Props for driving and staying on point so clearly! That's some good multitasking! You raise some good points. Definitely the #1 question on everyone's mind. Just about to start out and educating myself. Thanks!
Multitasking is a MUST. I have other videos in the works that offer some great advice in the junk removal space. Let me know what you think would be helpful and I'll do my best to piece something together!
I feel your pain brother I’m in San Francisco, CA and my ton can go up to $230 a ton depending which transfer station I go to near me and it makes it tough at times but I’m getting to work and appreciate your videos a a lot. Thank you for the knowledge your giving out its gold!! Thank you!!
Brother-man! I own a dumpster company and have been researching Junk Removal and Demo. Your videos have helped quite a bit and I appreciate that! I’m in Western Massachusetts, and I feel your pain with the dump fees. I’m at $140 per now 👎🏻👎🏻
Thanks for the information. I’m very excited to start this business. Looking for a trailer to purchase. What’s a good trailer to start off with? I have a 150 ford truck is that powerful enough to haul junk?
Thanks for all the info. With your help I’m getting started first of the year in Arizona. Gonna do clean outs and roll offs. My dump fees will be around $50 a ton at transfer station. Keep up the strong work and keep the videos coming. Be safe brotha. Thx again.
Hey Tim Cox, could you give me a status update on how it's going? I hope you're doing well, I'm very curious how those first few weeks play out for someone brand new to the junk game
@@sjtv6565 still in the process. Getting insurance setup. Trying to get multiple quotes but slow in getting back to me. Are you looking to start? Are you in the Phoenix area? If so we can each other out.
@@sjtv6565 2021 is year 4 for me but the first few weeks in business can be great or extremely slow, that goes for any business. You get out what you put in. And sometimes you put in your all and you get nothing. Gotta eat shit sometimes and continue putting all your effort into it until it pays off.
i payed 70 for a ton here in california, and thats pretty cheap, there are a couple landfills in the city in san jose where its about 120 PER TON, i did a couple jobs out there and the dump fees are so insane i dont even do business over there. with large or full loads it was almost cheaper to bring them back to my hometown to dump and thats 5 cities over, but the wear and tear on my truck, the gas and everything was too much so i just stick to my local area now.
@@victorrivera1921I’ve been trying to get my junk business started and im currently working in San Jose for a tree company doing line clearance around the power lines for PG&E. What trailer do you recommend starting out with ?
Thats how everyone here charges( Southern California). the only exception is if they are hauling heavy items like DG, or gravel. Then they charge by weight because they would not be able to safely haul 15 yards of DG in a 15 yard dump trailer.
Absolutely not. If you want to start a business, plan to take on a lot of trial and error. My prices would be different than yours based on our market. If we were in the space market, you would just under cut me and mess up the market. GET TO WORK!
can you leave us a rough draft on how you price things in the description so we know an estimate on how much to charge? I know it also depends on location
Your way to cheap ... My min I's $250. And appliance is $50-$125 each depending on where they located. . Like Basements high end. Tvs $50-$75. $95 with gas prices don't see making anything. I mean if you can make money I say go for it. If it brings in more clients. I rather not work as hard for my money. Maybe cause I have been doing it along time.
I have a f350 with a landscaping bed what dimensions would a good dump bed be on an f350 a shop told me 3 grand just to extend the wheel base to accommodate a 12’ long bed, what are the dimensions of your dump bed
i have a 5x10 trailer so my minimum price for a pick up truck Car/Pick-up/SUV $55.00/per load (minimum) at the dump so i may have to my my first trip full to the dump to find up about my trailer
What about charging for concrete haul out, it’s something that’s extremely heavy but doesn’t take much space. I enjoy your content!! I look up to you, you’re killin it!
Charge your minimum rate. Treadmills are wicked easy. If they don't fit out the doorway with out being disassembled, cut the arms off at the base. We're good for at least one treadmill a week and they are never in convenient places.
@@sjtv6565 Absolutely. You obviously cant just charge more because a job is a little more difficult that what you expected but when you're up against something much more difficult that it should be, charge more.
And it doesn't matter if it's residential or commercial waste with your dump trailer you required to have a vest and a hard hat a my neck in the woods and if you don't have it they'll charge you for it and you won't receive one now he just throwing garbage into a dumpster you just need a safety vest and they don't accept cash anywhere around here
If they can’t afford me then I can’t afford to work for them. My minimum was 85 and I always got it. I just make sure they know it as soon as possible so there no confusion and no time wasted. Also I never answer my phone when it’s getting close to my posted ending of service for the day. People would want you to drive across the city when the sun is going down and you’re coming from the other side of town. They don’t understand math or respect peoples time.
Hey man love the videos just started watching you. I’m a small junk removal company in the Coachella valley in California. How do you determine what should be charged a minimum. Like how much junk or the amount of stuff where you say “ok I’ll charge the minimum. Right now I just have my 2003 f-150 but it gets the jobs done. I’m trying hard to save up and get a 250-350 at lease and maybe an 8x10 trailer.
