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Not to be confused with Tornado Tours of San Antonio, Texas.

Tornado Bus Company is a charter operator based in Dallas, Texas. Their 103-vehicle fleet consists of Prevost, Van Hool and Volvo motor coaches.

USDOT #	MC/MX #	Full Legal Name
565859	MC-276747	Tornado Bus Company

Facilities

Garage/Office

Address: 8630 E R L Thornton Fwy., Dallas, TX 75228

Roster

Bus unit numbers are the last four digits of the vehicle's VIN.

Fleet Number(s)	Year	Manufacturer	Model	Engine	Transmission	Notes
0196-0201, 0205-0207, 0211, 0617	2019	Prevost	H3-45	Volvo D13		0198 renumbered 10198; perhaps others as well
1050		Volvo	9700	Volvo D13
0821, 1073, 1081, 1088, 1090-1091, 1095-1097	2020	Prevost	H3-45	Volvo D13
1192-1195, 1199, 1202-1204	2021	Prevost	H3-45	Volvo D13		2022 models. VINs 1192 - 2PCH33495NC721192 1193 - 2PCH33497NC721193 1194 - 2PCH33499NC721194 1195 - 2PCH33490NC721195 1199 - 2PCH33498NC721199 1202 - 2PCH33494NC721202 1203 - 2PCH33496NC721203 1204 - 2PCH33498NC721204
1280, 1374-1375, 1377-1378, 1424, 1877-1880	2015	Volvo	9700	Volvo D13
1240	2000	MCI	102-EL3	Detroit Diesel Series 60		VIN 1M8TRMPA8YP061240. Ex Roberts Hawaii 601.
1696, 1699, 1752, 1768, 1771	2024	Prevost	H3-45	Volvo D13
1927-1930	2020	Volvo	9700	Volvo D13
2679, 2681-2684	2013	Van Hool	TD925	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500R	5 units in total.^[1]
2750, 2752	2014	Van Hool	TD925	Cummins ISX12	Allison B500
3154, 3158-3159, 3162-3163, 3174, 3177-3178, 3181, 3219, 3222-3223, 3226-3227, 3258-3260, 3262-3264, 3385, 3389, 3394, 3396, 3402, 3405, 3407-3408	2016	Prevost	H3-45	Volvo D13
3582-3583, 3589, 3593, 3598	2017	Prevost	H3-45	Volvo D13
4379	2007	MCI	J4500	Caterpillar C13		VIN 2M93JMDA27W064379 Sold to Royal Carriages Limousine RCL23
5555	2010	MCI	J4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	Allison B500	Braun wheelchair lift equipped, Blaupunkt entertainment system with six 15" monitors, Amaya seating for 52 passengers^[2] VIN 2MG3JMHA9AW065555
5656-5664, 5685, 5807-5811, 5929-5938	2011	MCI	J4500	Detroit Diesel Series 60	ZF AS Tronic	19 units, Braun wheelchair lift equipped, Blaupunkt entertainment system with six 15" monitors, Amaya seating for 52 passengers^[3] VINs 5656 - 2MG3JMHA2BW065656 5657 - 2MG3JMHA4BW065657 5658 - 2MG3JMHA6BW065658 5659 - 2MG3JMHA8BW065659 5660 - 2MG3JMHA4BW065660 5661 - 2MG3JMHA6BW065661 5662 - 2MG3JMHA8BW065662 5663 - 2MG3JMHAXBW065663 5664 - 2MG3JMHA1BW065664 5807 - 2MG3JMHA8BW065807 5808 - 2MG3JMHAXBW065808 5809 - 2MG3JMHA1BW065809 5810 - 2MG3JMHA8BW065810 5811 - 2MG3JMHAXBW065811 5929 - 2MG3JMHA0BW065929 5930 - 2MG3JMHA7BW065930 5931 - 2MG3JMHA9BW065931 5932 - 2MG3JMHA0BW065932 5933 - 2MG3JMHA2BW065933 5934 - 2MG3JMHA4BW065934 5935 - 2MG3JMHA6BW065935 5936 - 2MG3JMHA8BW065936 5937 - 2MG3JMHAXBW065937 5938 - 2MG3JMHA1BW065938
5754-5757, 5759-5764	2011	MCI	J4500	Cummins ISM	ZF AS Tronic	VINs 5754 - 2MG3JMEA7BW065754 5755 - 2MG3JMEA9BW065755 5756 - 2MG3JMEA0BW065756 5757 - 2MG3JMEA2BW065757 5759 - 2MG3JMEA6BW065759 5760 - 2MG3JMEA2BW065760 5761 - 2MG3JMEA4BW065761 5762 - 2MG3JMEA6BW065762 5763 - 2MG3JMEA8BW065763 5764 - 2MG3JMEA8BW065764
6228-6230, 6236	2012	MCI	J4500	Cummins ISX12	ZF AS Tronic	VINs 6228 - 2MG3JMBA5CW066228 6229 - 2MG3JMBA7CW066229 6230 - 2MG3JMBA3CW066230 6236 - 2MG3JMBA4CW066236
9576-9580	2023	Volvo	9700	Volvo D13
9655	2016	Volvo	9700	Volvo D13		VIN 3CET2V921G5179655 Ex Galveston Limousine & Transportation
9965	2017	Volvo	9700	Volvo D13		VIN 3CET2V220H5179965 Ex Corporate Services International
	2005	Prevost	H3-45			VIN - 2PCH3349X51010227

