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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 .
Gillig (formerly Gillig Brothers) is an American designer and manufacturer of buses. The company headquarters, along with its manufacturing operations, is located in Livermore, California (in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area). By volume, Gillig is the second-largest transit bus manufacturer in North America (behind New Flyer). [1]
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.
Ground Force One is a 45-foot-long bus specially designed by the Secret Service. REUTERS/Larry Downing Source: America's Book of Secrets "Presidential Transports"
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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 ...
Los Angeles brutally mocked for calling 18-inch shaded bus shelters ‘life-changing’ for women and minorities. Andrea Blanco. May 26, 2023 at 11:47 AM.
Defunct bus manufacturers of the United States (1 C, 28 P) G. Gillig (7 P) T. Thomas Built Buses (8 P) Pages in category "Bus manufacturers of the United States"