Truck Wash biz idea

I considered having female attendents (as part of a "franchise") fuel the truck, clean outside windows, check oil, vacuum driver side floor and maybe gauge the tractor tires ... working for tips only. But I'm pretty sure no major truck stop chain is going to allow profits or income be made on their property by an outside party.

But even if this was part of a roaming crew that promoted a location's "driver appreciation week" would probably boost fuel sales if it was properly marketed and advertised.

 

IMO it can't be done without massive gobs of water and drainage. Our trucks just get nasty around here!

I have thought about it too.....

But Blue Beacon (if you get a good crew on the right day! LOL) has it down.

 

Just tips eh. I don't get paid til friday

After you get a freen light, Experiment with one truck stop and see how well it works.

 

If i can have that cabover pete, ill be going down the road happy.

 

I'm pretty picky about my vehicles. I won't even let gas station attendants wash my windows on my car.

 

They still do that?

 

In theory your idea sounds good, but in practice I'm not so sure. The list of things I can of working against you off the top of my head would be

1) Location. You'd almost have to have a static location as I don't see other businesses allowing you to use theirs, not just because of possible competition of their services but also insurance issues should someone get hurt. Having a static location in a sense defeats the purpose as now you have to become a destination as opposed to a convenience.
2) Weather. I don't have a clue how much business Blue Beacons and the like do in inclement weather, but they can still be there because they work inside. Working outside makes that hard. I don't know where you are located or would do this, but someplace that actually has "winter" would not be good.
3) Is this going to be a for real business (LLC, S-Corp, C-Corp, something along those lines). Then you need to have business license and all the joy that can go with that. Usually not much but if you are a business then you will also need to adhere to whatever regulations are in place that may affect how you can use/dispose of whatever cleaners/chemicals you plan to use. I know there are portable wash services around so odds are they aren't overwhelming regs, if any, in your area, but it's something you'll need to check into. People washing a mini-van in their driveway aren't held to the same laws about that stuff as people who do it for a living, even though in a many areas the laws cover them also.
4) Employees. Are you going to have any or are you going to be a one man show. Employees can be a pain in the... well, you know. And from the price point you are talking about I don't if there would be enough profit to pay any that are worth their salt enough to stay.
5) Insurance/Bonding. You WILL break/scuff/scratch/crack something on someone's truck. This is a given, it will happen, it isn't a matter of if, only when. Insurance isn't always cheap since it's a scam unto itself, where your payroll and your gross receipts have so much to do with dictating your premiums.
6) Water. Personally, you need it, you can't be without it. I had one customer that I would clean tractors for from time to time, detail the interior, only washed the exterior. There's no way I would attempt to try and do that without water. It's not like washing a car, tractors can get grime in one day what a car can get in a week.

There's more if I think about it I'm sure, but those are the biggest off the top of my head.

All this is just my opinion, I could be totally wrong. I feel like I'm raining on your parade here and I don't mean to, I never want to tell someone not to chase their dreams, but you asked for feedback so I'm trying to give some honest thoughts.

 

Good luck