References

↑ Tornado adds 5 Van Hool double-deckers, metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 06/19/2013
↑ MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston, metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14
↑ MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston, metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14

[1] Tornado adds 5 Van Hool double-deckers, metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 06/19/2013

[2] MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston, metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14

[3] MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston, metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14

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Tornado Bus Company: Difference between revisions

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+<i>Not to be confused with [[Tornado Tours]] of San Antonio, Texas.</i>
+'''Tornado Bus Company''' is a charter operator based in Dallas, Texas. Their 103-vehicle fleet consists of Prevost, Van Hool and Volvo motor coaches.
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 |Tornado Bus Company
 |}
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+Bus unit numbers are the last four digits of the vehicle's VIN.
 {| border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" class=sortable
 !Fleet Number(s)
@@ Line 25: / Line 29: @@
 !Notes
 |- align="center"
+|0196-0201, 0205-0207, 0211, 0617
+|
+|2019
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+*0198 renumbered 10198; perhaps others as well
+|- align="center"
+|1050
+|
+|
+|[[Volvo Buses|Volvo]]
+|[[Volvo Buses 9700|9700]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|0821, 1073, 1081, 1088, 1090-1091, 1095-1097
+|
+|2020
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|1192-1195, 1199, 1202-1204
+|
+|2021
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+*2022 models.
+*VINs
+**1192 - 2PCH33495NC721192
+**1193 - 2PCH33497NC721193
+**1194 - 2PCH33499NC721194
+**1195 - 2PCH33490NC721195
+**1199 - 2PCH33498NC721199
+**1202 - 2PCH33494NC721202
+**1203 - 2PCH33496NC721203
+**1204 - 2PCH33498NC721204
+|- align="center"
+|1280, 1374-1375, 1377-1378, 1424, 1877-1880
+|
+|2015
+|[[Volvo Buses|Volvo]]
+|[[Volvo Buses 9700|9700]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|1240
+|
+|2000
+|[[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]]
+|[[Motor Coach Industries 102-EL3|102-EL3]]
+|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 60|Series 60]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+*VIN 1M8TRMPA8YP061240.
+*Ex [[Roberts Hawaii]] 601.
+|- align="center"
+|1696, 1699, 1752, 1768, 1771
+|
+|2024
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|1927-1930
+|
+|2020
+|[[Volvo Buses|Volvo]]
+|[[Volvo Buses 9700|9700]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|2679, 2681-2684
+|
+|2013
+|[[Van Hool]]
+|[[Van Hool TD925|TD925]]
+|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISX|ISX12]]
+|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B500R]]
+| align="left"|5 units in total.<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2013/06/tornado-adds-5-van-hool-double-deckers.aspx?ref=Express-Tuesday-20130618&utm_campaign=Express-Tuesday-20130618&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter Tornado adds 5 Van Hool double-deckers], metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 06/19/2013</ref>
+|- align="center"
+|2750, 2752
+|
+|2014
+|[[Van Hool]]
+|[[Van Hool TD925|TD925]]
+|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISX|ISX12]]
+|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B500]]
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|3154, 3158-3159, 3162-3163,<br>3174, 3177-3178, 3181,<br>3219, 3222-3223, 3226-3227,<br>3258-3260, 3262-3264, 3385,<br>3389, 3394, 3396,<br>3402, 3405, 3407-3408
+|
+|2016
