When adults need transportation they typically hop in their car, take a public train, bus or subway or call for an Uber or Lyft car. When people need emergency transportation they need an ambulance service. But when people are not physically fit and don't have an emergency situation either, they need Non-Emergency Medical Transportation. Elderly and people with disabilities come under this category. They are neither fit nor have an emergency. The primary objective of Non-Emergency Medical Transportation is to help elderly and disabled people attend their medical appointments on schedule without delay. But they can be used for other purposes too like shopping, attending social events or even meeting a friend. Even adults with a temporary disability due to an accident need Non-Emergency Medical Transportation. Imagine an 80-year-old senior with a walker who has mobility issues. Such a person can neither take the fast-paced public transportation nor a taxi service that can accommodate their special support equipment. This person obviously needs a better mode of transportation. This gap is filled in by Non-Emergency Medical Transportation service providers. Now, this was a very simple example. Imagine a more complex situation in which a wheelchair-bound person needs to visit a doctor. He cannot take a taxi because it's not designed to accommodate a wheelchair. Public transportation like buses and railways is simply out of question for this person. Only a van equipped with a wheelchair ramp and qualified paramedics will be able to pick him up safely from his home location and drop him off near his doctor's facility. Such a van service is called Non-Emergency Medical Transportation.
But the problem with van service is that it can accommodate only one passenger at a time. If there are 4 more disabled passengers in the neighborhood who need to visit the same healthcare facility then they will be left out until the van drops the first person and comes back to pick up the second person. This will not only lead to wastage of time, missed appointments, and customers but will also lead to wastage of fuel because the van will have to travel on the same route several times to and fro to pick up and drop off each customer individually. Here comes the role of wheelchair-equipped buses for sale. They are equipped with wheelchair lifts, flip seats and have enough space to accommodate several disabled passengers along with their medical support equipment. The number of wheelchair passengers and normal passengers can be easily adjusted due to the flip seats. Just fold two seats and hook them to the sidewalls of the bus to accommodate a wheelchair passenger. If there are 2 more wheelchair passengers on the same route, flip another 4 seats to fit them in. These buses are also equipped with automatic wheelchair restraints that will keep the wheelchair in a fixed position and prevent it from colliding with other objects in the passenger cabin during transit. The smallest version of these wheelchair buses for sale has 15 seats. Seven double seats for normal passengers and one for the driver. Some buses for sale are exclusively designed for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation and will have only one fixed seat for two passengers and the other 6 double seats will have the flipping feature. The fixed seats are reserved for paramedics and other medical attendants, whereas the flip seats are for the passengers. These buses are also equipped with front and rear heavy-duty air conditioners to make the journey comfortable for all passengers.
As the population ages, millions of Americans join the age group of 65+ citizens every year. As a result, the demand for Non-Emergency Medical Transportation has been booming. This has created a tremendous opportunity for setting up a new business and a source of employment for thousands of people who work in these startups. But the problem is that startups have very limited budgets, they often start with a van service and later upgrade to a bus service. New buses for sale are expensive and can cost more than $50,000 for a basic feature 15 seater vehicle and their wheelchair lift-equipped version will cost $5,000 to $10,000 more than a normal bus. However, there is a goldmine of opportunities for startups in the used bus industry. Used buses for sale cost half the price of a new bus and there is not much difference in the price of a used passenger bus and a used wheelchair bus. Moreover, this industry is overcrowded with third-party financial companies who are eager to finance almost any customer at attractive interest rates. There are no fixed financial packages. Every customer is dealt with on an individual basis based on their capacity to pay back. As a result, no buyer gets rejected and everybody gets a chance to own a used bus for sale.
Major Vehicle Exchange is a shuttle and minibus dealership that has been selling its wheelchair lift-equipped buses to Non-Emergency Medical Transportation service providers across the United States for more than three decades. From our past experience, we know what the service providers need and have equipped our vehicles accordingly to meet almost all the demands of these companies. Our used vehicles are fully reconditioned from bumper to bumper, have a new-like appearance, cost almost half the price of a new bus for sale, and are easily financed by third-party financiers. What else can a startup transportation company ask for? Check out all our Non-Emergency Medical Transportation vehicles for sale on our website and for more information call the owner Charles Kaufman at 516-333-7483 today!
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