User:TheTransitFanNY/sandbox/ARBOC Specialty Vehicles

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ARBOC Specialty Vehicles
FormerlyARBOC Mobility
IndustryAutomotive manufacture
Founded2008 (as ARBOC Mobility)
HeadquartersMiddlebury, Indiana
Key people
Doug Minix (General manager)
ProductsBus
ParentNFI Group
Websitearbocsv.com

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles, formerly ARBOC Mobility, is an American bus manufacturer owned by NFI Group specializing in low-floor and body-on-chassis buses.[1][2]

History[edit]

ARBOC Specialty Vehicles was founded in 2008 as ARBOC Mobility. They made their debut that same year with the Spirit of Mobility, a low-floor paratransit cutaway bus.[3] In 2011, ARBOC Mobility merged with All American Specialty Vehicles to form ARBOC Specialty Vehicles.[4] In December 2017, NFI Group, parent of New Flyer and Motor Coach Industries, announced its purchase of ARBOC Specialty Vehicles for US$95 million.[5][6]

Products[edit]

Current[edit]

Model Introduced Discontinued Length Notes Photo
Cutaway Chassis
Freedom[7]

24 feet (7.3 m)
27 feet (8.2 m)

  • Originally known as Spirit LP.[8]
  • Later known as Spirit of Freedom.
  • Offered as a stripped down alternative to the Mobility.
  • Built on Ford E-Series or Chevrolet or GMC 3500 or 4500 van chassis.
Independence[9]

21 feet (6.4 m)
23 feet (7.0 m)

Mobility[10]

23 feet (7.0 m)
26 feet (7.9 m)
28 feet (8.5 m)

Medium-Duty
Equess[11]

27 feet (8.2 m)
29 feet (8.8 m)
34 feet (10 m)

  • Origanlly known as Spirit of Equess.
  • Battery-Electric version known as Equess CHARGE.

Former[edit]

Medium-Duty
Model Introduced Discontinued Length Notes Photo
Spirit of Liberty[12]

29 feet (8.8 m)
34 feet (10 m)

Spirit of America[13] Unknown

29 feet (8.8 m)
34 feet (10 m)

  • Trolley Replica produced in collaboration with Specialty Vehicles.[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC". Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Should You Buy NFI Group And Its Growing Dividend? (OTCMKTS:NFYEF) | Seeking Alpha". SeekingAlpha. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  3. ^ "'Spirit of Mobility' opens doors" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-22. Retrieved 2022-09-22. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 2022-09-02 suggested (help)
  4. ^ "ARBOC Specialty Vehicles". Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  5. ^ "New Flyer acquires ARBOC Specialty Vehicles". Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  6. ^ "TransLink confirms order for 53 new community shuttle buses | Urbanized". dailyhive.com. Retrieved 2021-01-16.
  7. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of Freedom". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  8. ^ "ARBOC Spirit LP" (PDF). Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  9. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of Independence". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  10. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of Mobility". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  11. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of Equess". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  12. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of liberty". Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  13. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of America Specifications" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 20, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  14. ^ "ARBOC Spirit of America Press Release". Retrieved July 29, 2020.

External links[edit]

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