How do I work out how many jobs my crew can take each week?

Over-booking leads to late jobs and unhappy customers. A simple capacity check helps.

Start with hours: crew members, days worked and hours per day. That is your total crew time.

Subtract the unpaid parts: driving, loading, setup, cleanup, dump runs, equipment trouble and breaks. These take more of the day than most people expect.

Use your own history: how many hours does a typical small, medium and large job take you? Average from your own job records. Do not use another company's numbers.

Add weather: in many areas some days are lost to rain, wind or ice. Keep a buffer.

Then you know about how many jobs fit in a week, and how far out to tell customers you are booked. Telling customers a true start date is better than a rushed job.

This is a planning aid, not a promise. Your real week will change.