I want to start a truck detailing business

If you love trucks and 18-wheelers, then maybe you’d like to get into the truck detailing business. It might sound like a bit of fun detailing a big rig like you would a car, but believe it or not, it can be a lucrative business.

It will not be an easy business due to the size and shape of the vehicle, but there are many trucks on the road and they need to be cleaned. There are two types of truck detailing clients for a truck detailing business; there is the independent long haul trucker like BJ and The Bear and there is the used truck wholesaler who details the customer who owns a truck lot with new or used trucks or sometimes both.

The independent trucker is a dying breed, yet you’ll spend a lot of money to polish your aluminum fuel tanks and all that shiny chrome. The truck dealer customer is much different as they are looking for a low price and will send you a lot of work. They need those good looking trucks to put on their truck sales lot so they sell fast. They may bring you three to six trucks per day if you are a high volume truck dealer.

These customers will want to reclaim the interiors, degrease the chassis and get the paint looking like new. They’ll also want aluminum and chrome to shine like there’s no tomorrow. But for this you can charge them $600 and now you are beginning to see why the truck detailing business can be so lucrative. But keep in mind that it is not an easy business as it is very labor intensive. However, a truck detailing business is on the list of the top 10 small businesses you can start in trucking. So, consider this in 2006.