Jakarta Received One Service Car from PT Hino
Reported by Folmer | Translated by Cintya Meliza
Through PT Hino Motors Sales Indonesia, Jakarta Provincial Government received a grant in the form of one service car to support the operation of Transjakarta bus.
It's a form of total support from Hino to PT Transportasi Jakarta that have been used our bus since Transjakarta bus plying corridor I operated about 11 years ago
The handover was officially held in the City Hall's Pavillion, Jalan Medan Merdeka Selatan, Central Jakarta, Tuesday (3/3), and attended by Director of PT Transportasi Jakarta (Transjakarta) ANS Kosasih, Director of PT Hino Motors Manufacturing Indonesia J Ralhan, and Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama (Ahok).
PT Hino Motors Sales Indonesia President, Hiroo Kayanoki said the service car is granted to support Jakarta government in the provision of public transport services that are convenient, safe, and optimal.
Basuki Requested Entrepreneurs to Donate 300 Buses"It's a form of total support from Hino to PT Transportasi Jakarta that have been used our bus since Transjakarta bus plying corridor I operated about 11 years ago," he disclosed.
He uttered, PT Transjakarta has been operating 310 buses type Hino, consisting of 74 CNG buses, 93 diesel-fuel buses, and 143 APTB buses. "Our bus is dedicated to serve Jakartans through Transjakarta bus. By doing so, we hope it could maximize Transjakarta's operational and support the smoothness of bus operational," he expressed.
As for the information, those cars are equipped with various tools and designed for repairing mild and medium damage. Among them are by changing oil machine, dispenser grease, cleaning air filter, clutch, and brake. Besides that, they are also equipped with crane functioning to lift large components into the box.
Jakarta Governor, Ahok positively welcomed the aid from PT Hino Motors Sales Indonesia. He hoped, the service car is not often used for hours in a bid to avoid damage to the bus. "Hence, there must be an inspection at each Transjakarta bus' pool," he described.
He also wanted the sole agents (ATPM) to routinely service Transjakarta bus in the pool, including to fill the gas. "We're glad, because Hino bus is the only component made in Indonesia, small one reaches 60 percent of local component. That's why I decided to stop import from abroad," he disclosed.
