What A Brand New Transit Bus Looks Like

What A Brand New Transit Bus Looks Like | Gillig APTA 2023

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9 ай бұрын

Brand new battery electric public transit buses at the Gillig booth during the APTA Expo 2023 in Orlando, Florida!
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@kittah1111 9 ай бұрын

We need new buses here in Omaha but I love the way the New Flyers handle better that gillig or Alexander dennison

@MatthewBluefox 8 ай бұрын

My gurlfriend lives in Milwaukee and she told me there aren't any bendy busses there, even though it's a huge city. In Switzerland, there are bi-articulated busses in towns half the size of Milwaukee! I was truly shocked. =D

@paatooface 6 ай бұрын

Yes OMETRO plssss

@user-iw8ey7cz9h 2 ай бұрын

NOBODY can convince me this looks better than a European bus

@luishdm93 2 ай бұрын

I'm an assembler at Gillig! its nice to see our work in a showroom.

@Qrail 9 ай бұрын

Aha! My first bus driven on the freeway was a 1960 Gillig in 1971. On the way to the CHP office to get my certificate. Things have changed with Gillig. I used to go to the factory in Hayward to pick up parts for the school district.

@jamallhayden2512 12 күн бұрын

Thank You!

@atk2597 8 ай бұрын

Ayy shoutout to Charlotte CATS. Love the thumbnail. Our 2010 GILLIG BRTs are now considered old by most, but I remember when they were straight outta the factory.

@poohmaster54 9 ай бұрын

In Savannah (we’re CAT without an S), we also have electric Gilligs. Pretty smooth ride! We have the automatic wheelchair restraint system as well. I’m loving the APTA content as well!

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Cool! Thanks so much for watching! I’m glad you are enjoying the videos!!

@GilligBusOperator 9 ай бұрын

And here in Baton Rouge, LA, we’re the OTHER CATS (Capital Area Transit System). We have 9 Gillig BEB’s on order to arrive in 2025 for our bus rapid transit route.

@TXMEDRGR 9 ай бұрын

@@GilligBusOperator Geaux Tigers!

@admania7331 4 ай бұрын

To add to the cats, I’m from Ithaca with TCAT. All of this is very cool, but TCAT is switching back to diesel for the time being because our Proterras were too unreliable (they’re all out of service at the moment).

@ricosuave3565 9 ай бұрын

Look at the shiny tires!! Only on the showroom floor...

@42luke93 9 ай бұрын

One day they got to figure out how to make more room inside due to those front tires.

@RailfanParadise 9 ай бұрын

Amazing work! Hope to see more amazing content soon!

@ankarikunodawu5966 2 ай бұрын

cool video and look at these gilligs! we have these where im at. smooth ride. wish we had the onboard screens too!

@BusDriverLife 2 ай бұрын

Nice!! Yeah I’ve always been a fan of the larger screens! Thanks for watching!!

@brianp5205 9 ай бұрын

We are driving 22 year old Gillings with 1 million city miles in San Jose, CA.

@phoenixlion462 9 ай бұрын

We drive mostly New Flyers here but a couple Gillig low floors too. Very nice buses!

@BusTrolleyTrain 9 ай бұрын

We have five of these electric Gilligs on order at GoTriangle (Raleigh-Durham NC) for early 2025 delivery. Can't wait to drive them, I'm curious to see how they compare to the diesel and CNG Gilligs that I've operated. Thanks for the videos!

@arnieceryland6992 9 ай бұрын

Thanks You, Bus Driver for the SHOWINGS 😊Very Nice.

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

❤️

@kinternationalworldwidetra4528 8 ай бұрын

Like the big steering wheel. Great video. Thank you.

@asstudiosmoviemuseum3315 9 ай бұрын

Oh yeah, we need more Gillig buses like this or BRT style

@juliesmith5567 9 ай бұрын

I sure love those busses they really sow up the seats are they plain or do they have a cover on them to make soft sitting screens yes but wheel chair only is there buddies never said then say if do

@_________________________.___ 9 ай бұрын

in montgomery county, (Maryland) RideOn MCDOT has new electric gilligs they ordered in 2022. i love those buses as they are very quiet and are fast!

