1 Clean WS6
08-25-2004, 03:57 PM
Hello all!!
Well...this is a bit unusual for me. I`ve been mobile since 2002 and doing exclusively private work from that time. Today I received a call from a prospective client that saw me out on a job site. He is a truck manager for a moving company and has nine 26` moving trucks that he was curious about getting washed. There would be no interior cleaning (except for the very first visit in which he requested a vacuum, panel wipe down and glass cleaning) but just a good exterior wash and tire dressing for all nine trucks. These trucks are similar to the big dawg U-Haul trucks built off one ton + truck frames. I`ve already spoke to a friend of mine that does some mobile detailing as a side job and he would be willing to help me. The closest I`ve done to "fleet" work is detailing a few speed demons for a local tuner shop (maybe 3-4 in a day) and honestly my rig is not set-up for this kind of work. However, with the help of my friend and his set-up I think we could knock them all out in one day. The only reason I am considering this prospect is because the client wants them done twice a month on a Sunday which would not interfere with my "normal" scheduling so the money would be an added bonus to my bottom line. I also know that I would be able to get MANY new private clients from this job (they are located in a very well populated and busy industrial park). My question to everyone is what do you think I should quote him for all nine trucks? Bear in mind that he wants these trucks done twice a month and that after the first visit they will be strictly exterior work. Also note that I will have to split the money...something I NEVER have to do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mike :cool:
Well...this is a bit unusual for me. I`ve been mobile since 2002 and doing exclusively private work from that time. Today I received a call from a prospective client that saw me out on a job site. He is a truck manager for a moving company and has nine 26` moving trucks that he was curious about getting washed. There would be no interior cleaning (except for the very first visit in which he requested a vacuum, panel wipe down and glass cleaning) but just a good exterior wash and tire dressing for all nine trucks. These trucks are similar to the big dawg U-Haul trucks built off one ton + truck frames. I`ve already spoke to a friend of mine that does some mobile detailing as a side job and he would be willing to help me. The closest I`ve done to "fleet" work is detailing a few speed demons for a local tuner shop (maybe 3-4 in a day) and honestly my rig is not set-up for this kind of work. However, with the help of my friend and his set-up I think we could knock them all out in one day. The only reason I am considering this prospect is because the client wants them done twice a month on a Sunday which would not interfere with my "normal" scheduling so the money would be an added bonus to my bottom line. I also know that I would be able to get MANY new private clients from this job (they are located in a very well populated and busy industrial park). My question to everyone is what do you think I should quote him for all nine trucks? Bear in mind that he wants these trucks done twice a month and that after the first visit they will be strictly exterior work. Also note that I will have to split the money...something I NEVER have to do.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Mike :cool: