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Contactless Payments for Car Washes: Operator Guide | D&S
Contactless Payments for Car Washes: What Operators Should Know A customer is ready to wash their car—but the pay station only accepts coins, and they don’t have any. At an unattended wash, that extra step can be enough to lose the sale. Contactless payments for car washes give customers another way to pay quickly, whether […]
Self-Serves Provide Advantage and Opportunity
Discover how self-serve car washes can lean into their merits and use systems like the D&S IQ Self Wash and Mini Stack Pump Units to enhance their efficiency and versatility. The Benefits of Self-Serve Car Wash Systems In the ever-evolving landscape of the car wash industry, self-serve car wash systems can present a compelling alternative […]
Why Attending Trade Shows Boosts Your Business
See the Latest Equipment and Technology Owners and operators who attend trade shows get an unparalleled opportunity to make educated business decisions based on what they observe in real time. For those who are considering upgrading their systems, integrating new technology, or building new locations, seeing equipment firsthand provides invaluable insights that can’t be gained […]
Leadership Transition at D&S Car Wash Supply: Welcoming Ryan Beaty as President and CEO
Published: September 5, 2025 Leadership Update Overview D&S Car Wash Supply, a leading manufacturer of innovative car wash systems and the parent company of WashCard Systems, is excited to announce an important update to its executive leadership team. Effective October 1, 2025, Ryan Beaty will join D&S Car Wash Supply as President, with a planned […]
WashCard Added on Meters
WashCard Payment Systems to Become ‘Standard Equipment” for D&S Self-Serve Meters WashCard Systems was acquired by D&S Car Wash Supply in early April 2024, benefiting customers of both companies. In the first major move of this acquisition, WashCard Systems announced that D&S has made the decision to offer WashCard All-Access Payment Systems as “standard equipment” […]
Bluebird Truck Wash
Bluebird Truck Wash – Caldwell, ID Big Advantages for Bluebird When new owners John Michael Fery and Dominick Fery acquired the former Bay Wash of Idaho, they promptly closed the business…temporarily. Then, with the experienced team of D&S Distributor, Midwest Equipment Sales in an integral role, they embarked on a project to extensively remodel, […]
Giant Truck Wash
Giant Truck Wash – Tilbury, ON Canada A Giant Step Up for The Giant Truck Wash Considered the longest North American expressway operated without tolls by a single highway authority, the MacDonald Cartier Freeway (Highway 401) stretches 820 km (509 mi) through Canada’s richest economic region. From Windsor on the US border to the Ontario-Quebec […]
Big Boys Truck Wash
Big Business in store for Big Boys After an initial fine-tuning phase, this ground-up, 3 bay truck wash celebrated its official Grand Opening with much fanfare on July 21, 2024. At its highly visible location to significant truck traffic, Big Boys made a splash with a festive day-long event, gladly attended by a host of […]
IQ System hits 50 million total washes
From its introduction in 2011to nearly 1,000 systems today, the IQ brand has been synonymous with continuous car wash innovation. The IQ marked a bold advance in the In Bay Automatic category, beginning with revolutionary 3-D vehicle scanning technology, high efficiency electronics and remote enabled management. This week the IQ fleet of Soft Touch, Touch […]