ABC Companies completes fleet project for major Washington D.C. area transit authority

Potomac and Rappahannock Transportation Commission (PRTC) has successfully completed a full overhaul of 23 OmniRide buses with ABC Companies completing the project after winning the RFP bid in 2017.

The scope of the work included structural repairs and exterior paint and graphics, to electrical, mechanical and interior restoration for the MCI D4500 model, year 2008/2009 buses.

The project refurbished the vehicles to extend their fleet life according to Ed Harmon, ABC Companies national director of operations, Southeast Region. “If you’ve ever been to a vintage car show and examined the condition of those beautifully restored vehicles, that’s pretty much what we’ve accomplished with the OmniRide restoration project,” he said. From inside the engine compartment to the bus interior and exterior, these vehicles have been rebuilt, restored and detailed.

Throughout the project, strict quality guidelines were followed in order to meet or exceed quality standards. An in-house inspector contracted by OmniRide conducted daily on-site inspections at the ABC Florida facility throughout the entire project. ABC’s Service Department utilized high-tech equipment throughout the restoration including for example; laser alignment technology, which compensates for environmental variances, and ensures proper axle alignment by greatly reducing the margin for error.

The company had previously completed a restoration project for OmniRide in 2015.

OmniRide operates express and local bus services in neighborhoods surrounded by the I-95 and I-66 corridors, and in 2018, had more than 150 buses in its active fleet making over 2.5 million passenger trips.