North American Bus Industries 40-LFW

The **North American Bus Industries 40-LFW** is a 40 foot low floor transit bus. The first order of was placed by Valley Metro for the cities of Phoenix and Tempe in 1998. After purchasing NABI, New Flyer announced they will replace their product line with their own. The last 40-LFW buses built were for Houston Metro and Dallas DART.

## Design

The 40-LFW has a low floor front section with steps up to a high floor section before the rear wheels. It is available in two- or one-door configurations and choice of wide or narrow doors. A wheelchair ramp may be specified at the front or rear door.

The 40-LFW uses a carbon steel structure that is phosphate coated to protect from corrosion. Wheel housings, stairwells, main electrical compartment and battery compartment are stainless steel. Body panels are either aluminum or fibreglass. An option for an SAE 304 stainless steel structure was introduced in 2011.

When launched, the 40-LFW shared its body styling with the high floor 416. A headlight revision in 2002 had optional round LED turn signals in lieu of the rectangular incandescent bulb signals that wrapped around the corner.

NABI introduced the redesigned 40-LFW in 2008, with the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) as the launch customer. A sleek, curved front replaced the angular front of the original design. The rectangular headlights were replaced with recessed, round headlights in a bezel that followed the curvature of the A-pillar. The rear of the bus remained largely the same. The same year, NABI produced a diesel-electric hybrid version of the 40-LFW for the RTC and Broward County Transit.

Another redesign, dubbed the *LFW Gen III*, was introduced in 2011. It is available with a two-piece or optional single-piece windshield with integrated destination sign area. The position of the headlights is similar to that on the NABI BRT series, but with different bezels. A centre panel has a chamfered cut-out under the windshield. The roof enclosures on hybrid and natural gas models have sloping ends with recessed accents and vents along the sides. Features that were introduced with the Gen III included all-electric cooling, all-electric HVAC, LED headlights, and composite sub floor.

### Photo gallery

Foothill Transit F1434a.jpgCNG-powered first generation .Orange County Transportation Authority 2150-a.jpgLNG-powered first generation.Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus 3871-a.jpgCNG-powered second generation with flush mounted windows.Citizens Area Transit 974-a.jpgDiesel-electric hybrid second generation with flush mounted windows.Broward County Transit 1304-a.jpgDiesel-powered third generation with flush mounted windows.

## Operators

### United States

* AC Transit - Alameda & Contra Costa Counties, CA
* American Transportation - Long Beach, CA
* Anaheim Resort Transportation - Anaheim, CA
* Arlington Transit (ART) - Arlington County, VA
* Broward County Transit - Fort Lauderdale & Broward County, FL
* City of Santa Clarita Transit - Santa Clarita, CA
* Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) - Dallas, TX
* Delaware Area Regional Transit (DART First State) - Delaware
* Foothill Transit - San Gabriel & Pomona Valleys, CA
* Gold Coast Transit - Ventura County, CA
* Grapeline - Lodi, CA
* Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) - Cleveland, OH
* Gwinnett County Transit - Lawrenceville & Gwinnett County, GA
* Johnson County Transit - Kansas City area, KS/MO
* Keeshin Charter Service (Coach USA) - Chicago, IL
* LA Charter Bus Lines - Watts, CA
* Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (LACMTA)- Los Angeles, CA
* Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) - Boston, MA
* Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County (METRO) - Houston, TX
* Miami-Dade Transit - Miami & Dade County, FL
* OC Flyer Transit District - Perris, CA
* Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) - Orange County, CA
* Pace - (Suburban) Chicago, IL
* Regional Transit Service - Riverside, CA
* Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) - Las Vegas, NV
* Riverside Transit Agency - Riverside, CA
* Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority (RGRTA) - Rochester, NY
* Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus - Santa Monica, CA
* Simi Valley Transit (SVT) - Simi Valley, CA
* South Coast Area Transit (SCAT) - Ventura County, CA
* Southern Nevada Transit Coalition (Silver Rider Transit) - Laughlin/Mesquite, NV
* Star-Dust Tours (The Bus) - Montebello, CA
* Sun Metro - El Paso, TX
* Transfort - Fort Collins, CO
* Transit Systems Unlimited - Sun Valley, CA
* Valley Metro - Phoenix/Mesa/Tempe, AZ
* Victor Valley Transit Authority - Victorville, CA
* VIA Metropolitan Transit - San Antonio, TX
* Westchester County Bee-Line System - Westchester County, NY
* Yolo County Transportation District (Yolobus) - Woodland & Yolo County, CA