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|3582-3583, 3589, 3593, 3598
+|
+|2017
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
+|4379
+|
+|2007
+|[[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]]
+|[[Motor Coach Industries J4500|J4500]]
+|[[Caterpillar]] [[Caterpillar C13|C13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+*VIN 2M93JMDA27W064379
+*Sold to Royal Carriages Limousine RCL23
+|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
 |5555
 |
@@ Line 30: / Line 166: @@
 |[[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]]
 |[[Motor Coach Industries J4500|J4500]]
-|[[Cummins]]
+|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 60|Series 60]]
 |[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B500]]
-| align="left"|Braun wheelchair lift equipped, Blaupunkt entertainment system with six 15" monitors, Amaya seating for 52 passengers<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/10/MCI-delivers-J4500-s-to-Dallas-Houston.aspx MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston], metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14</ref>
+| align="left"|
-|- align="center"
+*Braun wheelchair lift equipped, Blaupunkt entertainment system with six 15" monitors, Amaya seating for 52 passengers<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/10/MCI-delivers-J4500-s-to-Dallas-Houston.aspx MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston], metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14</ref>
-|5656-5664, 5754-5757,<br>5759-5764
+*VIN [[Motor Coach Industries 2010 VINs#AW065555|2MG3JMHA9AW065555]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
+|5656-5664, 5685, 5807-5811, 5929-5938
 |
 |2011
 |[[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]]
 |[[Motor Coach Industries J4500|J4500]]
-|[[Cummins]]
+|[[Detroit Diesel]] [[Detroit Diesel Series 60|Series 60]]
-|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B500]]
+|[[ZF]] [[ZF AS Tronic|AS Tronic]]
-| align="left"|19 units, Braun wheelchair lift equipped, Blaupunkt entertainment system with six 15" monitors, Amaya seating for 52 passengers<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/10/MCI-delivers-J4500-s-to-Dallas-Houston.aspx MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston], metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14</ref>
+| align="left"|
-|- align="center"
+*19 units, Braun wheelchair lift equipped, Blaupunkt entertainment system with six 15" monitors, Amaya seating for 52 passengers<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/News/Story/2010/10/MCI-delivers-J4500-s-to-Dallas-Houston.aspx MCI delivers J4500s to Dallas, Houston], metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 2010-12-14</ref>
-|5685, 5807-5811,<br>5929-5938
+*VINs
+**5656 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA2BW065656]]
+**5657 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA4BW065657]]
+**5658 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA6BW065658]]
+**5659 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA8BW065659]]
+**5660 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA4BW065660]]
+**5661 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA6BW065661]]
+**5662 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA8BW065662]]
+**5663 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHAXBW065663]]
+**5664 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065656|2MG3JMHA1BW065664]]
+**5807 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065807|2MG3JMHA8BW065807]]
+**5808 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065807|2MG3JMHAXBW065808]]
+**5809 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065807|2MG3JMHA1BW065809]]
+**5810 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065807|2MG3JMHA8BW065810]]
+**5811 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065807|2MG3JMHAXBW065811]]
