Rig-move economics depend on the written operator agreement, dispatch sheet, site conditions, permit and escort requirements, insurance terms, field safety rules, route restrictions, and settlement treatment.
This guide is a source-gap checklist for using the Rig Move mode in the Hot Shot Trucking Profitability Calculator. It does not publish basin rates, bid advice, or operator-company contract terms.
Use the rows to document assumptions, then verify them against current records and qualified trucking, insurance, accounting, safety, and compliance review.
Contract Inputs First
Start with the written agreement or dispatch sheet. Confirm the billing basis for rig hours, site loading, site unloading, standby, layover, mobilization, fuel surcharge, permits, escorts, and pass-through expenses.
Confirm who approves each accessorial, what documentation is required, whether notice is needed before charges accrue, and whether any caps, free-time allowances, minimums, or exclusions apply.
Do not rely on a local default if the agreement, customer portal, master service agreement, purchase order, or settlement statement says otherwise.
Accessorial Source Gaps
Accessorial labels can mean different things across contracts. Wait time, detention, standby, layover, mobilization, pilot car, permit, loading help, and field-hour terms need written definitions.
For each row, document the source: contract clause, dispatch confirmation, permit quote, escort quote, customer approval, driver settlement, or invoice rule. Keep that source with the job record.
The calculator can separate revenue and out-of-pocket cost rows. It cannot prove that a customer will pay, that a broker will reimburse, or that a driver settlement is correct.
Permits and Escorts
Oversize, overweight, route, curfew, escort, lighting, sign, insurance, and state or local requirements can change the job cost and schedule. Verify the actual route and equipment before quoting or dispatching.
Permit and escort costs should come from current permit offices, permit services, escort providers, customer requirements, and carrier policy. The app rows are placeholders until those sources are known.
Permit timing and route restrictions can also affect layover, wait time, HOS, and missed-load exposure.
Field Conditions
Rig-site access, weather, road conditions, gate delays, safety orientation, PPE, loading responsibility, crane or forklift availability, and customer coordination can change field hours and standby exposure.
Document assumptions separately from confirmed facts. If a row is based on a dispatcher estimate, mark it as an estimate until the field ticket, bill of lading, permit, or signed work ticket confirms it.
The planning screen does not approve site safety, equipment suitability, securement, HOS, cargo handling, or insurance coverage.
Using Rig Move Mode
Enter the known contract and field inputs, then use flags and PDF source warnings as a checklist for missing records. Review the accessorial stack before comparing the result to any offer or quote.
When a row is unknown, do not fill it with a generic rate and treat the result as final. Mark the source gap, get the actual contract or quote, and rerun the scenario.
The output is a planning record. It is not a live market rate, bid recommendation, carrier approval, legal opinion, or proof that the load should be accepted.