page_title: Van Hool
hierarchical_section_title: Van Hool
caption_attribution_description: English: A Van Hool Sleeper bus operated by Wright Bros of Cumbria, England
context_page_description: Van Hool NV is a Belgian family-owned coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, coaches, trolleybuses, and trailers.
  Most of the buses and coaches are built entirely by Van Hool, with engines and axles sourced from Caterpillar, Cummins, DAF and MAN and gearboxes from ZF or Voith. Some production involves building bus and coach bodies on separate bus chassis from manufacturers such as Volvo and Scania.
  Worldwide, Van Hool employs 4,500 people and manufactures more than 1,700 buses and coaches and 5,000 trailers each year. It sells an average of 600 coaches annually in the United States.
context_section_description: Van Hool NV ([vɑn ˈɦoːl]) is a Belgian family-owned coachbuilder and manufacturer of buses, coaches, trolleybuses, and trailers.
  Most of the buses and coaches are built entirely by Van Hool, with engines and axles sourced from Caterpillar, Cummins, DAF and MAN and gearboxes from ZF or Voith. Some production involves building bus and coach bodies on separate bus chassis from manufacturers such as Volvo and Scania.
  Worldwide, Van Hool employs 4,500 people and manufactures more than 1,700 buses and coaches (bodyworks and complete vehicles combined) and 5,000 trailers each year. It sells an average of 600 coaches annually in the United States.
caption: A British spec double deck Van Hool coach.
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