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CUSTOM TOW TRACTOR HELPS PUBLIC TRANSIT AGENCY DOUBLE PRODUCTIVITY
The Société de transport de Montréal– known by locals as the STM – is the public transport agency serving the major Canadian city of Montreal. The agency records roughly one million boardings per average weekday on its many bus, subway and commuter train lines.
A need to work faster & not so hard
The STM contacted Motrec in late 2019 with a serious productivity problem with the replacement of its subway train tires. It had hundreds of cars, each with 8 tires that needed regular replacement. The problem? It was all being done manually.
The travel space between the warehouse, where new tires are stored, and the maintenance station, where trains have their tires replaced, was too narrow to fit a regular maintenance vehicle. The technician had to walk the tires back and forth on foot – one tire at a time. He’d hoist a worn tire onto a hand truck and haul it to warehouse. He’d then pick up a new tire and repeat the trip back. The total distance he had to walk to replace just one tire? Nearly 7 miles!
A little automation goes a long way
Bonus for the technician
The vehicle’s bucket seat on slide adjusters, unimpeded driver’s view and long list of safety features and display indicators make for a safe and comfortable ride.
“Our technician no longer suffers the aches and pains of all this physical exertion. He now works from the comfort of a vehicle, which has improved workplace health and safety. I would recommend the MT-180 to any bus company or tire supplier. Motrec is very responsive to the customer’s needs and extremely agile in its vehicle design.”
– Daniel Bélair, STM
