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Hello Fleetwashers, Well I have been away from the board for a while but I'm back and still have lots of questions. I now offically have my first fleet account. And what a way to start......garbage trucks. We are washing 5 locations at 20 trucks each and washing each site every 5...

The majority of the work I have done has been residential and I feel pretty good about my pricing schedule that I use for that. But, it's winter time now and the residential work is slowing down. I would like to get more into commercial work. The problem I am having is that when I go out...

The majority of the work I have done has been residential and I feel pretty good about my pricing schedule that I use for that. But, it's winter time now and the residential work is slowing down. I would like to get more into commercial work. The problem I am having is that when I go out...

Hello Fellow PW, Well I have been away from the board for a while due to the fact that you folks taught me so much that I went out and started working. Now pw'ing full time. Thanks to all of you who answered my questions. Anyway, here is another one....A long time ago I think I saw a...

I was wondering what is usually involved in post construction clean-up? I assume that the only pressure washing would be the driveway/walkway and exterior of home. Do you usually clean the interior of the home as well? What does this usually involve? Thanks for the input. Greg...

Hey Dan, I'm really curious. How many posts does it take for you rating to change from new member to member and so on? Greg ------------------

Hey folks, Just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone out there. Being new to the business I was really nervous about getting started. After coming here and asking the usual newbie questions, I had the confidence to go out and solicit jobs. Anyway, landed another job today. I could not have...

Hello FleetWashers, What types of catch system are you guys using? Do you mostly wash on concrete and catch the water off that or are you using some type of mat. Did you buy a system or piece something together? It would appear that one of those shop-vacs that pumps water would be an idea...

I am curious. How many sales calls do you guys make a day/week/month? What do you think your success rate is? What's the population of the area your in? Myself, being new and all, I have set a goal to market my business at least 1 full day a week. Unfortunately my success rate right now...

Hello out there in PW land. I have a problem in my own personal garage. The concrete is about 7 years old. Over the years the floor seems to be wearing then. It looks as if the concrete was "floated" too much when it was laid bringing the "concrete" to the top. It's not cracking or anything...

Hello Fellow PW's, I got to looking around my area and never realized how many coal trucks we have around here. Indepenant guys that only have 1 or 2 trucks. They all look dirty and need washing. Any of you folks wash truck like this on regular basis. I really wonder how long it would take...

Just done a demo job washing school buses. Man, I never imagined how dirty they could be. I'm glad I demo'd before pricing though. It took me 45 min to wash 1 bus. Going to talk with them on monday about price. Anyway, There was some black stains on paint that I could not get off. I used...

Hey guys, I've been doing fleetwashing by brush and I have quickly figured out that two-stepping is the way to go. I'm just not sure how to get started. I guess the first place to start is with equipment. Currently, I have my pw connected to my tank with a valve and hose assembly. When...

I was talking to a pw saleman today about equipment. The short of the conversation was that he said you shouldn't wash the cab of an otr truck with two step cleaners because you might "etch" the glass. Is there any truth to this? Or was this guy just trying to sell his regular cleaners...

Hello All, Anybody out there ever wash those yellow and black school buses? I was asked to bid on 80 of them. They are about 35 ft long on average. The district wants pricing based on weekly, bi-weekly and monthly washing for the 9 month school year. Is anyone out there doing an account...

Hello out there in PW land, First of all, thanks to everyone for all the great replies that I have gotten so far to my questions. I wouldn't have a clue if you guys didn't help me. Ok, so I was wondering how you guys do fleet washing. Here is the procedure I am thinking of to start. This...

I had a fleeting thought about building my own pressure washer using commercially available parts. Anythoughts on the subject? Anyone out there have any suggestions? The washer I build (am thinking of building) would be used primarily for fleet washing. Any ideas on type,gpm,pressure of pump...

Hello fellow PW, Thanks in advance for replies to this question from a very newbie. I am trying to acquire a new fleet washing account. The company has 140 over-the-road trucks that they need washed at the rate of 30-40 a week (thats how many are off the road for driver breaks). These are to...

Hello everyone, This is my first post as I am very new to the business. I must say that this has been the most informative bbs I have visited. Thanks for the advice! I am about to acquire my first fleet washing account. The client has 140 trucks with box trailers. I will clean about 40 to...