Image:TMCRTSlogobus.JPG Image:ABQ RIDE 247 ATC Albuquerque.jpg Transportation Manufacturing Corporation (TMC) was a bus manufacturer based in Roswell, New Mexico The company was formed in 1974 by Greyhound Lines to manufacture Motor Coach Industries vehicles. In 1987, General Motors decided to close its General Motors Diesel Division Buses and sold the manufacturing rights of the Rapid Transit Series (RTS) bus and the [[Classic (transit bus)|Classic]] to Greyhound Lines Motor Coach Industries 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 Saint-Eustache Quebec. Motor Coach Industries sold its Classic and RTS bus license to Nova Bus 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 Roswell, New Mexico plant was reopened later under the name Millennium Transit Services

Products

* Motor Coach Industries coaches * Rapid Transit Series (RTS) - licensed/purchased from General Motors 1987-1993 * CityCruiser (a modified Orion I, licensed from Orion Bus * Orion I from Orion Bus Industries

References

* http://www.coachbuilt.com/bui/t/tmc/tmc.htm History of TMC]

External links

* http://www.dieselbusparts.com DieselBusParts.com] a great resource for RTS & MCI bus repair, restoration and free manuals. Category:Bus manufacturers Category:Defunct bus manufacturers Category:Manufacturing companies of the United States Category:Companies based in New Mexico Category:Roswell, New Mexico Category:Motor vehicle assembly plants in Canada Category:Defunct companies based in New Mexico