Refurbishment encompasses overhauls of existing buses to extend the bus useful life at less than half of the cost of a new bus. All buses require refurbishment at mid-life (8-10 years) due to corrosion and normal structural wear and tear. Refurbishment provides a cost effective solution to maintaining an aging fleet. Over the past three decades MTB has overhauled virtually every bus model on the road in North America. Our experience provides us with a unique opportunity to know what works and what doesn’t in bus overhaul. We continually improve to ensure that you get the very best overhaul, and the most reliable vehicle for years to come.
The repair process typically takes 4 to 8 weeks depending on the scope involved. Most Transit facilities typically are not equipped for this process as it is highly labour intensive, requires valuable shop space as well as an experienced, productive labour force. The refurbishment process must be ‘production focused’ rather than ‘maintenance focused’ and properly set up to handle the volume in the most efficient manner.
Our History
Inception: B & B Auto Collision
In 1973, Bill Finan formed B & B Auto Collision in a small shop in Streetsville, Ontario. Repairing cars in the early days and later repairing and refinishing truck fleets.
Expansion
Mississauga Truck & Bus Purchasing a 3-acre parcel of land at Mavis and Brittannia Road area in 1980 enabled the company to expand where Bill Finan created Mississauga Truck & Bus (MTB). With an ever growing demand from the Transit Authorities & Highway Coach operators’ the Company continued to grow into a 32,000 sq. ft. operation.
Continued Expansion: MTB
In 1993, the Company expanded with another adjacent 3-acre property at Mavis & Britannia. Transit Authorities & Highway Coach operators’ recognized the quality of MTB and within years the original 32,000 sq. ft. facility was too small for the demand. At the time MTB was performing collision and refurbishments for many of the major transit authorities in Ontario as well as Alberta, New York State, Pennsylvania and Virginia among others.
Relocation: Milton
In 2005, MTB relocated to Milton Ontario to a custom built state of the art 52,000 sq. ft facility tailored to bus repairs. It was less than a year later that another 10,000 sq.ft. was added onto the existing building.
Rebranded: MTB Transit Solutions
In 2013, the Company was branded MTB Transit Solutions to focus exclusively on the Transit Authorities and Highway Coach Operator markets, with the mission of “Performing quality repairs without compromise”.
Expansion: MTB Transit Solutions
In 2015, MTB added another 42,000 sq. ft. facility on an adjacent 4-acre parcel of land. This enables MTB to keep the core business of collision and refurbishment and refinishing in the original building. Mechanical repairs as well as warranty and PDI’s for all the bus manufactures and our customers are performed new facility.
