Midwest Bus Corporation has been keeping busy working on a total of 45 low-floor Gillig buses that will go into service with Transdev outside Orlando, Fla., and with GoDurham in North Carolina.
Midwest Bus aided Transdev with part of a shuttle bus fleet upgrade, which consisted of remanufacturing 20, 40-foot, low-floor Gillig buses. Midwest Bus was selected by Transdev in late 2018 to modify the buses with improvements to belts, hoses, suspension, AC, seat inserts, paint and more. Work was completed and the last bus was delivered to Transdev in early April.
Additionally, Midwest Bus is working on an additional 25, 40-foot, low-floor Gillig buses that will to into service at GoDurham. Midwest Bus is replacing engines and transmissions and installing new EMP cooling systems. The company expects to complete the project by June 2020.