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All Forest River commercial buses will now come standard with an unprecedented 5-year/100,000-mile warranty at no additional charge. Before now, this warranty was only available on Forest River’s luxury flagship bus brand, Berkshire Coach, and the length and coverage is unparalleled in the industry.
“Forest River customers deserve the absolute best coverage our industry has to offer,” said President of Forest River Bus Divisions David Wright. “The plan to offer a 5-year/100,000-mile warranty has been in development for more than a year. This warranty would never have been possible without the unparalleled partnership we have with our dealers and our suppliers. Forest River’s financial strength, outstanding supplier relationships, and commitment to the end user is what makes this type of warranty possible.”
In other news, Forest River Bus has become the first bus company in the country to equip its buses with a standard rear camera and driver-viewing monitor for safe reverse operations. In collaboration with Rosco Vision Systems, the builder will install an automatic camera system that will provide rear video images to the driver in order to help them make informed safety and operational decisions. It is designed to turn on and off automatically, providing outstanding visual images in both day and night conditions to aid the driver. The size and placement of the back-up camera system is non-distracting to the driver and unobtrusive in the cockpit while not in use. The system will be covered by Forest River’s unprecedented 5-year/100,000 mile warranty.
“Forest River Bus has always been committed to making safety a top priority,” said Wright. “We were the first to install seat belts as standard equipment in all our buses. Now we are taking safety one step further by installing a back-up camera system as standard equipment. From our perspective, safety should never be optional.”
Ben Englander, CEO of Rosco Vision Systems, states, “Our relationship with Forest River goes back many years, even beyond camera systems to more traditional vision safety products like mirrors. We knew the day would come where cameras would be standard by law or by choice, and we applaud Forest River Bus for choosing the path to safety ahead of mandatory requirements. We have all heard that buses are not permitted to back-up by procedure, but in actuality, we know they back-up all the time. By having an effective safety solution, we mitigate risk on every level and take the subjectivity out of safety.”
Visit forestriverinc.com for more information.
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In response to growing numbers of users who provide bus and shuttle transportation, Limo Anywhere, in concert with the company’s strategic partner AddOns.la, jointly released Bus Anywhere, an integrated add-on that will allow operators to use the software to manage their bus/motorcoach trips.
AddOns.la President Andy Norman explained how the product was developed: “We collaborated with several Limo Anywhere customers who currently run bus/motorcoach operations to identify a comprehensive set of requirements for Bus Anywhere. I am pleased to say that this new solution, which includes a robust quote-to-reservation management module, enhanced multi-passenger, multi-day/week reservation capabilities, and a highly sophisticated pricing engine, will help solve many operational problems our customers face in the bus/motorcoach business.”
With Bus Anywhere, users can easily book trips over multiple days or weeks. Bus Anywhere also offers flexible rate pricing, an online booking portal, and an intuitive quote system. The state-of-the-art add-on is completely integrated into the user’s existing Limo Anywhere program and will allow operators to expand their services to lucrative shuttle contracts, group charters, corporate events, airport/cruise transfers, and school charters.
In addition to Bus Anywhere, Limo Anywhere is bolstering the company’s mobile portfolio with a series of upgrades and enhancements to its driver app, Driver Anywhere. At its core, the app allows drivers to view their assigned trips and receive up-to-date information about any changes. Dispatchers can also track trips live.
The upcoming version of Driver Anywhere boasts a new and improved user interface that is loaded with advanced features, such as detailed driver profiles, improved greeting signs, expanded driver workflow, trip rate details breakdown, and a communication link between drivers, customers, and dispatch. Limo Anywhere also teamed up with Square and Century Business Solutions to provide two credit card swiping options within the app. The app is free and included with all Limo Anywhere packages.
Last but not least, Limo Anywhere has built an entirely new reporting and analytics platform for its users. Historically, the company’s software offered preset designed reports for users across multiple categories. In response to customer requests, LA has expanded its platform to allow users to build, organize, and arrange their own custom reports. They can modify reports by using filters and deleting or adding columns and arranging them in the order most helpful to them. Once users design their reports, they can save the new formats and view them whenever they want, with up-to-date data to make decisions about their business. The reports compile a wide range of information from trips, invoices, accounts, drivers, vehicles, payments, and payroll. The new advanced reporting and analytics module is also free to Limo Anywhere customers.
Sean Arena, President of Limo Anywhere, believes this is a critical advancement and a natural addition to the company’s portfolio of solutions: “Enabling customers to quickly glean advanced insights into their business in a user-friendly manner should be a core expectation of any SaaS-based company. In addition, our customers face a growing need to provide more frequent and tailored reports for their downline clients. The new reporting and analytics module was built with flexibility, extendibility, and efficiency top of mind.”
Visit limoanywhere.com for more information.
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“You couldn’t sell a mutual fund to your mother,” says Lindsey.
Returning to driving limousines full-time, he asked himself, “Where do I go from here?” The Answer: “I can do this myself and better than the rest.”
Founded in 1989, the Lindsey Limousine began in a 10-x-10 office with a chauffeurs’ quarters in the unfinished basement of a 1925 house converted to an office building. Today, the company is headquartered in an 18,000 sq. ft. State-of-the-Art facility with a second 13,000 sq. ft. building located just 1 mile away. Together, these buildings protect the entire fleet of vehicles indoors—a benefit not many other companies have. Over these 30 years Lindsey Limousine has built a reputation on reliability, a helpful and knowledgeable office staff, true professional chauffeurs, and the confidence continuously instilled in our clients.
In 2008, Lindsey Limousine acquired AirportLIMO.com and expanded operations to include service in over 500 cities worldwide. All reservations are managed at our worldwide headquarters in Windsor, Conn., as clients using this service receive centralized billing for all reservations.
Lindsey Limousine employs over 65 employees with a reservation, dispatch, and account management team that is well-versed and experienced in handling the demands of even the toughest clientele.
“I am proud of each member of our team, from the reservation staff to the chauffeurs. We wouldn’t be the company we are today without their dedication and passion for the industry and our company,” says Lindsey. “And we appreciate those clients who put their trust in us each and every day. I’m looking forward to 30 more years of providing the best in chauffeured car services to our clients.”
Visit lindseylimo.com for more information.
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