Autobus Carier et Frère

History

• Started in 1922 by Théodore Carier.
• Bought Autobus Charles-Edouard Lambert in October 1948.
• Bought Transport St-Maurice in 1950.
• Bought Champoux Autobus & Transport in September 1955.
• Intercity operations were sold to Voyageur in May 1970 and a new company Service d'Autobus de la Maurice was created to operate the Shawinigan - Grand-Mère - Trois-Rivières route.

Coach Roster

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
32		1939	Fitzjohn/Chevrolet	100
36		1941	Fitzjohn	100
37		1941	Fitzjohn	Falcon 600
45		1942	Fitzjohn	Duraliner 500
89-92, 95-97		1947	Fitzjohn	Duraliner 510			Renumbered 500-507 (unknown order) in 1948.
209			Prevost
300-302		1944	Prevost/Reo	PI-29
303		1944	Prevost/GMC	PI-29
304		1945	Prevost/Hercules	PI-29
305		1948	Prevost	PI-29
306-309		1949	Prevost/White
310-311		1950	Prevost	PI-41			Ex-Champoux Autobus & Transport #?; acquired in September 1955.
600		1941	Fitzjohn	Duraliner 500			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
601-603			Fitzjohn	Duraliner 500			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
604		1945	Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
605		1946	Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			Ex-DeNure #?; bought in 1947.
606		1946	Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			Ex-Irwin Coach Lines #?; bought in 1947.
607			Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
608			Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
609-610		1948	Fitzjohn	Falcon 635
611-612		1946	Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			Ex-Autobus Drummondville 50-51; bought in 1952.
613		1953	Fitzjohn	Falcon 635			Transferred to Transport St-Maurice 168 in 1962.
1000-1002		1952	Flxible	VisiCoach (218B1-52-37SU)
1100-1102		7/1951	MCI	Courier 85A
1103-1108		12/1954	MCI	Courier 95D
1109-1114		12/1955	MCI	Courier 96
1115		3/1956	MCI	Courier 96
1116-1120		6/1958	MCI	Courier 96			Sent to Service d'Autobus de la Mauricie 5801-5804 in 1970.
1200		1954	Fitzjohn	Roadrunner FIG
1201-1206		1956	Fitzjohn	Roadrunner FID			1201-1203 & 1205-1206 repowered with Detroit Diesel 6V53 engines at an unknown date.

Transit Bus Roster

Autobus Carier et Frère operated local transit service in

• La Tuque - starting on September 22, 1955 and sold to Autobus Raymond Chevrette on December 23, 1955.
• Shawinigan - starting on May 28, 1945 and was transferred to Transport St-Maurice (also Carier owned) in June 1970.
• Trois-Rivières - through their Transport St-Maurice subsidiary.

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
38		1941	Fitzjohn	Cityliner 300
72		1947	Ford	Transit
77		1947	Ford	Transit
200		1939	Mack	CW			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
201-204		1940	Mack	L-3G			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
207-208			Willys	station wagon			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
211		1952	Fitzjohn	FTG-41 Suburbanliner			Ex-Fitzjohn demo; bought in May 1953.
216-217		1964	Prevost/GMC
400-412			Ford	Transit			Ex-?; bought in 1947.
700-702		1948	Fitzjohn	Cityliner 310
703		1949	Fitzjohn	Cityliner 310			Transferred to Transport St-Maurice 166 in 1961.
704-705		1951	Fitzjohn	Cityliner 310
706-709		1951	Fitzjohn	Surburbanliner			709 transferred to Transport St-Maurice 167 (2nd).
710-711			Fitzjohn	Cityliner 310			Ex-?; bought in July 1951.
800		1950	Prevost	Citadin
801-803		1951	Prevost	Citadin
804-805		1952	Prevost	Citadin
806-811			Prevost	Citadin			Ex-Champoux Autobus & Transport #?; acquired in September 1955.
900-904		7/1951	Fitzjohn	FTG-33			900-901 transferred to Transport St-Maurice 214-215 in 1965. 903 transferred to Transport St-Maurice 203 in 1966.
905-907		7/1951	Fitzjohn	FTG-37			Transferred to Transport St-Maurice 190-191 & 193 in 1966.
908-911		1/1952	Fitzjohn	FTG-33			Ex-Service Laramée 203, 202, 201 & 204.
1300-1307		6-7/1958	GMC	TDH-4512			Transferred to Transport St-Maurice 501-507 & 500 in 1970.
1400-1403		12/1960	GMC	SDM-4501
1404-1405		1964	GMDD	SDM-5302
1406-1407		1966	GMDD	SDM-5302
1500-1504		1962	GMC/Superior
1505-1507		1964	GMC/Superior
1700-1705		1966	GMDD	TDH-4519			Transferred to Transport St-Maurice 604-609 in 1970.

Buses with unknown fleet numbers

Fleet Number(s)	Thumbnail	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Serial	Notes
		1930	Fitzjohn/White				506, 507	2 buses.
		1936	White					4 buses.
		1938	Mack					1 bus. Retired in 1952.
		1939	Mack					2 buses.
		1940	Fitzjohn/Chevrolet	100			6773, 6820	2 buses.
		1940	Mack					1 bus.
		1940	Mack	C-25				7 buses.
		1940	Mack	CY-3G			1109, 1223, 1224	3 buses. One was destroyed by fire on Nov. 6, 1950.
		1940	Prevost/GMC					4 buses. 27 passengers.
		1940	Prevost/GMC					2 buses. 12 passengers.
		1945	Fitzjohn	Falcon 610			8318, 8319	2 buses.

School Buses

Fleet number	Thumbnail	Year	Body	Chassis / Model	Type	Capacity / Length	Serial	License plate	Notes
205-206				Reo					Ex -?; bought in 1947.
210			Wayne	Ford		29 pass.			Ex -?; bought in 1947.
214		1956		Chevrolet		12 pass.	24392
1600-1603		1966		GMC		52 pass.
1604-1614		1966		GMC		78 pass.
1615-1616		1966		GMC		72 pass.			1616 sold to Autobus Montmagny in 1968.
1617-1621		1966		Chevrolet		72 pass.
1622-1623		1966		GMC		72 pass.