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Top 25 Transit vehicle builders based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 77 transit vehicle builders headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,518 professional contacts across them, including 2,865 with verified work emails. Elkhart is the largest hub.
This list covers transit vehicle builders headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest transit vehicle builders based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3,214 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “We build International trucks and engines and IC Bus® school and commercial buses that are as tough and as smart as the people who drive them.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 2 | 670 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, designs and manufactures EMD rolling stock products and services for global railroad customers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 3 | 508 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “GILLIG is the leading manufacturer of heavy-duty transit buses in the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 4 | 364 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Creative Bus Sales is now Model 1 Commercial Vehicles.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 5 | 321 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “CRRC MA, a U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 6 | 254 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Lippert and its trusted brands, Freedman and Trans/Air, deliver reliable, high-quality components and complete solutions-from doors and windows to climate control and seating-for…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 7 | 231 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At KINKISHARYO International, our mission has always been to provide high-quality urban transit products and services to our customers, on time and at a reasonable cost.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 8 | 174 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Detroit Chassis is a subsidiary of Spectra LLC, a concept to customer provider of niche vehicle manufacturing solutions owned by Michael and Carlton Guthrie.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 9 | 145 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Complete Coach Works (CCW) headquartered in Riverside, CA, is the largest bus remanufacturing and rehabilitation company in the United States, with over 34 years in the…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 10 | 122 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “AROW Global Corp.(formerly operating under the name “Storm-Tite” which now refers to the brand name of our legacy series of transportation windows) has been operating in Canada…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 11 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Founded in 1975, ENC (ElDorado National - California) is a leading U.S.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 12 | 87 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “With over 20 years of experience, PhoenixEV has developed a reputation for expertise in developing & manufacturing electric drivetrains and is the leading manufacturer of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 13 | 62 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 14 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Founded in 2008, ARBOC Specialty Vehicles LLC, is the pioneer and industry leader in the development and manufacture of low-floor technology.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 15 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “Forest River Bus & Van, North America’s largest shuttle bus and van manufacturer, offers passenger transportation solutions under the brand’s Starcraft Bus, StarTrans® Bus, Glaval…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 16 | 48 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Midwest Bus Sales is a certified Thomas Built Bus dealer building lasting relationships across the United States.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 17 | 46 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Grech Motors is the industries leading Minicoach manufacturer specializing in the highest quality mid-size buses and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 18 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “BCC designs, manufacturers, integrates industry leading HVAC-R products for the bus industry including transit, school, shuttle and coach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 19 | 34 contacts → | ||||
Partial evidence “At STER Seating, we are dedicated to creating comfortable, safe, and durable seating solutions for public transportation around the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 20 | 33 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Coach & Equipment Mfg.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 21 | 30 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “For the past 40 years Bode has gained global recognition for custom-built door systems.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 22 | 24 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “TEMSA North America is the US operation of TEMSA, which currently has nearly 15 thousand coaches and buses on the roads of 66 countries across the world.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 23 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Specializing in bus remanufacturing, NEBR performs all types of high quality services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 24 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
| 25 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Indirect evidence “Since 1989, Diamond Coach has manufactured rust-free, impact-resistant buses that provide superior resale value.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026Thanks. The Data Team will review it. | |||||
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: transit vehicle builders. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.
- Strong evidence
- The company's own public description of its business names transit vehicle builders.
- Partial evidence
- Its own public description names part of transit vehicle builders, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
- Indirect evidence
- The description shown does not name transit vehicle builders. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.
RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.
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Transit vehicle builders based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 22, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 77 companies.
How this list was built
Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among transit vehicle builders, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.
- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “transit vehicle builders”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
- RevenueBase Smart Search
- RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names transit vehicle builders), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
- What we exclude
- Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among transit vehicle builders, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
- Match quality
- In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 2,865 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Corrections
- Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase Smart Search?
RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names transit vehicle builders, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.
How many transit vehicle builders are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 77 transit vehicle builders headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.
What is the largest company on this list?
International, headquartered in Lisle, tops this list with the largest team on record.
Which city has the most transit vehicle builders?
Elkhart leads with 7 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (3) and Goshen (3).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 2,865 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 77 companies.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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