ISO 9001:2000 Certification

We are excited to announce that InterMotive has achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification effective April 11, 2007. The certificate was issued by TUV Rheinland, an internationally renowned ISO auditing firm. This culminates over a year and a half of dedicated hard work by the entire InterMotive team. We take additional pride in the auditor having numerous positive remarks in his registration document on InterMotive processes that he felt were exemplary in their design and execution.

While achieving the certification was a huge task, equally important will be maintaining our processes and adapting them to fit our customer's expectations on a day to day basis. We are proud to join the select group of suppliers in our industry that have also achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification.

HELP GARD Plus Reverse Assistance System

Earlier this year InterMotive released a new reverse assistance system for the Romeo RIM HELP® Bumper - HELP GARD Plus.

We would like to take this opportunity to remind our customers of a few of the enhanced features of the system:

• New 7' range for the sensors
• The LED is reversible (dash or ceiling mount)
• Ability to display feet or meters
• Adjustable buzzer volume

Live Product Training Via the Internet... Coming Soon


Later this summer we plan to start offering free product training (sales and technical) classes via WebEx (an interactive, internet based training site).

Classes will be a combination of PowerPoint presentations, live two-way audio and possible use of a webcam to provide product information and the latest technical diagnostics for sales and service personnel. Classes will be open to bus manufacturers, dealers, service providers, and transit properties based on the subject matter being covered. Stay tuned! More details will be announced over the next 30-60 days.

Please give us your feedback on what products you would like training on. training@intermotive.net

Need Vehicle Electrical Training?

If your technicians need basic small bus electrical and electronics training, then we have the right classes for you. Our hands-on classes are designed to teach bus dealer and transit property technicians the fundamentals of chassis electrical and electronic system diagnosis.

InterMotive has contracted with the state of California to teach these classes to contractors and transit property technicians. In order to minimize the cost to the attendees, CalACT is using RTAP funds to offset some of the training expense.

If you would like more information about how the Small Bus Basic Electrical and Small Bus Basic Electronics course can help improve your shop's productivity, efficiency, and fix-it-right-the-first-time performance, contact us at 530-346-1801.

Coolant Neglect is one of the Leading Causes of Cooling System Breakdown

The subject of coolant service often comes up with the change of seasons, whether it be in the cold of winter or the heat of summer. This happens to coincide with manufacturers' recommendations that the engine cooling system be checked every six months. To keep cooling systems in adequate operating condition, it is necessary to check the level, strength and condition of the coolant on a regular basis and to replace or recycle the coolant before the protective additives are completely depleted.

Last year, InterMotive's engineers developed a specific ILIS interlock for the 06 Sprinter that works with the key "on", InterMotive P/N ILIS403D. Because of the changes to the 2007 Sprinter, the ILIS interlock developed for the 06 model will not work on the 07 model. At the present time, the Guardian and Guardian II interlocks are the only solutions for the 07 Sprinter; GRD401-AG & GRD402-A. The Universal Guardian & Guardian II products require the key to be in the "off" position for the lift to be activated.

Engineering will be evaluating other solutions for the 07/08 Sprinter in the near future.

InterMotive is pleased to announce Dan Mower as Engineering Manager.

Dan joined InterMotive this past January and has recently joined our management team. He comes to us with a strong embedded systems design background of 30 years. Dan also has had assignments in sales and marketing, which gives him a unique perspective of the end customer's needs and how to incorporate them into our product design plans. He is a self proclaimed "car guy" having successfully transplanted a Honda VTEC engine into a 1962 Austin Mini. Dan's next big project; identify and add additional personnel to our growing engineering department.

Commitment

I'm not trying to get on my soap box, but it seems that much of the business world is having a commitment problem lately. I've spoken with several business leaders and we all agree that this is becoming an epidemic. We're either not willing to commit or we think we're already overcommitted (or both!).