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Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 11:10 am Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
Millennium still doing business under chapter 11, delivering final four buses to TAMU in the next month. Operation small at this point but ready to beef up as the large overseas order apparently stil ... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Fri Sep 05, 2008 9:08 am Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
Well it appears they filed Chapter 11 voluntarily. This means they feel thay can stay in business if allowed to arrange their debts accordingly. They will have to come up with a plan of how they wil ... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Sep 01, 2008 3:45 pm Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
Don't know. It sounded to me like the world bank was funding it or backing it. Don't know if it would matter what country. But like anything else, its all speculation until there is money in the ba ... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:54 pm Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
I don't know if strong is the word. I'd say it appears they have a strong financial backer that is with them for the long haul. Otherwise most companies would have gone belly up long ago.
The for ... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
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Views: 108563
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:23 pm Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
Another thing to note is the ridiculous cost for an entity to join APTA. It's like 8 or 9 k. This is obviously an industry with its head in the government trough..... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:05 am Subject: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
Folks from TAMU said they prefer the high floor due to less expense fixing the bus in accidents as well as safer for students. They run a shadow paratransit service so low floor is not an issue for t ... |
Topic: Millennium Transit Might Have A Horse Shoe |
John Wayne
Replies: 36
Views: 108563
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Forum: Transit Bus Manufacturers Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:00 pm Subject: Millennium up and running |
Just an update, Millennium has sold the 25 NJT buses to Texas A&M University. Their shops are up and running having delivered all but a few. There is also another large over seas order that will ... |
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