If my landfill has a $70 1 ton minimum. Do you just keep filling the truck until you have enough to make it worth the minimum? How do you handle a lot of small jobs that aren’t worth dumping at the minimum. Do you just offload into another trailer until you have enough?
I’m in ATL, Ga. dump fees $80 minimum and $80 per ton. I only have 1 dump trailer and i feel like when I price a job I really can’t give trailer load pricing because i feel like it’s better to load the whole trailer and then go to the dump so I can afford the minimum dump fees. What would be the other better way to price a job? Or how would someone like me with just 1 trailer offer prices? Also I’ve noticed in the past when I gave trailer load pricing they want a exact quote, they keep insisting on what will be the exact amount(I guess to compare)
You need to wrap your head around the fact that you are a BUSINESS. As you are finding, customers can be cheap. That's not your problem. NEVER give an exact quote unless you are on site and you feel comfortable doing so. If they don't understand why you cannot offer a firm price, after explaining cost is by volume etc., then they are not a customer for you. If you "give the customer a break" here and there thats fine, but don't fall into their traps. DM me on insta
I have a friend here in California that charges by a foot of height in his 15 yard dump trailer. Its a sliding scale as well. The rate for one foot is more than the charge for a full trailer. It takes into account of going to the job, loading etc. He has a minimum charge of $150. This is due to window time in California.
sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account..? I stupidly lost the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me!
Truck or trailer. WxLxH ÷ 27 = cubic yards of space Then assign a value #. My trailer is 7Wx14Lx4H which is 14.5 cubic yard trailer. I charge $34.48 per cubic yard of space. So....... If you only take up 1 cubic yard (never happens) you pay $34.48 in trailer space + 10% for dump fee and then of course taxes......... When it comes to heavy items like fridges and over sized furniture (sectionals and sleeper sofas) then I add $100 per item. If you fill my trailer up to capacity and you have 1 fridge. That's $500 + $100 = $600 x 10% then add sales taxes 9.4% (in my area) = $722.70 It really is no hard but so many people make it hard.
I just found your videos! Very cool, thank you for posting them! Question, do you participate in disaster cleanup? If so, do the authorities / govt ever contact you if you are in a list of contractors willing to help? Do you use an excavator in conjunction with your trucks and trailers? I ask because im interested in traveling with my 16 ft PJ dump trailer and 4ton Yanmar vio35-6A mini excavator. I can pull bushes, branches, trash, crazy fast with that thumb. And the machine makes it super easy to sort and segregate wood, plastics, concrete and steel from one another into separate piles. I'm thinking disaster cleanup would be a place that my machine could be useful although i say "thinking" because I've never done any disaster cleanup. Heck, maybe it's all voluntary anyway. Or do home owners exclusively pay for it? Or does Fema help? I don't know how that works... Sorry a lot of questions. Thank you in advance for your time, thoughts, and opinions on these! Bob- Nebraska.
I worked a disaster job once. It's all federally funded. You will only get a contract if you have a very large excavator because they want the job done quick. You will also need to contract at least 7-10 per day. You are expected to remove EVERY part of the house including the foundation. A small ex won't do.
@@SteveConroy1 maybe I heard wrong, but I also break down appliances and scrap em for money, yes refrigerators they charge but if you take out the frion and break em down and keep the copper and metal then yeah they don't charge you for that you get money. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
@@brettkoch8514 I do a lot of stuff local. You want to make sure you're getting a good deal on things like insurance but sometimes keeping it local can be a little more expensive. The way I look at it is, local work/business goes both ways. It'll always come back around!
Everyone does it differently but its on a curve. What does a full load go for in your area? With that info I can probably hash out the 4 basic price points for you.
So im out of bridgewater ma, and got junk for instance charges roughly $730 for a full truck, and they charge $660 roughly for a full bedload of concrete tile/ dense items since they cant stack those items for safety reasons.
Negative. Not only do you need a specific license to drive a school bus but even after taking all of the seats out, getting items into the bus would be an absolute pain. You also need to think about parking. You can just back a school bus into someones driveway lol
Keep up the videos. Very great information. When I first started I ate it. I did not factor in gas etc. It all adds up and if you pay for help you can end up not making much. You learn and grow. 😆But I truly believe is helping each other out will bring us all good karma. It's not like there is not enough junk out there. Nice ride as well. 😉
so i am wondering. looking at equipment stand point, what is considered overkill and realistic? if i had a 1 ton dually truck and a big tex DD trailer? overkill. or something just under this type? i am looking at debris/trash removal in a general sense. i've thought about disaster work as well hence such a large set up. what do you think? thank you. also do you have a certain radius you recommend. i live in rural North Dakota.
What is considered overkill to one, is realistic to another. In my opinion, get what you want. I've seen people use a Tacoma to pull a trailer rated for 20k. I know close to nothing about North Dakota but if you're in a rural area you might want to get a diesel since it sounds like you'll be traveling some distance to get from customer to customer. We have a 25 mile radius that is loosely considered out service are. I would start there unless there is 1 person per town where you live lol.
