To further enhance offerings to professional drivers, fleet managers and RV drivers, Love’s Travel Stops announced plans to offer truck wash services at select travel stops and Speedco locations. According to Love’s, the 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 in the industry.
Locations are now open in Harrisonville, Missouri and Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, and Love’s anticipates opening additional truck washes soon in Hazen and Prescott, Arkansas, along with several more in the next two years.
“Love’s was founded on innovation and thinking differently, so starting this new service is an exciting initiative that gets customers back on the road quickly,” said Shane Wharton, president of Love’s. “We listened to our customers on this new offer. The convenience of being able to fuel, wash their truck, park and go inside all in one location is convenient and ideal for our professional drivers, as well as our RV customers.”
The process starts with the driver pulling up to the designated truck wash bay, selecting their service and pulling the vehicle into the bay. The driver parks and remains in the vehicle, and the automatic three-brush rollover system starts the process of high-pressure washing. The system moves over the vehicle using strategically placed sensors, pressure-washing sprayers and rotary brushes to deliver remarkable cleaning power.
Even though the process is automated, Love’s expects local job growth as a result of this added service. Love’s attendants oversee each wash to address problem areas and to ensure high-quality wash performance. Professional drivers can earn and spend My Love Rewards points at all truck wash locations.
If convenience retailers are thinking about adding a car wash to an existing site or looking into new-build locations that would incorporate a car wash, NACS published a free white paper on the current landscape of car washes, “Leveraging Car Wash Potential in Convenience Retail.”
According to the paper, operating a car wash is a high-margin, low-labor venture for convenience retailers, and interest in tunnel washes is growing among convenience retailers with available space, particularly at new-build locations.