A few years ago when Eddie Harrison reoriented his business, BAT Onsite, toward servicing advanced onsite systems and away from excavation, other changes came along. One of them was a big risk: quitting snowplowing.
Based outside of Baltimore in Mount Airy, Maryland, he made off-season revenue for 16 years plowing for the Maryland State Highway Administration. When he gave up the state contract, he also gave up $20,000 to $100,000 annually — how much in any given year depended on the regional snowfall.His routes varied year to year. One wasn’t bad — 16 miles through a mostly rural area with a
