Leo Rousseau was the owner and operator of a steel foundry in Detroit, headquarters of the American automobile industry. By the 1940s,...

STEPHEN WADE

PresidentOasis Car Wash Systems

EducationBachelor of Science and Technology, Pittsburg State University

Stephen Wade...

We occasionally provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA Executive Director Gus Trantham and veteran commercial...

If you’re not already using personality assessments for the employees in your company, you may be ignoring a tool that could provide a...

Curious about this weekend’s weather? Go on; look it up. We’ll be here when you get back.

So that only took a minute, you say. But those...

We asked futurist John Mahaffie to take a stab at what car washing might look like in 2025. Here’s just one man’s view:

Imagine it’s...

We had a wonderful time with many of you in Chicago earlier this spring at The Car Wash Show 2014. While this year’s event was down...

Ken Osburn knew the potential of a self-serve car wash, but he did not know much about the day-to-day operations — or if he had the...

Queenborough Services

Isle of Sheppey, Kent, U.K.

In this edition of “Take A Tour,” our exploration of car washes across the globe...

Champ,

I’m struggling with where to put my money when it comes to advertising. Seems like everybody is in the digital space these days. So...

Jerry Miller opened his first full-service car wash in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1989. When the former ICA president was preparing to start...

Eric Barke

BarkeWare, LLC, (dba The Farmington Car Wash), Farmington, Minn.

Q: How did you get into the business?

A: I was looking to...