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Posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Mon Jul 4 21:00:48 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 4 20:49:31 2011. You're welcome...don't forget to check out the comments below the article...just proves that most transit agencies like to bully and intimidate their front line employees when things go wrong... hope your situation turns out ok.. |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 4 21:23:20 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by 5301 Fishbowl on Mon Jul 4 21:00:48 2011. Thanks! Even if I lose on the many appeals, I still have 2 preventable accidents until 19A kicks in. Shouldn't be a concern.... fingers crossed! |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jul 4 23:12:12 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 4 20:49:31 2011. ".......my record speaks for itself........."The sad reality is that the MTA beauracracy operates under the principle of: "You're only as good as your last move". |
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Posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 4 23:43:46 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by Bill from Maspeth on Mon Jul 4 23:12:12 2011. You ain't lieing there! Ask not what the Authority can do for you, but ask what YOU can do for the Authority! |
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Posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Jul 5 09:30:19 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 4 20:39:00 2011. I don't think she's a total write off, HOWEVER, I might be mistaken. Lord knows it's happened before!Who knows, maybe after the accident reports are filed and such, LIB will just let it languish in the back lot unprepared and let Veolia worry about it when they take over. Bill Newkirk |
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Posted by Bill from Maspeth on Tue Jul 5 09:34:27 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by Newkirk Images on Tue Jul 5 09:30:19 2011. I would think Veolia would want some sort of a discount for a bus that comes in as damaged goods. |
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Posted by CapitalCruiser on Tue Jul 5 09:44:16 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by BigBusDriver on Mon Jul 4 20:39:00 2011. We had a Gillig Diesel crash into the back end of a Nova and then into a 4 foot cement/iron pilon in front of the old train station in albany. Cause extensive damage to the front, front door area and rippled the entire floor from front to back. Damage exceeded $50,000.00. The bus was sent out to a NJ Bus Rebuilder and it came back good as new, over a year later. It was tested for over a month before being placed back into service. The buggest time consumer is getting parts. None of the bus rebuilder stock body parts, as some are specific to each vehicle, have to be ordered, made, shipped. The deconstruction of the accident damage is probably the second most time consuming thing, as each part has to be removed in sequence, tested, repaired or replaced, then then if replaced, a new part again has to be ordered. THe final reconstruction isn't as time consuming as parts and deconstruction, but, it does take time. Gillig buses are even more difficult to work on as they are basically a body on chassis design, meaning they sit on a central load bearing frame, then the body is built around it. The Gillig Phantoms are even worse because they are a full body on chassis design, and the body sits on a frame similar to a truck frame. Orion's body is a unibody (Monoque-spelling is off, I'm sorry) whereas the center body is mounted to 2 subframes (front & rear) for load bearing, therefore not sitting on frame rails but rather 1 complete frame. |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Jul 5 10:09:26 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by CapitalCruiser on Tue Jul 5 09:44:16 2011. Do you happen to know the name of the bus rebuilder in NJ? Was it Perfect Body? Thank you. |
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Posted by CapitalCruiser on Tue Jul 5 12:22:12 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Jul 5 10:09:26 2011. I do believe it was Perfect Body! |
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Posted by Joe Saitta on Tue Jul 5 12:32:45 2011, in response to Re: LIB Accident, posted by CapitalCruiser on Tue Jul 5 12:22:12 2011. Thank you! |
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Posted by Aaron1992 on Tue Aug 2 03:40:16 2011, in response to LIB Accident, posted by hound on Sat Jul 2 20:36:46 2011. that is nothing a little bit of glue and a new window and it is good to good |
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