• Where Can You Purchase a Nerf Bar?

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    If you own a truck or an suv you will want to add a few things to your vehicle to make it seem different than all the others ones out there on the street. If you want to add something special to your vehicle, your truck or suv consider adding nerf bars to it. You will find that nerf bars are going to include the step sides to get up in the vehicle, it will include bars that are mounted on the front or on the back of the vehicle, and it could include bars that are mounted in the bed of the truck or on the back of an suv.Read more…
  • Nerf Bar for Your Truck or SUV

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    Nerf bars are not anything that is considered soft. Sometimes when you hear the words nerf bar you think about a nerf ball, that is soft and flexible but the truth of the matter is that nerf bars are hard, metal, and often times used to tie things into the back of a truck or to step on when you are getting in and out of your truck.A nerf bar is going to be known by other things as well.Read more…
  • Chevrolet - A Piece of American History

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    Chevrolet is often called Chevy by those who love it. It's an automobile brand that was recently acquired by General motors. Chevrolet is on of the most popular American cars, and in 2005 it sold more cars and trucks then it's main rival - Ford.Read more…
  • Ford F-150 FX2: A Hot Pick-Up Truck!

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    Sometimes automakers really do listen to consumers. In the case of Ford, particularly with its crowd pleasing F-150 pick-up truck, Ford not only is listening, but delivering. What am I talking about?Read more…
  • Transportation Flows Maxed Out in Some Regions

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    Have you noticed the increased traffic in our major cities and major transportation arteries? Have you been seeing more of the middle finger than ever before as the stress of the traffic takes its toll on the over stressed driver who is killing productive time or time that they could be at home with their family in another more quality human endeavor?Well then you have also perhaps considered the amount of lost productivity in the United States of America due to traffic flows, poor traffic management and increased number of vehicles on our highways, toll ways, freeways and surface streets.Read more…
  • Infrastructure Projects and Traffic Disruptions Discussed

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    Currently we have trucking and transportation companies running redline delivering goods, materials, parts, services and people to destinations, industry and market faster than ever before and we are maxing out our infrastructure, highways, toll-ways, freeways and surface transportation like railroads, canals and light-rail people moving systems. But what can we do we cannot stop everything now; we need it all running smoothly.Yet some argue it is in a state of disrepair right now, indeed and in many regions of our nation they would be totally correct now wouldn’t they?Read more…
  • Truck Seat Covers

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    Covering truck and sports utility vehicle seats will make it easier to carry any cargo without damaging the interiors of the automobile. Seat covers with enable you to Preserve the new-car look without buying a new vehicle. While there are some covers that fit both bucket and bench seats, there are some others that are meant for only bench seats.Read more…
  • Truck Washes and Independent Trucker Customers; A Viable Business?

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    Independent Truck Drivers and small trucking companies have always been known to be part of Americana, yet in the past decade and a half we see fewer and fewer truck drivers on the roads these days. Why? Well because of high costs, BS over regulation and competition from Corporate Giant Trucking Companies with huge economies of scale to work from.Read more…
  • Truck Wash Location Considerations In South Texas

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    Is South Texas a viable place for a truck wash? Well South Texas is a huge area indeed. But since more and more trade is coming from Mexico there are more and more trucks going both ways along the major Roads leading from the Border to I-10.Read more…
  • Texas Truck Wash

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    If you were going to go into the truck wash business in the Great State of Texas, where would you go? Well you would want to be along a major freeway and understand the truck routing, short cuts and 2-lane highways most often used. Texas is a big state indeed, but the truck and transportation flows are somewhat predictable and thus once this is taken into consideration, finding a good location is not so difficult really.Read more…
  • Competition and Truck Routing Considerations in Choosing Truck Wash Locations

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    Choosing a truck wash location is not too difficult, however there are certain things that must be considered; for instance the amount of competition in the area and the number of trucks along that route. With the higher costs in fuel these days one would be pleased to know that most trucking company dispatchers will not allow their trucks to go out of the way very far for a truck wash due to the additional costs.Consider that a truck gets 4-5 miles per gallon and fuel is $3.Read more…
  • Independent Truck Wash Business Outlook for 2006

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    With fuel prices at $3.00 per gallon for over the road truck diesel and the potential eventuality of a Showdown with Iran and a hard hitting 2006 Atlantic Tropical Hurricane Season does it really make sense to start a Truck Wash in 2006? Is this a good time to invest in the truck wash business and what is the Independent Truck Wash Business Outlook for 2006?Read more…
  • Duramax vs. Cummins vs. Powerstroke - A matter of Sexuality?

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    Duramax vs. Cummins seems to be the question on everybody’s mind. Let’s be honest Duramax vs.Read more…
  • Truck Lift Kits - The Sky is The Limit

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    A good friend of mine owned a 1968 C10 Long Bed pickup truck back in the late 70's and I could always call on him to borrow it to move furniture, haul firewood, or anything else I had a mind to. Of course I would have to rake all of the beer cans out of the truck bed first. But the best thing I loved about that old truck is it didn't matter what you did to it; scratch the bed, ding the fender, scrape the tailgate, it all had been done a long time ago by other good buddies like me.Read more…
  • Protecting Your Chevy Truck Seats

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    One of the great on-the-road ironies is that while you're sitting comfortably in your seat driving along, the seat itself is going through a huge amount of abuse. From dirty clothes to wet swimsuits, slobbering pets, kids eating in the backseat and the harsh sunlight shining in, there are a lot of potential options out there to ruin or wear out your great looking seats. And if something horrible has happened to your interior you could be looking at a very expensive re-upholstery.Read more…
  • Bio Diesel in the South

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    Bio Diesel is making headlines in the South in Georgia and South Carolina. In fact a North Carolina Firm is putting a Bio Diesel Bio-Refinery in Middle Georgia. NewGen Technologies is building a 60 million dollar plant in Columbus GA.Read more…
  • Case Study Question; High Fuel Costs, Bad Time to Start a Truck Wash Business?

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    The transportation sector is under a bit of stress with high fuel prices. Does this mean there are less trucks on the road and thus less trucks to be washed? Actually, no there are not less trucks on the road, actually large truck fleets are making more money by adding fuel costs into customer pricing.Read more…
  • Mobile Truck Washing Companies Should Consider Rental Truck Yards as Customers

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    The mobile truck washing companies typically wash fleets of vehicles, yet we have always found that most truck washing companies skip the niche of Rental Trucks for larger fleets and in doing so this leaves the niche fairly wide open for the mobile truck washing entrepreneur who is looking to boost accounts and increase sales.Budget, like Hertz and Enterprise, also has truck divisions that sell their used trucks and vans. Some of the Budget Rent-A-Truck Divisions are quite large and have many units to sell.Read more…
  • Mobile Car Washing and Van Pool Customers

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    If you own a mobile car washing company you should consider cleaning van-pool vans, as they are usually parked at nights and all weekend long in park and ride lots. Perfect customers, which will not screw up your schedule at all and good paying customers as well. Many of these van pool companies own 100’s of vans and will often help you do the selling or give you lists of their clients, as it helps them to have these vans cleaned.Read more…
  • Mobile Car Washing and Truck Washing for Rental Agencies

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    If you own a mobile car washing or truck washing company and are considering your sales goals for the year you may wish to check into rental agencies as potential new clientele. Why you ask? Well because rental agencies do pay their bills on time and they have unending amounts of things, which need cleaning all the time.Read more…

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