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  1. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    What made me think about the recycling bins is we picked up a dumpster from a year book printer that was loaded with old year books so we took them to a recycling place about 15 miles away and got paid about $200 for the paper instead of spending $60 to dump the load at the landfill we try and...
  2. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    That all makes sense I think a lot of the big guys are focusing on buying out competitiors around here when waste management has bought out the bigger guys they keep the name and the staff but they don't reinvest and buy them anymore equipment and yes they do have the landfills and the...
  3. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    Is anyone else running into the same thing where the big guys seem to be running late on getting dumpsters out which is helping our business
  4. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    I will tell tou after renting portable toilets along with our equipment rental for 13 years now I would take renting dumpsters out anyway day over a portable toilet people treat you like a person when you show up with a dumpster and a nice truck they treat you like trash when you show up in a...
  5. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    We went with a kenworth t307 single axle with a sl240 hook and it seems to work great to get into areas slot of the cable trucks can't touch the hardest issue is convincing people they don't need a huge 40 yard roll off for a garage clean out or contractors trying to fill the box with dirt and...
  6. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    Waste management has bought out two of the biggest guys here which is why we actually got into the roll offs most people don't like to call and be put on hold and I have called to check prices and have hear from customers that they are three to four weeks out to get a can to them so we have a...
  7. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    And sorry to be a forum hog but does anyone use a salesman to push the dumpsters and if so how does it work for you is there a return on that
  8. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    I'm also wondering how many can do you guys think a guy should be able to exchange or set in a day I know distance is a big factor on the runs but on average do you all think 5 to 10 can a day per driver
  9. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    Who have a hard time spending the money on a toilet but do it because they are required on a new house build no the ones I'm trying to look for are the long term dumpster rentals the steady money what would you all Suggest there
  10. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    Oh believe me the toilet customers have already been hit up most our toilet customers Are home builders
  11. K

    Adding Roll off service to my busines

    Just wondering what was the best way to grow your roll off business we have been in the equipment rental for 13 years and have 7 stores we also run a portable toilet business with over 700 portable toilets out we just got into the dumpsters this year with a hook lift and 20 20 yard containers...
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