Tractor Trailer

[Joe's Detail]

This guy wanted me to hand wash his 42 ft tractor trailer (both truck and trailer) for 60$, I told him to take a hike (didn't say it like that, basically said no way). He said he had a place charge him 50$, but he didn't feel like driving there, so he said he would give me 60$. At first i thought he was just talking about pressure washing it, but he was talking about a hand wash, which i thought was ridiculous.

I hate turning down business, but i thought his price was outrageously low. I was thinking more along the terms 150-200$ for hand washing a 42 ft tracter trailer. He thought that was outrageous. I would never do it for 60, im not that desperate.

What do u all think?

ps.. he then goes on to say how particular he is about things looking right...haha

 

[joe.p]

This guy wanted me to hand wash his 42 ft tractor trailer (both truck and trailer) for 60$, I told him to take a hike (didn't say it like that, basically said no way). He said he had a place charge him 50$, but he didn't feel like driving there, so he said he would give me 60$. At first i thought he was just talking about pressure washing it, but he was talking about a hand wash, which i thought was ridiculous.

I hate turning down business, but i thought his price was outrageously low. I was thinking more along the terms 150-200$ for hand washing a 42 ft tracter trailer. He thought that was outrageous. I would never do it for 60, im not that desperate.

What do u all think?

ps.. he then goes on to say how particular he is about things looking right...haha

I KNOW you did the right thing. I wouldn't have done it either.

 

[vwgtivw]

Dude you did the right thing a friend of mine son washes trucks ,trailers and rvs and said to do a tractor and 53'trailer he charges $75-$85 (most over the road trailer are 53' plus 25-30' of truck) and thats just pressure washing.

 

[C. Charles Hahn]

Good call on your part. I wouldn't even THINK of touching a rig that large for anything less than $100.

 

[MrRogue]

Yup good idea turnin him down. Those are normally the people will will complain about somthing after you finish anyway.

 

[Brenton]

You probabaly did the right thing.

I would have said Yes, and did it to find out my time. If I could do it in a coupla hours, I would have been okay.

 

[Joe's Detail]

thanks guys...im glad u all thought they way i did. It makes me feel better. I forgot to mention that it was a half hour drive just to get there...

 

[klnyc]

Yup I would turn it down too.
These are the people want MORE and payless :ass

 

[Squirtgun]

Joe,
We fleetwash applying soap and rinse with pressure washer.Rarely if ever put a brush on one(the joys of fleetwashing soaps).The lowest we charge for multi truck accounts is $25/truck & $15/trailer.For an indepentdant with 1 truck brushing I would charge no less than $85.
If he wants a hand wash $150+ wouldn't be a stretch.

Guys with nice rigs are very picky and will pay what the job is worth to keep their rigs looking good.The ones who aren't willing to pay are super picky and not worth your time or expertise.

 

[Joe's Detail]

Joe,
We fleetwash applying soap and rinse with pressure washer.Rarely if ever put a brush on one(the joys of fleetwashing soaps).The lowest we charge for multi truck accounts is $25/truck & $15/trailer.For an indepentdant with 1 truck brushing I would charge no less than $85.
If he wants a hand wash $150+ wouldn't be a stretch.

Guys with nice rigs are very picky and will pay what the job is worth to keep their rigs looking good.The ones who aren't willing to pay are super picky and not worth your time or expertise.

thanx thats interesting . He seemed like the guy that would be super picky, which doesn't bother me as long if hes willing to pay the price...i would of done it for 60 $ if it was just a pressure wash, but when he mentioned hand wash i thought the price was low.

His "rig" was 2006 379 peterbilt with a 42' trailer. I saw it, It looked really nice, but i guess he didn't want to pay the price to keep it looking nice.

by the way i checked out your site...its really nice!

 

[Squirtgun]

Joe,
It's sad when these guys pay that kind of $$$ for a rig and don't put any pride into keeping it looking good.Big fleet companies are even more difficult to deal with than the independent drivers.They want it cheap,fast and perfect.We lost 1 accounts($38k) last year to guys willing to wash truck & trailer combos for $18.The hit to the wallet was hard but,I can go broke sitting at home watching cartoons.Eventually we'll may get a shot at taking them back when the fleet managers get tired of the poor quality they are paying for.

The site is simple but,it give potential customers a place to go look at our previous work.The old site contained a lot more info but, the format didn't have any flow and even I hated navigating it.

 

[Joe's Detail]

haha...funniest thing happened to day. The guy called me and told me he would help me do half of it and pay me half the price. I couldn't believe my ears. I told him I wouldn't come out there for less than 125$, and he declined. Im just glad thats over with.

i thought i had heard everything...guess not

thanks for the help guys

 

[Tex Star Detail]

haha...funniest thing happened to day. The guy called me and told me he would help me do half of it and pay me half the price. I couldn't believe my ears. I told him I wouldn't come out there for less than 125$, and he declined. Im just glad thats over with.

i thought i had heard everything...guess not

thanks for the help guys

HAHA...half price if he helps with half....LOL

I woulda told him you would charge double if he helped!