I Only Made $8 AN HOUR As A Garbage Man!! (EP. 1) 

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Maaaannnnn you’re killing me. I’ve been a residential garbage man and roll off driver for 20 years. Please get ahold of me to help you. So many tips and tricks I have for you

Dude, I pray that you don't hurt your back slinging the bags that high. Once you hurt it, it's never ever the same.

Look into government grants for rural trash pick up. That is my guess how they do the rural areas

I watch several small trash businesses around here. One has a small duelie truck and boxed in dump bed with plywood. It’s a single operator. I don’t know what they charge. None of the services put liners in their trash containers. They do require we put our trash in bags. And I do put all of my trash in bags. Good luck and I will keep watching!!!!!

We had a local company who picked up our trash at our last house. The way he avoided can liners was informing all his customers that all trash had to be in bags. He wouldn’t dig out any loose trash from the can unless it was things that wouldn’t fit in a bag like cardboard etc. I didn’t mind because it made sense and seem like a reasonable request. Love the videos. Keep them up.

I would suggest a cover for that spare. Make sure to check the tire pressure at least monthly on your pre-trip.. nothing worse than a flat or a dry-rot spare when u need it most

A few ideas/suggestions: Set aside metal items and take them in for scrap. You can also offer free pickup of appliances as part of your service. You wouldn't think it would be much but a trailer full of scrap can be worth a decent amount. I would also see if there any options for cardboard recycling near you. Many places pay for cardboard and you could separate it out into your truck instead of throwing it in the trailer on the route. That would save you on trash tonnage as well. Good luck and hope things continue to go well for you!

We are rural and our garbage service requires everything to be bagged or they won’t pick it up. Put that in your contract and you can get rid of the liner cost and time.

You got no idea how much I love this type of videos from you. I am from Germany and the culture about starting a business is very different here. So seeing you just going out there and taking each step towards that goal is great inspiration. I never thought I'd be watching trash service videos but I said the same about 5 years ago about lawn care videos. I wish you all the best for your businesses. Your down to earth attitude is always appreciated.

It’s great that you and Mrs. are ‘as one.’ I like your channel. You always give advice and share the right way, plus the mistakes. This helps small businesses, regardless of the industry. Before starting or continuing a business, do a start up sheet with costs, a complete cash flow projection,, cost analysis, break even projection on each product, service,and budget for the business. Together these will give a clear picture of how the business should operate, true costs, profit margins you want, how much you should charge, etc. Google or a CPA can assist if you have questions.

I would suggest your wife prepare the bag while you toss the trash in. If you need help with mapping a route, i’d be glad to help. I deliver newspapers, so I know how to map out reoccurring routes.

I don't think you're accounting for the tire loses you're going to lose doing this kind of work. The nails and extra pieces of metal will just kill your tires from dumping all that. I lived on a landfill road one time and I replaced 10 sets of tires in 14 years and had so many patched and plugged that you wouldn't believe it. Stick with heavy duty a mud grips. They have taller and thicker tread and are less susceptible to getting cut and puncture wounds because it's what it's made for.

Hey mate, i dont see many of your vidoes these days but just wanted to let you know your videos helped me get through a period of anxiety and insomnia a few years back after i quit smoking. Cheers

I like how you break down all the parts of starting this new business adventure. Im excited to keep watching this grow just like your lawn care business!

Interesting video as always. Large/Nationwide companies will run at break even or a loss in an area to remove the competition, when its gone, they'll ramp the price. They play the long game, it's just numbers to them if they have other areas that can subsidise the lower earning ones.

some advice to you from a rear loader is check your cans and get a tipper also get a tarp for your trailer as u grow u putting liners in every can is gonna slow you down

congrats on the new biz Brad! I've been watching you since the very beginning and it's cool to seeing you do this!

Loved the video Brad , I was waiting for this. I had a chuckle with the reversing of the trailer, I know the feeling , as soon as people are watching and there are cars behind you the whole thing turns into a clown show. Love this new venture and keep the videos coming. The in depth cost break downs are great too. Looking forward to see what challenges these households leave for you next! Keep this work up mate and you’ll have boulder shoulders in no time 💪 Cheers mate 🇦🇺🦘

That was a great video Brad can’t wait to see how the trash business grows for you

Have an upcharge for extra trash. Ours does. You get the one can and two bags anything over that you get charged

Brad, the only suggestion I would make is this; Remove the wooden side panels while you're in an area picking up trash. You won't be slinging trash as high up taking less time and effort. Eventually but some aluminum panels for your trailer, and get rid of the heavy wood.

