Farber Specialty Vehicles shows the modern and roomy interior, with ample workstations, of their Mobile Command vehicle for Oneida County Sheriff’s Department
M obile command and other spe-
cialty vehicles are changing with emerging technol- ogy and manufacturers are meeting customers’ needs for high-tech products and the latest innovations in storage and security. Industry leaders are making sure that their vehicles meet high-tech needs and provide customers with information about trends in the field.
Dodgen Mobile Technologies
www.dodgenmobiletech.com Dodgen Mobile Technologies manufactures police, sheriff, and other emergency response vehicles from the bare chas- sis to completion, including the fiberglass bodies, in-house cabinetry, their own sewing, and final-stage quality test- ing. They build vehicles from 21–33 feet in overall length, as well as trailers 16–44 feet long, partnering with a local trailer company. Dennis Day, Vice President, Commercial Division, re- ports agencies are struggling to get funding for police vehicles and are forced to accept the low bid. He stated, “Often, we see 7–10 companies bid on a project and well- established companies who typically compete are being beat out by small unknown companies with perhaps little experience because they bid low.”
“Those preparing and sending out “Requests for Quo- tation” must spend time researching what they want and carefully wording their bid specifications to assure that they get quality materials and workmanship, as well as a company that will be around to provide warranty, service, and parts for years to come. Agencies wait too long to get these vehicles to be stuck with a poor quality, poor per- forming vehicle.”
He pointed out that no well-established company would bid on specs created using a cut-and-paste of several com- panies’ literature pieces because there would be too many exceptions to the bid to make any reasonable offer. Agen- cies get few bids to seriously consider and those may be from companies not following the specs closely. Dodgen will assist bid writers with proposals to get good offers for their specifications.
Farber Specialty Vehicles
www.farberspecialty.com
Farber Specialty Vehicles is a world leader in the design and construction of mobile command, communications, bomb/EOD, crime scene, equipment and non-armored po- lice and fire specialty vehicles.
Steve Goodyear, VP of Sales at Farber Specialty Vehicles, reported, “It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. As a major builder of Police and Fire Specialty Vehicles, our daily interaction is with front-line professionals. To say that the last year has been a trying year on many of them is an understatement. We are proud to say that every time a Farber Specialty Vehicle or for that matter any of our fine
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