New OA Truck Shop Opens at Zerega Avenue; Goal is to Bring Work In-House

MAY 7 -- The MTA’s newest maintenance facility opened up inside the Zerega Bus Maintenance and Training Facility today, a Truck Shop that will compete with outside vendors for Transit Authority work.

Local 100 President John V. Chiarello and Secretary-Treasurer Carlos Bernabel stopped by on opening day along with Maintenance Director Tom Lenane and Division Chair Mike Rehn. The 16 men working as Firemen and Mechanics at the new Truck Shop are represented by Vice Chair Frank Carlone (in photo right, next to President Chiarello). 

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Director Tom Lenane said: “This is the beginning of the future in Maintenance. We’re looking to expand as much as possible, keeping work in house and taking work away from outside vendors.”

 

The new shop will work to maintain all Transit Authority vehicles that our members currently drive and use, along with all vehicles driven by managers. Its purview includes all road service and all emergency vehicles in the fleet.