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Nissan NV DUI Conversion delivered to Phoenix PD

Our Nissan NV Mobile DUI Unit is the first of its kind. The Nissan NV is an ideal platform for converting to a DUI checkpoint because it comes standard with a high ceiling, making it easier to stand up in the vehicle without the added cost of raising the roof. The DUI checkpoint includes a blood draw station [...]

Top Ten Tips for Building a Mobile Command Center

Building a mobile command center can be a time consuming and daunting task if you don’t ask the right questions. Planning is a critical part of the mobile command center design process. Include key personnel from all of the agencies that will use or be impacted by the new command vehicle to determine exactly what [...]

High Risk Warrant Van Delivered

Quality Vans and Specialty Vehicles recently delivered a High Risk Warrant Van (SWAT van). The High Risk Warrant Van is built to house a SWAT team, weapon storage, tactical gear storage, and equipment for all levels of command and control. The Warrant Van was built on a Ford E-350 Extended cab with custom benches for [...]

Six DUI Processing Units Delivered to Police Departments Across Arizona

Quality Vans and Specialty Vehicles built six DUI processing checkpoints with funds from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The DUI processing vehicles were given to the Phoenix PD, Scottsdale PD, Tucson PD, Salt River PD, Glendale PD, and GOHS to help prevent drunk driving and serve as an education tool at Holiday anti-DUI events. [...]

How to Purchase Mobile Command Vehicles

Purchasing Your Mobile Command Unit Mobile command units may seem like a big ticket item, but mobile command vehicles offer many advantages for their cost. Mobile command vehicles act as an operations base for critical incidents or crowd control for local events. Having a mobile command center is like having an additional mobile police station. [...]

AZGOHS Announces Six New DUI Vehicles at 2010 Holiday DUI Enforcement Kickoff

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety held their 2010 Holiday DUI Enforcement Kickoff News Conference at the Arizona State Capitol on Tuesday, November 30th.  The AZGOHS announced the purchase of six new DUI enforcement vehicles for various city DUI task forces with federal dollars.  The first vehicle will go to the City of Glendale and [...]

Quality Vans and Specialty Vehicles at CopsWest 2010

Quality Vans and Specialty Vehicles will be exhibiting at the CopsWest 2010 tradeshow on Tuesday, November 16th and Wednesday, November 17th in Ontario, California.  Stop by our booth (#1020) to discuss your specialty vehicle needs! CopsWest is the premiere tradeshow for innovations in law enforcement equipment, services, and training.  The tradeshow, an exclusive for direct [...]

Quality Vans DUI Vehicle Helps Cut DUI Fatality Rate in AZ

Quality Vans and Specialty Vehicles’ DUI unit built for the City of Glendale was featured in The Arizona Republic today. The article states that Arizona’s DUI fatality rate is cut in half over 15 years.

Quality Vans to Build Radio Communications Trailer for Mesa, Arizona PD

Quality Vans was awarded a bid for the City of Mesa’s new Mobile Communications Redundancy Base Station. The Mobile Communications Redundancy Base Station will be completed and delivered to the City of Mesa by August 31, 2010.

Quality Vans Attends IWCE to Research Latest Public Safety Communication Trends

Quality Vans is attending the IWCE conference this week in Las Vegas to learn about the latest trends in public safety communication. The conference will feature solutions in land mobile radio, PCS/Cellular, Antennas and Accessories, Telematics/Mobile Data, 802.11/Wi-Fi/WiMax, RF Engineering, VoIP, GPS/Location Based Systems, Towers, Surveillance Equipment, Networks & Systems, Infrastructure, Interoperability Solutions, and Intelligent Radio.