Thirdwave Bus Services

Thirdwave Bus Services is a privately-owned school bus company in the Greater Vancouver area. The company's head office and main shop is located in Richmond. There are two satellite yards, one in Coquitlam and one in Surrey, which are used to store buses used on school routes further away from the Richmond yard. The company also has operations in the Okanagan.

All-Time Fleet Roster

Not a complete list

Large Buses

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Body Manufacturer	Chassis / Model	Type	Capacity / Length	Notes
40, 42-43	1996	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional
68	1991	Blue Bird	GMC 6000	conventional	72 passenger body	Propane Sold in 2018 and converted into a skoolie. ^[1] Listed for sale in May 2020. ^[2]
69	1996	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	Propane
70	1995-2003	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	Yellow grille Propane
71	1984	Wayne Lifeguard	GMC 6000	conventional	72 passenger body	Propane Oldest bus running for Thirdwave in the Lower Mainland
72	1997	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	Yellow grille Propane Sold and used to shuttle construction workers at Vancouver International Aiport Listed for sale again in August 2020. [1]
73	1994	Blue Bird	GMC CV200	conventional	72 passenger body	Yellow grille, propane retired July 2011
74	1990	Blue Bird	GMC 6000	conventional	72 passenger body	Yellow grille, propane Retired April 2011
75	1984-1991	Blue Bird	Chevrolet C60	conventional	72 passenger body	Retired
76		Wayne Lifeguard	International	conventional	72 passenger body	Sold to Bodwell High School? (North Vancouver) This was the last bus with a standard transmission to run for Thirdwave
78	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	Luggage bays
79	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	Luggage bays
83	2001?	Corbeil	International 3800 / T444E	conventional	72 passenger body	Luggage bays
84	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	Luggage bays
85	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	Luggage bays
86	2001	Corbeil	International 3800 / DT466E	conventional	72 passenger body	Luggage bays
89	1996	Thomas Built Buses	International 3800 / T444E	conventional	72 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 36 air brakes, high roof
90-92	1989	Blue Bird	Chevrolet C60	conventional	72 passenger body	Propane, air brakes Possibly ex-School District No. 35 or ex-School District No. 36 All retired
112-115	1996-97	Thomas	Saf-T-Liner EF	transit	72 passenger body	Taller roof line Tall tinted passenger windows
120-127	1999	Blue Bird	TC/2000	transit	72 passenger body	Ex-Watson & Ash Transportation 123 and 124 retired due to damage 120, 121, 125, 126 sold
161	2006	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional		Luggage bays
162, 165	1997	Corbeil	International 3800 / T444E	conventional		Ex-Prince Albert Catholic Schools #339 (162) and #310? (165)
174	2007	IC Corporation	CE300
188	2008	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional	72 passenger body	Tinted windows
189	2008?	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional	72 passenger body
190	2008?	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional
193	2007	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	Luggage bays
194	2006	IC Corporation	CE200	conventional	72 passenger body
195	2009	IC Corporation	CE300	conventional	72 passenger body
200-201	2005	Blue Bird	TC/3000 RE	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 83 #4833-4834 Luggage bays
202	2005	IC Corporation	RE300	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 83 #5830 Luggage bays
203-205	2010	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body	Air brakes, rear air suspension Aftermarket luggage bays retrofitted
206-207	2004	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 83 #3833 (206) and #3832 (207)
210	2007	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	Luggage bays
211-216	2008-09	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner C2	conventional	72 passenger body	Ex-Golden Arrow School Buses, acquired summer 2010 5/6 units listed for sale on Autotrader.ca in October 2020.
218-219	1991-1992	Blue Bird	TC/3000 FE	transit	84 passenger body	Ex-School District No. 38
228	2008	Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner HDX	transit	84 passenger body	Luggage bays Purchased used in July 2011 from Daewon Foreign Language School (EDAUS), Campbell River, BC
229	2010	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	48 passenger body	Delivered in 2011
230-233	2010	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body	Delivered in 2011
234-238	2012	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body
261-263	2013	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body	Factory-spec luggage bays
268-270	2014	IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	70 passenger body
271	2015	Blue Bird	Vision	conventional	70 passenger body	Propane powered Does not have air brakes
272-273	2014	IC Corporation	RE Series	transit	84 passenger body	272 delivered September 2014 273 delivered October 2014
279-280	2016	Blue Bird	Vision	conventional		Propane
291-292		IC Corporation	CE Series	conventional	72 passenger body
300		Blue Bird	Vision	conventional		Propane
301	2019	Blue Bird	Vision	conventional		Propane
308-315	2019	Blue Bird	Vision	conventional		Propane
316		Thomas Built Buses	Saf-T-Liner C2	conventional		Luggage bays?
317		Blue Bird	Vision	conventional		Propane

