News and Press from Super Lawn Trucks

Most lawn and landscape contractors know exactly what they pay their employees per hour. But very few know what they are paying employees to waste time. And fellas, those are two entirely different numbers. Let's look at a simple three-man landscape crew working an...

Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner: There are a thousand ways to waste money in a lawn and landscape company. But one of the dumbest might be paying a good employee to hunt for a tool. Think about pruning. A pair of Felco #2 hand pruners is perfect for removing...

I’ve heard landscapers say it for years: “Tony, you just can’t make big money cutting grass.” Baloney. There are lawn and landscape contractors all across America working their tails off, producing beautiful properties, employing good people, buying trucks, paying...

The phone call with the landscape business owner started like this: "Tony, we're working harder than ever... but the bank account ain't growin." Sound familiar? Here's the good news. There has never been a business problem that the right price increase couldn't fix....

We sat down with Doug Robbins, a 30+ year landscape contractor running a multi-million dollar lawn service and landscape company. We asked him what his August Action Plan looked like each year to keep his company running sharp and making money. Here's what we learned...

There are two kinds of landscape contractors. The ones who wait for change... and the ones who see it coming. Trade shows have always helped me stay one step ahead, and I think they'll do the same for you. Here are three reasons why: See what's new. The latest...

Really, are accountants lazy? That's probably not a fair question. A better question is this: Why are so many landscape contractors making financial decisions with an incomplete balance sheet? In this week's training, I explain one of the most overlooked numbers in...

Dear Landscape Business Owner, Finding great employees is hard enough. Keeping them is even harder. Today we recorded a special training session that dives into a simple but often overlooked truth: Great employees want to work for great companies And one of the...

Finding great employees is tough work. Every employer knows this. Keeping great employees can be even tougher. After nearly four decades of hiring guys and gals to work with their hands, training crew leaders, and building teams, I've noticed something important:...

If you're like most lawn and landscape business owners, finding dependable employees remains one of your biggest challenges. In fact, a recent lawn and landscape industry survey of business owners found that 72% of contractors identified employees as their single...

One of the biggest mistakes lawn and landscape business owners make is believing they have an employee problem when what they really have is a recruiting system problem. Think about it this way. If your mower leaves streaks in the lawn, you don't blame the grass. You...

Dear Lawn or Landscape Business Owner: Finding lawn and landscape employees ain’t getting any easier. Everybody in this industry knows it. From ICE raids and confusing guest worker programs to warehouse jobs, factories and Fedzilla-backed competition paying higher...