Stories Archive
Emerging Leaders - Zach Klein
July 5, 2017
3 minute Read
Zach Klein, store manager for the Charlie’s Fast Lube location in Sparta, Illinois, realized early on that cars were where he wanted to be....
Read MoreProfile - Leon Buchanan, RapidWash Express
January 2, 2017
5 minute Read
In the bayside suburb of Aspendale Gardens, outside of Melbourne, Australia, Leon Buchanan makes it easy for locals to keep their cars...
Read MoreProfile - Carol Davis, 4th Avenue Car Wash
January 2, 2017
2 minute Read
Carol Davis enjoys people and she loves cars. Currently vice president of 4th Avenue Car Wash in Columbus, Georgia, she got into the...
Read MoreBlast from the Past - Spring 2017
January 2, 2017
2 minute Read
We provide excerpts from The Great American Car Wash Story. Former ICA Executive Director Gus Trantham and veteran commercial writer John...
Read MoreProfile - Dave Edwards, The Car Wash on Hamlin Hwy.
January 2, 2017
6 minute Read
Dave edwards and his wife, barbara, had always talked about owning their own business. Both are in the construction management industry in...
Read MoreProfile - Brooke Long, Innoplast
January 2, 2017
2 minute Read
As sales manager for Innoplast, Brooke Long brings a strong customer-service focus to the manufacturer of vehicle and facility protection...
Read MoreProfile - Meaghan Rae, MISTER CAR WASH
January 2, 2017
4 minute Read
Meaghan Rae decided to apply for work at Mister Car Wash back in 2003 after driving by the store on Broadway in Boise, Idaho, and noticing...
Read MoreWash Ideas - Spring 2017
January 2, 2017
3 minute Read
Over the many recordings of Washideas.com, hooks, chains and pits have remained a favorite topic of some of our aging interviewees. Many...
Read MoreProfile - Keith Caldwell, CCSI International Inc
January 2, 2017
3 minute Read
When he graduated from Ashford University in 2009, Keith Caldwell went to work for his alma mater. But, he couldn’t quite shake a quote...
Read MoreShift In Consumer Usage Brings Opportunity
January 1, 2017
3 minute Read
Since 1996, International Car Wash Association has conducted national consumer research to unearth business-building consumer and industry...
Read MoreOmnichannel and Retailtainment
January 1, 2017
8 minute Read
In 2017 and beyond, successful businesses will showcase bold, innovative approaches to personalize and elevate every aspect of the...
Read MoreWashing Autonomous Vehicles
January 1, 2017
4 minute Read
Fully autonomous Uber cars are being tested in Pittsburgh and Arizona. Street-based “people pods” are running in London. Every major...
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