box truck image

I am still wrestling with the issue of which vehicle would work best for me. For those running in small cities or rural areas, what image does a box truck give you? If you hired a company to do work at your house, what is your reaction to seeing a box truck pull up instead of a van? Do you suddenly expect a "big business" experience where they are about to pressure you in sales and attack your house like concert roadies?

First impressions matter and I am just wondering what is the first impression given by a box truck over a van or even a trailer?

the only thing people really care about is clean and it does not leak fluids all over their drive way.

most customers who have a look inside my truck notice how organised I am.

clean organised truck of any kind is all they care about.

Too many cleaners get in this trap of man I have to have this wrap new truck just so it looks good to all the other busybody cleaners on the net.

Most of the wraps on trucks any trucks is the ego of the owner most of the time you cant even tell what the truck is about till close and then it's kind of hard to understand. Hey but it looks cool to all the bulletin board guys

there is nothing wrong with clean and white

My first impression as a customer would be, "Were in the heck are they going to park that monster."

As a cleaner. " I'm glad I don't have a box truck I wouldn't be able to park anywhere near this customers house.

As a motorist, " Wow that's a cool looking Billboard that Carper Cleaning Company has."

I think customers expect a van. They have been conditioned that way. I don't necessarily think a box truck is a bad thing. Impressions do matter and parking space I think would be the main concern.

I have had just about every thing I had the box truck Isuzu npr it was too big sold it

went to van then went to an extended van which I still have

now I have a cube truck love takes up no more space than the e350 extended
(bonus most drive thru's it will not fit so I am loosing weight)



parking lots the cube fits driveways it fits I would not go longer than a 10 foot cube



this just to damn big
you might get a few more oooooooo and ahhhhhhhhhhhhhs from the bulletin board crowd.



this is how the Ryder truck looked when I bought it I only paid 2500 dollars for yes I did have to put another grand into but really worth it
look around for these things you can buy for very good prices. Darn I should have kept the flames.

Funny you would post that right now, I just got through looking at an NPR here local. It did look like it would be a little big for me as well. A lot of the apartments that I service have narrow and short parking areas...I barely get a van to fit.

I did see a nice cube for sale local with a tommy lift, but it had a 10 foot tall box which seems silly...probably drives like sailboat.

10 foot high is too much 8 foot is just right

what you wont like about the Isuzu is the repair bills those things are expensive to work on

just start checking out craigs list like 100 to 300 miles from your local

I found my cube van by accident I was just driving by and saw it was not even planning on buying another truck.

ODIN wrote:10 foot high is too much 8 foot is just right

what you wont like about the Isuzu is the repair bills those things are expensive to work on

just start checking out craigs list like 100 to 300 miles from your local

I found my cube van by accident I was just driving by and saw it was not even planning on buying another truck.

I've heard the same thing (expensive repairs) about the Sprinters...parts are even hard to get through the dealers. I really like the cube idea with a powered lift.

Great insight Terry, thanks for the inside trader knowledge

oh and BTW the customer dont care about your van, TM, wand, water temp, you get the point. They just want you to meet the present need at that moment. Clean is good though.

Sometimes we over think things when addressing items our clients care about, most of them are on the side of things that matter to us not the client. That why we have these FREAK boards.   

Ryan S wrote:oh and BTW the customer dont care about your van, TM, wand, water temp, you get the point.  They just want you to meet the present need at that moment.  Clean is good though.  

Sometimes we over think things when addressing items our clients care about, most of them are on the side of things that matter to us not the client.  That why we have these FREAK boards.    

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