Onsite on demand oil change anywhere anytime?

$330 US is equal to $478 CDN so that is not that bad for onsite.
OP stated it is in Canada now and may soon expand to the US. Speedco and Wingfoot are not available in Canada and therefore are not in the equation.

 

Didn’t like the feedback, unlikely a regular contributor.

Thanks for real world thoughts, people.

 

What I would like done is this. When I'm at a dock more than 2 hours, at the 2:01 mark I'd like you to come dump my oil right on their pavement. No need to reclaim it. Just need new oil and filters done promptly and I'm good.

Charge what you want, I would bill the customer anyway.

 

Agreed on the 1 to 10 truck fleet. I’d be interested an that’s where I fall. All of my equipment comes back to the yard on the weekends and we have mobile washing come out every 2 to 3 weeks.

Yes, great point.

At the OP, I’d be interested like I said. I change every 20k, much more frequent then larger fleets or some owner ops. I’d say smaller the company or operator, more often they change.

 

how does oil destroy asphalt? it made of oil an rocks

 

I see this kind of service in the oilfield sometimes. Might look for large construction projects with lots of equipment. It's a lot more inconvenient for them to get a PM done than an OTR trucker.

 

Not sure why, but oil and fuel breaks down whatever holds asphalt together. Next time you're at a TA which have the worst parking lots in the world, look at an empty spot where the engine would normally be. The surface of the asphalt is probably eaten up. Eventually if you don't reseal it, it will crack. That's why they put cement pads around the fuel islands.

 

As mentioned earlier this won’t happen at a truck stop , they would chase you off they’re property. As far as small fleets at their location , you have a better shot , but you’ll be the last one to get paid. Make sure you keep a tight schedule on getting paid , 30 days becomes 45 days and so on . The cost of oil filters labor , liability . Oil and oil filter are one thing, start changing fuel filters and have trucks not starting because of lost prime, bad check valves etc and now you have to be a little mechanically inclined. I know experienced diesel mechanics that hate doing pm’s on Paccar engines because they are a pain in the ### . It’s also pretty physically demanding doing oil changes and greasing trucks onsite , versus over an oil pit in a shop. Greasing one truck sucks , try doing 10 crawling around under greasy grimy muddy trucks. It’s not pleasant work, and a young healthy guy will hate it , an older guy will not last long. Now your talking tire rotation ? good luck finding reliable labor and making a profit after expenses. The major chains get big discounts on oil and filters and make money on doing volume and finding labor will always be a problem, the work is dirty grimy work.
I know a few guys who’ve tried this as a stand alone business as a one man band and didn’t last , they went back to doing road service and repairs , more profitable in the end . Still hard work, but more profitable.

 

Now that you mention this, yes i have seen this,kinda thought it was salt related.good call