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Low Floor Transit Shuttle Vehicle

Specification Review Meeting

November 9th, 2012
1220	N	Jackson	Street	–	Greencastle,	Indiana	46135

Phone:	(765)	653-1715	–	Fax:	(765)	653-4494

www.dallassmithcorp.com

Friday, November 9th, 2012

To: Attendees 

From: Garrett Smith 

Re: Low Floor Transit Shuttle Vehicle Specification Review Meeting 

Meeting Date: Friday, November 9th, 2012 

Meeting Start Time: 9:00am ET 

Meeting End Time: 11:00am ET 

Meeting location: 600 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 

Attendees: 

 Access-Board/DOJ: Melissa Anderson, Scott Windley, Marsha Mazz, David Knight 

 Washington Metro: Christiaan Blake, Christian Kent, Goush Choundry 

 Dallas Smith Corp.: Garrett Smith, Darren Back, Steve Asztalos, Garry Ladner, Peter Stimbra 

(Parker Hannifin), Joel Badskey (Mor/ryde International) 

 Champion Bus: Jamie Lipka, Rohrer Bus 

Agenda:

• Welcome 

• General Purpose of Meeting 

• Brief Introductions 

• Brief discussion/review the evolution of ADA regulation with regards to public transportation and 

transit shuttle type vehicles 

• Dallas Smith Corp., the products & processes in developing low floor/easy-access transportation 

solutions 

• Brief review of standard vs. low floor bus production

• Vehicle Review/Demonstration 

• General Review 

• Ride & Drive 

• Return to Meeting Room to Conclude Meeting 

• Quick Q&A from Ride & Drive 

• Review any likes/dislikes of demonstrator vehicle 

• Discuss any goals/initiatives for ADA regulation with regards to public transportation and 

transit shuttle type vehicles – And how can we work together in achieving those 

goals/initiatives? 

• Discuss/review any take-aways from today's meeting 

• Adjourn/conclude meeting 

Points of Contact: 

Dallas Smith Corp.: Garrett Smith, (312) 285-6292 – gsmith@dallassmithcorp.com

Access-Board: Melissa Anderson, (202) 272-0045 – anderson@access-board.gov

Washington Metro: Christiaan Blake, (202) 281-8984 - cblake@wmata.com

Champion Bus: Jamie Lipka, (810) 724-1753, x226 – jlipka@championbus.com
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Always an innovator, in 1954, Earl Dallas Smith founded Dallas Smith Corp®. In 1960, Smith formed a trucking division in Phoenix, Arizona to transport new General Motors vehicles to auto dealers located in Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Mexico and Arizona that prospered for 25 years until Ryder acquired the 

successful trucking business in 1984.

Driven from his earlier successes, Dallas Smith looked to reinvent the transportation industry through 

innovation and new product development. And with over 20 years of Research & Development, and 25 

Patents supporting the exclusive Axleless® Suspension System, Dallas Smith Corporation® has continued to 

set its sights on providing the transportation industry with Safer, Smarter and Easier Trucks & Trailers.

By offering over 30% more cargo area, Dallas Smith Corp® was quickly noticed by the industry’s top trailer 

manufacturers. And after working with companies like Ford Motor Company, Roush & BAE Systems, Dallas 

Smith Corp® has since made low floor an option on the Ford F-Series Super Duty platform. The technology 

has been opened to a range of front-wheel drive applications such as: buses, book mobiles, emergency 

response vehicles, cargo trucks, delivery trucks, beverage trucks, utility trucks, and much more.

DSC continues to provide the transportation industry with safer, smarter, and easier ways for vehicles to 

move people and products. DSC is a complete design, engineering, and manufacturing company focusing 

entirely on low floor vehicle chassis for commercial vehicle applications. Whether you are wanting to 

transport people, or products, in the most efficient and economical way, DSC can provide the Lo-FloorTM 

chassis technologies to meet your specific needs.
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DSC’s key suppliers:

DSC’s Manufacturer:

Testing and Validation:

• Per Ford QVM Guidelines & Processes: Installation/Assembly meets and/or exceeds

 Ford Motor Company Quality Vehicle Modifiers

• Installation/Assembly provided by Ford QVM recognized Mor/ryde International

• Complete Chassis Frame F.E.A. (Finite Element Analysis) Testing, Validation & Certification

• Tested and validated at the Ford Proving Grounds 

• Ford OEM Warranties Retained

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DSC’s Customers:

DSC Product applications:

Municipality

Nursing Homes

A SUPREME CORPORATION COMPANY

Airport Transit

Retirement Facilities
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DSC E-450 Air-Chassis:

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ENTRANCE-RELATED DETAILS

Dallas Smith Corp.

IntelliSYNC® 4-Point

Ford E-Series Chassis

31”

34”

58”of floor

DSC passenger side frame rail

1:6 ramp slope

98”

102”

7”

2.5” Radius 31”

62”

CENTER

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Ramp At 1:6 To

Ground Level

CENTER

10.25”

1:6 Ramp Slope - No Curb / Ground Level

Dallas Smith Corp.

IntelliSYNC® 4-Point

Ford E-Series Chassis

1 in 6 ramp slope achieved at ground level, with no street-side

curb. Vehicle in kneeled position with entrance height being 10.25”.

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Ramp At 1:6 To

Curb Level

6” H Curb

CENTER

16”

1:6 Ramp Slope - Street-Side Curb Level

Dallas Smith Corp.

IntelliSYNC® 4-Point

Ford E-Series Chassis

1 in 6 ramp slope achieved at street-side curb height with a

straight ramp (no deflection). Vehicle ride height raised above

standard ride height by 1.75” with entrance height being 16”.

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Wheel Chair Freedom To Turn

Dallas Smith Corp.

IntelliSYNC® 4-Point

Ford E-Series Chassis

With a 58” wide platform of floor, wheel chair users can

freely make a 90 degree turn after completely leaving the

entrance ramp.

58” of floor

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