Not just anyone can operate snow removal equipment: Is your snow removal company qualified? Driving a snow plow may look easy as though anyone who can drive can operate snow removal equipment. If you share that perspective, you may be surprised to find that the opposite is true. In reality, it takes a skilled snow removal driver to do the …

Will your snow removal company survey your property before the snow flies? Once your parking lot(s) and drives are covered with snow it’s hard to tell where concrete or asphalt leave off and lawn or garden take over. Just as a snow plow will clear a swath of snow it will scrape a path through grass and landscaping if the …

Does your snow removal company have the right equipment and experience for the job?Snow removal is more of a science than many realize. They’ll hire someone who mounted a snow blade to the front of the family pickup truck to make some extra cash. Then, they’ll discover their new snow removal company operates on its own clock, piles snow randomly …

Does your snow removal company have the right equipment, drivers and ethics? You look out the window in the morning only to discover that Mother Nature has dropped a knee-deep layer of snow outside. There’s no way you’ll shovel the driveway in time to get to the shop before it’s supposed to open. And when you get there, what about …

Just the other day, the thermometer outside topped 90 degrees – better start thinking about who will snow plow your drive here in Northern Illinois. No, that’s not a silly idea. Actually, many of the best residential and commercial snow removal companies have their slate of snow removal contracts full long before the first snowflake flies. You can probably find …