@@SteveConroy1 one person per town man. we still ride horseback to town. my legs are chapped. lol. thank for the info. i'll make sure i get the thoroughbred for sure. lots of weight for the poor animal.
There is a long list of methods in which one can advertise in junk removal. You need to figure out what will work best in your area and the only way to do so is trial and error.
This video is due for an update lol. One of the first ones I put out and I did not think it was going to get this much traffic. New updated 2021 How To Price Your Truck is on its way! Thanks for watching Vladimir!
I believe it! If you pack the truck accordingly, it makes your life 1,000 times easier. Unfortunately the newer guys have to learn the hard way but I bet they don't make the same mistake twice.
Not so much levels but if you imagine, front to back, yes. Heres a good way to explain it. Our truck is 12ft long.12x12 = 144 giving us the number of inches from front to back. Divide 144 by 13 and thats gets you a little over 11 inches. So, for every 11 inches the customer fills, front to back, thats a price point! Like I explained in the video, I do this because a fair amount of people in my area are OBSESSED with getting a deal or making sure they are not getting ripped off. Unfortunately there are too many contractors that DO rip people off so this assumption is kind of warranted. With this many price points I never have to deal with that. Others in the junk removal game definitely think thats too many to have but it's what works best for me and makes my life easier.
@@SteveConroy1 How do you pricepoint if there's already junk in your truck before you start a job? Usually, I just let the customer know a price before I start by estimating what I see.
@@ClutchJunk Look at it this way. What did you charge customer 1? If you took a 1/4 load, then customer 2 only has 3/4 of space left to fill. If customer 2 fills a 1/2 truck then you truck would be 3/4 full. I typically give a price before starting as well. If their is shit everywhere or piles of junk that you cant see beneath, I give them an estimate and state that they will be charged by volume blah blah blah and all of that.
Dude you're talking about things that a beginner does not need to know. Someone who is just starting out is not gonna have employees and workers comp and a bunch of shit like that... one guy, one, how do you price it
Why don't you mention the $95 minimum anywhere on your website? Why are you hiding that fact before someone calls? That's not transparent at all. That seems used car salesman sketchy.
I don't mention any of my prices on my website because multiple "businesses" in my area doing the same thing used me as the example when they said they're cheaper than me. My customers told me this. Anytime I speak with a potential customer over the. phone or through email the minimum is brought up if their pick up is going to fall under that amount. I'm the most transparent guy there is when it comes to pricing. Just because I don't offer it to the world/online doesn't mean I'm "hiding the fact" or "sketchy". SMH
@@SteveConroy1 Ok, so what kind of percentage of callers bail when you mention a $95 min? I mean, your competition still knows your prices, so really nothing has changed by not having prices listed on your website, right? As a customer I usually skip a business that's not listing basic prices upfront unless nobody else will answer their phone at 11AM on a Thursday, those are the worst. My point is, are you wasting time with tire kickers because you didn't filter those useless callers by not mentioning the $95 min fee in your advertising.
@@loafandjug321 If my phone rings, I close almost every job. The ones I don't close are people who think we're a free service. Or they want an estate cleanout for less than half of what the jobs is worth to someone in our business. If someone has a pick up that falls under the minimum, they either have no problem with it or they wait until they have a little more to throw out (still under the minimum cost) and get more of a bang for their buck when we schedule the job. But, yes, I definitely had someone tell me that my minimum is ridiculous and that they would never pay that to get rid of one item and 9 times out of 10 they'll call back a week later and ask me to do the. job because they called around and everyone else's minimum is higher. Not all customers are your customer. If someone wants a job done cheap, I'm happy to be the guy thats's not doing it. This is a business not a favor station.
@@SteveConroy1 I understand, bidding wars with competition isn't even interesting. Have you tried using US Post Office "Every Door Direct Mail"? You can target very specific neighborhoods, like wealthy neighborhoods and apartment complexes for about $0.06 each mailing + the printed mailer cost. Your competition wouldn't have a clue about those leads. One of those mailer leads could pay for a full month of very targeted local customers. Search Google for "Every Door Direct Mail" on a desktop pc and use the post office map tool, it's really awesome. I'm sure there's tutorials here on TH-cam.
Hi new sub and new start up, I’m in San Antonio and first ton is $80 each additional ton is $52, what’s the best rebuttal for your minimum charge when questioned by the customer. Thanks great info much appreciated ✌️
Great question. You tell them that's what it costs you to show up. The second you tell them your minimum, they've already decided to work with you or not. It's pretty cut and dry where I am. The customer either needs our service and are willing to pay for it, or they will call around for 3 months to save $10 and eventually use our service lol.
So whats the difference between charging by the ton vs by the yard. Because charging by ton would mean you bill the customer after you hit the landfill correct?
