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Newsby StaffSeptember 27, 2012

Arboc rolls out 1,000th bus, organizational changes

For founders Jim Bartel and Don Roberts, the 1,000th bus was momentous, proving ARBOC has a proven product, according to the company.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 30, 2012

Starcraft Bus completes 25,000th bus

Company joined the shuttle bus industry in 1998 by building its first bus, the Allstar. Over the last several years, Starcraft Bus has introduced several new models including the Starquest, Ultrastar, Starlite, XLT, Xpress and Prodigy XP.

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Newsby StaffAugust 22, 2011

BAE-powered buses reach major milestone

As an early UK adopter of this proven technology, London United placed an order for an additional 20 vehicles in 2010 following their participation in the hybrid bus trial run by Transport for London.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 20, 2010

New Flyer shares major milestones with SEPTA

SEPTA is purchasing approximately 470 diesel-electric hybrids from New Flyer under a four-year contract. By the end of 2011, more than one-third of SEPTA's bus fleet will be represented by New Flyer's hybrids.

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Newsby StaffOctober 15, 2009

IC Bus Tulsa plant reaches milestone

Since the plant opened in 2001 and through the end of October, the facility will have built more than 73,000 buses. While some of the vehicles built at the Tulsa facility are commercial buses, the majority are school buses.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 3, 2009

Daimler Buses' Orion VII hits 3,000 mark

Houston Metro is placing an additional order for 80 Orion VII diesel-electric hybrid buses for 2010 delivery. This compliments its existing fleet of 56 Orion VII hybrids, which were delivered in 2008, and the 40 units that will be delivered in 2009.

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