Gillig Low Floor

Gillig - Advantage
Gillig - Advantage
Years of manufacture	1996-Present
Length	29, 35, 40 feet
Width	102 inches
Power/Fuel	Diesel, Diesel-Electric
Gillig Advantage
Gillig - Advantage Diesel-Electric Hybrid (newer front end design)

The Gillig Advantage Low Floor bus has a stainless steel chassis with corrosion resistance and has a patented aluminum body for weight reduction and additional corrosion resistance. The Advantage 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 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. However, the front end was restyled later and the windshield enlarged.

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

Specifications

Engine

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

Transmission

• Allison B400R
• Voith D864.5 (2005-present)
• Voith D863.3E
• Voith D864.3E
• ZF HP592

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.

Operators

United States

• Alamo Rent-A-Car
• 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
• Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) - Charlotte, NC
• C-TRAN - Vancouver & Clark County, WA
• CT Transit - Stamford, Hartford & New Haven, CT
• Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation (COAST) - Portsmouth, Dover & Exeter, NH
• Davenport CitiBus - Davenport, IA
• Decatur Public Transit System - Decatur, IL
• DART First State
• Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority - Des Moines, IA
• Eureka Transit Service - Eureka, CA
• Everett Transit - Everett, WA
• Fresno Area Express (FAX) - Fresno, CA
• Foothill Transit - San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys, CA
• Grays Harbor Transit - Aberdeen, WA
• CityBus - Lafayette & Tippecanoe County, IN
• Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) - Virginia Beach/Norfolk/Newport News, VA
• Harrisburg Capital Area Transit (CAT) - Harrisburg, PA
• Housatonic Area Regional Transit (HART) - Danbury, CT
• Indianapolis Public Transportation Corporation (Indy-Go) - Indianapolis, IN
• Intercity Transit - Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater & Yelm, WA
• Jacksonville Transportation Authority - Jacksonville, FL
• Kansas City Area Transportation Authority - Kansas City, MO
• Kenosha Transit - Kenosha, WI
• 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
• Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority (MVRTA) - Haverhill & Lawrence, MA
• Metro Area Transit - Omaha, NE
• Milwaukee County Transit System - Milwaukee, WI
• Metro Transit - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
• Montebello Municipal Bus Lines - Montebello, CA
• Monterey-Salinas Transit (MST) - Monterey & Salinas, CA
• Nashua Transit System (NTS) - Nashua, NH
• New Castle Area Transit Authority (NCATA) - New Castle, PA
• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA-Metro) - Buffalo, NY
• Norwalk Transit System - Norwalk, CA
• Palm Tran - Palm Beach County, FL
• PAT - Pittsburgh, PA
• PRTC - Manassas, VA
• Regional Transportation Commission - Reno, NV
• RIPTA - Rhode Island
• Ride-On - Montgomery County, MD
• RoadRUNNER Transit - Las Cruces, NM
• 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 Falls Transit - Sioux Falls, SD
• Southeastern Regional Transit Authority (SRTA) - New Bedford & Fall River, MA
• Spokane Transit Authority (STA) - Spokane, WA
• 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
• Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky (TANK) - Fort Wright, KY
• TRANSPO - South Bend, IN
• Tri-Delta Transit - Eastern Contra Costa County, CA
• Utah Transit Authority - Salt Lake City, UT
• Whatcom Transit Authority - Bellingham, WA

References

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