+**5929 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA0BW065929]]
+**5930 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA7BW065930]]
+**5931 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA9BW065931]]
+**5932 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA0BW065932]]
+**5933 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA2BW065933]]
+**5934 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA4BW065934]]
+**5935 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA6BW065935]]
+**5936 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA8BW065936]]
+**5937 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHAXBW065937]]
+**5938 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065929|2MG3JMHA1BW065938]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
+|5754-5757, 5759-5764
 |
 |2011
 |[[Motor Coach Industries|MCI]]
 |[[Motor Coach Industries J4500|J4500]]
-|
+|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISM|ISM]]
-|
+|[[ZF]] [[ZF AS Tronic|AS Tronic]]
-|
+|align="left"|
-|- align="center"
+*VINs
+**5754 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065754|2MG3JMEA7BW065754]]
+**5755 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065754|2MG3JMEA9BW065755]]
+**5756 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065754|2MG3JMEA0BW065756]]
+**5757 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065754|2MG3JMEA2BW065757]]
+**5759 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065759|2MG3JMEA6BW065759]]
+**5760 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065759|2MG3JMEA2BW065760]]
+**5761 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065759|2MG3JMEA4BW065761]]
+**5762 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065759|2MG3JMEA6BW065762]]
+**5763 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065759|2MG3JMEA8BW065763]]
+**5764 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2011 VINs#BW065759|2MG3JMEA8BW065764]]
+|- align="center" bgcolor="dddddd"
 |6228-6230, 6236
 |
@@ Line 58: / Line 233: @@
 |[[Motor Coach Industries J4500|J4500]]
 |[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISX|ISX12]]
-|[[ZF]]
+|[[ZF]] [[ZF AS Tronic|AS Tronic]]
+|align="left"|
+*VINs
+**6228 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2012 VINs#CW066228|2MG3JMBA5CW066228]]
+**6229 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2012 VINs#CW066228|2MG3JMBA7CW066229]]
+**6230 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2012 VINs#CW066228|2MG3JMBA3CW066230]]
+**6236 - [[Motor Coach Industries 2012 VINs#CW066228|2MG3JMBA4CW066236]]
+|- align="center"
+|9576-9580
+|
+|2023
+|[[Volvo Buses|Volvo]]
+|[[Volvo Buses 9700|9700]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+|- align="center"
+|9655
+|
+|2016
+|[[Volvo Buses|Volvo]]
+|[[Volvo Buses 9700|9700]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
+|
+| align="left"|
+*VIN 3CET2V921G5179655
+*Ex Galveston Limousine & Transportation
+|- align="center"
+|9965
+|
+|2017
+|[[Volvo Buses|Volvo]]
+|[[Volvo Buses 9700|9700]]
+|[[Volvo D13]]
 |
+| align="left"|
+*VIN 3CET2V220H5179965
+*Ex Corporate Services International
 |- align="center"
 |
 |
-|2013
+|2005
-|[[Van Hool]]
+|[[Prevost Car|Prevost]]
-|[[Van Hool TD925|TD925]]
+|[[Prevost Car H3-45|H3-45]]
-|[[Cummins]] [[Cummins ISX|ISX12]]
+|
-|[[Allison]] [[Allison Bus Series|B500R]]
+|
-| align="left"|5 units in total.<ref>[http://www.metro-magazine.com/news/story/2013/06/tornado-adds-5-van-hool-double-deckers.aspx?ref=Express-Tuesday-20130618&utm_campaign=Express-Tuesday-20130618&utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Enewsletter Tornado adds 5 Van Hool double-deckers], metro-magazine.com, retrieved on 06/19/2013</ref>
+| align="left"|VIN - [[Prevost Car 2005 VINs#51010227|2PCH3349X51010227]]
-* Some buses may be in the 26##-series range.
 |}

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