Is this ford f350 truck good for hotshot trucking business ??

Very unlikely you will get away with not needing a CDL. Likely a class A even.
The 3500 is about 13k.in weigh, so that leaves only a 13k trailer, which most are a higher weight rating.

 

Heck find yourself an older box truck with a diesel and air brakes or hydro brakes with less than 26,000 gross weight and go.

But wait a minute if you are hauling a gross of 26,000 most states want a hotshot to have a cdl.

And they like giving tickets galore to hotshot drivers. Being over loaded, and under licensed.

 

You probably need to study up on the HOS rules. I doubt you'll see very many 800 mile days.

 

The brakes may be to weak, and if you try to keep all the weight on the trailer axle's, in theory. Your weight distribution will be worth a crap. And could be deadly.
Buy something more than able to do the job at hand. Like the next size up, and you will thank yourself later. That is the old farmer motto.

 

It might. Most 30's I've seen are 20k rated though, with a weight of about 5.5k. Even registering it at 10k, if even allowed, will only give you a cargo capacity of only 4.5k. Just make sure you have shippers lined up with that light of cargo before spending the money on a truck and trailer.

 

You will need a cdl. My old man has worked on boats his whole life. A few years back, he toyed with the idea of hauling boats up & down 95 as a kind of retirement gig. Well with his F-250 and his tandem axle boat trailer he he needed a cdl.

In fact i drove him up to take the test in that truck. He got himself a class A that day. Of course he had an air brake restriction.

 

The newer trucks have more GVRW than the ones of a few years ago. I have older f350 with GVRW of 11,500 and a 34 ft trailer of 14,500 GVRW I am registered 26,000 I do not need CDL although was grandfathered in maybe 87 I can not remember. The thing is longer your trailer is the more freight opportunities. If you have customers who have light weight freight that needs to be delivered same day and you can satisfy that need you can say in business

 

You better check on insurance before you waste time looking at trucks.