ABC Companies
ABC Companies is the exclusive distributor of Van Hool coaches in the United States and Canada. The company also offers a wide selection of pre-owned coaches.
History
In the early 1950s, Clarence Carl Cornell purchased the Boone Bus Service, followed by Elkhorn Stages and Faribault Bus Service. By the 1970s, the company had grown to offer sales, leasing, and servicing of coaches in addition to offering charters and tours.
Van Hool had been looking to enter the North American market in 1983 with their T815 coach. They formed a partnership with ABC Companies in 1987 to distribute the coach in the United States. Together with ABC, Van Hool further adapted the T815 to the North American Market. They sold their 1000th Van Hool coach in 1995. More product lines were introduced to North America, including transit buses and double decker coaches.[1]
ABC purchased Indiana-based Ameritrans, a manufacturer of charter and tour cutaway buses, in 2012. As part of a reorganization, ABC sold Ameritrans in 2016. Parts and support were acquired by Davey Coach.
In 2014, ABC Companies signed an exclusive agreement with New Flyer to distribute Xcelsior and MiDi to private operators.[2]
On October 9, 2017, it was announced that Proterra will provide its E2 battery system for Van Hool's first battery-electric motorcoach. Exclusively distributed by ABC Companies in North America, the all-electric CX45E will debut in late 2018 while the shorter CX35E will be introduced shortly after. Deliveries of the CX45E are expected to begin in 2019.[3] The coaches will be designed and developed in Koningshooikt, Belgium. Production will be transitioned to Skopje, Macedonia, where the diesel CX45 and CX35 are being built.[4]
Current products
- Van Hool CX35
- Van Hool CX45
- Van Hool CX45E
- Van Hool TDX
- Van Hool TDX25E Astromega
- Electric repowered motorcoach
Past products
- Ameritrans E-Series
- Ameritrans F-Series
- Ameritrans M2-Series
- Ameritrans R-Series
- GCA 3035RE
- GCA M1000 Series
- GCA M1235
- New Flyer Industries MiDi
- New Flyer Industries Xcelsior
- Van Hool A300K
- Van Hool A300L
- Van Hool AG300
- Van Hool A330
- Van Hool C2000 Series
- Van Hool T800 Series
- Van Hool T900 Series
- Van Hool T2100 Series
- Van Hool TD925 Astromega
- Van Hool TX40
- Van Hool TX45
Contacts
California
- Address: 13261 Garden Grove Blvd., Garden Grove, CA 92843
- Phone: 1-800-322-2877
Florida
- Address: 17469 West Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787
- Phone: 1-800-222-2871
Headquarters/Minnesota
- Address: 1506 30th Street N.W., Faribault, MN 55021
- Fax: 507-334-0246
- Phone: 507-334-1871 or 1-800-222-2875
Indiana (Muncie Transit Supply)
- Address: 3720 South Madison Street, Muncie, IN 47302
- Phone: 1-800-428-8610
New Jersey
- Address: 1494 Federal Street, Camden, NJ 08105
- Phone: 1-800-222-2873
Ontario
- Address: 353 Manitou Drive, Kitchener, ON N2C 1L5
- Phone: 1-800-345-1287
Texas
- Address: 1702 S. Great Southwest Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75051
- Phone: 1-800-222-2877
Demo fleet
External links
- ABC Companies (official website)
References
- ↑ Hubbard, David. The road ahead: A legacy in the making. 01 June 2011. BusRide Magazine.
- ↑ [1]. Retrieved 7/13/2014 (press release)/
- ↑ [Van Hool selects Proterra for its first all-electric motor coach in the North American market]. Press release. 09 October 2017. Proterra.
- ↑ Van Hool builds first 100% electric coach for the American market. Press release. 09 October 2017. Van Hool.