News and Press from Super Lawn Trucks

“Cash is tight right now. I’ve gotta cut my expenses or I’ll have trouble meeting payroll.”That’s the message we’ve heard six times in less than 2 weeks. But wait…it’s the first time we’ve heard this in all of 2022 from our client base. Reckon why we are hearing this...

Fedzilla is our name for the growing bureaucratic conglomerate of government agencies, politicians and operatives who attack capitalism, impede free enterprise and think the government is smarter than self-reliant citizens of the USA.We hang out with small business...

For Lawn and Landscape Business OwnersUrgent message: Wealthy landscapers have the courage to raise prices. The data has NEVER been more clear from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).This week, the Consumer Pain Index (CPI) - this is the backwards looking price data...

It happened again this week. The stress of finding and keeping lawn and landscape employees (while EVERY input cost is rising faster than any time in the past 40 years) is taking its toll. We had another business owner say they are ready to throw in the towel. Here’s...

The message began like this, “Wait just a minute Tony! Do you expect me to believe that by making people feel important and having a consistent stop time we can REALLY get our landscaping employees to stay longer? I’m not buying into this. Our employees are asking for...

Finding, recruiting, hiring, training and retaining superstar landscaping employees is the toughest job in the USA today. At least…that’s the feedback we continue to receive from lawn and landscape business owners.With an unemployment rate nearing 53 year...

Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner,Is the Spring season starting to feel more and more like a burden than a huge opportunity?Frankly...we are concerned about what's going on.In three recent conversations, I’ve had to talk landscape business owners off the...

Double Landscape Employees Wages? Really? Are You Kidding?5-14-22We were surprised by the questions and comments on the subject of doubling landscape employee's wages this past week.It seems that a growing number of lawn and landscape business owners are seriously...

Dear Lawn or Landscaping Business Owner, It’s a frustrating conversation…we had another one on Wednesday. Sure…finding good help is a real challenge these days. No doubt about it. But complaining about how hard it is to find help…well…that’s not helping the situation!...

Landscape Business Owner, It’s 100% true that the unemployment rate for teenagers in the USA is now at 10%. That’s double digit unemployment. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released this week (April 26, 2022) on teenage employment in the USA,...

Landscape Business Owner,There’s a troubling trend growing inside landscape companies. A few owners are giving up and shutting their doors! Why?Finding employees is tougher than ever! In fact, some think it is impossible to find affordable, dependable help...

Two Important Topics - First - Consumer Price Index (CPI) data was released on Thursday.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report that prices have risen 7.9% over the past 12 months. It's the highest inflation rate our country has expereinced since 1982. That's 40...