Trucking: hotshot, luck jim, fmcsa

Question
hi i was told about the hotshot business in a email.. was not told much but, i could make some good money doing this.. i am 44 years old and looking to change careers.. how do i get started in this type of business and can you help me out with the pros and cons... also is there anything else i need to know...
thank you

Answer
Wendell, I am no expert on the Hotshot business, but here are a couple of sites that might be useful:
http://www.expresstrucking.com/index.html
http://www.expeditersonline.com/
http://www.ooida.com/
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/registration-licensing.htm
Best of luck.  Jim