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Canada’s Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus to Add 50 Prevost Coaches

The commitment signifies a strengthened partnership between the two companies, and the much-anticipated restart of the motorcoach industry in Canada following significant impact due to the pandemic.

by Staff
May 13, 2022
Canada’s Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus to Add 50 Prevost Coaches

With three locations on the east coast and 515 employees, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Moncton, New Brunswick, and Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is the second-largest family owned and operated motorcoach transportation company in Canada.

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Prevost customer Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus, a provider of passenger transportation in Eastern Canada, signed a contract for 50 Prevost H3-45 coaches over the next five years. The commitment signifies a strengthened partnership between the two companies, and the much-anticipated restart of the motorcoach industry in Canada following significant impact due to the pandemic.

With three locations on the east coast and 515 employees, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Moncton, New Brunswick, and Charlottetown Prince Edward Island, Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus is the second-largest family owned and operated motorcoach transportation company in Canada. The group boasts “the most diverse fleet in the Maritimes” and offers transportation to meet their customers’ unique needs. Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus provides services the following markets: intercity line run services, group charters, multi-day tours, cruise ship shore excursions, municipal transit, and school bus routes.

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“Prevost has a strong team of professionals supporting a quality-built product,” said Matthew Cassidy, president of Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus. “This allows operators like us to provide safe, reliable, comfortable service to our customers.”

Over the next five years, the 50 new Prevost H3-45s will be integrated into Coach Atlantic Maritime Bus’s premium fleet primarily used for multi-day tours and long-distance trips. The coaches will be equipped with the new Cloud One seating, which is exclusive to Prevost, as well as the standard safety options and expansive support network Prevost is known for.

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