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I think you hit it right there! When people start pulling gear it throws a wrench into the works!!
Morning MADNESS!
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Thanks John. We have many different crews. Each crew is set up with the right equipment to get the work done according to there crew size, power equipment and skill set. We also have an Arborist Supply Room for additional or special equipment, know as the "parts room" . This equipment is signed out and returned. The sales team pics the crew size.
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Better to be a little cheaper a have constant work, versus you having to find a new job because your boss isn't willing to do what he has to do to keep working.
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OOO snap, caught me with the old foot in mouth.
Better to be a little cheaper a have constant work, versus you having to find a new job because your boss isn't willing to do what he has to do to keep working.
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OOO snap, caught me with the old foot in mouth.
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I try my best when i have my sales rep hat on to outline the job,what equip and tools and even some suggestions on aproach,also any hazards i see. I try to tip off the foreman with as many ideas as possible. I must admit however that when I am running hard sometimes i forget some of the good details.I can really frustrate myself sometimes!
Seems like agood idea about signing out tools!My guys have lost or left some signficant items on jobs.Unexeceptable!! A simple invetory might help, huh?
Seems like agood idea about signing out tools!My guys have lost or left some signficant items on jobs.Unexeceptable!! A simple invetory might help, huh?
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come on Todd share some of your secrets!!! What are your expectations getting crews out in the morning!! If a crew gets out and forgets a needed tool, whos fault?, is there a consequence?Details man we need details
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we keep inventory on every truck. All trucks are capable of doing routine tree work (saws, ropes, gas cans, rakes, shovels). Climbers bring own gear.
We run with everything, all the time. The GRCS comes out everyday and usually come out with me because i am usually doing the tech rigging or difficult removals. I usually get the good chipper (thank god) as well.
We run a second, 3 man crew sometimes. They will get the essentials, ropes, saws, gas, porties and the most important piece of equipment, the human crane. This crew never does large removals, only trims and some smaller removals so they get the crappy 1230a chipper (hehehe)
After my job is done, or at lunch, i will usually call to make sure everything is going okay on the other site and if they need anything on there site they might not have (for some reason its usually rakes). I then drive out to their site during the lunch break, check out the site, make sure all is good, eat a delicious sandwich and head back to my site. I then finish my job and double check the other site before headed home or to the next project
The best thing that has happened for us was the inventory sheets in the trucks. All trucks have similar items in them and are marked with either white tape (chip truck) or blue tape (bucket truck). The color coding system helps newbies keep the gear properly organized and from getting mixed up in other trucks. What has also helped is having enough gear in both trucks. It keeps from trucks "borrowing" from other trucks and also makes the drivers responsible for lost gear that isnt in their trucks.
We run with everything, all the time. The GRCS comes out everyday and usually come out with me because i am usually doing the tech rigging or difficult removals. I usually get the good chipper (thank god) as well.
We run a second, 3 man crew sometimes. They will get the essentials, ropes, saws, gas, porties and the most important piece of equipment, the human crane. This crew never does large removals, only trims and some smaller removals so they get the crappy 1230a chipper (hehehe)
After my job is done, or at lunch, i will usually call to make sure everything is going okay on the other site and if they need anything on there site they might not have (for some reason its usually rakes). I then drive out to their site during the lunch break, check out the site, make sure all is good, eat a delicious sandwich and head back to my site. I then finish my job and double check the other site before headed home or to the next project
The best thing that has happened for us was the inventory sheets in the trucks. All trucks have similar items in them and are marked with either white tape (chip truck) or blue tape (bucket truck). The color coding system helps newbies keep the gear properly organized and from getting mixed up in other trucks. What has also helped is having enough gear in both trucks. It keeps from trucks "borrowing" from other trucks and also makes the drivers responsible for lost gear that isnt in their trucks.
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My guys have lost or left some signficant items on jobs. Unexeceptable!! A simple invetory might help, huh?
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Hello all. I'm a firm believer in the old saying "A place for everything, everything in it's place". This is pretty simple. If the place for the 200T is the middle shelf of the front drivers side compartment of the bucket truck, a simple check to see if it's in it's place before you leave will eliminate leaving the jobsite with out it. A designated tool zone on the job site is another way of reducing the chance of leaving something. When there's some down time, round up the tools or equipment that are no longer being used and put them in a designated spot. This way, you know where a tool is if you need it again and a pile of tools is a lot harder to forget then a lone 200T that was thrown under a shrub.
I'm not sure if this is always practical for you guys but it works for me. I'm also a bit obsessive-compulsive so that pretty much guarantees double and triple checking things.
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My guys have lost or left some signficant items on jobs. Unexeceptable!! A simple invetory might help, huh?
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Hello all. I'm a firm believer in the old saying "A place for everything, everything in it's place". This is pretty simple. If the place for the 200T is the middle shelf of the front drivers side compartment of the bucket truck, a simple check to see if it's in it's place before you leave will eliminate leaving the jobsite with out it. A designated tool zone on the job site is another way of reducing the chance of leaving something. When there's some down time, round up the tools or equipment that are no longer being used and put them in a designated spot. This way, you know where a tool is if you need it again and a pile of tools is a lot harder to forget then a lone 200T that was thrown under a shrub.
I'm not sure if this is always practical for you guys but it works for me. I'm also a bit obsessive-compulsive so that pretty much guarantees double and triple checking things.
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Each crew is set up to do the task that is appropriate for the crew. If they need some odd peice of equipment it gets signed out and returned. If they are taking special machines those are hooked up by the knight crew. I expect all crews to be gone by 7:10 Start time is 7:00. Once and a while a crew with forget something and we usually have someone run it out to them depending on how far they are. This does not happen very often so there are no real consequences except dissappointment. In the past it would often take 30 to 40 minutes to get the crews out and that was very expensive. Organization is key and also makes for a better working environment.