@@derrickmorrison1022 You’ve got it mixed up. Charging by the yard is basically the same as by volume. The only difference is what the bill looks like (1/2 truck load or 7.5 yards). On top of that, you decided how much weight you include. Are you including 1 ton for a full load or 2? How much weight are you including if the customer fills a 1/2 load? The only times you have to “check weight” is when your removing extremely heavy material. Nine times out of ten, your average junk removal job is not going over 1 ton. I hope this helps! Please reach out if you still have questions or if I did not explain this properly!
So when you say you charge them $20 for a TV or $20 for a computer monitor or propane tank is that and you say you don't profit is that $20 on top of your minimum
He says he hates cyclists but I’m pretty sure that cyclist obey the laws of the road and I’m pretty sure the law the road is when driving a vehicle you must wear a seatbelt at all times so he hates cyclist what is OK with breaking the law you make a judgement on this guy is he a fool what is the very intelligent and smart flip a coin and see what happens
Put a seatbelt on dude, I would like your content to continue long time
Lol
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The dinging in the background.... that means he needs to wear a seat belt.
Props for driving and staying on point so clearly! That's some good multitasking!
You raise some good points. Definitely the #1 question on everyone's mind. Just about to start out and educating myself. Thanks!
Multitasking is a MUST. I have other videos in the works that offer some great advice in the junk removal space. Let me know what you think would be helpful and I'll do my best to piece something together!
This dudes good at talking and driving 😂
I feel your pain brother I’m in San Francisco, CA and my ton can go up to $230 a ton depending which transfer station I go to near me and it makes it tough at times but I’m getting to work and appreciate your videos a a lot. Thank you for the knowledge your giving out its gold!! Thank you!!
Brother-man! I own a dumpster company and have been researching Junk Removal and Demo. Your videos have helped quite a bit and I appreciate that! I’m in Western Massachusetts, and I feel your pain with the dump fees. I’m at $140 per now 👎🏻👎🏻
Yea dump fees are wild and only getting worse. What's the name of your dumpster biz?
I'm already subscribed, but you got a thumbs up for the cyclists comment 😆Thanks for the info on pricing. It's helping me get some things figured out.
Thanks for the information. I’m very excited to start this business. Looking for a trailer to purchase. What’s a good trailer to start off with? I have a 150 ford truck is that powerful enough to haul junk?
Thanks for all the info. With your help I’m getting started first of the year in Arizona. Gonna do clean outs and roll offs. My dump fees will be around $50 a ton at transfer station. Keep up the strong work and keep the videos coming. Be safe brotha. Thx again.
Awesome to hear Tim. You're gonna crush it!
Hey Tim Cox, could you give me a status update on how it's going? I hope you're doing well, I'm very curious how those first few weeks play out for someone brand new to the junk game
@@sjtv6565 still in the process. Getting insurance setup. Trying to get multiple quotes but slow in getting back to me. Are you looking to start? Are you in the Phoenix area? If so we can each other out.
@@sjtv6565 2021 is year 4 for me but the first few weeks in business can be great or extremely slow, that goes for any business. You get out what you put in. And sometimes you put in your all and you get nothing. Gotta eat shit sometimes and continue putting all your effort into it until it pays off.
Hey I’m in AZ how has business been since u started?
Dodge cargo van , quarter 75 ,half 150 , 250 full load , I do single item pickup and small clean outs , it works for me one man operation ,
Do you own a trailer?
i payed 70 for a ton here in california, and thats pretty cheap, there are a couple landfills in the city in san jose where its about 120 PER TON, i did a couple jobs out there and the dump fees are so insane i dont even do business over there. with large or full loads it was almost cheaper to bring them back to my hometown to dump and thats 5 cities over, but the wear and tear on my truck, the gas and everything was too much so i just stick to my local area now.
I’m in San Francisco and I can be as low as $75 a to depending on material and as high as $230 for other materials. It’s just ridiculous.
Where you located brother?
@@victorrivera1921I’ve been trying to get my junk business started and im currently working in San Jose for a tree company doing line clearance around the power lines for PG&E. What trailer do you recommend starting out with ?
Never heard someone set their pricing based of how much space in truck you think it’ll cover. Pretty interesting though. Thanks
Thats how everyone here charges( Southern California). the only exception is if they are hauling heavy items like DG, or gravel. Then they charge by weight because they would not be able to safely haul 15 yards of DG in a 15 yard dump trailer.
This was perfect, thanks.
Happy to hear! You're very welcome.
Have you ever shown or posted your price sheet in a video? I’m just starting here in Canada, would be curious to see the comparison
Absolutely not. If you want to start a business, plan to take on a lot of trial and error. My prices would be different than yours based on our market. If we were in the space market, you would just under cut me and mess up the market. GET TO WORK!
Awesome videos great info glad to see your answering many questions 👍I subscribed
Happy to hear it brother. Thanks for the sub!
can you leave us a rough draft on how you price things in the description so we know an estimate on how much to charge? I know it also depends on location
Your way to cheap ... My min I's $250. And appliance is $50-$125 each depending on where they located. . Like Basements high end. Tvs $50-$75. $95 with gas prices don't see making anything. I mean if you can make money I say go for it. If it brings in more clients.
