Operations: How Do You Keep Your Trucks Clean?

Keeping your trucks clean is more than just a to-do list task: it's part of the daily company culture at Grunder Landscaping. In this episode, Marty Grunder is joined by members of the Grunder Landscaping production teams who share how they manage to keep things clean, how organization makes their jobs easier, and what goes into keeping everything in order.

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00:00 - Episode Intro

00:30 - Introduction

01:57 - The Importance of Cleanliness in Landscaping

02:26 - Nick: Cleanliness Culture

05:48 - Zack and Brian: Safety and Cleanliness

09:32 - Lorenzo: Consistency in Cleanliness

12:03 - The Importance of Sensory Experience

14:31 - Investing in Clean Facilities

16:16 - Hiring for Healthy Habits

19:30 - Leadership and Leading by Example

22:17 - Final Thoughts

Show Notes

Create Daily Micro-Habits – Like Nick's turn signal analogy, build tiny cleaning actions into existing routines (fuel up = wipe down, end of shift = trash out)

Invest in Employee Spaces – Quality bathrooms, break rooms, work areas show you value your team and set expectations for how they should treat client spaces

Use All Five Senses – Audit your facility for what people see, hear, smell, feel when they walk in. Each sense communicates your standards

Implement Monday Inspections – Weekly vehicle safety and cleanliness checks create accountability and prevent small problems from becoming big ones

Hire for Culture Fit – Interview questions about organization/cleanliness, then check candidate's personal vehicle to see if actions match words

Model the Behavior – Leaders must personally demonstrate the cleanliness standards they expect from others

Create Visual Systems – Labels, outlines, designated spots make it easy for anyone to know where things belong, regardless of language or experience

Address Issues Immediately – Don't let messes or low standards slide "just this once" - consistent enforcement prevents decay

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