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Yes I would agree that in efficiency costs money ! WOW !!Nice building!! VERY nice!
I am in the process of trying to put some systems together for solving some of our key frustrations. I am always eager to see how other minds think to deal with the same situations! thanks TK for your feedback!!
I am in the process of trying to put some systems together for solving some of our key frustrations. I am always eager to see how other minds think to deal with the same situations! thanks TK for your feedback!!
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We run with everything, all the time. The GRCS comes out everyday and usually come out with me because i am usually doing the tech rigging or difficult removals.
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Whoooo I just pooped in my pants a tad bit. Thats a scary thought what you just said.
We run with everything, all the time. The GRCS comes out everyday and usually come out with me because i am usually doing the tech rigging or difficult removals.
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Whoooo I just pooped in my pants a tad bit. Thats a scary thought what you just said.
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You are a trip Holly!!
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This is an older thread,but I would love to get some fresh perpective on this topic!! crew is taking to long to get out in the morning! what can I do as the owner/sales rep to assist them in getting out on time???
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This is an older thread,but I would love to get some fresh perpective on this topic!! crew is taking to long to get out in the morning! what can I do as the owner/sales rep to assist them in getting out on time???
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tell them to have saws sharp, trucks dumped and fueled, and a run down of tomorrows work all done the night before.
If youre not out of the shop by 7:15 there had better be a damn good excuse!
This is an older thread,but I would love to get some fresh perpective on this topic!! crew is taking to long to get out in the morning! what can I do as the owner/sales rep to assist them in getting out on time???
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tell them to have saws sharp, trucks dumped and fueled, and a run down of tomorrows work all done the night before.
If youre not out of the shop by 7:15 there had better be a damn good excuse!
It helps ALOT to get what your doing the day before so you can throw that ladder on the truck or to sharpen the larger saws for a big removal either the night before or right as people are coming into the shop in the morning.
I find its difficult to do these things because I don't get my work detail till about 7:05 and usually its really complicated to the point of 3-5 jobs per day. I need mats for one job and a ladder for another and the air compress and the stumper and another truck for the other two. Some days its easy but usually its hard to get out of the office before 7:30.
Letting your foreman know the jobs even a day in advance is awesome. Letting them know the jobs a week before starts to give them a better understanding of when to dump, when to sharpen saws and when to plan for a longer day than others. The more advance notice to "special" jobs the better I react to them.
I find its difficult to do these things because I don't get my work detail till about 7:05 and usually its really complicated to the point of 3-5 jobs per day. I need mats for one job and a ladder for another and the air compress and the stumper and another truck for the other two. Some days its easy but usually its hard to get out of the office before 7:30.
Letting your foreman know the jobs even a day in advance is awesome. Letting them know the jobs a week before starts to give them a better understanding of when to dump, when to sharpen saws and when to plan for a longer day than others. The more advance notice to "special" jobs the better I react to them.
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Ok! now we are getting some place ...Keep it comin!! HEY CREW LEADERS!!!! I need to hear from you! You are the ones who know what jams you up in the morning. In your perfect world what could a sales rep do to make YOUR life easier!!??
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Make it plain and simple....the employees are to be at the shop and personally ready to roll out the door no later than ??:??
Then spell it out for them: "That means having personal gear stowed on the company vehicles prior to the start time, having made all bathroom, coffee, breakfast and all other non-work-related stops <u>PRIOR</u> to the scheduled start time and being ready to work immediately upon punching the timeclock."
Since we carry all our equipment all the time on the trucks when we say "Tomorrow we roll out the door at 0800" we'll roll out the door whether everyone is there or not.
If they miss the trucks, they have an unexcused absence or they try to find us at the job site but that still counts as an unexcused tardy.
A couple of warnings then a final warning letter and doancha know they start showing a tad bit earlier and are ready to work when they punch in.
We also do not accept "I'm running late" calls as a rule. One bad apple ruined that for the rest of the crew because they would habitually call and say they were running 10 minutes late due to "traffic", "cop pulled me over", "car is giving me trouble"
We've been able to go from taking 45 to 60 minutes trying to get out the door to about 15 most days. And that is because I'm usually on the phone with customers as I'm trying to get to the trucks. The days I'm there early we leave on the button.
The key of course is that I'm paying them to wait for me, not paying them to wait for a slow-poke employee.
Then spell it out for them: "That means having personal gear stowed on the company vehicles prior to the start time, having made all bathroom, coffee, breakfast and all other non-work-related stops <u>PRIOR</u> to the scheduled start time and being ready to work immediately upon punching the timeclock."
Since we carry all our equipment all the time on the trucks when we say "Tomorrow we roll out the door at 0800" we'll roll out the door whether everyone is there or not.
If they miss the trucks, they have an unexcused absence or they try to find us at the job site but that still counts as an unexcused tardy.
A couple of warnings then a final warning letter and doancha know they start showing a tad bit earlier and are ready to work when they punch in.
We also do not accept "I'm running late" calls as a rule. One bad apple ruined that for the rest of the crew because they would habitually call and say they were running 10 minutes late due to "traffic", "cop pulled me over", "car is giving me trouble"
We've been able to go from taking 45 to 60 minutes trying to get out the door to about 15 most days. And that is because I'm usually on the phone with customers as I'm trying to get to the trucks. The days I'm there early we leave on the button.
The key of course is that I'm paying them to wait for me, not paying them to wait for a slow-poke employee.
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got some things we can go with!also involve the crew!
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