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fleet owners the tools to think ahead and begin planning to move
as quickly as possible when health professionals give us the
green light to get rolling.”
The new CLEANS program demonstrates the company’s focus
on customer needs and moreover its nimble flexibility in bringing
new solutions to market quickly. ABC CLEANS offers a variety of
options that can work with the widest possible range of coach
brands and models currently in service, as well as new Van Hool
equipment.
“The immediacy of addressing customer needs and issues
cannot be understated,” said Roman Cornell, president and
chief commercial officer, ABC Companies. “Our focus is on
creating viable solutions that can be easily adapted, installed and
removed, but most importantly ready to go now. Ultimately, we
want to get passengers onto our customer’s coaches as quickly
as possible, and creating an environment they feel comfortable
traveling in is key.”
Most of the CLEANS suite of products can be retrofit on
existing equipment (most major brands) or specified on new Van
Hool motorcoach orders and include the following product and
service categories:
Interior sanitization/disinfection
• Electrostatic fogging with solutions also used in commercial
airlines providing up to a 99.994-percent reduction in Virus
Control including the Human Coronavirus
• Fogging service conducted by ABC on-site or at a
customer location
• Disinfectant electrostatic fogger units will also be available later
through ABC
HVAC purification systems
• MERV 13 rated cabin filters capable of capturing particles
between 1 and 5 micrometers and smaller
• UV light HVAC disinfection system which eliminates 90 percent
of microbial contaminants after 10 minutes of exposure and 99
percent after one hour
• Factory-installed HEPA filtration system which can capture 99.9
percent of Particles (bacteria, fungi and larger viruses or
virus clumps)
Passenger / driver contact partitions and personal
hygiene stations
• Driver partitions ranging from full enclosures to temporary clear
protective barriers
• Passenger protection shields including permanently mounted
clear partitions and removable temporary shields
• Hand sanitizer stations which can be mounted at
multiple locations
The branded CLEANS program will continue to grow as
new products are added to the portfolio based on emerging
technologies and customer needs. With decals, seals and videos
designed to remind drivers and passengers of their carriers’
commitment to their well-being, motorcoach operators can focus
on getting passengers back on board.
“We are eager to help get our industry rolling again and believe
that our CLEANS initiatives can provide a much-needed level of
confidence for passengers, drivers and owners that can get us
all moving in the right direction again,” said Dane Cornell, chief
executive office, ABC Companies.
ABC CLEANS products are arriving at ABC Companies
locations now, many of which can be found in the Parts Source
online parts store. For more information, details and pricing,
contact an ABC account manager.
To help ensure a safe and clean environment, Nova Bus is offering new features
with its vehicles.
Nova Bus offers new products to
promote safety and cleanliness
onboard public transit vehicles
Nova Bus, a leading North American transit bus manufacturer, is
offering a number of new products to its customers to enhance safety,
cleanliness and security onboard its public transportation vehicles, as
operations gradually resume across several of its sites.
“As operations gradually restart in our North American facilities,
our teams have been diligently working on new products and sanitary
solutions to support our customers during these unprecedented
times,” said Martin Larose, vice president and general manager, Nova
Bus. “Working in collaboration with health authorities, operators and
industry associations, we recognized that it was essential to provide
solutions that will allow our customers to operate as safely as possible
in this new reality.”
To help ensure a safe and clean environment, Nova Bus is offering
features such as:
• 24-month parts warranty for parts installed within its service
center network
• LFS driver barrier to provide operators with extra protection
• Safety alert decals
• Seat indications for social distancing
• Implementation of APTA cleaning procedures to help operators clean
and disinfect vehicles as well as protect drivers and passengers
In addition, Nova Bus service and distribution centers remain open
and operational. Their teams of technicians continue to ensure a
quick response to customers’ repair needs all the while supporting
operators to clean and disinfect vehicles following industry procedures
as well as to protect drivers and passengers. A contact free pickup
parts service is also offered at our service centers with parts
warehouses to help minimize interaction and provide customers with
the parts they need.
“Our service center network is committed to providing customers
with industry-leading services, and the manufacturing expertise they
rightfully deserve during these difficult times,” said Guy French, vice
president and general manager for services, Nova Bus. “Enhancing
safety and cleanliness onboard our transit vehicles is key to ensuring
our customers have the peace of mind they need to maintain daily
service for passengers.”
For more information on these new features, visit the Customer
Service website at http://novabus.com/parts_and_service/ or
contact the Service Center in your region.
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