I rather not work as hard for my money. Maybe cause I have been doing it along time.
@@kevingoehring4652 thank you for replying 🙏
@@kevingoehring4652your price is insane I rather throw it in a alley somewhere
I have a f350 with a landscaping bed what dimensions would a good dump bed be on an f350 a shop told me 3 grand just to extend the wheel base to accommodate a 12’ long bed, what are the dimensions of your dump bed
i have a 5x10 trailer so my minimum price for a pick up truck Car/Pick-up/SUV
$55.00/per load (minimum) at the dump so i may have to my my first trip full to the dump to find up about my trailer
In your opinion do u think adding demo and removal are an important part of your junk removal business? Thanks
Well, you need the removal part...lol. I think demo goes hand in hand and you would lose money by not offering it.
What insurance company do you use?
Great topic thanks
What about charging for concrete haul out, it’s something that’s extremely heavy but doesn’t take much space.
I enjoy your content!! I look up to you, you’re killin it!
What up Steve. Are dump fees tax right-oofs?
You bet your ass they are!
What do you do if they want to remove a treadmill from a basement? Do you still charge that job according to your pricepoints?
Charge your minimum rate. Treadmills are wicked easy. If they don't fit out the doorway with out being disassembled, cut the arms off at the base. We're good for at least one treadmill a week and they are never in convenient places.
@@SteveConroy1
Is there ever a case where something is so difficult to remove you charge extra?
@@sjtv6565 Absolutely. You obviously cant just charge more because a job is a little more difficult that what you expected but when you're up against something much more difficult that it should be, charge more.
landfills and transfer stations where I live off of Northern Illinois Wisconsin border it ranges from $75 115 per metric ton
And it doesn't matter if it's residential or commercial waste with your dump trailer you required to have a vest and a hard hat a my neck in the woods and if you don't have it they'll charge you for it and you won't receive one now he just throwing garbage into a dumpster you just need a safety vest and they don't accept cash anywhere around here
@@chrisderrickson8992 Funny how different and similar parts of the country are.
If they can’t afford me then I can’t afford to work for them. My minimum was 85 and I always got it. I just make sure they know it as soon as possible so there no confusion and no time wasted. Also I never answer my phone when it’s getting close to my posted ending of service for the day. People would want you to drive across the city when the sun is going down and you’re coming from the other side of town. They don’t understand math or respect peoples time.
How big of an area do you cover? How far of a drive stops making sense?
25 mile radius from our transfer station. Anything further than that you should tack on a little extra.
Hey man love the videos just started watching you. I’m a small junk removal company in the Coachella valley in California. How do you determine what should be charged a minimum. Like how much junk or the amount of stuff where you say “ok I’ll charge the minimum. Right now I just have my 2003 f-150 but it gets the jobs done. I’m trying hard to save up and get a 250-350 at lease and maybe an 8x10 trailer.
Your minimum should cover the amount of space a fridge takes up!
If my landfill has a $70 1 ton minimum. Do you just keep filling the truck until you have enough to make it worth the minimum? How do you handle a lot of small jobs that aren’t worth dumping at the minimum. Do you just offload into another trailer until you have enough?
If you have a day of small jobs, I would keep filling up the truck until its full then hit the dump.
We get charged 40$ a ton we don’t get any extra fees in Arizona
I’m in ATL, Ga. dump fees $80 minimum and $80 per ton.
I only have 1 dump trailer and i feel like when I price a job I really can’t give trailer load pricing because i feel like it’s better to load the whole trailer and then go to the dump so I can afford the minimum dump fees. What would be the other better way to price a job? Or how would someone like me with just 1 trailer offer prices? Also I’ve noticed in the past when I gave trailer load pricing they want a exact quote, they keep insisting on what will be the exact amount(I guess to compare)
You need to wrap your head around the fact that you are a BUSINESS. As you are finding, customers can be cheap. That's not your problem. NEVER give an exact quote unless you are on site and you feel comfortable doing so. If they don't understand why you cannot offer a firm price, after explaining cost is by volume etc., then they are not a customer for you. If you "give the customer a break" here and there thats fine, but don't fall into their traps. DM me on insta
Try 1/4 ,1/2 ,3/4 loads plus dump fees,plus $20 fuel,plus labor,plus weight or materials. ...
I have a friend here in California that charges by a foot of height in his 15 yard dump trailer. Its a sliding scale as well. The rate for one foot is more than the charge for a full trailer. It takes into account of going to the job, loading etc. He has a minimum charge of $150. This is due to window time in California.
Yo bro, I’m also in the greater Boston area and honestly this is great content, thanks I feel better about starting
have you?
Where do you get a truck like that but for a dodge ram?
Place that sells trucks haha. The body is called a stake body or rack body. Purchase the dodge chassis and put that body on it.
