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Hot Shot Trucking Houston: Rapid Air & Ground Deliveries In The Space City

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With more than a decade of experience operating in the Greater Houston area, Hot Shot Trucking Houston has developed the skills and strategy to serve local businesses swiftly and safely.

We are particularly well equipped to provide hot shot freight services for Houston’s energy and aerospace manufacturing companies, providing the secure shipping they need for success.

By making quality hot shot trucking a mainstay of the Houston region, we lay a solid foundation for the local economy.

 

Hot Shot Trucking’s Streamlined Process

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Single point of contact

Work with the same expeditor during your shipment’s entire process–no annoying call centers!
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shipment-to-vehicle matching system

We carefully match the size and weight of your shipment to the right vehicle.
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Vetted & exclusive carriers

We work with vetted, experienced carriers, so you get one vehicle for the entire delivery process exclusive.
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real-time monitoring & alerts

Our GPS tracking technology lets us know exactly where your shipment is at all times.

Types of Vehicles

SPRINTER VAN

HotShotTrucking.com's expedited Sprinter vans have the capacity to meet your local, regional, or long-distance ground shipping needs. Measuring 8-12’ x 52” x 70", our carefully-selected vans have the capacity to carry loads up to 3,000 lbs.
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BOX TRUCK

We pride ourselves in working with trusted partners that offer carefully-vetted box trucks, from temperature-controlled vehicles to varying sizes that accommodate smaller loads. Our box trucks, or small straight trucks, measure 12-16’ x 94” x 70” and have the capacity to carry up to 5,000 pounds.
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STRAIGHT TRUCK

Measuring 22-26’ x 96” x 96”, our straight trucks can carry loads up to 9,000 pounds. Our large straight truck services offer focused logistics, professional drivers, and deeply-experienced expeditors to get your delivery where it needs to go.
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HOT SHOT TRUCK

We'll happily arrange for your freight to be transported via hot shot trucking services. We've proudly partnered with hot shot trucking providers across North America to give you access to carefully-vetted ground delivery vehicles for your time-critical freight.
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53' DRY VAN

Our fleet of 53-Ft dry vans can carry loads up to 42,000 pounds. Measuring 53’ x 99” x 102”, these carefully-vetted vehicles will ensure your time-sensitive freight arrives at its destination safely.
Side and back view of a 53' Dry Van

FULL FLATBED

HotShotTrucking.com's full flat bed vehicles can accommodate wide or mega-size loads, such as specialized equipment machinery of all weights and sizes. Measuring 48-53’ x 102” x 102”, our fleet of full flat bed vehicles can carry freight of up to 48,000 pounds.
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Hot Shot Delivery Services in Houston, Texas

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Our experience operating in the Houston area has taught us just how critical safety is when providing hot shot services. Many of our clients in the region have been energy companies, which need to ship out oil and gas while bringing in a variety of volatile chemicals. If any of these chemicals is disturbed en route, both our drivers, our clients’ inventory, and the local environment are all threatened. Local aerospace manufacturers have similar safety needs, as their supplies are only useful if they arrive in pristine condition. 

From the beginning we have made safe shipping central to our hot shot freight strategy, promoting it through:

  • Dedicated Deliveries - Compared to the traditional strategy of putting multiple clients' goods in a single truck, we dedicate one of our hot shot trucks to each client’s order. This leaves us plenty of space to install the specialized storage equipment necessary to prevent volatile chemicals, oil, gas, and mechanical equipment from being damaged on the way. It also speeds up the delivery process by letting us head directly to each client rather than visiting other customers first.
  • Team Driving - Hot Shot Trucking Houston requires every truck making a distant delivery to have two drivers operating it. This way, the drivers are free to switch between resting and working, so that neither of them becomes too tired to watch the road or handle your items appropriately.
  • Airline Vetting - As a provider of both ground and air hot shot services, we make sure the planes that carry your goods are every bit as safe as our trucks. We only work with the most reliable cargo airlines, selecting those that have a history of carrying critical freight safely.
  • Nationwide Networking - Hot Shot Trucking Houston has air and ground coverage in major cities all over the United States, as well as in Canada. This gives us more flexibility for keeping your orders safe and on schedule. No matter how far you’re shipping into or out of Houston, we have vehicles and affiliated airlines at key point along the way. As a result, we can send a new truck or charter a new flight if your current one can’t complete the delivery.
  • Quality Tracking - By investing in the latest tracking equipment, we can monitor your orders all along their journey, whether on the ground or in the sky. This allows us to respond quickly if your items are ever in danger, as well as if any delays arise.

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Rapid Ground & Air Deliveries

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For more information on quality air and ground shipping, contact Hot Shot Trucking Houston today at (800) 713-1000.

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