For those people who have been in the trucking industry and know that truck washes make a lot of money and a lot of that money is made in cash, they may have considered starting a truck wash. Many truck drivers have thought to themselves while watching the truck wash clean their Rig that they are making the a lot of money.

Also the trucker has also thought of all the hours they spend behind the wheel of the big rig and how little they really have to show for it. Many people want to start a truck wash but do not realize how difficult it is for how to go about it.

The most important thing in the truck wash business is to be by a major interstate and it pays to be next to a truck stop. Putting up a large steel building is not so difficult and the equipment such as a pressure washer is not all that expensive. Even the reclaim pit or clarifier generally only cost about $30,000 and the reclaim the equipment another $30,000 on top of that.

Putting a large concrete slab down to put the building on is not difficult. But when all is said and done if you want to start the truck wash business you need a good piece of property and then figure about $400,000 minimum to put up the building.

If your quality is good and your prices are fair there will be trucks lined up at your truck wash during peak days and peak periods. The truck wash business is a good business provided there is not too much competition in the area and all the truckers know that you do a great job. Consider this in 2006.