It’s hard to predict the future. Sometimes the future seems to be heading in one direction and then it takes a hard left turn. It used to be that everyone thought flying cars would be the future. The car wash industry has a similar prediction problem. Some trends promise to take off but never materialize.

From a part-time fast food worker to a Wall Street financial analyst, most people generate income from an exchange of time for money. They work a set number of hours for a set wage per hour. In this setup, there are only two ways to make more money. You need to either increase your wage

3 Tips for Maintaining a Tunnel Car Wash A tunnel car wash is different from self-service car washes for one simple reason: the customer doesn’t need to do the work. Unlike a self-service car wash, a tunnel wash is as simple as driving your car up to the conveyor, putting it in neutral and enjoying

Keeping Your Car Wash Up and Washing for Customers Automatic rollover car washes allow customers to relax and let the machines do all the work. Gone are the days of hand scrubbing, hosing down and cleaning up the driveway. Drivers can pull into the car wash, park and have the auto rollover pass over their

Is Your Car Wash in the Trenches? Getting into the car wash business and wondering about the inner workings? Or maybe you already own one and want to know more? While there are many moving parts to a car wash, what you want to understand the most is where the wastewater is going. Car after

How to Get the Cleanest Car Wash Catch Basins in The Volunteer State Heavy machinery and hand washers alike work to blast the dirt, mud and pollutants off of vehicles at the car wash. Those cars and trucks that enter your business filthy and exit squeaky clean are leaving behind weeks worth of dirt. All

Comparing free and paid car wash vacuums Many drivers want to clean the interior and exterior of their cars all in one go. After they drive out of the car wash with a shiny clean car, the only thing left is a thorough vacuuming of their floors and seats. Successful car washes all over the

All winter long cars line up outside of your car wash. Everyone is eager to rinse away de-icing salt without spending a bunch of time out in the cold. But summer is a whole other story. On a hot afternoon you can spot families out washing their cars in the driveway – not lined up

You’re expecting a busy week at your car wash but then all of the sudden one of your pits gets stopped up. Now what do you do? You can’t just keep allowing cars to come through. Your wastewater will flood outside of your wash bay and you could have sludge building up outside of your

Car washes can be a very lucrative stream of revenue, especially if you’ve got a great location and manage your business well. Depending on what kind of car wash business you operate, your income may be mostly passive with just light weekly maintenance to do. Passive income is becoming an increasingly popular concept as many

There are a lot of opportunities to protect the environment when you operate a car wash. As harmful as cleaners and wastewater can be, you have the ability as the owner to implement sustainable solutions that improve your operations. If you’re looking for ways to make your car wash even safer for the ecosystem, you

Just like in racing, speed is important for car wash pit cleaning. The less time spent cleaning out your wash bays, the more time customers can spend using them.  A single pit could be clean in just a few minutes when cleared out by experienced professionals. The key to efficient pit cleaning is bringing in

Many workers are taking part in the great resignation by leaving their jobs and looking for something new. For some, that means just a new company but others are moving to entirely different industries. Working at a car wash might not be your first thought when searching for a new job, but you might be

Pit Crew is a car wash pit cleaning company operating out of Virginia and cleaning car wash pits across the east coast. Not only do we clean car wash pits fast, we also process the waste in an environmentally-friendly way. We Know There Are Other Options for Pit Cleaning Maybe you’ve been cleaning your own

Car washes are finding new ways to make the best out of the coronavirus quarantine by getting creative with their business. They are doing good in their communities, despite the state of the world right now. Whether it be through fundraisers, thoughtful gifts, or supporting local businesses, everyone is finding new ways to come together.

We’re thrilled with our brand new vacuum truck! As the largest company in the nation that specializes solely in the removal and disposal of car wash waste, this vacuum truck will allow us to continue to provide the best pit and tank cleaning for car washes across the East Coast and nationwide. To learn more

Are you a car wash owner or work in this industry? If so, the following information could save you from a lawsuit or even from going to prison… A little known fact is that car wash owners are responsible for the debris that builds up in the pits and tanks of their self-service bays, auto-rollover

With a fresh year came some fresh changes for our car wash waste removal and disposal business. One development that 2018 brought about was a brand new Facebook page for Pit Crew. Since we recognized the importance of having a business Facebook page, we decided to maximize this opportunity to connect with different communities and