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Old 12-27-07
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For a company with that number of pieces of course you will adjust your prices. For now you can drop your prices for the fact there is no down time. (travel) As the number of pieces increases the cost per unit will decrease. Yes you should be happy to make $1500.00 per day with a three man crew for you will be proffiting about 800.00-1000.00 for the day.

For the single truck wash one should charge local truck wash prices plus 15-20%. Why for this is a bonus for the owner operator(truck). Park the unit, go home, come back on Monday moning and drive. They are saving fuel and time!!!

This is where it is all about proffit. Yes the truck washing is constant flow of cash comming in, but in time it will burn you and the guys out. Who wants to work all weekend in the slop freezing cold and greasy black when they get home just to make min wage. To me I'll take the weekend off maybee work the AM on Sat and spend the rest of the day with the wife and kids. Yes there is fantastic money to be made in fleet washing but after working 40hrs Monday to Friday who wants to put in an extra 20. For companies who ask for weekend service I try to convince them to wash during the week at a discount.(daytime) For this actually works 50% of the time for heavy equipment.

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Last edited by DAFF; 12-27-07 at 06:03 PM.
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