insurance, loads, and the first 90 days. The sheet starts with sample costs you replace. It is in the Hot Shot Bundle ($84.99).
Buy the Launchpad — $29.9924 formulas. No charts. Sample numbers are already filled in.
The guide is the setup. The spreadsheet is where you type your own truck, trailer, miles, and rate.
Chapters compare an F-350, a Ram 3500, and a Silverado 3500, new and used, then a gooseneck and a bumper-pull trailer, including used-trailer checks and securement gear.
One chapter covers hot shot authority and includes a CDL section tied to 26,000 lb GVWR. Another covers insurance. The book does not file the authority.
This file is in the Hot Shot Bundle ($84.99) with the Tax Defense Playbook, the P&L Playbook, the Broker Setup & Negotiation Guide, and the IFTA Filing Defender. That bundle is the First Year Survival System plus this Launchpad. The New Authority Survival Program is not included. This file is not in the First Year Survival System on its own.
The first-90-days chapter is split into weeks 1–3, 4–6, and 7–12.
Yellow cells are the inputs. Sample numbers are already in them. Replace the samples. The page does not quote the sample result.
Truck, trailer, authority, insurance, gear, and a cash reserve. Rows include the truck price and down payment, the trailer price and down payment, MC and DOT, BOC-3, UCR, IFTA, LLC, EIN, annual insurance, straps, an ELD, three months of load board, safety gear, and an emergency fund. Formulas total the insurance down payment at 25% of the annual premium, the cash needed on day one, and the full investment if the truck and trailer are financed.
Fixed costs plus miles, MPG, and the diesel price. Formulas return fuel cost, total variable costs, total monthly expenses, and a break-even rate per mile.
Three columns labeled Slow, Typical, and Strong. Formulas return gross revenue, expenses linked from the monthly tab, net profit, a tax reserve preset at 25%, and take-home. Those figures come from the miles and rate you type.
In the Hot Shot Bundle for $84.99 (save $34.96 / 29% versus $119.95). See the bundle. That bundle is the First Year Survival System plus this Launchpad. This file is not in the First Year Survival System on its own.
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A 22-page PDF and an Excel spreadsheet. Ten chapters in the guide. Three tabs in the sheet: startup costs, monthly costs, and Slow, Typical, and Strong scenarios. 24 formulas. No charts.
No. Sample numbers are already filled in. You replace them. The formulas total day-one cash, the financed investment, monthly costs, a break-even rate per mile, and a take-home from the miles and rate you type.
The authority chapter includes a CDL section tied to 26,000 lb GVWR. The book does not issue a CDL.
This file is not in the First Year Survival System on its own. The Hot Shot Bundle is that system plus this Launchpad: the Tax Defense Playbook, the P&L Playbook, the Broker Setup & Negotiation Guide, the IFTA Filing Defender, and the Hot Shot Launchpad, plus five bonus sheets. The five tools are $119.95 separately and $84.99 together (save $34.96, which is 29%). The New Authority Survival Program is not in the Hot Shot Bundle.
A 30-day money-back guarantee. Email info@americantruckersllc.com within 30 days.
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