Vehicle wash system with belt conveyor and beltless rollers

A vehicle wash system comprising:

• a tunnel having a length extending between an entrance opening and an exit opening;
• a vehicle wash path extending along the length of the tunnel;
• a conveyor extending along the vehicle wash path, wherein the conveyor is driven by a motor to cause a vehicle to be washed to move along the vehicle wash path;
• a beltless roller deck substantially parallel to the conveyor and separated from the conveyor by a distance sized such that the conveyor can receive a first tire of the vehicle to be washed and the beltless roller deck can receive a second tire of the vehicle to be washed, wherein the beltless roller deck comprises a plurality of idler rollers, wherein each idler roller rotates in response to a vehicle load pressing against the idler roller, and wherein any idler roller that is not under said vehicle load does not substantially rotate as the vehicle traverses the vehicle wash path;
• and wash equipment disposed along the sides and overhead of the vehicle wash path,
• wherein the vehicle to be washed enters the tunnel through the entrance opening, is transported along the vehicle wash path, is cleaned as it progresses through the vehicle wash path by the wash equipment, and then exits the tunnel through the exit opening.