Cleaning a Coach bus after a trip | The Wash Crew
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- Опубликовано: 25 май 2021
- Ever wonder why motor coaches always smell so nice on board. There is a lot of work behind it! In this video I go through the process of how Peoria Charter Coach cleans their fleet after each trip!
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Oh my stars!!! One would think that the passengers were taught better...Bravo to the Wash Crews and the driver for all the behind the scenes work!
I wanna give a shout out to the fueling -cleaning crew.They truly are the unsung heroes, after over 55 years of riding in coaches can't remember being in a dirty bus ,or running out of fuel.
My grandmother was the first female supervisor of a bus wash crew in North America. She was a real pioneer.
This is so strange but I love watching videos on coaches! I live in the United Kingdom
I was wondering if we can have an episode discussing why some busses have engines at the front, middle (some Van Hools), and rear!
Yes that's on the list. Thanks ☺️
11,000 subscribers and growing, its not only because we are bus geeks that you’ve grown so quickly, it’s mostly due to your presentation, enthusiasm, and information.
Thanks LaCroix cruiser. Always enjoy seeing your comments and I love your channel.
Appreciate all the support and kind works.
Contractors are paid to do this at work, but sometimes you have to go above and beyond e.g. usually I prefer to mop and brushes before my departure. It looks more professional, presentable and respectful whenever you pickup passengers.
I am my own hero and then I have to overcome narcissistic people in the office. The only way you can beat them is by continually proving they are not going to stop you from doing your job the correct way.
I started my career by washing aircraft. I grew into driving 18 wheelers. I found if you develop a routine it's much easier to keep clean.
Never forget the backbone/unsung heroes of any company
Thats a flash back. We used the smaller blue balls (for those of you that dont know, thats what we call the blue die packet things for the lav). We did A LOT of pranks with those. Mostly opening them and putting them in each others boots.
Imagine having to explain to that hot chick you brought back to the dorms, why youre feet are bright blue. And it doesnt wash off...it takes about a week of being a blue footed boobie LOL.
I did want to comment (yes, Ill be the troll). Coaches are more like planes! Theyre even built similarly (maybe that should be an episode topic. If you want, we can work out the details. Lots of aircraft manufacturers built buses too. I still have those photos. The obvious is Grumman, with the Flxible 870, but Grumman made a coach, Lockheed tried one, and I think Boeing did as well. I think the RTS was inspired by the modular nature of the 707, with multiple length variants, engine configs etc).
Also, congrats on the milestone!
we always had to fuel our buses and sweep and dump the septic when we returned from a trip. You have a better system because I found if you were tight on hours you could end up working an extra hour off the clocks in the yard and that made for a long tired day
Your videos are great g'day from a bus driver in Australia
Thanks so mucH! Appreciate your kind words!
I wouldn't call myself a bus geek, but very curious about many things. Definitely like and appreciate real bus geeks to share your knowledge let me see something I normally see.
Very interesting seeing how the restrooms are cleaned!!
They other unsung heroes: the drivers that clean and empty out porta johns. We appreciate it so much.
The Wash Crew does a tremendous and very heavy job. They will be always important.
I was on the wash crew when i worked for a bus co and believe me it was hard work
I agree. I’m a driver and if the average person saw how nasty a coach is when it comes in from a three - five day trip they would think that it would never be clean again. They wash bay folks are definitely underpaid and overworked during the peak season.
I know this area. Drivers can be fussy but they need to come clean the coach!! Its a lot to do!!
Its definitely a workout!!! I've lost 10lbs working in this area!!!
This video is right up my alley. Let me start with my nitpick. Cruise ships have swimming pools and buffets, major difference there 😀
I spent several months in purgatory, I mean on the wash crew in the summer of 2018. It is hard, sweaty labor. Being in Seattle with near zero unemployment, finding people to show up was a challenge.
Our drivers would fuel the vehicle at the end of their shift, so no fueler on our crew. We did have a dedicated hostler who would move busses between the remote yard and the wash bay.
During the summer when a driver would pull into the wash bay from a multi day trip, the windshield was coated in a centimeter or two of dirt and mosquitos. It would take a single member of the wash crew an entire 30 minute cycle to clean it. 2 other exterior team members would dump the toilette and wash the exterior with a several feet tall machine with giant rollers; a cumbersome piece of equipment.
When it was my turn on the exterior crew, I would magically be chosen to dump toilette. The view was, how can I say...interesting.
The interior crew had 2 members. One would go in first to restock paper towels, Spare rolls of TP, garbage bag, etc then clean the toilet. The other would clean the interior windows with a small flash light to see minor head and finger smudges not visible to the naked eye.
