My brother from another mother!!!! How so very fitting! You were there with me right from the beginning 😊😊. Check out the other cars Ive owned and flipped 🙃 lol. The marks I'll never give up . Man what a nice surprise.
Nice and I'm not sure if a MCI D4505 with an Automated Manual Gearbox will get better fuel economy than a MCI D4505 with a regular Allison B500 torque Converter automatic? To me the Allison B500 seems to struggle on hills like I-78 exits 7-11 on a Transbridge lines J4500 and D4500
Thanks. I think we are talking about the same thing, but we refer to two types of transmissions. The six speed Allison, or the 12 speed ZF-Tronic Allison transmissions. The six speed Allisons are absolutly terrific peices of machinery. Very little shifting going up hills. It finds the gears depending on the speed climbing hills. Now, as for the 12 speed ZF Tronics you might be refering to? they are the worst pieices of crap I have ever dealt with. Constant hunting for a gear, the pick up is atrocious. First gear only takes the bus from 5 to 10 miles an hour, second from 10 to about 15, it would slow down, shift the gear, and start the process over again from 15 MPH on... I have ways of making the shifting more stable, but also, when dispatch gave me a bus with the ZF for a midtown run, with local street pick up and drop offs, it was torture. As for fuel economy? I couldn't tell you.
@@styldsteel1 Thank you! By any chance do you know where Greyhound now has it's main garage. They sold the NYC garage near the PABT a number of years ago to UPS.
Its too bad Coach USA doesnt have a company out of Harrisburg PA. I may consider giving up truck driving and go into motorcoach driving. I already got fired from 2 truck companies and having no luck getting hired by a third company.
Off the back I'd say Coach. They started buying up smaller companies starting in California, working their way east. Here in the North East, they took over Shortline, Community, Red and Tan, Olympia, and Suburban (you might even recognize some of these name. Shortline Bus for EX is not new. They started service in 1922. But anyway, each company still operated independantly and from their own garages.
Yes Ive seen all of those in my area in MD they took over Dillon bus lines There have about 4 different yards where they keep them packed look like hundreds of them.
And the thing of it is, is that Coach USA is not an American company. The name of the company is Stage Coach Group. Stage Coach Group has main headquarters in Scottland. Stagecoach group are not bus people at all. They are a group of investors and are interested in the bottom line, so if say, Rockland coaches for an example isn't making the bottom line, the investors will simply evaporate Rockland and give the buses, employees, garages and everything else and distribute them to the Remaining bus companies. Ain't that a son of a bitch? lol They couldn't care less how the money comes in, as long as it comes in and the investors are making money. That's why they are buying up all that they can.
Sure. when some big huge conglomerate comes in and says I have a check for 30 million dollars (I'm guessing) Kinda hard to say no But they tried on numerous occasions to buy Monsey tours, Monroe bus, and KJ Express, they were shown the door. By the way it's all the same owner.
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What a gorgeous machine brother! Thanks so much for posting!!
My brother from another mother!!!! How so very fitting! You were there with me right from the beginning 😊😊. Check out the other cars Ive owned and flipped 🙃 lol. The marks I'll never give up . Man what a nice surprise.
Nice and I'm not sure if a MCI D4505 with an Automated Manual Gearbox will get better fuel economy than a MCI D4505 with a regular Allison B500 torque Converter automatic? To me the Allison B500 seems to struggle on hills like I-78 exits 7-11 on a Transbridge lines J4500 and D4500
Thanks. I think we are talking about the same thing, but we refer to two types of transmissions. The six speed Allison, or the 12 speed ZF-Tronic Allison transmissions. The six speed Allisons are absolutly terrific peices of machinery. Very little shifting going up hills. It finds the gears depending on the speed climbing hills. Now, as for the 12 speed ZF Tronics you might be refering to? they are the worst pieices of crap I have ever dealt with. Constant hunting for a gear, the pick up is atrocious. First gear only takes the bus from 5 to 10 miles an hour, second from 10 to about 15, it would slow down, shift the gear, and start the process over again from 15 MPH on... I have ways of making the shifting more stable, but also, when dispatch gave me a bus with the ZF for a midtown run, with local street pick up and drop offs, it was torture. As for fuel economy? I couldn't tell you.
Cool unit, never rode Hudson transit before thanks for the video
OH sure!~ no problem! Gives a small perspective on the driver's view. thanks for watching!
I'm working on a Dream Fleet for Coach USA, other than the D4505, and D4500CTs in the background, what other buses are currently in the fleet?
Good day. That's pretty much it as far as the MCIs. We did recently get I believe 25 Van Hools.
The chime sounds like a Blue Bird
Ha ha! that's a good point. Never thought of that. Yes it it does. Thanks for watching! Happy New year. Here's to a better one for sure!
Sweet!!
Yes. Thanks 👍!
@@styldsteel1 your welcome😉
Where is this bus barn?
We have two depots. Chester ny, and new jersey. This one is in NJ
@@styldsteel1 Thank you! By any chance do you know where Greyhound now has it's main garage. They sold the NYC garage near the PABT a number of years ago to UPS.
@@brightonmusic they are based out of Dallas, TX.
Its too bad Coach USA doesnt have a company out of Harrisburg PA. I may consider giving up truck driving and go into motorcoach driving. I already got fired from 2 truck companies and having no luck getting hired by a third company.
Hey have you tried Martz bus lines, or trans bridge? Both are out of PA. Good luck though.
coach usa has alot of coaches, does anyone know who has a larger fleet between Academy and Coach Usa
Off the back I'd say Coach. They started buying up smaller companies starting in California, working their way east. Here in the North East, they took over Shortline, Community, Red and Tan, Olympia, and Suburban (you might even recognize some of these name. Shortline Bus for EX is not new. They started service in 1922. But anyway, each company still operated independantly and from their own garages.
Yes Ive seen all of those in my area in MD they took over Dillon bus lines There have about 4 different yards where they keep them packed look like hundreds of them.
And the thing of it is, is that Coach USA is not an American company. The name of the company is Stage Coach Group. Stage Coach Group has main headquarters in Scottland. Stagecoach group are not bus people at all. They are a group of investors and are interested in the bottom line, so if say, Rockland coaches for an example isn't making the bottom line, the investors will simply evaporate Rockland and give the buses, employees, garages and everything else and distribute them to the Remaining bus companies. Ain't that a son of a bitch? lol They couldn't care less how the money comes in, as long as it comes in and the investors are making money. That's why they are buying up all that they can.
i didnt know that now is coach usa the same as coach canada
Sure. when some big huge conglomerate comes in and says I have a check for 30 million dollars (I'm guessing) Kinda hard to say no But they tried on numerous occasions to buy Monsey tours, Monroe bus, and KJ Express, they were shown the door. By the way it's all the same owner.
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