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Mud on the tires, money<br />
in the pocket<br />
TRICKS OF THE<br />
Wondering if there is any interest in washing your own semi/boat/RV? Want to start a self serve truck wash<br />
but not sure if there’s enough interest. Found a great potential spot across from a truck stop. Maybe everyone<br />
would prefer someone else do it or just drive thru an automatic. CBISHOP<br />
Those who have truck height bays at their self serves<br />
know that the taller vehicles/equipment trailers<br />
bring a ton of revenue.<br />
However, even if you can take all kinds of vehicles<br />
at a SS idk if it would financially make sense to<br />
do a new builder. MC3033<br />
The idea was since it’s right off a busy hwy (talking<br />
service road) and next to a truck stop the trucks coming<br />
in would be good and would also cater to RVs.<br />
There’s just nothing else out here except in the<br />
towns and nothing tall enough. I have 2 truck stops<br />
within 5 miles of each other as well.<br />
The biggest question is would truck drivers prefer<br />
SS or prefer drive thru or someone like blue eagle to<br />
do it for them. CBISHOP<br />
I wouldn’t expect much revenue from RVs. They’re<br />
almost all retirees on a fixed income. I know this<br />
from years of doing state safety inspections. I would<br />
inspect one probably every two weeks, and there<br />
would usually be a running light not working. I<br />
would only charge $1.50 to replace the bulb, which<br />
half the time was just corrosion on the bulb base or<br />
a loose ground wire, and not once in five years did<br />
someone opt to have me do it. It probably cost them<br />
more in gas to go home, fix it, and come back for the<br />
re-inspection.<br />
Trucks will spend a lot, especially dump trucks,<br />
but you have to have the right location. There needs<br />
to be some sort of dirt/gravel/clay yard permanently<br />
nearby. Construction doesn’t help because it will<br />
eventually end. And dump trucks will make a huge<br />
mess. The bay will have to be cleaned after almost<br />
every truck, or it will build up so fast they won’t<br />
even be able to get in. My late cousin used to have<br />
a 4-bay truck wash, even had one of the first credit<br />
card systems. He said they could spend between<br />
$50 and $100 washing a truck. This was in the mid-<br />
90s when most self-serves were still $1 for at least<br />
4 minutes. MEP001<br />
I could make good $ off a pet wash where I am located,<br />
but I have no interest in cleaning up after people<br />
and their pets.<br />
Same with a truck wash for me. I have a 2 acre<br />
lot, and near a lot of industry. I would not want to<br />
clean up after trucks, and the junk they leave behind.<br />
You also need to have the space and your parking<br />
lot etc, need to be made to handle 50,000# plus<br />
vehicles.<br />
I also believe owner/operators would be the only<br />
ones interested in washing their trucks. Corporate<br />
drivers won’t spend their time or money to wash.<br />
But again, that is what I think. I would do some research.<br />
Maybe start by asking some of the drivers<br />
at the stops how they get washed and who pays?<br />
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