After that, they would team up to vacuum seats and floor then finish off by mopping the floor.
We used to have a full time detailer who gave the busses a very detailed cleaning, such as pulling out the vents in the lavatory to be cleaned and removing the accumulation of general nastiness. Once that person quit, a replacement could not be found.
We would start l shift at about 6 pm. Most nights we would finish around 2am. However, during particularly busy nights, the wash crew would stay until 7am.
Alas, drivers never brought us pizza or shared tips. 😂
Another great video explaining the behind the scenes work that goes into keep and getting a bus on the road. I've been a driver and then moved in the Maintenance dept as the Admin for the last 15 years at various types of transportation companies. Without coordination between ALL departments the vehicles won't be going anywhere!
When I drove, I always tried to get the trash picked up and the floor swept when the company had a crew to clean. Made their job a little easier and gave me my daily workout (LOL). The last company I drove for had only 1 bus, a Prevost H3. Not only was I a driver but the cleaner. After I spent a few weeks deep cleaning it, my time spent cleaning the interior after a trip was about 45 minutes. Believe me, when the sticky buildups are gone, things are just easier to keep clean. And cell phones end up in the weirdest places. I've found them in the window vents! I had to drive to 2 different places to clean the exterior and dump the lav so all together it would be about 2 hours with driving.
As a professional auto detailer of over 12 years, I would love this job. Same basic principles, but something totally different.
Thank you James. I am impressed how clean and spotless your coaches are. Peoria Charters obviously takes pride on the way their coaches are presented. I definitely agree. that you cleaning and service crews are unsung heroes. The old adage that first impressions count is most certainly true.
I drive during summer vacation to get me thru till school starts back up and always give a % of my tips. I don’t always get tips tho:)
I listen to you talking about "teams"... You guys got teams? 😅😅 I currently work as a bus cleaner, and on my shift I work alone. All of what you listed in this video I do it alone, been doin the same thing for several months at my former job too. Been working in a team afterwards, but they hired people afterwards that weren't... doing the job right. I actually prefer working alone if it means it's done the right way. I take some pride getting a clean bus out of the wash bay. And most drivers really appreciate the efforts given.
Another awesome video! Thanks for featuring my photo in your video :)
Thanks for letting me use it!! Much appreciated!
I remember working on the wash rack when things were busy or someone was on vacation it’s hard work I love watching these videos brings back a lot of memories I miss the motor coaches
Nice bus ride
Is the coach modern, is it flashy and shiny, is it fast, luxurious and silent? All that doesn't matter as much as cleanliness does. There are wash crews everywhere and I think that we don't pay enough attention to them. We take clean coaches, planes, ships an even office-toilets for granted. But it's not, it's hard and important work. Thanks so much for another great video!
Congratulations James you the man fam 💙🙏🏿
I love the idea of keeping after a bus, making sure it's sparkling. And sometimes, cleaning the outside can be pretty challenging because of the height on some buses. I am 60 and sometimes I wouldn't mind having a cleaning crew with a few guys that are my age since they have seen the motorcoach design changes over and over in their lifetime. Due to things being touch sensitive, sometimes you really have to watch it so you don't activate something by accident. Tennant makes some good extractors for extracting the carpeted door panels and some extractors they make are good for extracting the seats. Detail Geek is a good channel for those wishing to learn how to detail the interior of a passenger vehicle. The way I would clean a shift boot on a bus with a manual transmission and if it was a 5-speed, I would put the shift lever in 2nd to clean the rear half of the shift boot, then I would shift to 3rd to get the front part. Then I would go thru all the gears to let the wind buff down the shift boot. When I was in my 20s, I at one time washed the church bus which was a 1971 International Wells Wayne bus. It had an 8-speed compound transmission in it. I think the engine was an IH 8 cylinder gasoline powered. It also had a jackknife door. Some buses like in Japan has jackknife doors. To detail the stepwell on that kind of a bus, you would have to close the door to get the part of the steps where the door sits and then open it once you are ready to clean the rest of the stepwell.
Another great video, Mr. Wang. Keep them coming.
Great job you get better every time 👏 👍
Thank you for showing us this process, the video was very informative!!
Love your channel great job
Awesome! Just subbed too (after remembering lol)
I know there's a lot behind the scenes but seeing all this this brings it into perspective - they do a bloody good job!
