“It all started with music,” says Dale Williams, owner of Atlanta based Williams Charters and Tours. “I spent 10 years as a high school band director, and saw the need for a transportation company that understood the special travel needs of bands and school groups. We started in 2009 with a single used bus and adding these three new Van Hool TX45's brings us to 10 coaches.”
“We do all kinds of charters,” he points out, “but we worked especially hard to excel at college and school trips. We've discovered that brand of service pleases all kinds of groups.”
Williams has just taken delivery of three new 56 passenger TX45 luxury motorcoaches equipped with Van Hool's exclusive contoured parcel racks, REI deluxe entertainment systems with 23” video monitors, satellite TV, 110 volt outlets, and WiFi, in addition to safety features including 3 point seatbelts, backup camera, lane departure warning, antilock brakes, Smartwave Tire Pressure Monitoring, Kidde Fire Suppression Systems and Automatic Stability Control.
Driven by Detroit DD13 Engines and Allison B500 Gen V Transmissions, the coaches all have wood grain flooring and Alcoa Durabright aluminum wheels.
“We've run several other brands of buses, but find the TX's combination of passenger appeal and reliable efficient operation impossible to beat. From the very beginning Eb Vazquez and the whole ABC team have been easy to work with. They take care of us, giving us terrific support, so that we can concentrate on offering excellent service.”
ABC Companies is Van Hool's exclusive North American distributor, and their Account Manager, Eb Vazquez, says “Dale Williams and his team have done an outstanding job in a tough economy and competitive market. All of us at ABC are pleased to be able to contribute to their success.”
