Motor Coach Industries (MCI) has delivered seven new J4500 coaches to Coach Atlantic.
The coaches provided team transport for the Canadian Premier League (CPL), a professional soccer league in Canada, during a recent bubble tournament in Prince Edward Island (PEI).
“The J4500 has been North America’s best-selling motor coach for over 14 consecutive years, featuring a lighter, more efficient X12 Cummins engine and a more spacious interior for best-in-class legroom,” said Brent Maitland, vice president, Private Sector Sales and Marketing, MCI. “We’ve supported Coach Atlantic since 2008 and continue to provide safe, spacious transport for the leading provider of private transportation in Atlantic Canada.”
“2020 has been challenging for everyone in the transportation business, so we jumped at the opportunity to provide transportation for the CPL,” said Matthew Cassidy, president, Coach Atlantic. “We were able to provide the CPL a first-class experience by providing a dedicated 2020 MCI J4500 for each team throughout the duration of season in the PEI bubble. It was a tremendous source of pride for everyone involved to see our equipment on the road again.”
Based in PEI, Coach Atlantic is a family-owned coach operator and ground passenger transportation provider in the Maritimes, travelling in PEI, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and onward to the rest of North America.
In July 2020, NFI announced the combination of New Flyer and MCI. New Flyer and MCI support North American cities with sustainable buses and coaches, technology and infrastructure. They also operate the Vehicle Innovation Center, the first and only innovation lab of its kind dedicated to advancing bus and coach technology and providing workforce development through electric bus training. New Flyer is currently developing automated technology to improve safety in public transit.
