Gillig Low Floor

Gillig Low Floor / Advantage
Years of manufacture	1996 to Present
Length	29 to 40 feet
Width	102 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel, Diesel-Electric Hybrid
Gillig Advantage
Gillig - Diesel-Electric Hybrid (newer front end design)

The Gillig Low Floor (previously known as the Advantage) has a stainless steel chassis with corrosion resistance and has a patented aluminum body for weight reduction and additional corrosion resistance. The bus is available in 29', 35', and 40' lengths and 102" width. It can be adapted for transit, shuttle, airport, and suburban use, and is currently gaining widespread popularity among many transit agencies in the United States. This model is still popularly known as the Advantage and was originally also known as the H2000LF as it was originally developed with major input from Hertz, a car rental company.

Earlier Gillig Advantages feature a smaller front windshield with a more pronounced destination sign cap. Hertz's "H2000LF" lack a front door. The front end was restyled later and the windshield enlarged.

In 2004, a Diesel Electric hybrid option was made available, which adds a rooftop battery unit to the rear.

Specifications

Engine

• Caterpillar C9 (2006-2009)
• Cummins ISB (diesel and hybrid, 2004-present)
• Cummins ISL (2001-present)
• Cummins C8.3 (1996-1998)
• Cummins ISM (1999-2007 or 2008)
• Cummins M11 (1996-1999)
• Detroit Diesel Series 40 (1996-2004)
• Detroit Diesel Series 50 (1996-2006)

Transmission

• Allison B400R
• Voith D864.5 (2005-present)
• ZF HP592C
• Voith D863.3E
• Voith D864.3E

Hybrid System

• Allison E^P40 (2004-present)
• Voith DIWAHybrid (2008-present)

HVAC

• Thermo King
• Carrier

Axles

• ArvinMeritor (Dana Front for 29')

Brakes

• "S" cam with ABS

More Photos

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  Gillig Advantage (29') with older front end design.

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  The interior of Lane Transit District 6206.

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  The driver's area of Lane Transit District 6206.

