U.S. Bus Corporation

U.S. Bus Corporation of Suffern, New York was a manufacturer of small and mid-sized school buses and non-school buses, such as those used by churches and day care centers. U.S. Bus became Trans Tech after the 2005 model year.

U.S. Bus body with Chevrolet chassis.

Products

Sturdibus HD 5500
Safetran minibus
Universe minibus
Sturdibus minibus
Sturdibus HD minibus

External links

US Bus Corp (Archive)

References

School bus manufacturers, North America

Active manufacturers

Full-size and small buses	Blue Bird Corporation (small buses made by Girardin Minibus) IC Bus Lion Bus (full-size buses only) Thomas Built Buses, Inc

Small buses only	Collins Industries Collins Corbeil Girardin Minibus (renamed Micro Bird by Girardin) Starcraft Bus Trans Tech Van Con

Defunct manufacturers
(including date of closure
or last school bus manufacture)

2000s	Carpenter Industries, Inc (2001) American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002; became IC Bus) Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008; acquired by Collins) Liberty Bus (2005) Mid Bus (2008) U.S. Bus Corporation (2006; became Trans Tech)

1990s	Coach and Equipment Manufacturing (1999; still in business) Crown Coach Corporation (1991) Gillig Corporation (1993; still in business) Mid Bus (1998; acquired by Collins) TAM-USA (1991) Wayne Corporation (1992; became Wayne Wheeled Vehicles) Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)

1980s	Ward Body Works (1980; became AmTran) New Bus Company (1989) Superior Coach Company (1985)

1970s	Northern Coach Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972; became Thomas Built Buses)

1960s	Hackney Brothers Body Company (1966)

1950s	Kenworth-Pacific (1957; still in business)

List of school bus manufacturers

North American bus builders

Active	Blue Bird Corporation DINA S.A. Environmental Performance Vehicles Ford Motor Company Gillig Corporation Girardin Minibus Glaval Bus IC Bus Lion Bus Millennium Transit Services New Flyer Industries Motor Coach Industries New Flyer North American Bus Industries Nova Bus Optima Bus Corporation Proterra, Inc. Prevost Car REV Group Champion Bus Incorporated Collins Bus Corporation ElDorado National Setra Stallion Bus and Transit Corp. Starcraft Bus Thomas Built Buses Trans Tech Van Con

Defunct	ACF-Brill Aerocoach AM General AmTran Beck Canadian Car and Foundry Carpenter Body Company Crown Coach Corporation Dupont Industries Eagle Bus Fageol Fifth Avenue Bus Company FitzJohn Flxible General Motors Diesel Division (GM Coach) GM Truck and Coach Division Goshen Coach Kenworth LAG Motorcoach Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil Mack Trucks Marmon-Herrington MASA Neoplan USA Orion International Pullman-Standard St. Louis Car Company Superior Coach Company Transportation Manufacturing Corporation Twin Coach U.S. Bus Corporation Ward Body Works Wayne Corporation Wayne Wheeled Vehicles White Motor Company Yellow Coach Manufacturing Company

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