Orion Bus Industries , also known as Bus Industries of America in the United States, was a private bus manufacturer based in Mississauga , Ontario , Canada.
26-596: The company had its main manufacturing plant in Mississauga and sent bus body shells to their plant in Oriskany , New York , for final assembly and testing of vehicles destined for U.S. markets. Manufacturing ended in 2013. The company was taken over by the Ontario Government in 1994 for loan arrears and was sold in 1995 to Western Star Truck Holdings. Until 1995, the word Orion was only a model or brand name, not part of
52-612: A minority stake in MCI. MCI itself was purchased by New Flyer in 2015, and the Setra distribution rights lasted until January 2018, when the REV Group took over distribution. Setra became part of the newly renamed Daimler Coaches North America in January 2020 when Daimler once again distributed Setra coaches. Orion manufactured a number of different models of buses over its 37-year existence. A list of models
78-483: A retrofit program with BAE Systems for recalled hybrid-electric buses using BAE's HybriDrive system, until it was refitted as an assembly facility for New Flyer buses. The sales and closures were part of the closure of Daimler Buses North America; only Daimler's imported Setra buses continued to be marketed in North America although distribution rights were taken over by Motor Coach Industries (MCI) in exchange for
104-524: Is believed to be a linguistic corruption of "Ol Hiskè" meaning "a place of nettles." On August 5, 1777, during the American Revolution , Oriska was visited by the Tryon County militia led by Brigadier General Nicholas Herkimer . The American-aligned militia was en route to Fort Stanwix to help lift a siege by allied British forces. Several dozen to one hundred Oneida joined Herkimer's militia for
130-571: Is given below; each increasing number is the next generation model. Most buses today in service are of the Orion V or VII models. Orion also marketed the Thomas Dennis SLF 200 mid-sized bus. Oriskany, New York Oriskany ( / ɔːr ˈ ɪ s k ə n iː / or / ə ˈ r ɪ s k ə n iː / ) is a village in Oneida County, New York , United States. The population was 1,315 at
156-829: The United States Census Bureau , the village has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km ), all land. The village is near the confluence of the Mohawk River and Oriskany Creek . As of the census of 2000, there were 1,459 people, 500 households, and 379 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,758.0 inhabitants per square mile (678.8/km ). There were 576 housing units at an average density of 694.0 per square mile (268.0/km ). The largest recorded ethnic ancestries are: American (33.0%), Italian (12.7%), Irish (11.2%), Polish (7.8%), German (7.7%), English (6.1%) representing successive historical waves of immigration to New York. The racialised makeup of
182-711: The United States Navy from 1950 to 1976. On May 17, 2006, the ship was laid to rest as an artificial reef in the Gulf of Mexico near Pensacola, Florida . Trinkaus Park, located in Oriskany, has several monuments erected in memory of USS Oriskany . Among the monuments in the park are items from the ship itself including a bell, an anchor, and a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk aircraft. Oriskany is located at 43°9.4′N 75°19.9′W / 43.1567°N 75.3317°W / 43.1567; -75.3317 (43.1575,-75.3319). According to
208-553: The "Orion" brand name, with the Orion II being introduced in 1983 as the first low-floor heavy duty bus and the prototype Orion VI, the company's first low-floor bus , being produced in 1993. At its height in the early 1990s, Ontario Bus Industries employed 1,200 at its Mississauga and Oriskany plants, producing 750 vehicles to 38 transit agencies in the US alone. OBI was taken over by the Ontario Government in 1994 for loan arrears; by that time,
234-638: The 2020 census. The name is derived from the Iroquois word for "nettles" . The village of Oriskany is in the town of Whitestown , southeast of Rome, New York . NY-69 passes through the village, which is south of the Erie Canal . The Oneida village of Oriska was established at the confluence of the Oriskany Creek and the Mohawk River before 1766. Oriska, sometimes also spelled as Ockrisk, Oriska, or Oriske,
260-498: The Mississauga and Oriskany plants. The Mississauga workers staged a wildcat work stoppage to protest in employee frustration at the slow pace of winding-down talks. New Flyer assumed some outstanding orders with Orion for New York City Transit and King County Metro. The Oriskany plant was initially retained for aftermarket parts and support for Orion bus operators, until New Flyer acquired that business from Daimler Buses in 2013. The New York location also performed repairs, including
286-488: The Mississauga plant only had 165 employees. The $ 81 million investment, which consisted of forgiving $ 66M in loans and an additional $ 15M investment, was criticized by Monte Kwinter as "a total disaster". It was sold in 1995 to Western Star Truck Holdings of Kelowna for $ 35M, which also acquired OBI subsidiary Bus Industries of America, and Western Star adopted a new, single name for both companies, Orion Bus Industries . In July 2000, parent company Western Star Trucks
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#1732855144516312-429: The Orion plant in Oriskany went on strike for three weeks. On April 25, 2012, the company announced it would stop taking orders for new buses, and the Mississauga and Oriskany plants would close once outstanding orders were fulfilled. The closure took union officials by surprise; CAW had just signed a one-year extension on April 1 for the Mississauga plant. It was announced that more than 530 workers would be laid off in
