[NefCanuck]

OAC_Sparky,Apr 28 2008, 04:48 AM Wrote:It has nothing to do with skill level, Dan. It has to do with the warranty that comes part and parcel with the equipment purchase. The problem is when the warranty ends, they will need someone to fix the equipment. I'm pretty certain that the maintenance staff is as competent as any to maintain a hybrid bus -- there is no voodoo magic involved -- it's just another application of some of the same mechanical principles. Does a regular bus have a braking system? Charging system? Engine? Of course. So does a hybrid. An electric motor isn't rocket science. Just a little different.
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But then why didn't TTC management get training for their workers written into the contract? Unless it was their plan all along to outsource the work, rather than just an oversight :huh: (or incompetance <_<)

I don't hold management blameless in all this either, but I get the feeling that workers fail to understand at times just how vital they are and how lucky they are that as of yet, they haven't been hit with the "essential service" hammer...

NefCanuck