U.S. Bus Corporation

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U.S. Bus Corporation
Defunct	2007 (2007)
Successor	Trans Tech
Headquarters	Suffern, New York , United States

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 in November 2007.^[1]

Products


Model	Chassis	Vehicle type	Notes	Photos
Metrovan	Chevrolet	School bus	SRW	MetroVan
Safetran	Chevrolet	School bus	SRW	US Bus Safetran
Sturdibus	Chevrolet Ford	School bus MFSAB	DRW	US Bus Sturdibus
Sturdibus HD	Chevrolet	School bus MFSAB	Chevrolet 5500	SturdiBus HD 5500
Sturdivan	Dodge	School bus	SRW	Sturdivan
Universe	Chevrolet Ford	School bus MFSAB	SRW	Universe

References

^ "School bus manufacturer to recall small buses". The San Diego Union-Tribune. 19 October 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022.

External links

US Bus Corp (archive)

School bus manufacturers, North America

Active manufacturers

Full-size and small buses	Blue Bird Corporation (small buses made by Girardin Minibus) GreenPower Motor Company IC Bus Lion Electric Company Thomas Built Buses, Inc
Small buses only	Collins Industries Girardin Minibus (renamed Micro Bird by Girardin) Trans Tech

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

2020s	Starcraft Bus (2020; still in business)
2010s	Corbeil Bus Corporation (2016) Mid Bus (2016)
2000s	U.S. Bus Corporation (2007; became Trans Tech) Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2007; acquired by Collins) American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002; became IC Bus) Carpenter Industries, Inc (2001)
1990s	Coach and Equipment Manufacturing (1999; still in business) Mid Bus (1998; acquired by Collins) Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995) Gillig (1993; still in business) Wayne Corporation (1992; became Wayne Wheeled Vehicles) TAM-USA (1991) Crown Coach Corporation (1991)
1980s	New Bus Company (1989) Superior Coach Company (1985) Ward Body Works (1980; became AmTran)
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)