It might seem like a dramatic claim, but disorganized service trucks can have a real cost for business owners.
“Plumbers are hoarders,” says Brad Sims, owner of Mr. Rooter Mid-Michigan. “It sounds bad, but I reduce my inventory costs by making sure they’re not hoarding.”
Brham Trim, owner of Action Auger, commonly known as The Gentlemen Plumbers, is currently updating his inventory and fleet management practices. He estimates that as much as $10,000 has been lost on some of his trucks due to lax organizational policies.
“We had a truck we were putting a new box on, so we emptied everything out. The
