There are many reasons to clean trucks and not all of them are so they look pretty. Sure the companies wish to maintain their image with the public and the authorities to get fewer citations for sparkling equipment, but there are must more serious considerations to think on with regards to Truck Washing. For instance a critical consideration is Bio Hazard Cleaning and the Environmental considerations, which take place if trucks are not cleaned.

One industry, which seems to be rapidly expanding due to these issues is the truck wash equipment industry. Currently such truckwash systems are being used by the military and also maybe used to remove bio-contaminants if need be or god forbid nuclear fallout from an attack on allies over seas. Then at home we must consider the Noxious Weed Programs; you see you just cannot allow non-indigenous seeds, weeds or pathogens to be transported on the undercarriages of trucks to another area across the country. It plays hell on the eco-system from man-made travel. Then there are always concerns of bio-weapon remediation, volcanic debris and just plain dust and grime.

http://www.interclean.com/InterClean/List/bio/

All these things make automated truck wash systems important these days. The Truck Wash Equipment Manufacturers must consider all these factors as they work to develop better robotic systems to serve the needs of our civilization here and abroad. Think on this in 2006.

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