MUSKEGON, Mich. – From the office inside Preferred Lawn Care in Muskegon Tyler Charles, the owner, plans his course of action.
“We got radars up on three or four different computers, constantly watching new channels trying to make the right call on when to go out,” Charles said.
He started in snow moving game about five years ago. Growing from a modest operation to having trucks ready to roll at a moments notice.
“13 trucks, a pay-loaders, two full-time shovel crews,” he said.
It’s an industry at the mercy of mother nature meaning the work can change over night.
“A week ago we were doing fall clean-ups and now we are plowing snow so, it’s kind of cool,” said Charles.
Lately however the work has been steady, keeping drivers at Preferred Lawn Care on the road away from families for extended periods of time.
“Usually our routes run us about six of seven and a half hours per truck and it depends on if it doesn’t quit snowing until 4 AM and then we got to deal with traffic it’s a lot longer,” he said. “If we can get out when no one is on the road we can make things happen pretty quick.”
The equipment here is based solely on efficiency. Drivers trying to collect the most snow in as little time as possible.
“When we started out with straight blades and little back-blades that would take us an hour-and-a-half, now we can clear it in 20 to 25 minutes,” Charles said.
The strategically planning the next step, making sure they are never out of position wasting time and gas getting to where they need to go.