@Yeadatzrite 9 ай бұрын

We are phasing out our New flyers we going nova bus they’re east to maneuver but ride like shit love the feel of the new flyers

@Polemic-2525 5 ай бұрын

I had a good time

@captandrewebb4472 7 ай бұрын

@BusDriverLife I'm a bus driver For MTS San Diego and we use MCI's New Flyer C40LF C40LFR XN60 XE60 XE40 and gillig advantage gillig beluga bus or also know as the h200lf

@juananas 7 ай бұрын

We’ve had the screens in Miami for a few years now on our buses and yes we still have the cords here

@pickle4422 9 ай бұрын

My city uses NewFlyer buses. That may be because NewFlyer literally makes the buses in this city, but it also may be that my city likes supporting Canadian companies.

@sanantone_210tx 9 ай бұрын

Via metropolitan transit here in san antonio tx has these new electric buses already its pretty awesome

@Dball10-4 9 ай бұрын

Keywan jealous you got to go to that you’re so lucky. If my company got their hands on that bus, the general public with trash that crap within a day.

@natefrom828 9 ай бұрын

Most days when I bring my bus to the yard, it looks like it never went out

@henryberg2155 4 ай бұрын

I work on gilligs currently. Hopefully the range is more then 500 miles

@bigburs1 9 ай бұрын

That steering wheel is just a customer option. They do have them with the smaller steering wheels.

@NKP-1985 9 ай бұрын

Love how the cough shield slides back so you can actually reach stuff

@FabiolaH24 9 ай бұрын

I would love to drive a Gillig bus someday but my bus fleet are ElDorado National Axess BRT 40 foot diesels.

@mrslywwilliams313 9 ай бұрын

I like the mirror cameras because most collisions are involving outside mirrors more than any other objects.

@robertbobino802 9 ай бұрын

We have new buses in Atlanta now, but we need more for the next few years

@arir5235 9 ай бұрын

We got like 80 of those gilligs but the CNG version and it has usb chargers on all the seats… but the drivers area sucks… we have had so many drivers go on workers comp because tht bus ruins your back… but they do haul ass … I’m running early and sitting at checkpoints all day in a gillig…

@ricosuave3565 9 ай бұрын

Mechanics gonna catch headaches trying to figure out how to fix those electric buses.

@rowaystarco 9 ай бұрын

In a couple of years all of the buses in Norways capitol Oslo will be fully electric. And the ferries are also electric no, as well as the trains, metro and trams of course.

@KevinCNYC1991 9 ай бұрын

That Assault is a Crime also applies to all bus agencies across Florida. They take assaulting a bus operator very seriously here, and I agree, I wish it was a thing nationwide where assaulting any transit operator resulted in being charged. It's a Felony too, which in Florida carries a mandatory five years sentence.

@brianp5205 9 ай бұрын

Despite getting his face smashed in with a rock, a driver in San Jose was fired for putting hands on said passenger.

@MatthewBluefox 8 ай бұрын

Finally they moved the left mirror up on the same level as the right mirror where it was supposed to be a long time ago! Much easier to see the area, and no more cone-kissing on shoulder height in tight road construction passages! In Switzerland, all our busses (also the very old ones) have their left outside mirrors on the same height as the right ones. I wonder if the new Gillies still have the blinkers and beams operated by the left foot or finally also by hand at the steering wheel like in any usual car (and any bus in Europe) and wiper control on the right side with the retarder (which is an engine-brake of some sort that helps decelerating almost to a full stop without having to use the foot-controlled air brake).

@NKP-1985 9 ай бұрын

Id rather drive the old Gillig's we have vs new Trolleys...we are getting 10 new Gilligs in a few months though

@KilldozerNY 9 ай бұрын

Did anyone recognize you at the convention ? Would be cool .

@kendufresne 11 күн бұрын

The company I drive for is supposed to be getting new Gillig electrics next year, I hope they're better than Proterra.

@drivingsimulation23 7 ай бұрын

I wish they restyled the d40LF into these type of style buses

@ricosuave3565 9 ай бұрын

Love your channel Keywan.

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!

@brewmasuisui2216 9 ай бұрын

Qpod the best and yes smaller steering wheel should be standard. Idk bout your area onboard screens here not needed.

@ssgunner3222 9 ай бұрын

We LA Metro need some of these!