338-423: The age of 18 living with them, 53.7% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.3% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 3.08. In the village, the population is spread out, with 24.5% under
364-463: The age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 19.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males. The median income for a household in the village was $ 38,365, and the median income for a family was $ 45,066. Males had a median income of $ 32,917 versus $ 22,976 for females. The per capita income for
390-537: The area was surveyed by G. Lansing for a map entitled "Surveys & Partition of the Oriskany or Oriskary Patent," with seven allotments and numerous land claims noted. Before 1810, the surveyor, Col. Gerritt Lansing, returned to the Oriskany Patent to settle. In 1811, he helped found the Oriskany Manufacturing Company . The company's year of incorporation is commonly cited as the founding date for
416-423: The company's name. In 2000, Western Star was purchased by a division of DaimlerChrysler , and in 2006, Orion was absorbed into DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America . For some period of time thereafter, DaimlerChrysler continued to market its buses under the "Orion" brand name. The company was founded in Mississauga in 1975 as Ontario Bus and Truck, Inc. , a private company led by Arnold Wollschlaeger. It
442-558: The remainder of the war remain sparse. In a letter dated November 30, 1778, Major General Philip Schuyler implores General Washington that "for the Support of the Communication and Security of Convoys" between Albany and Oswego "Another post to be Occupied by a like number [of 50 men] should be Established At or near Oriska," among seven other sites. Founders Online: To George Washington from Major General Philip Schuyler, 30 No … In June 1785,
468-532: The resettled village. Oriskany Manufacturing Company would operate for several decades. The site later became the Waterbury Felt Mill . The Erie Canal passed through the village until it was surpassed by the NYS Barge Canal . The path of the earlier canal later became State Route 69 . The naming of the village from Oriska to Oriskany has become something of an urban legend. As the legend goes, there
494-630: The spinoff of Daimler's truck division on December 1, 2021, it merged into Daimler Truck North America . In 1999, Thomas Dennis was formed as a joint venture between Thomas Built Buses of the United States (51%) and Dennis of England (49%). If manufactured a version of the Dennis Dart , engineered for the North American market, in a new facility located in Greensboro, North Carolina . The SLF200
520-533: The trip. On the morning of August 6, 1777, the forces left Oriska for Fort Stanwix but were met by an ambush about three miles outside of Oriska. The location today is marked by the Oriskany Battlefield State Historic Site . The Tory Mohawk who allied with the British later retaliated against Oriska, destroying "stock and provisions" of the village's residents. Records of the village for
546-447: The village was $ 17,087. About 6.6% of families and 10.0% of the population were below the poverty line , including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 13.7% of those age 65 or over. DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North Carolina#History Daimler Buses North America (DBNA) was Daimler's North America bus division, incorporating the Orion , Setra , and Dodge Sprinter brands. Due to
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#1732855144516572-484: The village was 98.83% "White" including 40% of ethnic English or Anglo-American ancestry and 7.7% German ancestry, 1.6% African American , "1.1% South and East Asian , 0.07% from "other races" , and 0.07% from two or more "races." Hispanic or Latino ethnicities of any racialised category were 14.3% of the population (Italian (12.7%), 1.6% Latin America). There were 553 households, out of which 33.8% had children under
598-586: Was a mix up at the post office - a missing comma. Instead of "Oriska, NY" the envelope was labeled as "Oriska NY" and shortly after "Oriskany, NY" was born. This post office legend is disproven by several eighteenth century documents that use "Oriskany," including letters from the Founding Fathers' papers and several extant maps, which antedate the founding of the local post office by decades. Oriskany had an aircraft carrier named after an American Revolutionary War battle fought there. USS Oriskany served
624-560: Was acquired by Freightliner, a division of DaimlerChrysler (now Mercedes-Benz Group ), and became part of the group Daimler Buses North America . In 2006, Orion Bus Industries became part of the DaimlerChrysler Commercial Buses North America as a subsidiary of Daimler. It continued to market its buses under the "Orion" brand name. In September 2007, employees representing the United Auto Workers in
650-519: Was reengineered in 2002 to use a Mercedes-Benz engine and electrics. Dennis had hoped to develop a 40 ft transit bus, but instead DaimlerChrysler subsequently bought Orion Bus Industries . As a result, Mayflower terminated the joint venture, selling its 49 per cent interest to partner DaimlerChrysler. Mayflower stated it wanted to concentrate on double-deckers, citing the success of their double-decker fleets in New York and Vancouver. Thomas Dennis
676-427: Was renamed Ontario Bus Industries (OBI) in 1977 and introduced its first prototype bus in 1978, under the model name Orion I. Don Sheardown purchased the company from Wollschlaeger's estate in 1979. A U.S. subsidiary named Bus Industries of America , wholly owned by Ontario Bus Industries, was incorporated in 1981 in Oriskany, New York , to serve the U.S. market. Subsequent models built by OBI or BIA continued to use
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