RIVERSIDE, CA – Complete Coach Works (CCW) is pleased to announce it was awarded a contract from Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) to completely rebuild six low floor buses to help provide exceptional service to DART’s customers.
The 60 foot low floor articulated buses will replace high floor buses and include newly installed ramps, remanufactured power trains, transmissions, engines, brakes and will be equipped with two ADA compliant wheelchair positions.
“This is a really exciting project because the improved ADA accessibility will deliver better satisfaction with new ramps that make onboarding and off boarding easy, safe and fast,” said CCW’s Regional Sales Manager Jay Raber.
Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority is the transportation provider for Polk County operating fixed route, paratransit and RideShare vanpool service. In FY 2014, DART provided over 4.7 million rides with a fleet of 150 buses and 94 RideShare vanpool vans.
Complete Coach Works is the largest U.S. bus remanufacturing and rehabilitation company and the leading provider of a vast array of transportation solutions with over 28 years of dedicated service in the transportation industry. CCW a pioneer in the business and strives to continually provide cleaner air through innovative design and engineering resulting in the world’s first and only remanufactured all-electric battery powered bus. Developed exclusively by CCW, the ZEPS technology was integrated in order to provide customers an affordable route to eco-friendly transportation, potentially revolutionizing the transportation industry while supporting the environment for future generations. Regardless of how small or large the job, CCW provides an exceptionally experienced team of over 350 experts, committed to customer service and satisfaction.
For more information, please contact Celeste Casas at (800) 287-7253 or e-mail [email protected]
RIVERSIDE, CA – Complete Coach Works (CCW) is pleased to announce it has begun the delivery of 21 rehabilitated Zero Emission Propulsion System (ZEPS) powered electric buses to Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (IndyGo).
As the world’s first and only of its kind, the remanufactured ZEPS buses are rebuilt with lightweight flooring, lightweight seats, low resistance tires, energy-efficient heating and cooling to ensure a range of 130 miles on a single battery charge. Each 40 foot electric bus carries 36 seated passengers plus standees and is equipped with air operated doors, brakes, suspension, hydraulic power-steering, stainless steel bike racks and LED lighting.
“With the industry’s current drive towards developing efficient green technology, it is exciting to be able to provide transportation agencies a way to double their fleets or reduce their purchasing cost to half, both within the same budget,” said CCW Vice President Richard Sullivan.
The ZEPS powered buses create significant life cycle carbon savings by eliminating activities involved in manufacturing a new bus. CCW’s clean all-electric ZEPS drive system replaces the original drive system on existing traditional diesel buses, resulting in operational savings that benefit the environment. IndyGo will receive what will be the country’s largest remanufactured electric fleet at a fraction of the cost, helping the Indianapolis residents and visitors reach their destinations on cutting edge, clean technology vehicles.
ZEPS electric buses also:
Reduce the nation’s reliance on foreign oil
Use electricity from the grid, a renewable energy source
Serve as a viable alternative to fossil fuels
Eliminate hazardous waste and reduce air pollution
“This project is coming at a time when our ridership is at a record high, with over 10 million trips in 2014. The project is another opportunity to show the forward thinking and progressive work being done, creating more interest in public transportation,” said Mike Birch, Chief Operating Officer at IndyGo.
With recent recognition by the South Coast Air Quality Management District for Advancement of Air Pollution Technology and by BusCon for Best Green Initiative, CCW is confident the ZEPS powered buses will pave the way and advance the goals of transportation providers to protect their communities and the environment.
Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation is an Indiana-based municipal public transit corporation providing more than 10 million trips in Marion County on 31 local routes with 155 buses in its fleet.
Complete Coach Works is the largest U.S. bus remanufacturing and rehabilitation company and the leading provider of a vast array of transportation solutions with over 28 years of dedicated service in the transportation industry. Not only is CCW a pioneer in the business, but continually strives to provide cleaner air through innovative design and engineering resulting in the world’s first and only remanufactured all-electric battery powered bus. Developed exclusively by CCW, the ZEPS technology was integrated in order to provide customers an affordable route to eco-friendly transportation, potentially revolutionizing the transportation industry while supporting the environment for future generations. Regardless of how small or large the job, CCW provides an exceptionally experienced team of over 350 experts, committed to customer service and satisfaction. For more information about the ZEPS electric bus and other services, please visit www.CompleteCoach.com/electric-bus.
RIVERSIDE, CA – Complete Coach Works (CCW) is proud to announce and welcome Thomas Hoskins as the company’s Production Manager. With over 12 years of unique experience and expertise in leadership and mechanical repair, Thomas will continue to build his success with CCW, the nation’s leading bus remanufacturing company.
In 2003, Thomas began as a Lead Service Technician for Motor Coach Industries (MCI) and was promoted to Shop Supervisor in 2007 and then again to Operations Manager in 2013. At MCI, he gained a wealth of knowledge and experience providing excellent productivity and customer satisfaction by supervising all maintenance personnel, productions, services and resources. He also initiated strategies to ensure customer retention and drive revenue growth.
Thomas joins CCW as Production Manager to continue CCWs commitment to providing its customers with a vast array of transportation solutions, ensuring production remains safe, efficient and on time.
“I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to the leadership team at CCW for this amazing opportunity,” said Hoskins. “I’m eager to contribute to such a stellar organization.”
Complete Coach Works is the largest U.S. bus remanufacturing and rehabilitation company and the leading provider of a vast array of transportation solutions with over 28 years of dedicated service in the transportation industry. Located on a fifteen acre facility in Riverside, Calif. as well as an Alameda, Calif. facility, featuring state of the art equipment and employing 350 technicians and staff, Complete Coach Works performs emission retrofits, CNG conversions, bus remanufacturing, wheelchair lift installations and accident and fire damage repair. Regardless of how small or large the job, CCW provides an exceptionally experienced team of experts, committed to customer service and satisfaction.
Complete Coach Works has received a contract with the Indianapolis Transportation Agency to convert 21 diesel buses into non-emission electric vehicles.
“Next year, it will be the largest fleet in the Unites States of electric buses running around in the country,” said Dale Carson, president of Complete Coach Works.
But before the car can become a zero-emission vehicle, everything from the engine, to the tires, to the metal flooring must go. Once the bus is gutted, it will take two months to transform the diesel burning engine bus into an all-electric zero-emission propulsion system vehicle.
Complete Coach Works has been rebuilding used buses at its plant off Spruce Street for more than 29 years. But it is now winning recognition for turning old polluters into zero-emission models.
The company got a big boost this spring when it won a $12.2 million contract from the Indianapolis transit agency to turn 22 worn-out diesel buses into clean electric vehicles.
“We are really excited,” said Justin Scalzi, an account manager for the company during a tour of company’s facilities in October. “Once we have these buses out on the road in Indiana, the other transit agencies will realize that we are the real thing.”
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