Equipment: Planning Your Purchases & Managing Your Fleet

Team Grunder works on multi-year plans so that they can project growth and know what investments are needed now for it to be possible later. In this episode, the team talks about what goes into making equipment purchase decisions. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Leave a Review for the Grow Show! ️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Subscribe to Our Youtube Channel! 00:00 - Introduction & Welcome 02:18 - Introducing Bill Rosell - Grunder Landscaping 02:55 - Managing the Fleet with Aspire 04:06 - Equipment Purchasing & Insights 05:57 - Truck Types and Their Uses 08:07 - Box Trucks for Mowing Crews 08:58 - The Benefits of the Box Truck 10:28 - Land Keeping Trucks 13:27 - Heavy Construction Trucks 15:20 - The Switch to Isuzu Trucks 16:43 - Training and Maintenance Procedures 17:11 - Monday Morning Truck Checks with Aspire 21:17 - Sales Vehicles & Their Importance 22:56 - Mini Skids and Loaders 23:40 - Mower Brands and Outsourcing Repairs 25:02 - Stihl Products at Grunder 25:19 - Final Thoughts on Fleet Management   Show Notes Always Look Forward, Not Backward – Bill's philosophy: "You always have to look forward and see what you need to change... what we did three years ago is not gonna work for us next year." Growth requires constant adaptation, not rinse-and-repeat approaches. Test Before You Invest – When considering new equipment, "we will at least bring in one as a pilot and put it with one of our experienced crews to get the feedback before we go and make a big purchase." The Box Truck Revolution – Switched from pickup trucks with trailers to self-contained box trucks. Benefits: mobile billboard, storage, no loading/unloading, better maneuverability, first in/last out efficiency. Aspire Integration for Fleet Management – Using Aspire software to track maintenance, mileage, and vehicle status in real-time. Enables immediate access to fleet data and automated maintenance scheduling. Monday Morning Truck Inspections – Mandatory weekly inspections using Aspire tablets. Team leaders check fluids, lights, tires, etc. Issues automatically report to fleet manager for prioritized repairs. Specialized Trucks for Different Functions