By: Anthony Analetto
Originally Published in AutoLaundry Magazine
Interview with Tim Jones, Owner of Champion Car Wash in Nashville, Tennessee
“If a man
does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a
different drummer.”
Henry David
Thoreau
Elimination of labor has been the battle cry of
nearly every carwash operator I know for as long as I can remember. This
passion has inspired equipment innovation and made automated kiosks a prevalent
feature at many locations. Our industry has created self-serve carwashes and
24-hour unmanned in-bay automatics. Most new tunnel washes opening are either
express-exterior or flex-serves, designed to minimize labor. And the
traditional full-serve carwash, with its substantial labor requirement, has
fallen from grace for most new investors. Now let’s meet Tim Jones, the owner
of Champion Car Wash in Nashville, Tennessee.
