Truck fleets are especially varied, which is why it can be such a challenge when fleet owners decide that it’s time to get their entire fleets washed. According to Ward Hinz of SparkleWash at the Stretch, a truck wash in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, water runoff is a major issue that has to be taken into consideration when a fleet owner is deciding where to get his trucks washed.
When someone washes a house or the roof of a building, the used water falls to the ground below and usually stays in the grass before penetrating into the soil or the gravel underneath. The soil or gravel acts as a natural filter, says Hinz, in the same way as a septic tank or a sewage treatment plan would.
On the other hand, most trucks get washed in large parking lots, where the drainage goes straight into the city storm drains. This can be a problem.
To combat this problem, and to make life easier on the owners of major truck fleets, Hinz and his team have built a state-of-the-art truck wash facility in Fond du Lac. When a truck owner or a fleet owner does not have a safe spot to park his trucks for a wash, Hinz will recommend that the trucks be brought to his truck wash facility in Fox River Valley or Fond du Lac instead.
At his truck wash in Fox River Valley, Hinz uses a high quality water to ensure that there isn’t any spotting on the windows or the paint itself when the wash is done. Most people do not realize how many factors come into play when a person is washing a truck, however water and location are not the only important issues to consider. Hinz says the soap that is used is also important, as is the color of the truck itself. A dark color is generally going to show more spots than a white color, for example.
By coming to a truck wash facility in Fox River Valley, fleet owners can control as many of the factors as possible. They can control the sunlight, they can control the wind, and they can control the water quality – which is always very high at SparkleWash at the Stretch. The used water at Hinz’s truck wash goes directly into a sanitary sewer, so fleet owners do not have to worry about harming the environment each time they wash their rigs.