4 Reasons To Hire Licensed Private Haulers in Austin

Austinites, there are unlicensed individuals and companies advertising to haul away yard debris, junk, or trash on Craigslist, Facebook, or elsewhere. Be very careful, private haulers operating in the City of Austin are required to be licensed haulers. Here are the top 4 reasons why you should only hire properly licensed haulers in Austin, Texas.

Reason 1: Commercial Insurance Certification

Private haulers licensed by the City of Austin are required to have adequate commercial vehicle insurance to operate a hauling business within the city limits.

Here's a list of required limits imposed by the City of Austin:
a. Bodily Injury Liability Limit: $250,000.00
b. Bodily Injury Limit for Each Accident: $500,000.00
c. Property Damage Liability Limit for Each Accident: $100,000.00
d. Uninsured Motorist Bodily Injury Limit for Each Accident: $500,000.00
e. Uninsured Motorist Property Damage Limit for Each Accident: $100,000.00

The City of Austin's licensing requirement is fairly simple. Doing this for long hours everyday, workers get tired and accidents may happen. The city's licensing goal is to protect the public from unexpected incidents.

Reason 2: Properly Marked Vehicles

Licensed private haulers in Austin have their vehicles inspected yearly and have appropriate signages on display. Their vehicles are marked with the company's name and identifiable contact information, as well as hauling license stickers on both front doors. They are easily identifiable. If something goes awry wrong, you will know who to contact right away.

Reason 3: Fully Registered

Licenses on the vehicle's doors are identifiable back to individuals, partnerships, or corporations. We are individuals and entities who work and live in our communities. You won't see a fly by night licensed hauler. However, the same can NOT be said for unregistered and unlicensed individuals and entities working under the radar.

Reason 4: Responsible Disposal

Your trees, shrubs, and general lawn debris will be recycled to create new compost and mulch. If there is anything we can't recycle, re-use, or re-purpose, we make sure to dispose it properly and responsibly at our neighborhood landfills.

Got Lawn Debris?

Lawn debris are mostly organic matter made of leaves, grass clippings, branches, fruits, seeds, and nuts. At normal levels, they are excellent natural fertilizers . For example, grass clippings cut at 1/2 an inch gets reabsorbed by the lawn in only a few days. Leaves, on the other hand, can be re-purposed as natural mulch for trees and plant beds. Fruits return an abundance of nutrients back to the soil. At manageable levels, they are a welcome addition to an already healthy lawn.

However, excessive debris in your backyard can be both an eyesore and become harmful to your plants. At a few inches deep, leaves scattered all over your lawn can block sunlight and water that are essential for grass and plant growth. They also become a nuisance when they ferment as they become a breeding ground for parasites and pests. And since moisture often gets stuck inside a mound of leaves, fungal growth plays an important role in diseases. Other yard debris left over for so many days, not to mention weeks, months, or even years, can lead to soil compaction, stunted growth for trees, shrubs, and grass, and even leave bald spots on your lawn when finally removed. So unless you are breeding squirrels, pests, fungi, parasites at your backyard, or plainly just love to be the eyesore of the community, it is time to maintain your lawn.

Cleaning your entire yard can be a daunting task. Sometimes you write it down on your to-do list, but you don't even know where to start. A thorough yard cleaning by a crew of 2 experienced lawn care professionals while using full-size commercial blowers, vacuums, and rakes can take more or less 2 hours for a small yard, assuming debris are less than 600 gallons. Alone, powered by just a rake and a household blower, will probably take you the entire day to finish. Well, probably two. Let's make life easier for you. Enjoy the outdoors after we have done all the hard work.