Hello,
I just wanted to get in on this topic and see if I we could learn from each other.
I have just gotten into the mini bin rentals as well. I have been working on it since october of '06.
Here the local government is your biggest enemy! I have to have a C&D agreement with the city just so I can rent out bins and then they want 9% of the gross!!!! Not to mention your regular business license. Then theres your Million dollar insurance for the truck and you need a seperate one for liability. To top it all off some citys have been bought off and give out a excusive to ONE COMPANY and won't allow others to drop of debris boxes in the city limits.
I wonder if there are ways around this? Is a "Mini Bin" a debris box? I think it could be worked out, It's all in the verbage :Banghead Anyone else have any local problems?
As for equipment I have a 1997 Ford superduty with a 84-12-8 Stellar hooklift and a 2003 International 7400 with a 108-11-20 Stellar. I run two sizes of bins 12x8x4's and 12x8x2's the short ones are for concrete, dirt, ect.
Our disposal rates for the county transfer here is $89.90 a ton then there is a C&D only yard that charges $69.00 a ton.
I would like to know how you guys set your rates? How do you calculate them? What all do you factor in? Since you don't know what you are going to be charged exactly for disposal fees.
Thanks
Brenden