If you are a long haul truck driver, an independent truck driver with all your own money invested in the rig, then you want it looking good. Therefore, as you travel around the country delivering the goods, on time and as promised, you are always on the lookout for a high quality all-hand truck wash. Not long ago, I was discussing this with an acquaintance in New Zealand and they asked about a good model to look at in the US to design their unit after. I recommended of course, Little Sisters in California and Arizona; as well as Charlie's Old Fashioned Truck Wash in San Antonio.
They were jazzed and stated; "It's interesting that you mention Charlie's old fashioned truck-wash, We often get inspired by just looking at the artist's rendering of the wash in San Antonio."
Yes, it's a very nice place, they do a great job, and it is first class all the way, unfortunately they launched just prior to the 9-11 in 2001, as I remember. Before it really took off, the economy changed and all the independent truck drivers who really like clean chrome and no water spots were lucky to even stay in business, when the economy came back, there were tough labor shortages unemployment was only 4.2% and then it did nicely for quite awhile, and then this last recession, well, ouch, no truck washes were batting well.
Of course, Charlie's got a pretty good reputation as a quality hand truck washing facility amongst truck drivers around the country and a lot of freight travels down I-10 in the US, one of the busiest highways in the entire world in fact. If you have a good location, a good crew, and great customer service you can make a truck was really clean up. If you want to improve your truck wash, why not consider doing some reading. I recommend these 3-books:
1.) "The World On Time," by Fred Smith
2.) "Built to Last," by Collins
3.) "Customers for Life," by Carl Sewell