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An armoured bus or armored bus is a type of bus which provides increased protection for passengers, usually against small arms and improvised explosive devices. The bus can be a stock commercial bus with retro-fitted vehicle armour as well as bulletproof glass , or a specially built military armoured vehicle .
Ground Force One is the unofficial code-name for the black armored buses used to transport the president of the United States and other dignitaries. [ 1 ] The United States Secret Service formerly used rented buses as part of the presidential motorcade, with retrofitting for secure communications where necessary.
In the early 2000s, ElDorado National–California expanded into the heavy-duty bus business with the mid-size E-Z Rider and full-size Axess buses. Heavy-duty buses are typically purchased by government-funded public transport services and are required to pass independent, rigorous 12-year/500,000-mile longevity testing at the Pennsylvania ...
In addition to the security features, the bus comes equipped with a full suite of office equipment, including phones, TV, radio, and internet. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque Source: America's Book of ...
One suspect is apprehended, but at least six other suspects remain at large in the theft of armored cars across the L.A. region, authorities say.
A 28-foot (8.5 m) medium-duty bus offered as lower-cost alternative to the 30-foot-long (9.1 m) Phantom. Gillig-Neoplan 1977–1979: High floor transit bus: 30, 35 ft (9.1, 10.7 m) A rear-engined transit bus built as a joint venture with German bus manufacturer Neoplan. Available with either diesel or propane engines. Gillig school buses ...
ElDorado (formerly ElDorado National–Kansas) is an American manufacturer of cutaway buses, owned by Forest River, with its headquarters and main factory in Salina, Kansas. The company was founded in 1960 as Honorbuilt Manufacturing, was acquired by Ohio-based Ward Manufacturing in 1965, was renamed El Dorado R.V. in 1978 and started building ...
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