Collision Repair, Refurbishment, and Remanufacturing: Know Before You Go

摘要

Last month BUSRide Maintenance convened a remote meeting to discuss the intricacies of bus collision work, the benefits of refurbishment and remanufacturing, and the dangers of miscalculating major repairs. These are the results of that discussion. When and why should collision repair, remanufacturing or refurbishment be outsourced? Ed Harmon: For the majority of operators, outsourcing should be considered when a repair requires more than just replacing a part. Such as if the repair requires replacing a piece of the equipment's tube frame or if it requires finish painting and matching to be performed. And the owner's shop equipment and staff capabilities must be very specific depending on the work to be performed. A full gamut of experience and training is required in many areas including colhsion speciahsts, body and paint technicians, along with enough on-site work to support investing in all the welders, paint booth and pulling equipment. Owners can begin assessing whether to take on tasks by asking a few simple questions like: Have they performed major body repairs before? What is the estimated time for repairs and how that will impact fleet downtime? Revenue loss should also be taken into the equation.