More of these videos bro !👊 😎

Brad, my friend, you have really peaked my interest. We have a huge trash company around our area that has bought out all the little guys in order to have a monopoly on about half the state of Michigan. People in the little towns around me absolutely hate this company. They are begging for new trash companies. I never even considered doing trash pick up this way. I am going to look into it. Thanks for sharing what you’re doing.

I'm so proud of you Brad! I really love that your logo is on the orange cans, it really is professional, and helps to stand out. I couldn't agree more with your decision to use your own can. If I was looking at 1 of the three companies, and saw your official orange cans with your logo on them, that would give me confidence, and I would choose you for my trash pickup service. Now I am getting to see the struggle you were talking about in your latest video, regarding can's with no liner.

If your getting paid cash from landscaping you can use that to cover the dump fees and spread out your costs. 😉

When you get more profitable and busy, they have new garbage truck that has an automatic hand that extends out from passenger side of vehicle and grab trash bin. Flips trash bin upside-down into dump truck and empty all the content and puts it back down on curb. You DON'T step out of dump truck, after the dump you move to next customer, rinse and repeat whole process. You won't have to buy liners for trash bin and you can complete more jobs faster.

as always , great video, this a very interesting way to make money for sure, you do not want to do the tare weight thing until you are dealing with several tones of trash at once, at my local dump it costs around 1 dollar for each full garbage bag for residents but the more you dump the cheaper it is because of the up front dump fee we have , orange was the perfect color to go with for sure, thankfully you picked that color before anybody else around you.

Congrats on the new business my friend! I'm a huge garbage truck enthusiast and I think you'll do awesome! Here's some suggestions. Once you get a big enough route, think about getting a few rear loaders, some side loaders, and a couple front loaders. For rear loaders, you might want to look at the Autocar ACX Xpeditor with Heil DuraPack 5000 body. That's what my garbage company runs, and they're super reliable and work really well! For side loaders, go with Amrep, Labrie Automizer, or Heil Rapid Rail or Python, on either Autocar ACX, Peterbilt 520, or Mack LR. For front load, you could go with either Heil Half Pack, Amrep, or McNeilus, on either Autocar ACX, Peterbilt 520, or Mack. Just some ideas for you to think about!

Careful when you put the liner in for the next pickup, the customer won't care about ripping/puncturing it so when you throw it, it can rip

Tare weight…with a truck and trailer your weight could vary depending on how much fuel you have in the tank, if you have one or two people in the truck, whatever else you may add to the truck such as tools, cases of water, etc.

Nice set up Been to that land fill a few times

I’ve also been in the garbage business for 22 years. I highly recommend a sideloader with an arm on it or a curotto truck.

If you get any scrap metal, keep it separate. This could be extra income.

Alright dude, if you are leasing that truck. Consider a Silverado EV work truck with the 450 mile battery. If you drive a lot the fuel savings is insane as long as you can charge overnight.

You should get like 3 side loaders and like 2 rear loaders and the side loaders should be amreps

16:00 can you put the liners in the battery box for the hydraulic lift at the front of the trailer?

You should really invest in an arm, or hydraulic lift for the bins so you can save time and effort expended per pick up. A simple swing arm would save so much time and effort, would also eliminate the need for bin liners which would ultimately save you time, money, effort. Have you tried making a saran wrap like box with teeth for your garbage bags? Where you can roll one out, clamp it and tear? You should also offer bin cleaning services for an extra monthly fee. E.G I'll come over for an extra 5 or so dollars a month and water pressure your bin clean from residue.

Be thankful you were not a binman in the 80’s in the UK some binmen had 2 trash can with ash etc on their backs

To turn a trailer the direction you want, you have to turn the bottom of the steering wheel the direction you want the back of the trailer to go. Well, all in all the first day seemed to go well. Replacing the liners seem to be the way to go, and I know that you will come up with a way to speed up the tying of those liners. Too bad you can't use some type of "zip" tie to speed that part of the process up. Keep your head up, I know that you will make this business just as profitable as the yard business.

Never seen a GM replace the G bag. Understand Why but losing money on that end. Tossing those bags ouch..

Enjoyed the video👍 Y'all have the potential to be profitable at this for sure😎☝️ If it were me, I would fabricate something to hold your boards for the trailer . I would leave the boards out until you have reached about 2/3 compacity. Seems like that could spare your back and overall energy some when throwing the bags 🤷 I think y'all did great for a 1st run

are you going to rig up a trash can launcher on the trailer so you can just drive up, grab, toss them over, and bam?

