Can-ar Coach Service
Can-ar Coach Service, a chartered coach operator in the Greater Toronto Area, is a division of Tokmakjian Incorporated, a privately held Canadian corporation and a member of the Tokmakjian Group based in Vaughan, Ontario.
Parent | Tokmakjian Incorporated |
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Founded | 1983 (renamed from Travelways Incorporated c. 1976) |
Headquarters | 221 Caldari Road, Vaughan, Ontario |
Locale | Greater Toronto Area |
Service area | Southern Ontario |
Service type | charted coach operator, transit bus contractor |
Routes | 2 scheduled |
Destinations | Haliburton, Peterborough, Lindsay, Kincardine, Toronto Pearson International Airport |
Hubs | Toronto |
Fleet | 33 coaches |
Operator | Tokmakjian Incorporated |
Website | Can-ar Coach |
History
Can-ar Coach was established in 1983 when Travelways Incorporated, a Thornhill-based bus operator founded in 1976, was sold by Larry Needler (co-owner with several other partners).[1]
Operations
Can-ar used to operate a fleet of over 75 transit buses, owned by York Region Transit, under an extension of the contract under which it operated Vaughan Transit for the City of Vaughan .
It operates two scheduled daily bus routes to Toronto from Haliburton via Lindsay and from Port Elgin via Toronto Pearson International Airport with a connection to Aboutown Transportation at Walkerton.[2]
Can-ar is also responsible for Fort Erie Transit operations as well.
Fleet
Current
Can-ar operates approximately 40 buses. The fleet information is based on the information its website.
Units | Make | Model | Seating |
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MCI | 102D3 | 47 | |
MCI | 102DL3 | 55 | |
MCI | 102EL3 | 56 | |
MCI | J4500 | 56 | |
Chevrolet / Starcraft Bus | 5500 / XLT | 32 |
Retired
This list may not be complete. It is based on information from 2004.[3]
Units | Make | Model | Seating |
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5 | Dina | Viaggio | 52 |
18 | MCI | 102-A3 | 47 |
References
- http://www.bizapedia.com/fl/TRAVELWAYS-INC.html
- Coach Bus Schedules - Can-ar Coach Service
- "Fleet - Can-ar Coach Service". Archived from the original on 2012-08-06. Retrieved 2008-06-19.