How to Hire a Snow Plow Company

If you are someone that lives in a typical snow climate, it is usually wise to have a snow plow company booked before the winter season kicks in to gear. You could hire a single driver to have them available to clean the snow out of your driveway if you are a homeowner or you could hire a company if you are responsible for the streets of an entire neighborhood. Either way it is important to know what to look for when in the position of hiring a snow plow service.

Collect Several Estimates

The first step no matter if you are a homeowner, business owner, or city official it is important to contact several drivers or snow plow companies. This will allow you to ask your prepared questions to all of them and report back the differences. You will be able to compare rates and also find out who has the best reputation and gives the highest level of quality.

Prepared Questions

When contacting each company it is important to know what to ask ahead of time. You do not want to sign a contract and realize you are not having a particular service performed, but you never asked about it in the beginning.

• How often the driver or company will plow your driveway, parking lot, or streets?
• What is their procedure when snow falls?
  • Are you required to call when it snows?
  • Will they come automatically?
  • What hours do they plow?
• What (if any) are their additional costs?
  • Are salt and sand included or are they extra?
  • Is there an extra price after a heavy snow fall?
• Do they have a per inch price for each snow fall?

Contracts and Agreements

Agreements with any snow plow driver or company should always be formal. It is important to have a written agreement between the driver or company and yourself. This will protect you in case they do not handle their end of the agreement. A handshake agreement is not going to help you remove the snow from your street if the driver decides he does not want to show up that day or something happens to the company where they are unable to come out when needed.

When you have a written agreement and the company you have employed has malfunctions or are unable to remove the snow, you should receive a refund for services not performed and be able to find someone new. If you pay someone and shake on it, you are at serious danger of losing your money.

Source: How to Hire the Best Snow Plowing Service

Since 1936, Levan Machine & Truck Equipment has provided truck equipment such as snowplows, spreaders, liftgates, central hydraulic systems, and PTO's as well as performed general truck repair and maintenance to the great Reading Pennsylvania area. Levan Machine & Truck Equipment is an approved vendor for the Pennsylvania Costars municpal purchasing program (Contract #025-072) and an NTEA MVP Verified Member.