BUSRide Maintenance MAY-JUNE 2020 | Page 2

FROM THE EDITOR IN CHIEF Sustaining equipment through crisis I hope this letter fi nds you healthy and safe. This edition of BUSRide Maintenance focuses on solutions which increase the useable life of your vehicles and componentry. Inside this issue: • We cover Access Services, the paratransit provider for Los Angeles County, and its trial of the new RSX suspension system by MORryde. Access was a natural choice to trial system, which includes the MORryde RS rubber suspension; shock absorbers tuned to reduce tire hop in medium-duty buses; and a heavy-duty sway bar to improve cornering and reduce body roll. • Luxfer Gas Cylinders, a major supplier of hydrogen-power systems for transit bus and school bus applications, enhances the safety of its hydrogen fuel delivery systems and the effi ciency of producing them with an integral component – a tube fi tting that ensures leak-tight performance and streamlines system fabrication. Thank you for reading BUSRide Maintenance. busride.com VOLUME 10, NUMBER 3 Richard Tackett CEO / Editor in Chief [email protected] Judi Victor Publisher [email protected] Stephen Gamble Art Director [email protected] Mitch Larson Business & Accounting Manager [email protected] Skylar Griego Assistant Editor [email protected] Amy McCraken Senior Account Executive [email protected] Richard Tackett CEO / Editor in Chief MAY / JUNE 2020 | CONTENTS 8 ON THE COVER 8 > Offi cial BUSRide Maintenance Field Test: Access Services trials the RSX suspension by MORrde A publication of: For the customers of Access Services, the paratransit service for Los Angeles County’s 45 public fi xed-route transit operators, ride quality is of paramount importance FEATURES 14 > Enhancing hydrogen fuel delivery system safety and effi ciency Tube-fi tting selection ensures leak-tight performance, streamlines system fabrication DEPARTMENTS 4 > Maintenance Update 12 > Products and Services COLUMNS 2 > EDITOR’S LETTER By Richard Tackett 2 | BUSRIDE.COM | MAY / JUNE 2020 4742 North 24th Street, STE 345 Phoenix, Arizona 85016 Toll-Free: 800.541.2670 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] www.busride.com BUSRide Maintenance ™ Magazine is published seven times annually by Power Trade Media, 4742 N. 24th Street, Ste. 345, Phoenix, AZ 85016. Subscription rates for non-qualifi ed subscribers, single issue prices and pricing for reprints of 100 or more are available from: [email protected]. All articles in BUSRide Maintenance ™ Magazine are copyrighted and may not be reproduced in whole or in part without the express written permission of the publisher. Copyright 2020 by Power Trade Media. No advertisement, sponsorship or description or reference to a product or service will be deemed an endorsement by Power Trade Media, and no warranty is made or implied. Information is obtained from sources the editors believe reliable, accurate and timely, but is not guaranteed, and Power Trade Media is not responsible for errors or omissions. Opinions expressed in BUSRide Maintenance ™ Magazine are not necessarily those of the publisher or sponsors or advertisers. Content addressing legal, tax and other technical issues is not intended as professional advice and cannot be relied on as such; readers should consult with their own professional advisors.