Landscape Management, April 2017
EFFICIENCY TIP Brought to you By Photo istock com alicat News How tos LANDSCAPE INDuStry trENDS VIEWS AND tIPS RecommendeR LeadeRship advantage step by step neW stuff safetyWatch Keeping A year and a half ago Cody Stickles desk was piled high with paperwork his crews trucks were cluttered with receipts and the accuracy of his books was questionable We really didnt have a good way to track things says the owner of Stickle Landscape Management in Hampton Va It was primarily just me taking all the receipts and field costs and entering them into QuickBooks Since implementing Autosist Stickle says his accounting is 100 percent more accurate the mobile app which costs 49 a year for 10 vehicles and unlimited users lets crew leaders upload pictures of their receipts for things like fuel tying each expense to that crews vehicle Additionally it serves as a platform to track maintenance intervals and service history for each vehicle It even lets users set reminders when its time for things like an oil change either at three months or at certain mile markers Stickle says he suggests the app to any organization suffering from disorganization using it showed him which vehicles were inefficient to run For instance Stickles dump truck was giving the company less than 7 gallons per mile Spend a little bit of money and take control of your business he says Over the course of time youll get a better understanding of the true cost of running each piece of equipment track We didnt have a good way to track things
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