MTB Transit Solutions
MTB Transit Solutions (MTB) is a truck and bus repair and refurbishing company based in Milton, Ontario. MTB also leases and sells trucks and buses they have acquired secondhand from agencies and companies.
History
The company, originally known as Mississauga Truck & Bus, was established in the mid-1970s in Mississauga, Ontario.[1] In 2006, the company moved to their present facility on Lawson Road in Milton and became known as MTB Truck and Bus Collision. In spring 2011, the company was renamed as MTB Transit Solutions.
Services
- Mechanical services
- Parts fabrication
- Refurbishing
- Refinishing
- After market vehicle sales
- Bus rentals
Glider
From 1997-2000, MTB offered a Glider, which involved using components from an Orion I with a new 35' Orion V body.
ZEV Clean Power
ZEV Clean Power is a bus refurbishment program offered by MTB since 2020. The program involves the conversion of an existing diesel-powered bus to a battery-electric, combined with a mid-life refurbishment to bring the vehicle to a like-new condition. ZEV Clean Power is expected to [2]
The first ZEV Clean Power conversion was performed on a retired Hamilton Street Railway D40LF, and was officially unveiled in July 2022 at the Ontario Transportation Expo. Milton Transit is slated to be the first customer of a ZEV Clean Power vehicle,[3] with bus 1701 (a Nova Bus LFS) being the vehicle slated to be refurbished.
Vehicle Roster
In addition to performing vehicle repairs and refurbishments, MTB has also leased and resold transit vehicles to customers. Below is a list of vehicles known to be acquired by MTB for lease or sale.
References
- ↑ Mississauga Truck & Bus, archive.org, retrieved on 2009-08-26
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ A Canadian first, Milton Transit diesel bus being converted to electric power, Milton Transit, published April 17, 2023.