Sod delivery supplier for homes and landscapers

Homeowners doing a lawn redo, landscapers, builders, property managers and small contractors.

You earn the margin between the farm's trade price and your delivered price per pallet or square foot, plus delivery fees and add-on products.

• Driving and towing a loaded trailer or truck
• Planning deliveries around weather and freshness
• Building trade relationships with landscapers
• Basic lawn knowledge to advise customers

• Commercial general liability and vehicle insurance that covers business use, check with a broker
• Sod is perishable and heavy, so check load weight limits and any provincial commercial vehicle rules for your truck or trailer
• Sales are seasonal in most of Canada, with little demand when the ground is frozen, so plan your cash flow
• Check with your municipality whether you need a business licence, especially if you store pallets at home

Estimates suggest startup typically costs around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on the truck or trailer you use, your first stock of sod and any insurance and add-on products you set up.

Monthly revenue is typically estimated at around $3,000 to $15,000, depending on how many deliveries you make and your mix of homeowner and landscaper customers. Sales are seasonal in most of Canada.

Check commercial general liability and vehicle insurance that covers business use. Check load weight limits and any provincial commercial vehicle rules for your truck or trailer, plus whether your municipality requires a business licence if you store pallets at home.