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A way for you guys to drum up some business
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<blockquote data-quote="Pstone" data-source="post: 43044" data-attributes="member: 5328"><p>Usually the way it works is that Joe Blow the homeowner calls up for gravel for his drive and wants us to spread it. We price the gravel and delivery but tell him that we dont spread it, but can put him in touch with somebody who can. We give him a number for one of the skid steer guys.</p><p>Usually the skid steer guy makes a deal as far as spreading it, but a lot of times does not schedule it...they give a window (sometime in the next week...2 weeks...whatever). He has the customer call us back and pay for the amount of gravel they need. We take a credit card over the phone. </p><p>What the skid steer guy is doing is stacking jobs. He will either wait until he has 4-5 jobs in the same general area or use the jobs as fill work when he has nothing better to do. When he is ready, he calls us and schedules the gravel delivery (and he gives us at least 24 hours notice...usually more like 3 days notice...so we drop just as he shows up at all the jobs). </p><p>We dispatch the gravel, he spreads it. We have already been paid. He usually gets paid when he spreads it (usually via a chack or cash in an envelipe taped to the door). </p><p>We have an 18 ton minimum on delivered orders. We will deliver 10 tons for you if that is what you really want, but I am charging you for 18. </p><p>I know the guy we give the most referrals to charges $100 to spread 1 or 2 truckloads.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pstone, post: 43044, member: 5328"] Usually the way it works is that Joe Blow the homeowner calls up for gravel for his drive and wants us to spread it. We price the gravel and delivery but tell him that we dont spread it, but can put him in touch with somebody who can. We give him a number for one of the skid steer guys. Usually the skid steer guy makes a deal as far as spreading it, but a lot of times does not schedule it...they give a window (sometime in the next week...2 weeks...whatever). He has the customer call us back and pay for the amount of gravel they need. We take a credit card over the phone. What the skid steer guy is doing is stacking jobs. He will either wait until he has 4-5 jobs in the same general area or use the jobs as fill work when he has nothing better to do. When he is ready, he calls us and schedules the gravel delivery (and he gives us at least 24 hours notice...usually more like 3 days notice...so we drop just as he shows up at all the jobs). We dispatch the gravel, he spreads it. We have already been paid. He usually gets paid when he spreads it (usually via a chack or cash in an envelipe taped to the door). We have an 18 ton minimum on delivered orders. We will deliver 10 tons for you if that is what you really want, but I am charging you for 18. I know the guy we give the most referrals to charges $100 to spread 1 or 2 truckloads. [/QUOTE]
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