Can-ar Coach Service
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| Parent | Tokmakjian Incorporated |
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| Founded | 1983 (renamed from Travelways Incorporated c. 1976) |
| Headquarters |
221 Caldari Road, Concord, 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 |
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 Concord, Ontario.
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, Ontario.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Dina | Viaggio | 52 |
| 18 | MCI | 102-A3 | 47 |