Business View Magazine | August 2020

147 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE AUGUST 2020 YOUR SINGLE SOURCE FOR TRANSIT SERVICE AND DETROIT DIESEL AND ALLISON WARRANTY SUPPORT CALL YOUR LOCAL BRANCH FOR PARTS OR TO SCHEDULE SERVICE As an Authorized Allison Transmission Distributor, our highly-trained technicians provide best-in-class repairs and customer service. 18 locations and 150+ mobile trucks across 9 states • Diagnose and repair all Allison Transmission Products • Repair hybrid electric drive units • Repair hybrid transit battery packs • Sell, install and reprogram hybrid DPIMs and battery packs • Diagnose electrical problems • Sell and install Genuine Allison parts • Road Service and mobile solutions onsite ©2020 Clarke Power Services CLARKEPSI.COM/LOCATIONS GODURHAM count stands at 58, right now, and we have a pull requirement of 45 buses. The maximum number of buses that we pull out during the peak hours is 45, which is also the number of buses we keep in service throughout the day. By the way, that’s unusual for a transit system. Typically there is a peak pullout during morning and afternoon rush periods and in between those busy periods buses come out of service because less buses are needed on the road during off peak hours to provide service to fewer customers. But we keep our buses out for 15 to 16 hours a day without a break because the demand for service is there.” BVM: How often do you update your bus fleet? Middleton: “Our oldest buses, which we’re trying to retire as quickly as possible, are vintage 2003. Our newest models are 2019 and in between those model years are – 2007s, 2009s, 2012s, 2017s, and 2018s. The federal government provides funds to help procure rolling stock, infrastructure, and other capital expenses. Under their plan, they recommend