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New Wash-Bots to Enhance Cleaning Experience
John Sommers II for Transport Topics
ATLANTA — An enhanced machine for washing trailers and buses was showcased at the North American Commercial Vehicle Show.
Bitimec Wash-Bots demonstrated its new 626 EZ model, which is designed to be a faster tool for attending to up to 30 buses or trailers in one charge of the batteries.
The battery operated machine is relatively quiet, and emission-free. Also, it is ideal for uses both indoors or outdoors. With an elegant, tall look, and dynamic blue bristles adequate for a variety of vehicles, the machines are expected to facilitate the cleaning experience at hubs and warehouses.
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Albanesi by John Sommers II for TT
“It’ll do the job in about six to eight minutes. One operator can wash about 30 to 40 trucks in one shift. And we have people doing that. We have people doing that at different companies,” Bruno Albanesi, president at Bitimec International Inc., told Transport Topics on Sept. 27.
“It’s really a handy machine for these guys to have,” he added, as a colleague demonstrated the machine inside the expansive convention floor.
Several firms have chosen the new, state-of-the-art wash-bots. These include Texas-based Keg 1, Divine Charter of Phoenix, Ariz., and the distributor Indiana Beverage.