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Cleanliness in the transport sector: commercial vehicles, logistics centers and warehouses always washed and clean

Written by Comet | Feb 23, 2021 11:48:13 AM

Washing trucks, trailers and containers, cleaning warehouses and outdoor yards: for a company dealing with logistics, cleanliness and order are essential and require many different operations. The most versatile and effective tools to carry them out are professional pressure washers, scrubber dryers and sweepers.

Washing trucks, trailers and containers, cleaning warehouses and outdoor yards: for a company dealing with logistics, cleanliness and order are essential and require many different operations. The most versatile and effective tools to carry them out are professional pressure washers, scrubber dryers and sweepers.

There are many interventions, in fact, that can be performed with these professional cleaning machines: in this article we will see what they are and find out what advantages these machines can provide.

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Mistakenly, people think that cleanliness is the last priority for those who work with large commercial vehicles and who have to move pallets and boxes of goods in warehouses. On the contrary, cleanliness is crucial both to keep the vehicles in good order and avoid breakdowns, by washing them periodically, and to safeguard the quality of the products transported and stored in logistics centers.

CLEANING COMMERCIAL VEHICLES WITH THE PRESSURE WASHER

Commercial vehicles, such as trucks, vans, lorries and minivans, require constant cleaning in order to remove all those residues that a long journey leaves on windows, bodywork, lights, mirrors, rims, steel parts, plastic casings, tarpaulins, bodies and various compartments. Dust, mud, insects and various other types of dirt, if not removed, can damage paintwork and materials and reduce visibility, as well as causing malfunctions and costly repairs.

The best choice is a professional or semi-professional pressure washer specifically dedicated to the cleaning of commercial vehicles. A flexible tool, usable for all vehicles, easy to use and able to clean thoroughly even the most difficult parts such as the underbody and hooks of trailers. The pressure washer, in fact, is an indispensable tool for washing the underside of vehicles and dissolve any accumulation of sand, salt and soil as well as preventing any risk of corrosion. A convenient tool, easy to carry, resistant and durable, able to optimize the use of water and detergents while respecting the environment.

Using a pressure washer, any driver or simple maintenance worker can wash the exterior of the truck or van without any particular effort and with effective results, and without the risk of damaging the vehicles. Among the few precautions to be complied with, for example, is that of not using a powerful jet close to the joints between the seals and bodywork, to avoid water seeping onto the most worn parts.

THE RIGHT ACCESSORIES TO WASH YOUR COMPANY VEHICLES AT THEIR BEST

 Commercial vehicle cleaning is made possible by a special set of accessories, which allow professional and semi-professional pressure washers to remove dirt effectively.

These accessories include:

  • water dispensing guns with swivel fittings or extensions that make washing easier;
  • long hose extensions to easily reach every point of the vehicle, even the hoods of the tallest trucks;
  • wide-jet lances and targeted spray nozzles to clean from the big side to the small crevice;
  • rotating brushes, to use on bodyworks and windows;
  • high pressure lances, angled lances or lances dedicated to underbody washing;
  • foaming lances with flow regulator, to allow the best dosage of detergent;

If you also have to deal with smog, oily residues and sometimes even organic waste, the best choice is a hot water pressure washer: these models, thanks to an integrated boiler, produce water at high temperature capable of removing even the most difficult grease. This makes it possible, even when used in combination with detergents, to thoroughly clean the inside of tanks and trailers, for greater hygiene when transporting foodstuffs or live animals.

Furthermore, even the carpets and mats of the driver's cabin or sleeper berth, if removable, can be washed and sanitized with the jet of the hot water pressure washer or with the addition of sanitizing detergents.

CLEANING OF LOGISTICS CENTERS AND WAREHOUSES

 Cleanliness is also an essential component within logistics centers, where it is necessary to safeguard the quality of the products passing through them.

To maintain a high level of hygiene and cleanliness inside warehouses, it is advisable to use a scrubber dryer, either push or ride-on series, depending on the space available.

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As for outdoor spaces, such as movement areas, cargo areas and outdoor yards, a sweeper is needed to remove debris and coarse dirt. As with the scrubber dryers, the choice is between a ride-on or push model depending on the size of the area to be swept.

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For both scrubber dryers and sweepers, there is a wide range of models that allow cleaning in a short time and which are easy to use even by unskilled workers. Efficiency and savings are the watchwords.

In addition to the Floor Care products mentioned above, however, the use of a pressure washer is also essential in movement and storage areas. In these work areas, there is no shortage of crushed stone, mud, tire tracks and oil stains that can become a cause of injury to operators or damage to goods in storage.

With a professional or semi-professional pressure washer, easy to maneuver and move even in the smallest spaces, you can clean rooms and surfaces in a short time, leaving behind the effort to be made with brooms, rags and mops. The only precautions to be taken are not to use the jet of water on electrical components and to avoid the use of pressure washers with internal combustion engines in enclosed spaces, where exhaust gases cannot have an adequate air circulation.