There's a story from a used car salesman named rabbit. A felon got out of jail dirt floor poor, bought a old beat up work truck from him, and started a trash business. A few years later he had a fleet of garbage trucks and completely turned his life around

2:25 _Look at that nice fresh tire tho_

When you do landscaping for several years your backs made out of steel and you can lift stuff like this over and over. Me and my co worker lift stuff like this every day Esp in the wet leaf season and he's in his late 60s.

What about a bed liner and top for the trailer

Very interesting choice of employment

Inspiring

You should get a garbage can cleaning trailer and once a month go and clean the cans 😊

“You need to have a garbage truck” lol

Interesting video.

What hitch is that specifically Brad? We wear the same belt, Grip6?

i love this idea

My company requires all trash to be in bags provided by customer. Guygrabs bag and tosses into truck and leaves-probably10 seconds per stop. All loose trash stays in trashcan.

Take it from a former Garbologist, you'll need a compactor down the track. Been there, done that. Also, you're dump fees will increase too, by surprise.

I admire how professional you always look in your attire 👍🏼. That adds value to your business for sure. Go orange 🍊

You should find the gas station with the best rewards in your area collect what you can the more the better

Are there any neighborhoods where you could park near the exit (or main road out of the community) at certain specific days/times, and have customers bring their trash to you already bagged? I’m sure some people would pay to just not have to go all the way into the dump and it could save you a bunch of driving and bagging. I’ve seen that done near certain vacation communities, near lakes, beaches etc.

Hey Brad, What happens if someone wants to get rid of a sofa ?

Good job breaking down all the numbers. Super important to know all the numbers. I would have took the time to explain to the guy at the dump the system. Not arguing is a good mine set for sure just explain so he understood that is indeeed a thing. My questions is how did you get 200 customers that quick or are you saying that’s your goal?

The funny thing is in Cape Breton Nova Scotia, and garbage is free for us. I don’t know if it’s just Canada or is it different rules in the United States?

They make a trash compact trailer, be a great investment later on in your business. Good thing about trailer is if your truck breaks down you are not dependent on a single vehicle

I’ve seen delivery guys and one of my local trash guys wearing balaclavas. They’re only scary when the person wearing it is trying to be scary. At least their balaclavas are being used for good 😂😂

I'm sure that Brad and his wife will fine-tune the process and look for efficiencies to make over time. I'm confident that the $8 per hour will inch up to $10 per hour over time.

What day is trash pick up day? Does this also mean we will get a trash pick up day each Saturday now? Oh and how are we marketing this new business, since it’s kinda odd I have no idea how you would advertise. Thanks! Love the channel!

Wow!

I would suggest collecting commercial waste as a start up. More volume more profit but first you would need a Proper heavy vehicle say a Rear loader or Front loader you could approach big mobs and offer them a service for them if the demand is to much to keep up for them they sub contract you out and service their clients or just start with making your own clients. Problem with Municipal house hold contracts is not as great profit, it is a stable income but not the best for profiting because not only of all the costs running fleet of trucks and employees and maintenance and you are likely to get penalised by city hall if you delayed their service or missed a street or three and drivers milking it to make Overtime and budgets blown paying for incident / accidents on properties etc. Commercial is flexible in my opinion less stress full and more profit. As you said you had to pay for everything when mobs sign on contract for house hold Municipals they provide a fee for the fleet of trucks for the fuel and for the transportation of the waste the cost of dumping fee is towards city hall. Also perhaps focus on recycling collection service as recycling transfer stations ins USA may pay you for Bottles and cardboard, not sure if such exist of scheme in USA but Australia we are paid $95 Aussie dollars per tonne on recycle material from the recycling facility but you have to make sure recycles are not heavily contaminated or you lose that agreement with recycle facilities so say you throw a bin of recycles that are contaminated you take photo of the client bin of contaminates and send them 3 warnings or they start getting charged for contaminates as you will be losing money if you keep having contaminates in recycling services.

Is there a link for the lights? I don't see them on the amazon list.

Im confused.. some fl counties dont have regular trash pickup? Im in sarasota.. they have a full on operation.. i have never seen a small company trash pickup service like this besides junk removal

Have you given any consideration to the potential that the county may eventually find a replacement for Waste Management and put you out of business?

Hello! Just curious, in the Future if you decide to invest in a garbage truck, do you have a Truck In mind? What model or style would you look for?

