MTB Transit Solutions

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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.

Fleet
Number
Thumbnail Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission VIN License
Plate(s)
Notes
1950's GM Old Look
  • Ex-?
1982 GMDD T8H-5307A
New Look
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 2GHYT82H4C3500780
1982 GMDD T8H-5307A
New Look
Detroit Diesel 8V71N Allison V730 2GHYT82HXC3500783
1987 OBI Orion I
(01.507)
Cummins L10 ZF 4HP590
  • Leased to APTA as 2049 in 2003.
  • Scrapped.
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000164
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000166
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000167
  • Scrapped.
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000169
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000173
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000175
  • Used at display bus for the Ontario Transportation Expo.
  • Sold to Guelph Transit as 236 in December 2012.
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000178
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000180
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K8V3000184
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K8V3000185

1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K4V3000186 529 4BF
710 9BH
338 9BJ

1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K8V3000189
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K8V3000191
9001 1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82KXV3000192 180 0BJ
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000195
1997 Nova Bus LFS Cummins C8.3 ZF 5HP500 2NVYL82K5V3000200 338 2BJ
9740 1997 Orion Orion II
(02.501)
Cummins B5.9
175 hp
Allison AT-545
4 speed
1VH249X75V6005983
  • Scrapped.
9741 1997 Orion Orion II
(02.501)
Cummins B5.9
175 hp
Allison AT-545
4 speed
1VH249X77V6005984
  • Scrapped.
143 1998 BIA Orion VI
(06.501)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R5 1VH669P73W6040311
  • Scrapped.
149 1998 BIA Orion VI
(06.501)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R5 1VH669P74W6040317
  • Stripped down for parts and scrapped.
1999 OBI Orion VI
(06.501)
Detroit Diesel Series 50 Allison B400R 2B1669K74X5040008
  • Ex-Orion CNG demonstrator.
  • Converted to diesel.

1043 2001 OBI Orion VII HEV
(07.501)
Cummins ISB BAE Systems HybriDrive
hybrid system
1VH7H3P2516700003
  • Ex-Orion HEV demonstrator.

  • Sold to Connestoga College in 2010.
  • Scrapped in 2013 or 2014.
2001 BIA Orion VI
(06.501)
Detroit Diesel S50 EGR 275 hp Allison World B400R
5 speed
1VH6H2M2X16600635
  • Scrapped.
PT2 2009 Orion Orion VII NG HEV
(07.501)
Cummins ISB6.7 BAE Systems HybriDrive
hybrid system
2B1HH3V5XA5704605
  • Ex-EPA 2010 HEV demonstrator.
  • Converted to diesel only.

References

  1. Mississauga Truck & Bus, archive.org, retrieved on 2009-08-26
  2. [1]
  3. A Canadian first, Milton Transit diesel bus being converted to electric power, Milton Transit, published April 17, 2023.

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