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"At a time when the ground transportation industry is touting the ultimate importance of duty of care, very few providers are actually taking the requisite steps to build the operational architecture necessary to deliver it," said Gary L. Kessler, president and CEO of Carey International. "Our expansion into Charlotte represents yet another vital step in Carey International's continuing growth strategy to further strengthen the only global franchise network in our industry and deliver the highest duty of care through the standards-based ground transportation provided by our Carey and Embarque brands. We are using vehicles and chauffeurs that meet our exacting requirements for safety and quality to deliver exceptional service that meets our uncompromising values in Charlotte, and in more than 1000 cities worldwide."
Carey Charlotte specializes in executive and leisure transportation, and offers point-to-point transfer services, including airports, hotels, and convention centers, as well as city-to-city service for those who wish to avoid air travel. Additionally, Carey Charlotte provides specialized ground transportation logistics management services for meetings and events, private aviation ground transport services to private airfields, FBOs, and regional/municipal airports and financial road show transportation management.
Visit carey.com for more information.
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Battisti Customs produces luxury conversions on multiples platforms, including the Mercedes Benz Sprinter, Ford Transit, and the Dodge ProMaster chassis. They also perform a variety of limo and specialty upfits for various bus manufacturers, including an exclusive agreement with Berkshire Coach. Their conversions include mobile offices, mobile medical, executive shuttles, day-cruiser RVs, and luxury shuttle buses.
Formed in 2009 by Bill Battisti and Carl Hazzard, Battisti Customs has extensive experience engineering and crafting interior vehicle concepts. The company’s expertise provides unlimited possibilities for Forest River dealers and their customers. In order to keep up with their growing product line, Battisti Customs will be moving from their current 30,000 square foot manufacturing facility to a new 60,000 square foot facility in Elkhart later this month.
“We are excited to welcome Battisti Customs to the Forest River family. Bill and Carl bring a vast amount of knowledge in the custom upfitting of vans and buses to our company,” says David Wright of Forest River. “This knowledge will be extremely valuable to the Forest River dealer base as we expand our presence in these markets. The opportunities that Battisti brings to our dealers and their customers are enormous.”
Bill Battisti, president of Battisti Customs adds, “Carl and I looking forward to joining Forest River and continuing to grow the company we created. Battisti Customs has always provided the highest level of customer service and quality interior conversions. Through our sale to Forest River, we will have the opportunity to expand our line of diversified products. We are excited about the future opportunities for our business, our customers, and our employees.”
Visit battisticustoms.com or forestriverinc.com for more information.
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“Our team is quite excited to be able to build Greyhound buses again. We greatly value our long-standing relationship with Greyhound and are appreciative that they have chosen Prevost as their brand of choice,” says Francois Tremblay, Prevost vice president/general manager. “We believe product quality and exceptional service support made all the difference in their decision.”
“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Prevost over the next few years. The quality of buses they produce will help us to keep setting the highest standard for transporting customers across North America,” said Dave Leach, Greyhound president & CEO. “Our customers desire to travel in the safest and most comfortable bus available; motorcoaches from Prevost allow us to fulfill that need for them.”
Prevost is proud to partner with a company that has garnered the level of respect that Greyhound enjoys in the transportation industry. Founded in 1914, Greyhound Lines is the largest provider of intercity bus transportation, serving more than 3,800 destinations across North America with a modern, environmentally friendly fleet. The company employs 7,000 people and carries around 18 million passengers a year. Those passengers travel 5.4 billion miles a year on a fleet of around 1,700 Greyhound vehicles that travel to 48 U.S. states, 10 Canadian provinces, and Mexico.
“It is always a pleasure to work with our long-term partners at Greyhound & First Group. A true team effort went into the bid process that brought us to securing this contract and our relationship with GLI will continue to be a team effort stated Jack Forbes, Prevost vice president, North American Sales. From sales to manufacturing to the best aftermarket support team in the industry, we are all committed to the success of this partnership.”
Visit prevostcar.com for more information.
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