@omaralansari-kreger41 6 ай бұрын

I love & appreciate your content. You do an outstanding job. I've been working as a paratransit bus operator since 2016 for Metro Mobility in the Twin Cities. We often feel like the unwanted redheaded step children of the regular fixed route transit authority. I'd really like to see a new concept bus specifically designed & tailored for paratransit. We experience some pretty interesting drama on the road as well. Remember, paratransit bus operators are bus operators too! ;--)

@BusDriverLife 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!! I definitely appreciate and support the paratransit drivers who are also doing a lot of the new on-demand Uber style micro transit. It’s extremely popular in some cities. Y’all have to be even more hands on and up close and personal with some passengers. I had some paratransit runs at the last transit system I worked at. I appreciate you watching!

@enigmathegrayman2953 5 ай бұрын

We need new buses in Denver Colorado!

@luislaplume8261 9 ай бұрын

How about having the battery powered buses also having a double trolley poles for the double wires ? San Francisco has electric busses without batteries but uses double overhead wires.

@adventureoflinkmk2 9 ай бұрын

Damn they still make advantage aka low floors? I thought they wouldve went straight BRT and trolley

@mademan2685 9 ай бұрын

Me personally thing gillig has the best lookin electric bus hands down

@davidcatbus8828 Ай бұрын

In Madison Wisconsin I take the bus called Metro Transit most of the time the bus drivers do not want to secure your wheelchair they do it improperly on the first first part of the wheelchair they don't tighten up the straps on the back so when they stop all the suddenly your wheelchair will tip over or more cases hit my customer has will hit the Willow and go out in my situation I got knocked out not once but nine times in one month and the last one that knocked me out I was in the hospital for 2 days would a headache like you wouldn't believe

@philweek3 9 ай бұрын

Love your content. As a bus driver for SFO shuttle and Samtrans driver. I've driven New Flyer and Gilling buses. I can say that New Flyer gets up to speed faster and holds to speed longer. Gilling is slower to get up to speed, but is smoother ones at highway speeds.

@Tigerwarhawk 9 ай бұрын

Neither Gillig nor New Flyer makes drivetrains. That's based on what the TA ordered. Caterpillar or Cummins engines (or Detroit Diesel for the old buses), Voith or Allison transmissions. My small TA had 35 foot Gillig Phantoms that would flat out RUN! 😂

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching!! Our CNG Gilligs take off slow here in Sacramento too.

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

@@TigerwarhawkInteresting that you say that because the Gilligs I rode in Florida were fast!! The ones I drive In Sacramento are kinda slow during acceleration..so it really does come down to what specs the agency orders.

@Tigerwarhawk 9 ай бұрын

@@BusDriverLife yep, that's right.

@LVDesert584 9 ай бұрын

I wonder if the passengers notice these nice new features

@ahmedelliftawi5720 9 ай бұрын

Love the gillig bus we get 4 new gillig busses every year in Williamsport pa home of the little league World Series if you never heard of this place our gillig buses are all natural gas the only bad thing is there not quick to start out and no power up hills love the quantum though never have to get up for a 1090 aka wheel chair 😊

@Aaron-ef9dz 9 ай бұрын

PSTA! That's my local bus company here in Tampa Bay Florida

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Cool!

@tobilobashadrack6598 21 күн бұрын

New subscriber🎉😊. I love your channel. Do you by chance know the price of the bus sir?

@jamesfrench7299 9 ай бұрын

I've noticed American buses are using the larger European 10 stud bolt circle for their bus wheels these days instead of the closer spaced North American one. Funny enough mid engined Volvo B58 buses from the 1970s as well as their trucks used the American one while their rear engine B59 city bus used the Euro pattern.

@kennysbusdrawings 9 ай бұрын

I with they had electric gilligs in the BRT and normal Low Floor config instead of the fat one. Don't know if anyones said this.

@georgeanderson1818 9 ай бұрын

We drive mostly Gilligs in Cleveland Ohio with a few Nabi's and New Flyer articulators.

@Tigerwarhawk 9 ай бұрын

I think Gillig runs Ohio nowadays.

@michiganborn8303 9 ай бұрын

I have drove the 2100's one time from J & 14th to the yard on a bus exchange for the 142. I was surprised how much get up and go they have.

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

That sounds like fun to drive! One of the pros of EV’s.

@michiganborn8303 9 ай бұрын

@BusDriverLife And the best thing is, the controls are the same as a 1500. I drove the 1900 Pateras as well but haven't drove one since 2019 at Yolo.