Wow - I had no idea but definitely appreciate all the hard work done by the crew at Peoria. It’s often the crew behind the scenes that makes an organization shine. Great job Team! 👍🇺🇸
Congratulations James for your channel. I have been watching your videos here in Brazil looking forward to getting back to work with my bus.
Congratulations on 10,000 Subs!!!
I'm not even a bus/coach geek/nerd, but I like your channel. Greetings from the UK! I have travelled Greyhound from Savannah to Atlanta - quite the experience! Fascinated by the history and routes.
Hey James. In Sweden most of the carter bus drivers clean and fuel the busses by themselves when they arrive to the garage or by the hotel when they are done for the day.
Tanks for a great channel.
Hi I just recently subscribed. I really enjoyed all ur videos/blogs. And I think calling a coach an ocean liner on land was a good analogy.
Thank you David! Appreciate the sub. I always liked to think of my self as some kind of captain LOL
My job is washing coaches at Beaver in Winnipeg, did it since 2006. Off now cause of covid, likely back later this year. It's not a fun job, dumping cans, cleaning bins. Sometimes an interior gets missed or bus gets switched at the last minute and I have to clean the inside. Finding snags, overhead shop doors break down in winter, frozen toilets, bugs on the windshield, etc. Some buses come back from trips just disgusting inside. People like to live in their filth and don't care because they know someone else will clean up after them. If you're ever up here say hi.
Thanks for the comments. And thanks for all that you do. I sure will
@@MotorcoachWorld Thanks, most likely you'd be here during Folklorama, that's when the most U.S. buses come. It'll likely be in person trips next year. I evenings work sun-Thurs. normally. So if you do come by for a wash or dump, love to meet. Hopefully I'm not swamped and can chat for a bit. I go by Pat at work.
Another great video. I'm a TSS (Technician) for MCI. Based in Southern California. Really enjoy watching your videos. Keep it up!
Hey thanks. I'm honored! Appreciate the comment
My School Used To Do A DC Trip Every Year For The 8th Graders And When My Sister Did it in 2019 Before they could get off at the end of the trip the teachers made then clean their Area before they could get off so I was waiting in the cold for 10 extra minutes so the bus could be clean!
That's common courtesy. I'm sorry you had to wait in the cold. Regardless of whether a company has a wash crew or not, it's always a good habit to clean up after yourselves.
I always insist that my passengers help me clean the bus before they disembark.
My first job in high school was wash crew for a company that mainly chartered Japanese groups the company had around 40 Prevost. One thing I noticed is the buses that were on a Japanese charter always came back clean vs buses that came back from a luau run bus is usually trashed from the front to the back with sand,flower peddles, trash etc later on when I eventually became a driver on a luau run the bus guides throws a dancing party on the ride back to Waikiki even battling with other buses on the convoy and if another company form another luau pulls up it becomes a full on competition lol I had many wild luau returns
LOL Yeah I have noticed different cultures have different values like that.
Check out paradise cove party bus 5 on YT
The Japanese are very respectful that way. We get many tour groups from Japan in my city.
Nice video!
Thanks John! Much appreciated!
Congratulations and keep it going 😂😂😂
if i ever take a trip on a coach i will make sure to thank the driver, dispatch and the cleaning crew along with the mechanic
mad respect for those people, legit, they gota put up with not geting recognised for their service and have to pickup after the mess that is left by first class snobby assholes.
James, could you do a video of what IMG is and maybe feature IMG members?
Hey great suggestion. I actually have that on my to-do list.
Fun flashbacks to being tasked to retrieve items from the toilet tanks, placed there either accidentally or intentionally....either way, alcohol was usually involved.
One was a set of dentures, believe it or not. (Those went straight in a container of full strength disinfectant once out of the tank)
You wouldn’t believe how often that stupid little T handle would break off the gate valve and I (the naive 20 year old apprentice) would be sent in to replace it. I’m so glad I work in local transit now....no toilets.
It wasn’t all bad though, the company I worked for had the contract to shuttle the Toronto Maple Leafs around during home games, and to and from the airport... there were usually extra gourmet catered dinners, sometimes whole cases of beer to bring home, waiting for us in the luggage compartments. It helped make up for the horrifying state they often left them in.
Lol 😅
Here in the UK, we get no recognition for the work we do getting the vehicles ready for next days service (the company I work for anyway), it's usually the opposite
I'm sorry to hear that. I try to make everyone in the company to feel good about their jobs and reward them on top of pay. It is the secret for happy employees
That is so true, if you get recognition for the job you do, it makes you feel appreciated and ultimately work better.
another great video.. thank you
Thanks Albert! Appreciate your support and your comments on all of my videos!
minor funny question- what happens if someone farts in the motorcoach? what would the punishment be?
