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What would become the Gillig Low Floor was developed for the [[Hertz Corporation]] as a courtesy shuttle bus dubbed the '''H2000LF'''. It was commissioned by Hertz who had wanted to offer their customers, particularly to those with luggage and with limited mobility, a bus that was easily accessible. The bus featured one door at the centre, carpeted floor, and waist-high luggage racks along one side of the bus.<ref>Hertz Introduces the H2000LF -- The Bus of the Future (press release). The Hertz Corporation. 19 May 1997. Retrieved on 02 March 2014.</ref> The low floor bus would later be made available to other companies and adapted for transit use. | What would become the Gillig Low Floor was developed for the [[Hertz Corporation]] as a courtesy shuttle bus dubbed the '''H2000LF'''. It was commissioned by Hertz who had wanted to offer their customers, particularly to those with luggage and with limited mobility, a bus that was easily accessible. The bus featured one door at the centre, carpeted floor, and waist-high luggage racks along one side of the bus.<ref>Hertz Introduces the H2000LF -- The Bus of the Future (press release). The Hertz Corporation. 19 May 1997. Retrieved on 02 March 2014.</ref> The low floor bus would later be made available to other companies and adapted for transit use with the first orders being placed around 1998. | ||
Early Gillig Low Floor buses, including the H2000LF, had a smaller front windshield with a more pronounced destination sign cap. The front end was revised with an enlarged windshield beginning with an order for [[Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation|SMART]] in suburban Detroit in late 2001 and was soon made standard beginning with the 2002 model. In 2005, a [[Gillig BRT]] front option was added, debuting with [[Kansas City Area Transportation Authority]], while a [[Gillig Trolley Replica]] option was also added. | Early Gillig Low Floor buses, including the H2000LF, had a smaller front windshield with a more pronounced destination sign cap. The front end was revised with an enlarged windshield beginning with an order for [[Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation|SMART]] in suburban Detroit in late 2001 and was soon made standard beginning with the 2002 model. In 2005, a [[Gillig BRT]] front option was added, debuting with [[Kansas City Area Transportation Authority]], while a [[Gillig Trolley Replica]] option was also added. | ||