How much are you getting per hour? I'm being subbed out with my truck by a local landscaper doing parking lots and a couple driveways. I'm getting paid by the driveway and per hour for the lots. We haven't really had a ton of snow around here to make money doing it yet, but when it comes time to negotiate pay I wanna know what the going rate is.

 

It varies tremendously around the country... You need to check with people in your area.

Here in the foothills west of Denver, every other truck has a plow. There are lots of guys plowing for $50-60/hr., but most of them don't have commercial insurance. The pros are more like $90+/hr., depending on the job & equipment...

 

It varies depending on the area quite a bit.

I do have to wonder if you have a commercial snow plowing insurance or not, especially if you are doing commercial lots, you should have it. As a friend says, if a lawsuit happens, it's like they throw a handful of ***** and whatever sticks is who is paying. On top of your time keeping, make yourself up a sheet of some sort to record your time in and out of every site, and what you did while there. Plowing, salting, etc. Note any issues that you see, icy spots, runoff areas, etc, then forward these to the contractor you are working for, ideally via email or something so you have a record of it.

With plowing, it's not IF you have a slip and fall case someday, it's WHEN.

 

I'm keeping track of time. I am only plowing as I have no sander and my two buds are shoveling/snowblowing/guiding me. I have insurance under my dad for plowing our own apartment complex. I believe insurance is under the landscaper, but I will ask him tomorrow to be sure. I know I'll need my own if I go out on my own next year.

 

If your going to go out on your own, i would definitly have that insurance, ppl are sue happy nowadays(no offense to you eastern guys) but they are everywhere and they love a chance to bring someone down.

 

$100 per hour, or the truck sits in the driveway.