Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) was a bus manufacturer based in

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. The company was formed in 1974 by Greyhound Bus Lines to manufacture

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vehicles. In 1987, General Motors decided to close its bus division and sold the manufacturing rights of the

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(RTS) bus and the

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to Greyhound subsidiary,

. RTS production would move to the TMC plant in Roswell, New Mexico, while the Classic bus production would remain in the former GM bus plant in

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sold its Classic and RTS bus license to

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in 1993. In 1990, TMC began development of an enclosed automobile-transport semitrailer. This trailer used small-diameter wheels to maximize interior space, and robotic arms to lift the automobiles and position them closely together in the trailer body. The trailer lacked the traditional ramps and racks: automobiles were fitted with pins strapped to the tires, which slotted into holders inside the trailer. These features maximized the capacity of the trailer. In 1994, MCI sold the TMC plant to NovaBus, who closed it in 2003. The

plant was reopened later under the name Millennium Transit Services LLC.

Products

* MCI coaches: Classic line originally designed by General Motors *

(RTS) - licensed/purchased from General Motors 1987-1993 * CityCruiser/T-30 (a modified

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, licensed from

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) *

from

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References

History of TMC

External links

DieselBusParts.com
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