Your truck service bed is not only a work tool, but also your mobile office. It is the workspace that goes everywhere you do and needs to be treated as such.

The very thought of reorganizing your work truck is daunting. It is akin to knowing you need to clean the gutters on your Saturday off.

It is like being asked to sweep the entire shop floor for the ISO 9000 inspection.

It is a royal pain. We know that.

However, the lasting benefits of taking the time to do so will resonate for months to come if done right. It sounds silly, right.

We very seriously believe that by doing so, you can drastically increase your productivity and save time with this upfront time investment of reorganizing your service bed.

Here’s why:

Increase productive workflow

The most obvious benefit of reorganizing your truck’s service bed is an optimized workflow. Once you have all of your tools and gadgets stored in logical areas within the service body, you can quickly reach for the right piece of equipment and skip the guess work.

This is a huge time savings, even if you already know where most all of your equipment is.

By taking the time to carefully pick and choose what goes where, you can be certain that you will be able to grab your equipment as quickly as possible, and in turn, get the job done faster.

Simplicity is the key. Develop a stupid simple system for how you want your service bed arranged, make the proper adjustments, and watch your workflow and productivity increase.

Declutter for more clear thinking

It is scientifically proven that less clutter leads to more productivity. Even “messy” people work better when they know where everything is (although no one else might be able to find it). 

By decluttering storage areas and deck space on your truck’s service bed, you are allowing yourself to make better decisions at a split second.

Not only will you increase your ability to solve work related problems, you can also reduce the weight of your truck by removing equipment that does not get used.

And yes, there is definitely equipment on everyone’s truck that doesn’t get used.

Take a minute when you are cleaning and reorganizing to make two piles of equipment: stuff you use, and stuff you don’t use.

While you may have sentimental value attached to a tool with a broken handle, it probably isn’t going to do you any good on a job site.

Pitch it, or frame it at the shop, or make a lamp out of it (I don’t know what you’re into) but for crying out loud, get it off of your service bed. You are wasting valuable space, and cluttering your work space.

Once you have made an executive decision as to what stays and what can be done without, start the process of your service bed revitalization.

It will increase your productivity and make your job easier.

Increase your confidence reacting to work and job site scenarios

When you have your equipment organized for efficiency, you can quickly react to work scenarios without needing to make decisions.

Again, as minor as this seems, it makes a world of difference.

In common job site scenarios where things are likely to not go as planned, having the ability to quickly grab equipment and perform is essential.

With your reorganized and optimized service bed, you eliminate the possibility of not being prepared.

This results in swift action at work, allowing you to complete jobs quicker, and consequently conduct more business/have more time with your family/etc.

Impressive customer-facing appearance

Customer impressions are crucial, and anyone who says they aren’t probably isn’t running a successful business.

If a customer, client, etc. periodically stops by to see the work your doing or is present while you are performing work, having a superbly organize service bed will make a lasting impression.

Who is a customer going to recommend, the guy who grabs equipment effortlessly and continues to work, or the guy who takes minutes to find a piece of equipment before returning to the task at hand.

These small differences will differentiate your company from the competition.

If the truck’s service bed is organized, and you know precisely where everything is located, it screams professionalism to the people paying you.

Be a professional.

Promoting self-discipline in other areas of life

We aren’t going to get all Zen on you or anything, but the discipline required to organize a truck service bed, and then continue to keep it organized is easier said than done.

This will translate to your life in all aspects.

If you make organization a priority, I’ll bet you won’t forget to put the dishes away next time you are asked either.

It sends a subconscious signal that everything should be put in its place because it will make life easier.

Organization is a key component of all top-performers and it will translate across all aspects of life, and it will consequently make everything easier.

Get organized.

Try it for a few weeks and notice the changes that you see, with work and life in general.

You won’t believe the difference.

Trust us.

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