Operators

United States

• Alamo Rent-A-Car
• Altoona Metro Transit (Amtran) - Altoona, PA
• Ann Arbor Transportation Authority (AATA) - Ann Arbor, MI
• AVTA - Palmdale & Lancaster, CA
• Avis Rent-A-Car
• Belle Urban System - Racine, WI
• Beloit Transit System - Beloit, WI
• Ben Franklin Transit - Richland, WA
• Berks Area Reading Transportation Authority (BARTA) - Reading, PA
• Brockton Area Transit Authority (BAT) - Brockton, MA
• Broward County Transit - Fort Lauderdale & Broward County, FL
• Brownsville Urban System (BUS) - Brownsville, TX
• Cambus (University of Iowa Transit) - Iowa City, IA
• Capital Area Transit System (CATS) - Baton Rouge, LA
• CDTA - Albany, NY
• Capital Metro Transit - Austin, TX
• CATA - Little Rock, AR
• County Connection - Central Contra Costa County, CA
• CENTRO - Syracuse, Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga & Oneida counties, NY
• Central Ohio Transit Authority (COTA) - Columbus & Franklin County, OH
• Chapel Hill Transit - Chapel Hill & Carrboro, NC
• Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) - Charlotte, NC
• Charlottesville Transit Service (CTS) - Charlottesville, VA
• Citibus - Kingston, NY
• C-TRAN - Vancouver & Clark County, WA
• Concord Kannapolis Area Transit (Rider) - Concord, NC
• CT Transit - Stamford, Hartford & New Haven, CT
• Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) - Portsmouth, Dover & Exeter, NH
• CyRide - Ames, IA
• Davenport CitiBus - Davenport, IA
• Decatur Public Transit System - Decatur, IL
• DART First State
• Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
• Disney Transport - Walt Disney World Resort, FL
• Duluth Transit Authority - Duluth, MN
• Eureka Transit Service - Eureka, CA
• Everett Transit - Everett, WA
• Fayette Area Coordinated Transport (FACT) - Fayette County, PA
• Five Seasons Transit - Cedar Rapids, IA
• Fresno Area Express (FAX) - Fresno, CA
• Foothill Transit - San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys, CA
• Fort Wayne Public Transportation Corporation (Citilink) - Fort Wayne, IN
• Galesburg Transit - Galesburg, IL
• Grays Harbor Transit - Aberdeen, WA
• Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority - Dayton, OH
• CityBus - Lafayette & Tippecanoe County, IN
• Greater Lynchburg Transit Company (operated by First Transit) - Lynchburg, VA
• Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC) - Richmond, VA
• Greensboro Transit Authority (GTA) - Greensboro, NC
• Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) - Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Newport News, VA
• Harrisburg Capital Area Transit (CAT) - Harrisburg, PA
• Hertz Corporation
• Hillsborough Area Regional Transit (HARTline)- Tampa Bay & Hillsborough County, FL
• Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) - Danbury, CT
• Huskie Line - De Kalb, IL
• Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (Indy-Go) - Indianapolis, IN
• Intercity Transit - Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater & Yelm, WA
• Iowa City Transit - Iowa City, IA
• Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Jacksonville, FL
• Kansas City Area Transportation Authority - Kansas City, MO
• Kenosha Transit - Kenosha, WI
• Lane Transit District (LTD) - Eugene & Lane County, OR
• Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority (LANTA) - Allentown & Lehigh Valley, PA
• Wheels - Livermore & Amador Valley, CA
• Lowell Regional Transit Authority (LRTA) - Lowell, MA
• Luzerne County Transportation Authority (LCTA) - Wilkes-Barre & Luzerne County, PA
• Madison Metro - Madison, WI
• McCarran International Airport - Las Vegas, NV
• Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) - Haverhill & Lawrence, MA
• Metro Area Transit (MAT) - Fargo, ND
• Metro Area Transit - Omaha, NE
• Mid Mon Valley Transit Authority - Charleroi, PA
• Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
• Metro Transit - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
• Montebello Bus Lines - Montebello, CA
• Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) - Monterey & Salinas, CA
• Mountain Metropolitan Transit - Colorado Springs, CO
• Nashua Transit System (NTS) - Nashua, NH
• National Rent-A-Car
• New Castle Area Transit Authority (NCATA) - New Castle, PA
• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA-Metro) - Buffalo, NY
• Norwalk Transit District - Norwalk, CT
• Norwalk Transit System - Norwalk, CA
• Palm Tran - Palm Beach County, FL
• Petersburg Area Transit (PAT) - Petersburg, VA
• Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) - Springfield & Holyoke, MA
• PAT - Pittsburgh, PA
• PRTC - Manassas, VA
• The Bus - Prince George's County, MD
• Pullman Transit - Pullman, WA
• Redwood Transit System (RTS) - Redwood, CA
• Regional Transportation Commission - Reno, NV
• RIPTA - Rhode Island
• Ride-On - Montgomery County, MD
• RoadRUNNER Transit - Las Cruces, NM
• St. Cloud Metro Bus - St. Cloud, MN
• Salem-Keizer Transit (Cherriots) - Salem, OR
• San Joaquin Regional Transit District - Stockton, CA
• SamTrans - San Mateo County, CA
• MTD Santa Barbara - Santa Barbara County, CA
• Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - San Jose & Santa Clara County, CA
• Shuttle-UM - University of Maryland
• Sioux City Transit - Sioux City, IA
• Sioux Falls Transit - Sioux Falls, SD
• Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) - New Bedford & Fall River, MA
• Southwest Ohio Regional Transit Authority (SORTA) - Cincinnati, OH
• Spokane Transit Authority (STA) - Spokane, WA
• Springs Transit - Colorado Springs, CO
• Springfield City Area Transit - Springfield, OH
• StarMetro - Tallahassee, FL
• Steamboat Springs Transit - Steamboat Springs, CO
• SMART - (Suburban) Detroit, MI
• Sun Tran - Tucson, AZ
• TheBus - Honolulu, HI
• TCAT - Ithaca & Tompkins County, NY
• Torrance Transit - Torrance, CA
• Transfort - Fort Collins, CO
• Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) - Fort Wright, KY
• TRANSPO - South Bend, IN
• Tri-Delta Transit - Eastern Contra Costa County, CA
• Tulsa Transit - Tulsa, OK
• Twin Transit - Centralia & Chehalis, WA
• University Transit Service - University of Virginia
• Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
• Vail Transit - Vail, CO
• Visalia City Coach - Visalia, CA
• Waukesha Metro Transit - Waukesha, WI
• Wave Transit System - Mobile, AL
• Whatcom Transportation Authority - Bellingham, WA
• Worcester Regional Transit Authority - Worcester, MA

References

• Gillig Low Floor Spec Sheet (2001)
• Gillig Low Floor Spec Sheet
• Personal notes & sightings