The Crewe-based operator’s new additions are seven new Mercedes Sprinter 513 chassis, five of which have Treka Bus 16 bodies and two with Stanford Coachworks van conversions. All are on a five-year rental with full R&M.
TSS is owned by Cheshire East Borough Council and the vehicles will be used to take children to school.
The vehicles are 16-seater wheelchair accessible models, based on the Mercedes Sprinter 513 chassis with 7-speed automatic transmission.
The five Treka Bus16 bodied vehicles are designed for traditional school operations with an adaptive floorplan to accommodate passengers with disabilities and up to six wheelchairs. These vehicles feature 16 Phoenix saloon seats in a combination of Blenheim and Shuffle models, a PLS Access H underfloor passenger lift, and a reversing camera system.
The two Stanford Coachworks body conversions have been designed to be suitable for new business opportunities, as well as supporting routine school transport contracts.
Steve Thurman, contracts and performance officer at TSS, says: “We were really impressed by the ability of Enterprise Flex-E-Rent to listen to what we required. They very quickly put together a team who identified the correct vehicle specifications for our fleet. We visited their Shrewsbury head office to view a selection of potential vehicles before finalising the end specification.”
The first of the seven new vehicles was featured on the Eberspacher stand at the CV Show in April and the full vehicle order will be delivered to TSS on a phased basis, with the order completed by August this year in time for the new school year.