Author Archive: Aaron 'AJ' England

In a wide-ranging interview with Farber Specialty Vehicles, Dr. Phillip Surface, an orthopedic surgeon and political candidate currently running for state-senate in the state of West Virginia outlined a clear and urgent vision for rural healthcare in America: access must come before expansion.

Surface, who has spent nearly three decades practicing medicine in West Virginia, framed the issue not as a lack of quality care, but as a fundamental failure of proximity. “We have a great healthcare system in the state [and our country], but we do have an access problem,” he explained, citing geography, aging populations, and long travel times as persistent barriers to care.

The interview centered around a major upcoming shift in federal funding. Recent legislation associated with the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ out of Washington indicates approximately $50 billion [...]

Kansas City, MO – As Kansas City prepares to welcome the world for the upcoming FIFA World Cup, the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) has unveiled a new, state-of-the-art mobile command post designed and built by Farber Specialty Vehicles. The multimillion-dollar vehicle represents a major leap forward in public safety, emergency response, and large-scale event coordination for the region.

The new command post was formally introduced during a press conference in Kansas City, with department leaders emphasizing its role as a cornerstone asset for World Cup operations and long-term citywide safety initiatives. The vehicle was generously donated to KCPD by the Police Foundation of Kansas City, underscoring a public-private partnership focused on equipping officers with advanced, mission-ready tools.

Built for the Future of Public Safety

Engineered over a 20-month build cycle, the custom command post bus reflects Farber Specialty Vehicles’ century-long legacy of designing purpose-built mobile solutions for law [...]