Low-Floor Cutaway and Medium-Duty Buses
ARBOC is North America’s low-floor, body-on-chassis (“cutaway”) bus leader serving transit, paratransit, and shuttle applications.
With more than 5,000 buses produced, ARBOC leads the low-floor cutaway bus market providing unsurpassed passenger accessibility and comfort over traditional standard floor cutaway vehicles. ARBOC also offers a medium-duty bus for transit and shuttle applications.
History
Equal access for everyone.
Spirit of Mobility opens doors
ARBOC Mobility and Coachmen team up to produce buses with better access. Read full article from South Bend Tribune
Sold!
ARBOC Mobility sells first bus, the Spirit of Mobility.
100
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 100th bus to Citibus in Lubbock, TX
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles is Formed
All American Specialty Vehicles, ARBOC Mobility, and ARBOC Technologies combined to form ARBOC Specialty Vehicles.
1,000
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 1,000th bus. The first Spirit of Freedom, a light-duty low-floor non-kneeling cutaway bus.
1,500
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 1,500th bus to Calgary Transit.
2,000
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 2,000th bus to the Oklahoma State University Cowboys.
Spirit of Liberty
Spirit of Liberty, a medium-duty rear-engine bus produced on a special-purpose chassis built by Freightliner, was introduced.
2,500
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 2,500th bus to Dallas Dart.
Spirit of America & Spirit of Independence
Spirit of America, a medium-duty rear-engine trolley, and the Spirit of Independence on a Ford Transit chassis were introduced.
NFI Group
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles becomes part of NFI Group.
Spirit of Equess
Spirit of Equess was introduced, a low-floor shuttle/transit bus built on a purpose-built chassis.
3,000
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 3,000th bus to Sarnia Transit.
3,500
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 3,500th bus to Republic Parking.
5,000
ARBOC Specialty Vehicles sells 5,000th bus.