@@SteveConroy1 thank you so much this really helps
What type of demo do you do
How far from Austin will you travel for a job
I’m lucky the dump in my town just looks at your trailer and says a random price and it’s usually only around $10
What size is your truck bed?
15 Yards
Hello, how much do you pay your helper for a days work?
South FL avg. $55 per ton
Thanks
He’s got that gangsta lean with the pocket full of green.
sorry to be so offtopic but does anyone know of a tool to log back into an Instagram account..?
I stupidly lost the login password. I would love any assistance you can offer me!
@Chaim Louie Instablaster =)
Truck or trailer.
WxLxH ÷ 27 = cubic yards of space
Then assign a value #.
My trailer is 7Wx14Lx4H which is 14.5 cubic yard trailer.
I charge $34.48 per cubic yard of space.
So....... If you only take up 1 cubic yard (never happens) you pay $34.48 in trailer space + 10% for dump fee and then of course taxes.........
When it comes to heavy items like fridges and over sized furniture (sectionals and sleeper sofas) then I add $100 per item.
If you fill my trailer up to capacity and you have 1 fridge. That's $500 + $100 = $600 x 10% then add sales taxes 9.4% (in my area) = $722.70
It really is no hard but so many people make it hard.
I just found your videos! Very cool, thank you for posting them!
Question, do you participate in disaster cleanup?
If so, do the authorities / govt ever contact you if you are in a list of contractors willing to help? Do you use an excavator in conjunction with your trucks and trailers?
I ask because im interested in traveling with my 16 ft PJ dump trailer and 4ton Yanmar vio35-6A mini excavator. I can pull bushes, branches, trash, crazy fast with that thumb. And the machine makes it super easy to sort and segregate wood, plastics, concrete and steel from one another into separate piles. I'm thinking disaster cleanup would be a place that my machine could be useful although i say "thinking" because I've never done any disaster cleanup. Heck, maybe it's all voluntary anyway. Or do home owners exclusively pay for it? Or does Fema help? I don't know how that works...
Sorry a lot of questions. Thank you in advance for your time, thoughts, and opinions on these! Bob- Nebraska.
Any updates?
@@stitchthisditchthat259 never heard anything from lug away
I worked a disaster job once. It's all federally funded. You will only get a contract if you have a very large excavator because they want the job done quick. You will also need to contract at least 7-10 per day. You are expected to remove EVERY part of the house including the foundation. A small ex won't do.
@@MrMountain707 interesting. Thanks
Sorry I meant to say demoing one house will require contracting 7-10 super dump trucks per day. And one property should only take you 1-3 days.
California Kern county
$54.50 a ton
We make money on all recyclable!
UNREAL!
They charge you to dump recyclables ?? Here in California they pay me at the recycling centers
HA! We don't get paid for SQUAT! We don't get charged to recycle though, I'm not sure where you got that from. Did I say that in the video?
@@SteveConroy1 maybe I heard wrong, but I also break down appliances and scrap em for money, yes refrigerators they charge but if you take out the frion and break em down and keep the copper and metal then yeah they don't charge you for that you get money. Sorry for the misunderstanding.
In north Carolina where I live it's 36 dollars a ton
Tires appliances TVs are all free to dump
Im dealing with 16 foot box trucks
Not a bad way to do it!
I'm from NYC and now currently they charge $125 a ton
very informative brother.
what type of insurance do you need for a junk removal Business. Please do a video on that it would be very helpful
General liability insurance
Who do you recommend for general liability insurance brotha?
@@brettkoch8514 I use a local broker that gets me the best rate from whoever company that may be each year. Shop local they hook it up.
@@SteveConroy1 As always I appreciate you brother!
@@brettkoch8514 I do a lot of stuff local. You want to make sure you're getting a good deal on things like insurance but sometimes keeping it local can be a little more expensive. The way I look at it is, local work/business goes both ways. It'll always come back around!
can you do truckload price?
What do you mean?
$89 minimum in California
Is that minimum your cost per ton as well?
Dallas Texas. $42 a ton
great info, thanks
How much do you tac on per price point hit? If your minimum is 95, what do you add to that after hitting a price point?
Everyone does it differently but its on a curve. What does a full load go for in your area? With that info I can probably hash out the 4 basic price points for you.
So im out of bridgewater ma, and got junk for instance charges roughly $730 for a full truck, and they charge $660 roughly for a full bedload of concrete tile/ dense items since they cant stack those items for safety reasons.
You should start off with a full load at $650 and include 2 hours of labor with that cost.
@@SteveConroy1 Thats a great idea, thank you for the reply! Love your vids by the way, i've learned a lot.
@@fukungf74 Thank you brother! Happy to hear they are helping you move forwards. Thats my goal with this channel!
Philly is $105 per ton and that's minimum.
How much you charge per Trip?
Cost is not based on a "per trip" basis. It is based on volume or yardage, depending on the job at hand.