@The_BayAreaRailfan 9 ай бұрын

Ac transit has some of these gilligs

@scpd21 9 ай бұрын

CAT is Charlotte,NC

@quasarsavage 9 ай бұрын

B-EVs are awesome unless they are BYD like we drive, then it is unreliable. Gillig seems cool

@quasarsavage 9 ай бұрын

3:00 hahaha

@cavalheiro2062 9 ай бұрын

Nice looking electric buses. But are they practical in cold weather climates. Just saying.😊

@dougbrowning82 9 ай бұрын

We tried them in Winnipeg a few years ago. They've committed to converting over the fleet, so there must be something to them. Took us 20 years to go from all high floor to all low floor. Probably the same timeline to go all electric.

@chrishartzell6130 9 ай бұрын

We've got 2 and had major issues with them last winter, all having to do with the batteries go figure. From taking an hour to warm the batteries up before they can leave the yard, to the batteries getting too cold and the heat pump for them malfunctioning and loosing all inside heat etc.... and this is with the diesel heater option.

@danielonn2002 9 ай бұрын

Why when you startup the bus the overhead display shows Sunrise System and the display arrow goes from left to right. How can you bypass this startup sequence?

@frankieepurr 7 ай бұрын

As a british, this bus looks really ancient tbh

@BusDriverLife 7 ай бұрын

This is the typical comment I get about American buses. Thanks for watching!!

@frankieepurr 7 ай бұрын

@BusDriverLife I do agree, american buses focus on being easy to maintain

@frankieepurr 7 ай бұрын

@BusDriverLife forgot to mention that the bus has cords to stop the bus, in the uk that's like 60s tech but easier to maintain

@williamwebb3838 9 ай бұрын

I would hope that the future of busses includes more energy efficient options like trolley busses. Those batteries lose a lot of energy during the charging process.

@dougbrowning82 9 ай бұрын

New Flyer still does trolley buses, as does Gillig. Greener than battery electrics, but the overhead wiring is a nightmare.

@WeAllWeGot333 9 ай бұрын

Electric buses is so they can cut off transportation with one switch it’s all a plan

@brendenmoir7423 9 ай бұрын

Gillig turn radius is unmatched and they have a smooth ride not to mention they last a long time I like Flyers though but had best times with Gilligs

@LPenn0505 9 ай бұрын

Our Gilligs here in Atlanta (MARTA) drive very smoothly compared to the New Flyer XN40. The New Flyer seats too much for my taste.

@brendenmoir7423 9 ай бұрын

@@LPenn0505 Yeah I like the gilligs u guy's have in ATL. we run the xn40s at the transit I operate at but phasing out the few gilligs we have left😞

@LPenn0505 9 ай бұрын

@@brendenmoir7423 No plans for new ones? MARTA canceled an order of about 200 Gillig buses. Honestly, as a mechanic, the CNG Gilligs aren’t too bad. It’s the diesel version that I don’t like.

@brendenmoir7423 9 ай бұрын

Not quite sure but they have been talking about getting some more but we received hybrid flyers earlier this year

@dth2brny121 9 ай бұрын

I find it nuts that LBT would go with BYD instead of Gillig for their first electric buses. LBT has a lot of Gilligs within the fleet, so why not go with a California-built product, right? They did, yes...except they picked the upstart So-Cal-produced BYDs instead of the Nor-Cal produced Gillig. Riiiiiiiiiiiight 🤦

@SyNdicateZ81 9 ай бұрын

NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE....If your told to do a route you never did before, how do you learn it? Do they provide maps that you have to continually need to look at (while Driving) to know the turns, bus stops, etc? I find that very stressful while you have passengers and navigating a huge bus. Lol I was hired by my local city transit Bus system and start training in a month and I am nervous about not knowing the route and getting lost. Think Boston city traffic too. Any advice on how they teach you the new route u never done before?

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

In Sacramento we receive left and rights..printed route instructions. It can really stressful running a route you’re unfamiliar with while reading instructions but unfortunately that’s how it works sometimes. As far as bus stops..I just look out for them. I’ll probably make a video talking about this soon. Thanks for subscribing!

@natefrom828 9 ай бұрын

Where I'm at, we train on every route before you go out on your own but we only have 16 routes. Also, we have a new system for vehicle tracking that has an option for on screen turn by turn directions and there is always the printed directions. Your transit system may be different but try not to stress about it too much.

