OPW Vehicle Wash Solutions introduced a new LaserGlow Arch option — LaserWash 360 Plus. One of the most advanced lighting options currently available to the vehicle wash industry today, the LaserGlow Arch technology provides easy-to-understand guidance during the loading process that visually communicates to drivers when they should pull forward, back up or stop as […]
Love’s Opens Truck Washes at Select Locations
Love’s Travel Stops announced plans to offer truck wash services at select travel stops and Speedco locations. With a combination of speed, high quality and cost effectiveness, Love’s truck washes are equipped with automated technology and are expected to provide the same quality as a hand wash but in half the time of other truck washes…
Warrenton Oil Offers Car and Truck Wash Subscription Program
Missouri-based Warrenton Oil Co. has announced it will start offering customers a subscription option for monthly car and truck washing with the goal of delivering a frictionless and contactless solution for customers. The chain currently operates 17 car wash locations and one FastLane Truck Wash location. Customers subscribe to the FastLane car wash subscription program…
Soapy Joe’s Receives Multiple Wins at the American Business Awards
Soapy Joe’s has won seven awards in the 21st annual American Business Awards, also known as The Stevie Awards. These awards are the world’s premier business awards that “honor and generate public recognition of the achievements and positive contributions of organizations and working professionals worldwide,” according to the American Business Awards website. “We are so…
Dencar Technology Introduces New Car Wash POS Solution
Dencar Technology has introduced pay stations, its new point-of-sale (POS) solution for car wash owners. Pay stations allow car wash owners to increase sales exponentially, quickly convert sales into monthly passes and protect against fraud, all with an unattended, truly automated solution that reduces labor costs. The solution was designed around the simplest sales process…
Car Washes Continue to Thrive
With consumers back on the go and needing a clean vehicle, car washes are expected to be popular with drivers in 2023. C-store chains are looking to grow their car wash operations in the year ahead, in terms of both new locations and services, to meet growing customer demand. After the COVID-19 pandemic caused many…
Alimentation Couche-Tard to Acquire True Blue Car Wash
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. agreed to acquire all of the membership interests of True Blue Car Wash LLC, which operates express tunnel car wash sites under the Clean Freak brand in the American Southwest as well as the Rainstorm brand in the American Midwest. Founded in 2016, True Blue currently has 65 car washes conveniently located…
Warrenton Oil Co. Introduces New Car Wash Program
Warrenton Oil Co. will soon launch its app-based subscription car wash program. The goal of the car wash program is to deliver a frictionless and contactless solution for customers, as well as build recurring revenue for the business. Warrenton operates 18 car washes at FastLane locations. Customers can subscribe to the FastLane car wash subscription…
Profiting With Car Washes
Car washes are consistent money makers for c-stores, but evaluating how much revenue car washes can generate hinges on a range of factors from the type of car wash to the site’s location. The car wash business is certainly resilient. The International Carwash Association (ICA) released its latest survey of car wash consumer expectations on…
Soapy Joe’s and PRIDE Industries Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Soapy Joe’s partnered with PRIDE Industries to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October — which acknowledges the contributions to the nation’s economy made by workers with disabilities. In fact, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2021, 31.4% of employment-aged persons with a disability were employed, while 72.5% of persons without a…