Horry County South Carolina FD Gets Ready To Take KME To Court

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Horry County getting ready to take KME to court for the crap they sold them lest year . Engines and tower ladders o/s more then in  and no end in site . Trucks out of service for weeks at a time and a few parked for the time that they got here .  This is my winter home and Sta #7 is right out my door . The firefighters are very unhappy with this order because they waited a long time to get good front line rigs. It aired yesterday

 

http://wbtw.com/2017/01/19/mechanical-issues-force-2m-worth-of-hcfr-fire-trucks-off-the-street/

 

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Almost any recent KME customer could have ran the exact same story. 

 

Spot on exactly the type of experience that one faces when purchasing from KME.

 

 

 

 

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Brother , how they working out in Stamford ?

[nfd2004 750]

Here is a story about how things are going with the KMEs in Stamford. However, this article states HMEs.

 

www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Firefighters-concerned-about-fleet-4433913.php

Edited January 20, 2017 by nfd2004

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42 minutes ago, nfd2004 said:

Here is a story about how things are going with the KMEs in Stamford. However, this article states HMEs.

 

www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Firefighters-concerned-about-fleet-4433913.php

That HME Rescue has split flooring jezzz rechassis it if they can't fix it

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4 hours ago, PCFD ENG58 said:

Brother , how they working out in Stamford ?

 

By all accounts, KME could be an excellent company. They have plenty of talented workers, who have the ability to produce a product that could rival any of the other more reputable manufacturers.

 

KME has suffered from years of mismanagement by a ruling family that had failed to invest in their people or infrastructure. Many of their senior managers were relatives or buddies and did not possess the ability to follow the industry trends. 

 

The REV group may have temporarily saved the company from financial ruin and has removed many of the management problems, but the company has a big hill to climb in being retrained and retooled to compete with the likes of other products. 

 

Without knowing the specifics, the Horry County story is probably the results of the old mentality toward the product. The new owner has big plans and made big promises. Only time will tell if they can deliver on those promises.

 

I for one, would be very reluctant to recommend their product until the product and culture improves.

 

 

 

 

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2 hours ago, nfd2004 said:

Here is a story about how things are going with the KMEs in Stamford. However, this article states HMEs.

 

www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Firefighters-concerned-about-fleet-4433913.php

 

Willy, this is an older story and was pre-KME. 

[nfd2004 750]

2 hours ago, x152 said:

 

Willy, this is an older story and was pre-KME. 

 

Okay, thank you. I wasn't sure.

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Update again 2015 KME tower waiting for tow after it broke down again in the travel park that I winter in