@TellurideS13 9 ай бұрын

Cummins electric powertrain

@garlife2585 8 ай бұрын

Do you have the 60ft articulates?

@evanstonbalce9588 8 ай бұрын

Gillig never makes and sells 60 footers, unlike New Flyer

@chrishartzell6130 9 ай бұрын

We've got 2 of the new electric gilligs and they can't stay on route all day.... What's the point if you have to get a diesel out there to swap out? They've also got some weird idiosyncrasies about them when driving like throttle delays when switching from brake to throttle at a red to green light. Really not a fan.

@LifeOnCoach 9 ай бұрын

✌🏾

@TXMEDRGR 9 ай бұрын

Are you getting recognized at the Expo?

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

I actually had a few people recognize me. It was really cool. I also received some dirty/mean looks from a few corporate types..it was hilarious. Overall I met some cool people there.

@Lueeee 9 ай бұрын

How did they manage to make it look like it’s 25 years old?

@Frankie_1211 9 ай бұрын

Because it’s gillig

@dth2brny121 9 ай бұрын

Same basic design dates back to 1996 😮

@DeniseM4698 9 ай бұрын

Columbus Ohio has chunky new flyers! I hate driving them

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Really? I hear a lot of drivers who like the New Flyers..I’ve never driven one.

@transitfan2000 9 ай бұрын

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@VidClips858 9 ай бұрын

Were those USB ports on the CATS bus?

@natefrom828 9 ай бұрын

We have them in our buses in Lynchburg VA too

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

I believe so!

@Manawatu_Al2844 9 ай бұрын

Anything from MAN or Scania?

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Nope…I love the design on MAN buses..but they are not in the US.

@nck5000 9 ай бұрын

there a rull alway say thank to the driver and good evening but non one dose ! and p.s here in 3 riviers not good get out form frunt door !direver tell you to get our back door p.s will takre a fishbowb for a ride !

@donaldewert2332 9 ай бұрын

Hey friendly bus driver, looks like you lost a little weight?

@Tigerwarhawk 9 ай бұрын

The main reason I liked city buses was because of the large steering wheel, and the position of them. Same with the old cabover trucks. They were really large on the GMC New Looks, and the RTS setup was wonderful. Then they got smaller and smaller. That small Gillig wheel reminds me of a go-cart smh. Personally, I hate the small ones, but the trend is clear. New Flyer still has large wheels though. 😀

@natefrom828 9 ай бұрын

Shifts I have with a small wheel have me less worn out by the end of the day and I don't have back pain like with the older buses with 20" wheels

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Those small wheels are better on the shoulders and very easy to use. It has an electric motor in it to assist with turning. I did have to get used to it though.

@JoshuaTheTransitProdigy 8 ай бұрын

**337th Like**

@Michael4Reall00 9 ай бұрын

I really hate Gillig it look old and the ride is really bumpy compared to nova bus and new flyer. Canadians know how to make good bus compare to our American companies

@mademan2685 9 ай бұрын

Wish Houston Metro Was Goin with gillig novabus is trash to me

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

Crazy thing is Nova bus is leaving the US and focusing solely on Canada in 2025 I believe.

@demarcianohudley9354 9 ай бұрын

I dont like gillig i like new flyer

@evanstonbalce9588 8 ай бұрын

SamTrans in San Mateo County is replacing their Gillig buses with New Flyer 40 foot BEBs

@Maximevete 9 ай бұрын

To be honest, for me as a european who drives busses, the inside (and most of the outside) looks like a 30 year ols bus. The cab and position of the wheel are so bad.

@BusDriverLife 9 ай бұрын

I hear this often from European viewers! Everyone hates American buses. Lol. Gillig actually has another model that looks straight out of 1989 compared to the two in this video. I appreciate you watching!

@benbenjamin7119 11 күн бұрын

Driver's compartment still ugly, y can't they change it

@Frankie_1211 9 ай бұрын

Gilligs are just awful those look 30 years old..

@The-sn7no Ай бұрын

Electric buses are a death trap when they ignite. No time to run off they should be banned. Any company that owns them never park them inside ,keep outside in the yard away from garage unless you want to lose all your buses in there when it goes.

@tobilobashadrack6598 21 күн бұрын

New subscriber🎉😊. I love your channel. Do you by chance know the price of the bus sir?

@BusDriverLife 21 күн бұрын

@@tobilobashadrack6598 Thank you! These buses are somewhere around $500k