Dump trailer business 1 year summary (side hustle)
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- Опубліковано 15 лип 2024
- In this video I go through my mistakes, lessons, wins, profits and more of owning a small junk removal/landscape cleanup/moving/dumpster rental business over my first year.
Thank you for all the information! Wish you much success in 2024
Thank you so much! I’m glad folks find it helpful.
This information is gold!!
Glad you are finding it helpful!
Hello.
Thank you for the video and straight numbers, cheers and good luck! 🎉
You’re welcome!
Good honest video! Wishing you nothing but the best in 2024 🎉
Thank you so much!
Great tips, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Not gonna lie man, I’m pretty jealous of that truck and trailer setup
Thanks man
great information hope your channel goes viral!!!
Thank you so much!
Great rundown on your side hustle. Good job getting set up w/ an accountant. Well worth paying for this tax-deductible business advice. Best wishes for continued success.
Thank you for your comment and following the journey.
Great video. I looking to add this service to my LawnCare business
You should! As I hear it is more profitable per hour than lawn care, just less regular.
Great info, Thanks and good luck with your business.
Thank you!
Excellent video friend! Ty for the info and hope your business prosperity and your utube channel!
Thank you so much for your comment and following along!
We have been doing gravel for a year with our dump trailer and are looking to get into junk removal. Getting a wireless remote for the trailer was a game changer.
Sweet! I don’t mind the wire personally but I only dump trash, not really gravel or rock for precision dumping
Great honest video.
Thank you!
Thank you for sharing
You bet!
Congratulations I from Sacramento move to AZ 2yrs & looking at starting my own business here with a 7x14 dump trailer junk removal and hauling rock & etc.
Right on brotha! It’s a small world.
Thank u. I will definitely keep you posted how it goes & might call you and ask u some questions if you don't mind.
Not to be a party pooper this was a great video but I reccomend not leaking your adress. Now that you have shown how the trailer is locked up, that there is a trackers so they just need to look for it and disable it, and where it stays primarly it is a primary target for theft. As well as you have shown near the houses so theifs just need to be on the lookout for those key subjects while searching for your trailer. Again, this is a recommendation no need to take my opinions to heart.
Thanks DJ, that’s a good call. I’ll think about how to unlist it and take it out of my videos.
Thief’s are not watching business videos😂😂😂 they are smoking crack, meth etc.
Yes there is also allot of weird creeps on the internet keep kids and familly off it is a reall problem
If you cut the crank part of the crank handle and have your welder weld a bolt or nut to the remaining stub you could use a impact to raise and lower the trailer.
That’s an interesting idea, thank you!
I’ve been wondering why I don’t see this more. Sounds like a simple solution to something that you use all the time
What tracker do you have and what keeps it powered?
Ive been following your vids since some of your first. I started mowing lawns last spring as something to do on my days off and put some equipment to use I had for my farm. I ended up buying a one ton dump truck and started pulling a chipper around for a local arborist. I started making more in one day than I was in a month mowing lawns. The truck has allowed me to diversify what I can do and made all the difference as the mowing was so resource intensive given the geography of my area. I did my first junk removal a month ago and have firewood seasoning for delivery next year. I have paid cash for all my equiopment but it's really parts or payments and you only get paid when it's running. One thing that would cause me angst was seeing you get rid of scrap metal. I do have space to keep scrap and it looks like that would be a challenge for you. Sometimes there have been weekends where I will cruise Saturday morning with my son in the truck and pick up scrap and once a month take it in. It's fun and makes some extra cash which I split with him. It's fun time together like in your earlier videos. The junk removal job I did had a bunch of metal roof pieces and old metal office furniture. So I'm getting paid twice for that job once the scrap pile gets big enough. Thanks for vids and best wishes for continued success!
Heck yea, that’s what it’s all about! I love hearing these kinds of stories. It’s funny how you can work hard (such as in mowing) or you can work with equipment and charge more (though of course it takes some money to get going). They don’t always net the same per hour but the more tools you have at your disposal the more options you have to make money. I would love to do scrapping and one day soon we plan to buy a house with land to do more of that kind of thing. Would you ever be interested in doing a video interview with me? If so, send me an email at russ@reesehaulingandcleanup.com
awesome video
I appreciate it!
Have you used one of those tools with a magnet attached to pick up nails at the dump or work sites ? If you obtain a metal detector from a job, or buy one that should work as well .
What was your decision to use boards instead of plywood on your trailer ?
Have you ever advertised in community newsletters ?
Happy New Years to you and your family . May 2024 bring you happiness and be bountiful for you . I appreciate all the info that you provide on your vlogs . Thank you 🙏
Yea, the dump I go to actually has guys go around with rolling magnets and pick up nails every so often. I have watched them do it in between loads which is pretty awesome. We have a great dump. As for the boards over plywood, I wanted something that would be stronger than plywood and make for a smoother finish painted so the boards just made sense to me. They have been really durable and I think I’m happy I went that route. Thank you for your support this year - I look forward to more work, videos and so forth next year! Happy New Year!
To unhook the trailer off the truck you can also use a high quality floor/car jack. It will make life much easier.
Totally, I have considered that.
put air bags on your truck@@RollingWithRuss
Great video, I just bought a 14’ with 7k axles. What GPS tracking service do you recommend?
Sweet! I have an equipment tracker from GPS and track out of Arizona. It works really well and there is no subscription, it was about $250 but I like the way it texts and emails me the location at whatever intervals I want.
