Nashville, Tenn.-based Second Nature Lawn Care’s lawn care manager does two field inspections per week using a GPS system to locate crews, and a field inspection report (see below) is used to score various tasks, such as truck safety, attire, application pattern and door hanger placement. “For instance,” says Co-owner Steve White, “in the morning when the production manager is checking their trucks, he’ll make sure they remembered all of their tools, and he keeps tabs on how many times he has to remind a technician to keep certain tools, such as a soil probe, on his truck, and notes that on these reports.”
Field Inspection Report
Date______________ Technician______________________
Truck OK Pts
Parked Properly: ____ 5
Engine Off: ____ 5
Safety Cone: ____ 5
Leaks: ____
Clean Appearance: ____ 5
Uniform
Second Nature Shirt: ____ 10
Khakis: ____ 10
Boots: ____ 10
Gloves: ____ 10
Hat: ____ 5
Phone: ____ 5
Application
Fert Pattern OK: ____ 20
Spray Calibration OK: ____ 20
Spray Pattern OK: ____ 20
Invoices
Oldest Call Ahead: (5 Days): ____ 10
Oldest Service Call (48 Hrs): ____ 30
Oldest Sale: (Same Week): ____ 20
Door Hangers ____ 5
Total Score ____ 200 (160=Passing)
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