Wow $8 might need to increase the fee. Going forward you should up the rate for new customers but have a customer referral incentives, where like they save money for x amount of weeks/months whatever when they get a certain number of neighbors to sign up, and then after their referral price period ends it goes back to the regular rate. Also what about leaving 4 bags underneath the liner you install? Then you only have to mess with getting liners out of the box once a month. New buissnes launches are hard especially with all the other stuff you have going. Not being negative but I kinda feel like this ones gonna get sold off. Best of luck Brad.

What about add on services Bulk pick up Junk removal These type of add ons should easily make the business profitable

oh yeah i have been there!

There's a company that makes dump insert style garbage insert with a can lift would 100% be worth the time savings plus won't have to pull the trailer

22:25 what he was saying was that he doesn't know what kind of equipment you have. They probably don't allow you to set a tear weight because people would lie and get a really heavy truck for their tare and then just switch to a normal one. They could for sure do a tear weight if they took a picture of your equipment so they'd know it's the same by just looking at your setup and the picture. But yeah people would for sure lie or use a different truck every time so they just rather you weigh every time. Where as with trash trucks they're always the same and you can't really change much on a trash truck that will change the weight a lot as they are one big unit. But yeah they probably have you weigh every time because people are always looking to pinch a few pennies and the best way to pinch pennies in the trash business is to rip off the dump!

This is definitely the wrong video of yours for this comment, but whenever I watch one of your lawnmowing videos, I get very motivated to go clean up my own yard, but as soon as I open the door and get blasted by a wave of heat and humidity (I live in the south) I slam it shut and plop right back down on the couch. One day I will get the weeds up though!

Liner is a waste of time and money. Require the trash be bagged or boxed

Hey Brad Is this a once a week job and grass cutting the rest of the week or are you just doing trash.

Wow. I've never heard of a company providing liners, let alone relining the can with a new liner. That cost needs to be pushed onto the client. Maybe provide the bags once per month at the beginning of the month. Have you considered just placing the new liner over the rim of the can and putting the lid back on for the client to actually then properly line the can? It would speed you up. Maybe you are spending more money on liners and time than it would cost to wash out your truck bed every shift or figure out a way to line your truck bed instead. I don't think it's realistic to plan on having a clean truck bed when you are dealing with trash.

Would you ever invest in an MSL or ASL truck?

hope that lift works out cause this looks terrible for your back swinging bags, I've hurt myself doing that lol

I would send an email saying cans must be lined at the very least. Even lined and tied off. I know I wouldn't think that was unacceptable if I were a customer

You will get more efficient as you go I wouldn't be surprised if this route goes down to two hours or less.

Your tare would still vary. BC what if U arrived first time with 90% full fuel tank and next time it's 75% full you'd literally be paying to dump weight U shouldn't be

get rid of wood till u need it ...and smaller bags ?

you have a lot of rules for a trash man. ours takes anything set out no questions asked. all those trash bag hurt my soul, undid my yearly recycling efforts. oh well, good luck. i am going to have to go back and see why this was added to your business.

Holy crap $800 a month for that trailer?! That’s insane

In a perfect world, they ask you to come do a $300 mowing job the day after trash day 😉

mechanic gloves !!!

😂 That was just a damn good video. Man you have always been a go getter. I really hope it works out. Give Em hell brad.

You are nuts doing contractor bags IMHO.... when we had a garbabe pickup that wasnt a packer truck he just mandated bags. He had a 70s square body chevy truck w/ 8ft box and a low side dump trailer IIRC. This was about 15-20 yrs ago. No can liners peovided, he just made us do it. Just food for thought. My current garbage company has side loader w/ toters for trash and a traditional packer thats hand laded for recycling. Its illegal to put cardboard in dump here

Tare weight isn't accurate enough on a light truck dumping 400 pounds of trash because the truck can vary 200 pounds in fuel weight from full to empty tank, plus you could roll in without the wife some days. On a garbage truck the empty weight and the payload are so much higher that fuel/employee weight doesn't matter as much.

whats your plan for when they dont put the trash in a bag but just fill the can with loose trash ?

Slinging trash by hand into a trailer!?! What in the RU-vid algorithm have I stumbled on? I love the go getter attitude but you got to have the right tools for the job at hand. Your back is not going to last long

Wow, what a fantastic and educational video. This was great. I stumbled across your video and found it the production and commentary very good. All the best for the new business, hope it goes well for you. This is a business model I had considered myself for where I'm based and found this very helpful to know that my number crunching was similar to what you have too as a soul trader.

Why would you not require the customer to bag all their trash? Where is that not standard

Also domregular trash videos please.

And Mabey 2 front loaders