Stories

Kellen and his wife wanted to have more time to spend with their daughter, so they took a leap of faith and started their own lawn service company, learning as they went. They give back to their community and serve people with excellence.

Let's get on to Kellen's story!

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

My name is Kellen Richard and I live in Bellevue, Idaho located within the beautiful Wood River Valley.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

My wife Tori and I own Platinum Lawn Services, a full-service lawn care company. We offer spring/fall cleanups, aeration, dethatching, irrigation repair, and snow removal. We basically make properties look like a million bucks.

Peter is right here in our neck of the woods and he's using his MAXX-D trailer to haul the equipment he uses to serve our friends and neighbors. We're proud of the work Peter is doing and we love seeing his bright red LDX on the highway!

Let's get on to Peter's story!

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

My name is Peter Boschman and I am from Sumner, TX. I own DOS Land Clearing.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

I run a land clearing/mulching business.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?

Back when I worked as a welder for a corral panel company, my boss gave me the opportunity to rent one of his skid steers and mulchers. After two months, I ended up buying my own machine, and I’ve never regretted that decision since.

Jon has obviously built some meaningful relationships (one of our core values here at MAXX-D!) as evidenced by his friend helping him get started rather than viewing him as competition. We love seeing one Blue Collar Hauler help another so that they can both do good work in their communities.

Let's get on to Jon's story!

It wasn't enough for this Blue Collar Hauler to love what he was doing, he wanted to make it his own. With inspiration from others who had done the same, Joseph worked and saved to buy his own truck and trailer so he could help people in his community.

Let's get on to Joseph's story!

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

My name is Joseph Bonilla I’m from Los Angeles and currently live in Long Beach, CA.

Pursuing Excellence is a core value we share with this week's Blue Collar Hauler, Troy. Just like Troy we take pride in a job well done and knowing that our customers are satisfied.

Let's get on to Troy's story!

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

I’m Troy Hunt and live in Torrington, WY (relocating soon)

Building Meaningful Relationships is a core value of ours here at MAXX-D and Alex and his family exemplify that in every way.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

We are Alex and Marisa Zavala. Marisa and I have been married for 29 years and we have raised two men and have a grandson and another grandchild on the way. Marisa is originally from Albuquerque and I’m originally from Los Angeles. We have dedicated our lives to our Family. Even when our lives get crazy we still have family dinner every Sunday.

Pursuing Excellence, Taking Responsibility, and Building Meaningful Relationships are our core values here at MAXX-D and when we connected with Jeff and heard his story we couldn't wait to share how he checks all of these boxes while doing something he is truly passionate about. 

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

My name is Jeff Hammel and I live in Gig Harbor, Washington!

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WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?

My family-run business, The Perfect Lawn LLC, specializes in producing the most beautiful lawns - period! We are unique in our bespoke approach in not having a blanket program for all customers. This is important as every lawn is different; soil parameters, irrigation layout and coverage, age, sun/shade exposure, slope and sometimes even grass type can be different within the same neighborhood. The vast majority of our business is full lawn renovations in taking the existing lawn down to dirt, correcting the soil parameters, correcting irrigation gaps, and ultimately producing the most beautiful lawn. Post renovation we offer an annual turf maintenance program that I believe is the most comprehensive in the business. This program is a combination of carefully curated extremely high-quality products that are not only tailored to the Pacific Northwest but also selected for the time of year for the application. Our customers have made an investment in both me and their lawn, we want to keep it healthy and gorgeous for years to come.

In talking to Blue Collar Haulers we find many of them got started because they weren't happy with their previous situation. Most wanted something more flexible, giving them more control of their time and the ability to be with their families more. Enabling men to provide for their families with dignity and honor is one of our core values here at MAXX-D and when we see someone like Josh stepping out with courage and determination to provide for his family and spend more time with them, we get excited to share that story with you.

WHO ARE YOU AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

My name is Josh Reck, I’m with Reck’s Hauling and I’m based out of O’Fallon, MO.

If you're looking for guys who enjoy their work, you'll find them in Devon and Bill. The work they do may be dirty, but they have made the choice to have fun while they're working and it shows in the big smiles on their faces. We're proud to introduce these guys to you and let them show you how they're using their MAXX-D roll-off dump trailers to get work done.

It really makes us smile when we see men starting businesses with their kids in mind. Christian has involved his kids from the start, including them in the company name and making sure that they know this will be for them too. He's starting a legacy and we're proud to be a part of it!

Christian Sanchez is from Los Banos, California. and he runs and operates Triple C Trailer Rentals, LLC.

Let's get to his story!

It's a pretty cool day when we get to share a little about a Blue Collar Hauler we sponsor! Chad is doing some super cool stuff on his YouTube channel and has even worked with our good friends over at Turnin' Rust. Right now he's using one of our T6X Power Tilt Trailers to rescue rare vehicles and parts from old barns and fields and we just love watching his adventures and hope that you do too! 

Not everyone has time to get out and fell trees, cut and split wood and stock it up for the winter which means business is good for people like Glen who enjoy working outdoors. What a blessing for those of us who need to buy firewood to keep our homes warm during the cooler months.