Of course, the simple answer is that you clean them; the real questions are – who does the cleaning and how do they do it? In addition to this; there will be considerations regarding the size and shape of your vehicles and how many of them do you operate along with; what is their purpose?
What Constitutes A Fleet?
Fleet has several very different meanings; but, in the context of this article, we are using the meaning derived from the old nautical term when many ships put to sea together and formed a fleet for that voyage. As to how many ships constitute a fleet; that was never actually quantified and, theoretically, anything more than one ship could be said to constitute a fleet.
Bringing the term onto land and applying it to motor vehicles also has this lack of quantitive numbers. However, a road haulage business with only two trucks would appear somewhat silly if the business were to advertise itself as a fleet of trucks. The term becomes more sensible as the numbers get higher; maybe more than twelve and certainly with no upper limit.
Keeping Up Appearances
Sticking with the concept of a fleet of trucks and assuming that they are used for commercial purposes on public roads; the fleet operator has three things to consider beyond the basic logistics of how to transport what to where. Firstly, his trucks are going to be seen by many people, some of whom could be potential customers; so each truck must reflect the quality of his business – would you contract a ramshackle truck to haul your goods? Following on from this; the sides of the trucks make ideal mobile billboards. With the first two things in mind; all trucks are going to get dirty as they ply the roads and a dirty truck is not a good advertisement; therefore, keeping it clean should be an important part of the operation.
This Is Where Size And Numbers Come Into Play
The first step in maintaining appearance is to have the vehicle washed. Since this is unlikely to be practical the old way – with a bucket of soapy water and a garden hose pipe – specialist high pressure washing equipment is likely to be needed. But, large volumes of water will still be required and, after washing, all that water has to be disposed of in accordance with any local environmental procedures.
This may well be considered something of an unwanted hassle by the operator. In which case, he will be pleased to learn that companies like Clean-Tex Powerwash can provide a service whereby they come to his trucks and conduct a fleet wash in Fort Worth TX. Not only do they bring the latest cleaning equipment; but, they can also correctly dispose of the water that they use.
