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Nordtrafikk is a Norwegian
truck A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport freight, carry specialized payloads, or perform other utilitarian work. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, but the vast majority feature body-on-frame construct ...
and
ambulance An ambulance is a medically-equipped vehicle used to transport patients to treatment facilities, such as hospitals. Typically, out-of-hospital medical care is provided to the patient during the transport. Ambulances are used to respond to ...
operator based in
Sortland Municipality or is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Vesterålen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sortland (town ...
. The company operates ambulance services for
Northern Norway Regional Health Authority Northern Norway Regional Health Authority () is one of four regional health authorities in Norway. It covers the counties of Finnmark, Nordland and Troms. The authority owns six health trusts. The health trusts owned are Finnmark Hospital Tru ...
. The company's
bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a motor vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van, but fewer than the average rail transport. It is most commonly used ...
(''Nordtrafikk Buss AS'') and
ferry A ferry is a boat or ship that transports passengers, and occasionally vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A small passenger ferry with multiple stops, like those in Venice, Italy, is sometimes referred to as a water taxi or water bus ...
(''Nordtrafikk Maritim AS'') operations were sold to
Veolia Transport Norge Boreal Norge AS (formerly Veolia Transport Norge AS and Connex Norge AS) is a Norwegian public transport operator. Established as a subsidiary of CGEA Transport in 1999, it operates through its subsidiaries buses, ferries and trams in the count ...
in 2006. They formerly operated bus routes in
Harstad Municipality Harstad (; ) is the second-most populated municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is mostly located on the large island of Hinnøya. The municipal center is the Harstad (town), town of Harstad, which is the most populous town in Central Håloga ...
(including the airport bus to
Harstad/Narvik Airport, Evenes Harstad-Narvik Airport (; ) is an international airport located in Evenes Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The airport serves the towns of Harstad (town), Harstad and Narvik (town), Narvik. It is co-located with Evenes Air Station of t ...
),
Lofoten Lofoten ( , ; ; ) is an archipelago and a Districts of Norway, traditional district in the county of Nordland, Norway. Lofoten has distinctive scenery with dramatic mountains and peaks, open sea and sheltered bays, beaches, and untouched lands. T ...
,
Salten Salten is a traditional district in Nordland county, Norway. It includes the municipalities of Gildeskål, Bodø, Beiarn, Saltdal, Fauske, Sørfold, Steigen, and Hamarøy. Salten covers an area of about and has a population (2016) of about ...
,
Trysil Trysil is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Inn ...
and
Vesterålen Vesterålen ( , ; ) is a district and archipelago in Nordland county, Norway. It is located just north of Lofoten and west of Harstad. It is the northernmost part of Nordland county. Sortland is the largest town, situated near the center of the a ...
and ferry transport in Lofoten and Vesterålen. Nordtrafikk was founded in 1936 with the name A/L Langøya Biltrafikk, later changed to Vesterålens Trafikklag AS and in 1988 to its present name. Since 1990 it has bought a number of companies, including Boldevins Bilruter (1990),
Harstad Oppland Rutebil Harstad may refer to: Places *Harstad (town), a town in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway *Harstad Municipality, a municipality in Troms county, Norway *Harstad Church, a church in Harstad Municipality in Troms county, Norway *Harstad/N ...
(1996), Nordland Ambulanse (1997), Lofoten Trafikklag (1999), Trysilbussen (2000) and Ambunor (2001).


Management

Ole Lund Riber was CEO from 1987 until 2007, when the position was taken over by Terje Steiro. Before ´87, Ole Lund Riber ran Nordtrafikk's forerunner Vesterålen Trafikklag. Ambulance services in Norway Bus companies of Innlandet Bus companies of Nordland Bus companies of Troms Companies based in Nordland Ferry companies of Nordland Ferry companies of Troms Shipping companies of Norway Transport companies established in 1936 1936 establishments in Norway {{Norway-shipping-company-stub