@@albertl6963 EJECT!
@@MotorcoachWorld lol-- last question- can you do a video about greyhound or megabus ?
the windows dont open on motorcoach?
Great videos! One of my fellow bus nerds is a servicer/detailer for a motorcoach operator in Canada so I appreciate the spotlight on what really is an important role in the motorcoach travel experience.
Also a few video suggestions if you're looking for ideas (You got a variety of stuff posted so maybe you've thought of these already!)
- MCI vs Prevost vs Van Hool vs TEMSA pros/cons with each brand, why operators may go with one over another.
- Compare/contrast between some competing coach models, i.e. J4500 vs H3-45 vs TX-45
- Motorcoach interior options, seat types, layout options (standard 55ish pass, luxury 2x1 seating or executive with a kitchenette or other)
- What goes into ordering a new motorcoach, picking options/powertrain/fuel type/considering business needs/etc.
- Pet peeves of motorcoach drivers
- Charter coach operation vs. line-haul operation
Thanks so much for starting this channel. I look forward to watching more :-)
Thanks TransitCamera! Much appreciated. You and I think a lot alike. I do have most of these in a list. But There are some that I dont. So Thank you!
Wait... what? Some companies have wash crews? At my company, the driver is also the wash "crew"
You must work for a very small company.
@@prevost8686 No, not really. Our charters/motorcoach division here is quite small though.
Hey James! Would you happen to know what brand of sanitizer Peoria uses? I love the smell of our local coach buses and always wondered what made them smell so nice!
Loves buses
Love the channel man! it’s always awesome to see independent creators do so well in such short time
Im a bit late to comment (and view) but the smell thing LOL....ours smelled like diesel. And Romanian coaches smell of diesel, wood and BO. Yes..it permeates. Even my bus still reeks of BO years after she was retired.
Wish we had Megabus Gold in the USA, I wonder if it would work here?
Mixing Star Trek and Star Wars clips, I saw what you did there 😂
I’m a detailer that joined a transport company. I am not a fan of the A Wash system, I prefer the “mitt on a stick” by Autofiber after the pre-wash (high pH) & pressure wash. I foam up before the contact wash before the mitt on a stick.
Quick question; for the Van Hool and Prevost, they are single stage right? How do you recommend polishing out swirl marks - a 2 step process, or a paint enhancement using an all in one AIO?
Nice vid! One thing I sure don't miss about driving was the mess most groups would leave behind. I hated seeing how disgusting and disrespectful other human beings could be. It's like the shopping cart theory--someone who wouldn't think of leaving trash or spilled food in a friend or relative's vehicle has a different value set when riding in a motorcoach. It was usually my job to at least sweep and pick up loose trash which could easily be 30-45 minutes unpaid if you're only paid by the mile. The groups that routinely never tip (school groups, sports teams) were typically some of the worst offenders.
What do you think a company's approach to customer abuse of the motorcoach should be? Should they enforce a soiling fee or withhold a damage deposit when a motorcoach returns trashed, or should they let the customer get away with just about anything for fear of losing future business?
What type of brushes do you use to clean the dust in between the seats?
Congratulations on 10,000 subscribers (or rather 11.3k as I write this). Do you have a site where those of us in other countries can post bus and coach pics? I've searched for you on Facebook but no luck. Would be nice for those of us in other countries to share so that we can see how things are done in our respective parts of the world. Interesting vid this one. In my firm here in NZ, we drivers do the cleaning and fueling ourselves.
Thanks Mikey. Good suggestion. I will work on that and announce it on the next video
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When a Bus driver cleaning out a Bus on overnite runs do u have to stay on duty on log book or can ugo off duty on log that extra 40 mins on clock thanks nice viedo
You have to log it as on duty not driving.
Hey Jim wood. Great question. I think "The arsenal" answed the question.
3:20 -- you wouldn't be that far off... I think there's a term for that... A land yacht? Land barge? 😂😂😂😂
Exhaust fluid? Doesn't Peoria Charter have a scheduled division?
I know this is unrelated to THIS video; however, are there coaches accessible and/or dedicated to non-transferable wheelchair passengers (or now that I think of it, drivers for that matter)?
How often are the headrests cleaned? How is it for the seat cushions? How are stains, such as vomit, on the cushions cleaned?
The seats are cleaned every time the coach is detailed
I'm going to assume, by "sewer" you don't be directly into STORM drains, but into the proper outlet for processing at a plant, down the line... i.e. like a flushable toilet, or the RV hookup sites. etc.