I'm in Maryland and school buses sale cheap. Do you think would work for junk removal?
Negative. Not only do you need a specific license to drive a school bus but even after taking all of the seats out, getting items into the bus would be an absolute pain. You also need to think about parking. You can just back a school bus into someones driveway lol
@@SteveConroy1 Thanks
@Donkey Balls Can you imagine pulling up to someones house in a school bus to grab a mattress lmao
@@SteveConroy1 😂
When you have electronics or special price items do you sort them or just like leave them on top? Just curious of loading logistics
Pack the junk in first and all metal/electronics/recyclables last
I’m at wood waste now lolgreat info
U the 🐐
bout 40 a yard here dump fee
why would you not scrap the fridge and metal and save money and make more money..
Keep up the videos. Very great information. When I first started I ate it. I did not factor in gas etc. It all adds up and if you pay for help you can end up not making much. You learn and grow. 😆But I truly believe is helping each other out will bring us all good karma. It's not like there is not enough junk out there. Nice ride as well. 😉
Trues statements all around!
This guy ignored his seatbelt alarm throughout the entire video.
I did lol. One of the first videos I made and it's all anyone mentions 🤣
so i am wondering. looking at equipment stand point, what is considered overkill and realistic? if i had a 1 ton dually truck and a big tex DD trailer? overkill. or something just under this type? i am looking at debris/trash removal in a general sense. i've thought about disaster work as well hence such a large set up. what do you think? thank you. also do you have a certain radius you recommend. i live in rural North Dakota.
What is considered overkill to one, is realistic to another. In my opinion, get what you want. I've seen people use a Tacoma to pull a trailer rated for 20k. I know close to nothing about North Dakota but if you're in a rural area you might want to get a diesel since it sounds like you'll be traveling some distance to get from customer to customer. We have a 25 mile radius that is loosely considered out service are. I would start there unless there is 1 person per town where you live lol.
@@SteveConroy1 one person per town man. we still ride horseback to town. my legs are chapped. lol. thank for the info. i'll make sure i get the thoroughbred for sure. lots of weight for the poor animal.
40 dollars per ton ARIZONA
60 here in socal high xdesert
@@Xiferr 120 in ny
Whats the name of your shades bro 😎
Spy makes them. Don't remember which ones they are.
How can I get Customers how can I advertise or Market myself any Ideas Thanks
There is a long list of methods in which one can advertise in junk removal. You need to figure out what will work best in your area and the only way to do so is trial and error.
Yes I have a questilon: is it so difficult for you to buckle up and not to test our pation?
This video is due for an update lol. One of the first ones I put out and I did not think it was going to get this much traffic. New updated 2021 How To Price Your Truck is on its way! Thanks for watching Vladimir!
$175 a ton in Seattle. You better believe I try to sort as much out of the truck as possible.
I believe it! If you pack the truck accordingly, it makes your life 1,000 times easier. Unfortunately the newer guys have to learn the hard way but I bet they don't make the same mistake twice.
How much would it cost to junk all of Seattle? Asking for a friend...
$20 for tv's and shit?? damn what a rip off thats messed it should be free
Costs to recycle! I rather pay the money to recycle something then dump it in a land fill.
@@SteveConroy1 recycling any of these items in my area Vancouver BC would b free, also awesome videos man best information on TH-cam
So are the 13 price points 13 different levels of your trailer
Or dump truck
Not so much levels but if you imagine, front to back, yes. Heres a good way to explain it. Our truck is 12ft long.12x12 = 144 giving us the number of inches from front to back. Divide 144 by 13 and thats gets you a little over 11 inches. So, for every 11 inches the customer fills, front to back, thats a price point! Like I explained in the video, I do this because a fair amount of people in my area are OBSESSED with getting a deal or making sure they are not getting ripped off. Unfortunately there are too many contractors that DO rip people off so this assumption is kind of warranted. With this many price points I never have to deal with that. Others in the junk removal game definitely think thats too many to have but it's what works best for me and makes my life easier.
@@SteveConroy1 How do you pricepoint if there's already junk in your truck before you start a job? Usually, I just let the customer know a price before I start by estimating what I see.
@@ClutchJunk Look at it this way. What did you charge customer 1? If you took a 1/4 load, then customer 2 only has 3/4 of space left to fill. If customer 2 fills a 1/2 truck then you truck would be 3/4 full. I typically give a price before starting as well. If their is shit everywhere or piles of junk that you cant see beneath, I give them an estimate and state that they will be charged by volume blah blah blah and all of that.
Dude you're talking about things that a beginner does not need to know. Someone who is just starting out is not gonna have employees and workers comp and a bunch of shit like that... one guy, one, how do you price it
Why don't you mention the $95 minimum anywhere on your website? Why are you hiding that fact before someone calls? That's not transparent at all. That seems used car salesman sketchy.
