When it comes to Texas, many assume that the weather is sunny year-round, and cowboys are rounding up cattle in perfect temperatures. However, that’s far from the truth, especially in Central Texas areas like Austin, Bryan, College Station and Killeen. Rain, sleet, and (yes) even snow can rough up industrial equipment overnight. And even if the forecast is clear, folks who are running heavy machinery are still likely to get it dirty. Which is why industrial wash bays can come in handy, even in the driest of climates.
What is an industrial wash bay, and what industries need them?
Industrial wash bays are built for the toughest of tough equipment. These ain’t your momma’s car wash bays. Instead, they are top-of-the-line, larger units equipped specifically for larger vehicles. Industrial wash bays are specifically developed to clean vehicles in areas like mining and extraction, oil, dump trucks, backhoes, military service, and beyond. Whether you’re working in one of these fields or something else that requires oversized vehicles, you’ll need an industrial wash bay to keep your vehicles clean and running smoothly.
What should you look for in an industrial wash bay?
It’s not necessarily easy to find the right wash bay for your fleet. Like we tell clients on our site, “You need to consider the space you have to work with, the type of cleaning work you need to perform, your budget constraints, and the conditions where you’ll be working. There’s a lot to take into account when planning a cleaning system layout, truck washing station design, or wash bay installation.”
What are the benefits of an industrial wash bay?
Again, we have an answer for you: “A wash system will allow you to easily complete truck washing and wash equipment on site, with your own staff. Wash bay systems are easier to maintain than a stand-alone pressure washer, and [provide] highly efficient truck washing and equipment cleaning.”
The right wash bay makes it easy to clean for us to clean a number of vehicles:
Agricultural vehicles. Working the land – and with the animals on it – can be hard on your equipment. We have everything from pressure washers to sanitizers and disinfectants and much more to keep your farm operations clean.
Construction equipment. Tough equipment requires tough cleaning. Luckily, that’s easy for us. Our pressure washers help keep equipment clean, thus helping to keep your operations running effectively, efficiently and safely. With clean equipment, you can more easily detect oil leaks and repair needs – or you can just stay ahead of wear and tear with a clean vehicle.
And not only does a clean vehicle make for a safer trip for your drivers; it makes for safer road conditions for those in smaller cars. A clean construction vehicle reduces road hazards and liabilities – for example, trucks that are coated in thick mud/concrete could damage cars driving behind and cause serious hazards.
Commercial and educational transportation. Whether you’re hauling packages home for the holidays in an 18-wheeler, or taking children to school in a bus, it’s all precious cargo. Which is why it’s crucial to keep your fleet clear. Our Hotsy pressure washers help keep your vehicles sparkling clean – and safe. Additionally, clean fleets make for happy drivers, which leads to safer road conditions.
Oil and gas. Oil and gas equipment calls for unique needs – and we can meet them at Hotsy. Our pressure washing equipment serves up big power with little maintenance, and there’s no open flame used for heating, so you can feel safe on gas and oil fields. Not to mention, we have decades of experience with oil, gas and mining operations.
Military. As a veteran-owned business, we know the importance and value of our military partners. This is why we have offered a number of benefits to the men and women serving our country:
We have a fleet of rugged hot-water pressure washers that are ready to go at all times to serve our troops at Fort Hood, Lackland Air Force Base, Camp Mabry, and Camp Swift, just to name a few.
We offer all-inclusive, maintenance-free rental packages that provide soldiers with a reliable, ready-to-use solution to clean their equipment.
We negotiated a creative flexible contract for the 1st Cavalry Division that ensures a rugged, economical hot-water pressure washer in each motor pool.
We also provided the 4th Infantry Division with a fleet of portable hot-water pressure washers that enabled them to be operation-ready prior to deployment.
Healthcare. Aside from human talent, nothing is as important to the efficiency and life-saving skills of medical equipment as cleanliness. Whether you’re a small clinic or a large hospital, you know that your ambulance fleet needs to be pristine. At Hotsy Carlson, we offer disinfection using safe, green-yet-powerful sprayers and solutions, end-to-end air control systems that monitor and balance environments in real-time, and Covid-19 specific therapies that are proven and work for extended time periods – all while offering plans that stick within a range of budgets.
Food and winery services. It’s understandable that food service providers and wineries are held to strict standards of cleanliness. And Hotsy Carlson is here to help you focus on providing great service to your customers – not worry about whether or not your equipment is clean enough. We offer a full range of solutions designed to help your business run more efficiently, effectively and safely. Whether you’re running a food truck or need to ensure your delivery fleet is clean, our industrial wash bays can take care of it.
What sets Hotsy Carlson (and their industrial wash bays) apart?
We know that our industrial wash bays are the best in the business. As promised on our website, “A Hotsy wash bay is a complete vehicle wash system which includes a stationary pressure washer of your choice located remotely on the premises, with a trolley system of hoses and wands that allow multiple users to wash equipment and vehicles at the same time. The pressure washer is turned on and off by a remote control station, and is typically connected to existing power and heating sources.”
There is no simplicity in our business – at least when it comes to the machines themselves. Our industrial wash bays are top of the line, and function with enough power to give your vehicle a thorough clean, but with enough intuitive operating systems to make it easy for you.
