If this subject was taken to it's logical conclusion, it's reasonable to say that, the newest technology, ie, the latest method of doing something that provides the highest productivety, is the only way to go and any one failing to comply will fail.
Fortunately, this is not the case and if it was, then you would be abandoning your t/m's and using the machines / methods, which would return the highest profit.
After all and strictly from a business point of view, it would be foolish to ignore the system or method ; -
That provides the highest productivety - which returns the highest return on investment - which gives you the MOST MONEY for each hour you work ( the reason for being in business )
Now, if you could reduce your costs still further ( retaining more profit ) by using a smaller vehicle. Would that not be fantastic ?
Just think. You would find parking an absolute doddle.
Now, what if you could do away with trailing hoses, no more worry about the potential damage claims.
What if you could do away with the need to lug around massive amounts of water ?
In other words and remember we are talking about the principles of running a business, the objective being MAXIMUM RETURN ON INVESTMENT.
There has been a growth in the US and Canada over the past 3 years of a method which answers most of the above and gives huge CUSTOMER SATISFACTION with excellent results and very quick drying times.
From a business pointof view, it seems incredible that anyone could ignore such a method.
Sure, in terms of HWE the TM is king, but in terms of profitability and THAT'S WHAT RUNNING A BUSINESS IS ABOUT another better, more advanced, greener, alternative, has been developed and is being adopted by more operators each year, because it works and does what it claims to do.
I know some people have played around with it and some just don't believe in it, but , if I were coming into this industry and fully understood th realities of business, ther would be one system at the top of my agenda.
But then, what do I know ?