Entering its 88th year of service, and still owned and managed by the Busskohl family that founded it, Norfolk, Nebraska, based Arrow Stage Lines now operates facilities stretching from the Midwest, through the Rocky Mountains, and the Southwest. Arrow operates more than 200 coaches in diverse services that include extensive scheduled routes, charters, tours, military movements and convention support.
Arrow recently took delivery of two new Van Hool CX45 coaches from ABC Companies. “We are excited to be running the CX model this year,” said Arrow Stage Lines COO Luke Busskohl. “Our company has had a great experience with the Van Hool TX coach and we wanted to take a deeper look into the CX product.”
ABC Account Managers Don Jensen and Pete Bachrach added, “It's great working with the Busskohl family and the Arrow Team. Our relationship goes back many years. These new coaches are representative of Arrow's effort to standardize their brand and achieve ultimate customer and passenger satisfaction.” The new CX45's will be operating out of Arrow's Denver, Colorado branch and are in addition to three new TX45's that were added to the Arrow fleet this year.
According to Brandon Osborn, vice president of marketing and business development “Arrow Stage Lines has a variety of equipment throughout 13 nationwide locations. The Van Hool brand has always been a part of the equipment family and the CX coach provided Arrow Stage Lines with the opportunity to experience a new product.”
The new CX45's feature Detroit DD13 engines and Allison B500 Gen V transmissions as well as Van Hool standard 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.
Consistent with Arrow's long standing commitment to passenger comfort, the new 56 passenger coaches are equipped with Van Hool's unique rear passenger window, enclosed parcel racks, REI Elite entertainment systems, Wi-Fi, 110 volt and USB outlets, leather trimmed seating, woodgrain flooring, cup holders and magazine nets.
