| Most Truck Wash Entrepreneurs know that a good | | | | Make a deal with the truck stops in all directions to |
| location is the key to success. But it is only one of the | | | | promote your truck wash with flyers in a nice little |
| keys and there are several doors to go thru. | | | | display on their counter and offer it as a coupon $5.00 |
| Customer service, quality of wash and marketing must | | | | off to promote your business and get give drivers free |
| also be considered. So now that you have a worthy | | | | snacks and ask them to discuss the truck wash if |
| location for consideration, now what? Well I have | | | | they like it on the C.B. while driving away. |
| some thoughts on the matter. | | | | Also contact the trucking lines which use that short cut |
| Having been in the fleet cleaning business for 28 years; | | | | to haul and get the names of the dispatchers and talk |
| I would recommend personal sales calls to all the local | | | | with them about "speed of wash" and prices to |
| agricultural fleets and petroleum fleets near the truck | | | | compete. This is doable with a little grass roots industry |
| wash too. Also make personal visits to all the truck | | | | savvy. You can make this happen, you will need to be |
| dealers, fleet sales departments, ask for their business | | | | smart about it of course and also consider washing |
| but more importantly all their referrals, as a good fleet | | | | Horse Trailers and Livestock trailers also. |
| truck dealer will have over 500 clients or more with | | | | Think about every possible thing you can wash, do not |
| potentially 1000s and 1000s of trucks you see? | | | | limit your self to only trucks, remember there are |
| If you got slow you could promote quick hand car | | | | school buses, tour buses, NASCAR, larger city vehicles |
| washes in the second bay and also lots of motor | | | | and larger vehicles which may not be able to go thru |
| homes, which may pass thru and visit all the storage | | | | the local car wash. So consider doing a little networking |
| yards and give them coupons to mail out in their | | | | in that regard too. Think outside the box if you choose |
| invoices to their customers too as a bonus, it makes | | | | to take this risk. |
| them look good and could bring you business too. | | | | |