Small Buses

Fleet Number	Year	Body Type	Chassis Type	Notes
17		Corbeil	Dodge Ram Van gasoline
19	1991	Blue Bird	Chevrolet	Sold
22		Blue Bird	Chevrolet
24		Blue Bird	Chevrolet
25	1989	Blue Bird	Chevrolet
34		Blue Bird	Chevrolet
48	1986-1993	Corbeil	Dodge Ram Van gasoline	Single red warning lights Sold in 2011
49	1986-1993	Corbeil	Dodge Ram Van gasoline	Single red warning lights
50-56, 59	1990	Corbeil	Ford Econoline	Single red warning lights 51 and 54 equipped with standard dual flip-out passenger entrance doors, all others equipped with a standard van door 51, 52 and 56 are sold
60-66	1996-2002	Corbeil	Chevrolet Express	Single red warning lights
67	1996-2002	Corbeil	Chevrolet Express	Single red warning lights
80
81	1996-2002	Corbeil	Chevrolet Express	Single red warning lights Wheelchair lift equipped High roof line
87	2001	Corbeil	Chevrolet Express	Single red warning lights Listed for sale on Craigslist in April 2020^[3]
99	1992-2002	Corbeil	Ford E350	Single red warning lights
100-101				Wheelchair lift equipped
104
105-111	2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	Chevrolet Express	Single red warning lights 111 was manufactered in January 2003
116-119	2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	Chevrolet Express	118 was listed for sale in April 2020^[4]
128-131	2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	Chevrolet Express 3500	131 was leased to the JCCGV for the 2018 summer for summer camps.
133-143	1996-2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	Chevrolet Express	Single red warning lights
144	2004	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E350
145	2004	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E350
146
147	August 2004	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E350	Listed for sale on Craigslist in April 2020^[5]
148	2004	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E350
149
150
151		Girardin MB-IV	Ford
152-153	2003-2007	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E450
154		Girardin MB-IV	Ford
155-159	2004	Corbeil	Ford
160		Girardin MB-IV	Ford
163-164	2003-2007	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E350
166	1997-2002	Girardin MB-IV	Ford
167-168			Ford E350
169
170	2005-07	Girardin G5	Ford
171-173	2005-07	Girardin G5	Ford
175	1997-2002	Girardin MB-IV	Ford
176	1997-2002	Corbeil Minibus	Ford E350	Single red warning lights
177-178			Chevrolet Express
179	1996-2002	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-IV	Chevrolet Express
180-181	1996-2002	Corbeil Minibus	Chevrolet Express 3500
182	1999	Blue Bird / Girardin MB-II	GMC Savana or Chevrolet Express
183	1996-2002	Corbeil Minibus	Chevrolet Express 3500
184	1997-2007	Blue Bird Micro Bird	Ford E350
185	2013	Girardin MB-IV	GMC Savana	Wheelchair lift equipped
187		Girardin G5
192	May 2007	Girardin MB-IV	Chevrolet Express	Wheelchair lift equipped
196		Girardin MB-IV	Chevrolet Express	Wheelchair lift equipped
197-198		Girardin G5
199				Wheelchair lift equipped
208-209	2009	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express 4500
217	2009	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express 4500	Gasoline powered Sold to 4-Seasons Transportation
221	2011	Micro Bird by Girardin	Chevrolet Express	Gasoline powered
222		Girardin
223	2004	Girardin MB-IV	Ford E350?	Retired in June 2020
224-227	2011	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express	Dual-mode gasoline/propane fuel system
239-256	2012-2014	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express	Dual-mode gasoline/propane fuel system 240 and 250 are retired 250 listed for sale on Craigslist in April 2020^[6]
257		Girardin MB-IV
258-260	2012-2014	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express	Dual-mode gasoline/propane fuel system
264-267	2014	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express	Dual-mode gasoline/propane fuel system 266 was manufactured in January 2014
276		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
294		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
295	November 2015	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
296	December 2015	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
297-298		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
302		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
303		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
304		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
305		Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express
306	2016	Girardin G5	Chevrolet Express