Great assumption. You would have assumed correctly.
I have never met our wash/fueller crew... until I brought the motorcoach back from transit service to a deserted garage well-past midnight. Our whole garage came alive again at 1:45am. But it's nothing like the sprawling service bays seen in your video. It's great to see how meticulous Peoria is with their coaches. Does Peoria service motorcoaches from other companies visiting from other cities? A song from Heart in 1990 reminds me of the background music in your videos!: ruclips.net/video/OAfxs0IDeMs/видео.html
Hey Texasabbott. Thank you. Yes we do help out other companies if they should need a lavatory dump or a wash and clean. Yes the music is similar. I am in my 30s but I really like 80s style music.
Do you guys charge more/less depending on how new and what model the coaches are?
We assign equipment based on distance, type of group needs, function and whether its a local, airport transfer, or long haul. We tend to put newer equipment on trips that go further in distance. Groups that are bringing on Alcohol are usually assigned older equipment and charged an extra fee.
@@MotorcoachWorld that makes sense, but how do you guys make business sense of buying a Prevost vs an MCI? I remember you saying in a previous video how much more expensive Prevosts are...
At our company we drive and clean and maintenance.
Thanks for commenting. Yeah I've run into several drivers that have mentioned that they do the same thing at their company. Who do you drive for if you don't mind me asking?
@@MotorcoachWorld Yankee Trails but it’s a branch in Florida. Cruise ship line runs. Been doing it since 2014. In the hotel by 2 PM most times and take more back the next day. Hotel in good location. Port of Everglades and Miami.
11 thousand now.
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11:37 is that a double decker coach on the far left???
Hey great observation. That's actually a single decker J 4500 raised in a bus lift
@@MotorcoachWorld oh
I spy...238 and 270 in this video :)
LOL!
So what about multiple day trips who cleans then? The driver? When do they have time for that?
The driver will usually sweep and keep the coach fuelled with a company diesel card, often they’ll take it to whatever local coach company is in the area and dump the lavatory tanks there, (for a fee, of course)
I’d often see foreign coaches from the US northeast and Midwest at the garage I worked at during the summer tourist season.
@@brentfoster9138 you’re absolutely correct. Also it’s always been considered a professional courtesy and trade group membership privileges that extends to vehicle repair and substitute or emergency replacement drivers.
One suggestion, do away with the baseball style cap , and go to the old bus driver hat , looks more professional with the uniform .
The cleaning crew system is the same way with public transportation at night a dirty, grimy job
Please test Turkish caoch bus. Turkey's has 2 bus brans, TEMSA and OTOKAR. OTOKAR is very good, but not coach bus produce. TEMSA is produce coach and city bus. Safir and Maraton TEMSA coach buses.
Gotta give it up to cleaning crews of any sort - some people can be straight up disgusting and inconsiderate of the people who's job it is to clean up after them.
esp for barhops etc
We don’t have a wash team definitely don’t sanitize. We have to fuel ⛽️ def 🧹 and mop, For the same 💰. On top of that we have to dump the toliet.
Wat d cost of ur goods
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Do you know the person who makes these videos. Is it his company. @
Are you asking me this question or the viewers?
I'm the person who makes these videos. I make them about the industry using footage from my company as well and photos and video clips from other people.
That RUclips algorithm
2:51 tell us you are a small coach company without telling us you are a small coach company. ;)
No you don't need the word bus geek i need a bus for my organization
So any rumors of ele. Charter buses? Tesla has semi trucks now.
BYD and MCI now have fully electric buses. I dont know much about them though.
@@MotorcoachWorld That's amazing wonder about jake brake and range? love the channel keep up the good work.
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closed captions please
There is closed caption
@@MotorcoachWorld You may have turned the captions on, but the message did not get to RUclips
@@brydonlidle9283 hmmm... I'm not sure how to fix that.
@@brydonlidle9283 Captions are working for me and all of my friends. Are you still not getting captions? Are your caption settings on?
@@MotorcoachWorld no they are not, I reported a troubleshooting problem to RUclips. If the CC is available, I always click on it. Is there another setting I am unaware of?
A motor coach is NOTHING like a cruise ship! Get your facts straight!
Lololol 🤣😁😂😁. I love your humor! Thanks for the comment!
Check out busgreasemonkey on RUclips. He fixes buses. Vintage and modern.
A greyhound bus smells like feces, body odor and weed.
I wash semi trucks,Their more harder to clean.I rather wash buses.
People are pigs!
When they dump the lavatory you get “chicken nuggets”