Cleaning Trucks/Trailers without having to re-claim?

[AdkinsPwrWash]

Alright, so the other day I was at Tractor Supply Company picking up a full-body Carhartt duck coverall, and I was approached by a guy who comes in my dad's business all the time, and he asked me if I ever clean trucks..I said I haven't, but I will clean anything. Well, the guys who clean his trucks currently are a mobile detailer type place, and they armor-all the inside of the tractors etc..something I want to stay away from..I'm all about the wash n' go on vehicles. So, today when I was at my dad's place working, I asked a truck driver who comes in every sunday who cleans their trucks (Sherwin Williams) and he said that the guys who clean them now leave soap residue etc. on the trucks, and don't get the wheels/tanks shiny, and no they do not clean the inside of the trucks. He said he'd get me the contact info on who I need to contact to pick up cleaning their trucks/trailers, but he said the guys who clean them do not re-claim their water. He explained it to me as the facility is basically built into the ground, with what I take is a large tank or something underneath, and all of the ditches etc., are/can be sealed off so that nothing runs out into the public water-ways if something was to happen, he said that the EPA made them do this. He said it will hold like 6.5 million gallons of liquid, and that the guys who clean just wash and go, and the water is self-contained at the Sherwin Williams place. Now, i"m not sure how many trucks/trailers that they have, but I'm trying to figure out how to do this, b/c the other big account I have, may possibly keep me busy 5 days out of the week (at night) which leaves me afternoons/weekends to do this.

Has anybody ran across anything like this? It seems pretty good b/c I don't have a prob with cleaning trucks, I just didn't want to mess with re-claiming water..especially right now.

Thanks Guys,
Jason

 

[Dan S]

Im lost here
sherwin williams is under ground?

without really seeing what you are talking about, You could do something as simple as finding a low spot where the h20 flows to. Then set up a dam of some sort then use a sump pump or something that would suck. and let er flow into your tank.
You can aslo beef up your cost for your time and material you had to use.

 

[AdkinsPwrWash]

LOL...sorry I didn't make myself clear. There is no need to re-claim the water, becuse the Sherwin Williams facility is basically like a sealed enclosure, that keeps the waste water from making it's way into the public's water supply. The guys who clean it currently do not use a water-recovery method. What I was told, is that the EPA made them install this system, due to the fact that if the plant ever was to blow up, or have a major chemical spill...this system would prevent paints/toxic solvents from ending up in the publics water ways. Pretty genuis if you ask me, but I was just wondering if anybody else had any experience washing trucks or equipment, where re-claiming the water wasn't necissary...I can't re-claim b/c I don't have 1.) equipment to re-claim, or 2.) A water tank...nor do I have any desire to ever need a water-tank..unless I got an account which paid very well, and did not have a water supply, and it would be worth it the hassle of transporting my own water.

 

[squirtgun]

Jason,
Having a water tank doesn't mean you haul water to every job.We have the capability if we need to but,our tank is used as a 225 gallon float tank and our unloader is bypassed back to it.If you ever come across a home or business with a low flow faucet(and you will sooner or later)you will understand the need for a tank.