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AA Transportation adds another MCI® J4500 to serve its expanding college service

SCHAUMBURG, IL — September 9, 2011 — AA Transportation is watching its business on college campuses grow, and that expansion plan is rolling with MCI. The Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, transportation company recently took delivery of a new MCI J4500 to serve a growing demand from colleges and universities in the Worcester, Massachusetts area, according to Division Manager John Pond. The latest J4500 joins three other coaches in their all-MCI fleet, adds CEO Ron Ernenwein.

"We started out as a school bus company at heart and about 10 years ago we diversified into a few limos and midsize coaches to add some meeting and wedding business," Pond said. "A year and a half ago, we started hearing from our college customers that they were so happy with our service that we should add full-size coaches to our fleet to do more of what they needed."

AA chose the J4500 model with the Cummins engine and the Automatic Allison B500 6-speed automatic transmission. "We serve college and meeting business during the week and use the coaches on the weekend for tours," Pond explained. "I would not buy anything else but MCI. I love the 24-hour road assistance because it gets us out of jams fast. We had a flat tire in New Jersey and we were able to get the bus fixed so quickly the passengers hardly knew we had a problem."

Including school buses, full-size limousines, mid-size and full-size coaches, the 15-year-old AA Transportation operates a fleet of 300 vehicles and employs almost the same number of people. According to Pond, business has been growing at over 10 percent a year thanks to the recent college expansion. Adds Ernenwein, "With the quality of service, we're 100 percent satisfied with MCI."

Motor Coach Industries, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the largest manufacturer of intercity highway coaches for the tour, charter, line-haul, scheduled service, commuter transit and conversion markets in the U.S. and Canada. The company also operates seven sales centers and eight service centers in the U.S. and Canada. Additionally, MCI is the industry's leading supplier of aftermarket parts for most makes and models.

Press contact: Patricia Plodzeen Public Relations, 847-283-0883; or Motor Coach Industries Marketing Department, 847-285-2035.

 

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