Bulk Mulch and Soil Delivery Service

Homeowners with big garden projects, small landscaping crews, property managers and local contractors.

You charge per cubic yard or per load, plus a delivery fee based on distance. Your margin is the gap between what you pay the producer and your delivered price, minus fuel and truck costs.

• Comfortable driving and reversing a loaded truck or trailer
• Estimating how much material a job needs
• Reliable scheduling and customer service

• Commercial vehicle insurance, plus general liability cover, check what your insurer requires for hauling loads
• Vehicle licensing, weight limits and any commercial carrier registration your province requires, check with your provincial transport ministry
• Strong seasonality: demand usually peaks in spring and early summer and is quiet in winter, so plan your cash flow
• Register for GST/HST once you pass the small supplier threshold, and check your province's rules for sole proprietors
• Check with your municipality about parking a work truck at home

Startup costs are estimated at typically around $8,000 to $40,000, depending on the truck or trailer you choose, your first stock purchases and your insurance. Treat this as an estimate and get quotes for your own setup.

Monthly revenue is estimated at typically around $2,000 to $10,000, depending on the season, load sizes and how many customers you reach. Demand usually peaks in spring and early summer, so plan your cash flow for winter.

Check what your insurer requires for commercial vehicle and general liability cover, plus vehicle licensing, weight limits and any carrier registration with your provincial transport ministry. Also check GST/HST once you pass the small supplier threshold, and municipal rules on parking a work truck at home.