Some shredding service providers don’t bother with government contracts for a variety of reasons. When we ran our own shredding company, Quality Shredding, we discovered some interesting insights on what is important for landing a government contract. Quality Shredding was located in Deer Park, New York at the time. On this particular day, the team […]
A Fuel Surcharge can be a valuable defensive tool if used properly. In April I shared insights on the topic at the 2022 i-SIGMA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas, NV alongside Bob Johnson, CSDS, founder and CEO of the International Secure Information Governance & Management Association (i-SIGMA) in the session “How to Make Sure […]
We hear a lot about the need to better route trucks, so out of curiosity we did a web search. The oldest reference we could find was a section about the need for a “good route” in a Travelling Salesman handbook printed in Germany in 1832! Some things don’t change, whether you’re selling from a […]
We have a Q-Shred User with an office staff of 5 people. There are 2 Scheduler/CSR’s, a Bookkeeper, and 2 part-time general office assistants. Their office is currently buzzing normally with the team booking jobs and dispatching trucks, but with one big new difference. Due to Covid-19, not one of them is physically in the […]
“If I had six hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend the first four hours sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln Maybe Honest Abe said that and maybe he didn’t – but the point is equally valid either way. If a process is inefficient (or your axe is too dull), you are going to work harder […]