I don't mention any of my prices on my website because multiple "businesses" in my area doing the same thing used me as the example when they said they're cheaper than me. My customers told me this. Anytime I speak with a potential customer over the. phone or through email the minimum is brought up if their pick up is going to fall under that amount. I'm the most transparent guy there is when it comes to pricing. Just because I don't offer it to the world/online doesn't mean I'm "hiding the fact" or "sketchy". SMH
@@SteveConroy1 Ok, so what kind of percentage of callers bail when you mention a $95 min? I mean, your competition still knows your prices, so really nothing has changed by not having prices listed on your website, right? As a customer I usually skip a business that's not listing basic prices upfront unless nobody else will answer their phone at 11AM on a Thursday, those are the worst. My point is, are you wasting time with tire kickers because you didn't filter those useless callers by not mentioning the $95 min fee in your advertising.
@@loafandjug321 If my phone rings, I close almost every job. The ones I don't close are people who think we're a free service. Or they want an estate cleanout for less than half of what the jobs is worth to someone in our business. If someone has a pick up that falls under the minimum, they either have no problem with it or they wait until they have a little more to throw out (still under the minimum cost) and get more of a bang for their buck when we schedule the job. But, yes, I definitely had someone tell me that my minimum is ridiculous and that they would never pay that to get rid of one item and 9 times out of 10 they'll call back a week later and ask me to do the. job because they called around and everyone else's minimum is higher. Not all customers are your customer. If someone wants a job done cheap, I'm happy to be the guy thats's not doing it. This is a business not a favor station.
@@SteveConroy1 I understand, bidding wars with competition isn't even interesting. Have you tried using US Post Office "Every Door Direct Mail"? You can target very specific neighborhoods, like wealthy neighborhoods and apartment complexes for about $0.06 each mailing + the printed mailer cost. Your competition wouldn't have a clue about those leads. One of those mailer leads could pay for a full month of very targeted local customers. Search Google for "Every Door Direct Mail" on a desktop pc and use the post office map tool, it's really awesome. I'm sure there's tutorials here on TH-cam.
@@SteveConroy1 great answer
Hi new sub and new start up, I’m in San Antonio and first ton is $80 each additional ton is $52, what’s the best rebuttal for your minimum charge when questioned by the customer. Thanks great info much appreciated ✌️
Great question. You tell them that's what it costs you to show up. The second you tell them your minimum, they've already decided to work with you or not. It's pretty cut and dry where I am. The customer either needs our service and are willing to pay for it, or they will call around for 3 months to save $10 and eventually use our service lol.
@@elrulo6078 Take advantage of those low dump fees! Good luck out there!
So whats the difference between charging by the ton vs by the yard. Because charging by ton would mean you bill the customer after you hit the landfill correct?
@@derrickmorrison1022 You’ve got it mixed up. Charging by the yard is basically the same as by volume. The only difference is what the bill looks like (1/2 truck load or 7.5 yards). On top of that, you decided how much weight you include. Are you including 1 ton for a full load or 2? How much weight are you including if the customer fills a 1/2 load? The only times you have to “check weight” is when your removing extremely heavy material. Nine times out of ten, your average junk removal job is not going over 1 ton. I hope this helps! Please reach out if you still have questions or if I did not explain this properly!
Hate Cyclist says the guy without a seatbelt lol. Good info though
Not sure what the connection is between cyclists and seatbelts but thanks for watching!
La is 100/ton
I hear LA traffic is brutal. How long does it take to the dump from your service area?
So when you say you charge them $20 for a TV or $20 for a computer monitor or propane tank is that and you say you don't profit is that $20 on top of your minimum
He says he hates cyclists but I’m pretty sure that cyclist obey the laws of the road and I’m pretty sure the law the road is when driving a vehicle you must wear a seatbelt at all times so he hates cyclist what is OK with breaking the law you make a judgement on this guy is he a fool what is the very intelligent and smart flip a coin and see what happens
Nail on the head Theo!
always has to be a whiney bitch complaining!! mind your business Democrat
WA 105/ton
Cyclists are a pain. Lol
Dude, the WORST
please put your seatbelt on...
I don't even hear it anymore
@@SteveConroy1 well damn wish I couldn't. It drives me nutz in the car. 🙄 older vehicles are better for that but newer ones last longerm.
@@gigeconomywi7802 what I've learned, only recently, is my seatbelt alarm will actually be louder if I remote start it.
@@SteveConroy1 well screw that seatbelt then! That sucks!
@@SteveConroy1 please put your seatbelt on for safety, not to stop the beeping. Love, your wife 😂
Give him A seatbelt ticket. U are unsafe wouldn’t hire u
Driving without a seat belt? not professional my friend. jk lol
Hopefully in the updated video I'm making for this topic I'll be strapped in lol
Dude buckle up
Ugh. Cyclists drive me nuts! Gtf outta the way!
I appreciate your videos. I’m an avid cyclist by the way.😎🚵🏼♂️ don’t ever hit one or this video might come back to haunt you.
I follow the rules of the road. As long as they do too, there shouldn't be any issues!