The Story Behind KT3 Hauling
From the start we knew our faith would be the foundation of this business. We believe that we can make the plans but ultimately it’s God who directs our steps. And if you know the story of how KT3 Hauling came to be, you know just how accurate that has been for us
To truly understand how and why I got started in the hauling industry, we have to take it back to 2020.
We all know what was going on in the world that year, but for me, there was a lot more happening behind the scenes.
At the time, I had been serving active duty in the United States Navy for 13 years. The Navy had been a huge part of my life, and for a long time, I fully expected to finish my career and retire as an active duty service member.
But between 2020 and 2022, I saw and experienced things that really opened my eyes to the possibility that my future might not look the way I had originally planned.
That was a hard reality to face after dedicating so many years to serving my country. But one thing I knew for certain was that my wife and I needed to come up with a Plan B.
So we started talking, researching, and weighing our options.
Around that time, I had a friend who was doing something called hotshot hauling. I didn’t know much about the industry, but it definitely caught my attention. The more I looked into it, the more interested I became.
And when I say I researched it, I mean I really researched it.
I spent roughly a year learning everything I could about the industry before making the decision to invest in a trailer and the necessary equipment to get started. Thankfully, I already owned a truck, so that was one major expense I didn’t have to worry about. Somewhere along the way, we also needed to come up with a name for the business. My wife and I sat down one day and decided to randomly open our Bibles and see what stood out to us. The first passage we landed on was 1 Kings 2:3, a verse about following God’s ways and keeping His commandments so that we may prosper in all we do and wherever we go. We couldn’t think of a more fitting verse for the journey we were about to take, and that’s how KT3 Hauling got its name.
By then, we were approaching 2022, and I was still in limbo with the Navy. There were a lot of unknowns, but I knew I couldn’t sit around waiting for someone else to determine what my family’s future would look like.
Ultimately, after 15 years I made the decision to leave active duty and transition into the Navy Reserve.
And on October 6, 2022 I hauled my very first load as a hotshot owner-operator.
What started as a backup plan during a season of uncertainty became the beginning of KT3 Hauling.
I didn’t get into this industry because I thought it was going to be easy or because someone on the internet told me I could make thousands of dollars a week. I got into it because I needed another way forward, and I was willing to put in the time to learn how to make it work.
And looking back, that first load was just the beginning.