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Snow Removal Business: Handling Damage & Accidents on the Job
Accidents happen. Yet, there are common pitfalls to be prepared for such as collision damage (like plow damage or an auto accident), property damage (like damage to a curb or building), or the personal injury of either someone on your payroll or a customer of the property you are plowing (like a slip and fall incident). Whatever the case, there are a few things you can do to take a lot of unneeded pain out of an accident.
How to Use Salt Brine for Parking Lots and Roads
Liquid de-icer is an essential tool in your snow management arsenal, especially if you own a snow removal business. Yet, “liquid de-icer” is just a moniker—it can mean anything. One such example of a liquid de-icer is salt brine.
6 Tips for Fastest Plowing of Lots & Removing Snow
The sooner you finish clearing snow and ice from a client’s property, the sooner you can get to the next paying customer. If you break it down to its barest essentials, a snow removal business is all about how much you can get done in a day, within reason.
21 Tips from Snow Plow Veterans
Our tips are compiled into 4 categories, from the property you plow on, the vehicle you drive, the expertise you need to plow successfully, to the continued growth of your business. With these tips under your sleeve, you’ll be well on your way to being the best snow and ice removal business in your region.
How to Prepare Your Snow Business for a Blizzard
Snow preparation is about understanding the reality of weather; it’s unpredictable and that lack of predictability makes blizzard preparation challenging. With that said, there are a few common items to take care of ahead of time that will make the surprises that much easier to tackle when they inevitably come.
Running A Snow Removal Business During COVID
The ongoing pandemic in the United States isn’t just an obstacle to restaurants and local retail businesses. Stay-at-home mandates, sick employees, and the steady ripple effect caused by the pandemic have caused businesses of all kinds to question their ability to last the year.
6 Sources to Help You Train New Snow Plow Drivers
Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he eats forever. Whoever coined this saying understood the inherent value of investing in education, regardless of the trade. Snow and ice management is no exception.
The 4 Best Truck Mounted Snow Blowers
We’ve compiled a list of the best truck-mounted blowers in the industry. We weighed the pros and cons of our favorite models to give you the information you need to make your own choice and give you a few more great options for alternative snow removal.
9 Tips for Picking the Best Truck to Plow Snow
You can’t just slap a plow blade onto any old truck. It needs to fit a few key specifications that make it a practical vehicle for your snow plowing needs. For one, plow blades will rearrange the regular distribution of weight on your truck; can your truck handle that? Not to mention, it needs to perform well with that added weight.