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About Passenger Buses

Safety and reliability are the hallmarks of modern passenger buses. High-visibility cabs and advanced technology to detect pedestrians and alert drivers are just a few of the amenities available to ensure the bus safely transports students, commuters, and other people where they need to go. Typically, passenger buses available on TruckPaper.com offer seating for more than 20 people; most models can seat around 50 passengers.

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IC Bus CE Series Passenger Bus

A Short History

Passenger buses have been around since the 1800s, beginning with the earliest models pulled by horses or powered by steam until the development of electric trolleys. The first passenger bus, or motor bus, with an internal combustion engine was developed about 1895. In 1910, the first mass-produced bus model, the B-type double-decker bus, made its debut in London, and the first passenger buses made their way to the United States in the early 1920s. Fast-forwarding to modern times, bus manufacturers are focusing efforts on both traditional buses as well as hybrid electric buses and buses powered by fuel cells, electricity, compressed natural gas, or biodiesel.

Safer Public Transport

Camera systems and other technologies provide aural and visual alerts to drivers if pedestrians or students are in the path, to the side, or behind the bus. With visibility to the areas that matter the most, including spaces near the bus that might be otherwise difficult to view in mirrors, drivers can make certain no pedestrian or student is overlooked. To protect passengers during the ride, buses might also include features like traction control and advanced stability systems designed to prevent rollovers.

Passenger Bus Types

TruckPaper.com offers many types of new and used passenger buses for sale, including school buses, city transit buses, shuttle buses, and buses for the transportation and tourism industry. The latter group includes bus types like the minibus, the midibus (larger than a minibus but smaller than a single-decker), coach (designed for longer distances and often including bathrooms, luggage compartments, and more comfortable seats), single-decker rigid, double-decker, and articulated (essentially two single-decker rigid sections connected via hitch or pivoting joint). A wide selection of school buses is regularly for sale, as well.

Find The Right Passenger Bus

You’ll find passenger buses for sale at TruckPaper.com from such manufacturers as Blue Bird, Freightliner, IC Bus, International, MCI, Thomas Built, and others.