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ARBOC receives order for 53 low-floor Spirit of Freedom buses for British Columbia's TransLink
ARBOC receives order for 53 low-floor Spirit of Freedom buses for British Columbia's Tran...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n ARBOC receives order for 53 low-floor Spirit of Freedom buses for British Columbia's TransLink\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MIDDLEBURY, Ind.\n \n ,\n \n Dec. 14, 2020\n \n /CNW/ - (TSX: NFI) ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, LLC (\"ARBOC\"), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. (\"NFI\"), one of the world's leading independent global bus manufacturers, today announced that TransLink awarded Dynamic Specialty Vehicles Ltd., a local distributor for ARBOC, a firm order for 53 fully accessible, low-floor, 27 foot Spirit of Freedom (\"Freedom\") buses.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TransLink, formally the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, is the statutory authority responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in\n \n British Columbia, Canada\n \n , including public transport, major roads, and bridges. TransLink will utilize the new buses to support the rejuvenation of the Community Shuttle fleet within the metro\n \n Vancouver\n \n area, adding more low-floor buses for enhanced accessibility and livability by providing sustainable transit and transportation network for over 247 million trips per year.\n \n \n \"As the first bus of its kind, the Freedom is built on a GM G4500 chassis with spring suspension and is an accessible non-kneeling cutaway bus that features an entry ramp, located in a single non-discriminatory entranceway, eliminating the need for riders to navigate steps while entering the bus,\" said\n \n Doug Minix\n \n , General Manager, ARBOC.\n \n \n ARBOC together with NFI subsidiaries New Flyer,\n \n Alexander Dennis\n \n , and NFI Parts, first started delivering buses to TransLink in 1991, together NFI has provided TransLink with 1,214 buses over the past 29 years. Today we proudly support TransLink with multiple bus propulsions and models, including transit buses, low-floor cutaways buses, and double deck buses.\n \n \n ARBOC has been innovating accessible transit for\n \n North America\n \n since 2008, and over 70% of\n \n North America's\n \n low-floor cutaway shuttle buses are ...