I have been in construction all my life and I am not young anymore. It pained me to see you jump up in that trailer (:45 ) each time you loaded a small box. I know you are young but just because you can do it doesn't mean you should do it. I was always told to work smarter not harder, the work will tough enough as it is. Load as many boxes on the back as you can and then jump up in the trailer and move them forward. Great video!
Great points there! I actually ended up getting out of the junk removal game a few months ago to focus on my other business and spend more time with my family. I guess my knees will be happier that way too! Thanks for watching!
Exercise keeps you healthy and keeps your bones strong….
Hey mate, was just wondering how you got customers in the beginning? Keep it up! love from Australia!
Word of mouth, Facebook, then asked for Google reviews and that really helped get me new customers (Google local search). Good luck to you!!
Great video thank you. Can you tell me what you are charging for dump trailer rental per day in 2024 and also for junk removal also considering multiple trips from same customer and more than one dump
I would charge $275 base fee which includes delivery of the trailer for a 24 hour rental parked. That includes up to 1 ton of debris, anything over gets $110/ton overage fees. Additional days are $15/day. Hope that helps.
i have $300k cash...i want to buy 10 of these and a shipping container office to throw on a lot and start my business!
Just buy a Rolloff truck and a bunch of dumpsters, better than a dump trailer for many reasons, but a slightly different business model.
What's the name of the GPS tracker you're using(with no monthly service fee)? I'm currently using an airtag. Great video! Thks
It’s just called GPS and Track, they are out of Arizona.
hey man I just started my dump trailer business about 6 months ago and I was curious on how you made your google page
There are a lot of videos that would do a better job explaining it than I could. But basically you just sign up for one, input the requested info, they send you a postcard with a code to confirm you are real and those are the basics as I recall. Good luck in your new business!
do you have a link to the tracker that's on your trailer?
im looking to get something like that
Just search GPS And Track on Google. They are out of Arizona.
Hey thanks for the content, I’m just down the way in Modesto buying a moving business. Was thinking of adding in Junk Removal out here. After a year in business, do you think that $1000 per day everyone talks about is achievable?
Congrats on your new acquisition. I think it would be tough to say without knowing anything about your business. It’s certainly possible with the right setup, marketing, and so forth but I have no information to give you advice realistically.
I move people cross country an next week I am loading a family going to Modesto
Nice looking truck.
Thanks, I appreciate it!
I have a landscape trailer. Single axle and a 2007 Tahoe LS. Could my set up work?
Yea it most definitely could. The landscape trailer is probably easier to load with it being lower, especially if it has a ramp. You don’t need a big trailer or a dump trailer to do this.
I wounder if they make on board trailer scales like on the big trailers
I’m sure they do, not sure about on dump trailers though.
The truck scales operate from the air bags. Install an air ride system
Install air weigh scales.
@@hawkeyetec they also work on solid block Hendrickson
What do you use to track your trailer thank you
It’s called GPS and Track, a company out of Arizona makes the equipment tracker and it uses satellites. No subscription.
I rent mine to roofers I drop off take my ball you can swap the bolts with grade 8 pins at tractors supply’s and charge $300 plus dump fee.
I’m getting $900 a month min
Nice!
Hey dude, what is the best first trailer right now? I really want to get into this.
Man, that’s tough. Best quality might be Diamond C or Maxd. I would stay away from Big Tex and Texas Pride, my Loadtrail has been pretty good.
Hi congrats on your first year!!
Did u buy your ford 350 brand new or was it used?
Bought it new, and thank you! It’s been a fun adventure.
Curious about the cost of your insurance? Is it business insurance or just extra truck insurance? What's the ball park cost? Also, what license is required? Thanks!
General liability was about $400/year. Commercial Auto was quoted to me at $5k for the year and to be clear, I never purchased commercial auto doing it as a side business due to being cost prohibitive. As for license, no special license to run my truck and trailer, just a business license from the city.
@@RollingWithRuss Thank you for the information, Russ! I wish you the best with your business and other endeavors.
How much did you gross and net, sorry I tried finding this information.
Grossed $12,500. Net was right around $5,800
@@RollingWithRuss how many days/hours of work?
GPS service do you use?
It’s called GPS and Track. They are out of Arizona, highly recommend them.
what GPS tracker do you use?
It’s from a company called GPS and Track, they are located in Arizona. Highly recommend them.
You are concerned about your welded on tie-downs inside the bed catching on stuff so you had them removed. At 10:07 looking at your trailer I would think you would be more concerned about those long-ass bolts sticking out the side of the wood that you can rip your face off on. You need to cut them off just for safety and sand them down smooth or cover them with silicone or something after you cut them.
Never had an issue with the bolts. They’re unsightly but my face doesn’t really get close to the bolts. I appreciate your concern though!
May I ask how you licensed and insured?
With a business license from the cities I work in and then commercial/general liability insurance.
How did you justify buying the f350. I’ve been thinking about the upgrade but my dump business alone can’t afford that type of purchase
Trust me, the junk business doesn’t pay for it… it’s all from my day job.
50k truck 10k dump trailer. 12k revenue. Upward and onward,
Yup. It’s a big write off for me.
Do you offer consultations?
Hey there, yes I am happy to help. Email russ@reesehaulingandcleanup.com and shoot me a little info about yourself.
Why did you close the business?
To spend more time with my family.
6000$ profit for the year?
Yes sir, doing it very part time.
Got to be hauling a lot of junk to pay for that new truck. You’re working for nothing for a very long time before you can put money away to invest. I would have kept the Tundra for awhile. Everybody does this because it’s easy. Will drive the prices down. Where I live there is only 1 dump. They charge $100/ton to dump. Wouldn’t make anything.
Very valid points.