Minotour® School Bus. Small yet mighty.

The Minotour® school bus is an efficient and maneuverable vehicle packed with all the safety features and rugged engineering of our bigger buses. And, unlike most passenger vans, the Minotour meets and exceeds all FMVSS and CMVSS for school buses. The Minotour school bus is designed with ample safety features to protect your precious cargo.

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Body Specifications

Passenger capacity

Up to 30

GVWR

SRW 9,900 and 10,100 lbs.
DRW 11,500 – 14,500 lbs.

Wheelbase

Ford® Chassis: 138″ or 158″
GM® Chassis: 139″ or 159″

Engine Options

GM gas 4.3L V6, 6.0L V8
Ford gas 6.2L V8, 6.8L V10

Telematics

Zonar V4 advanced telematics system

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SERVICEABILITY

Electronics mounted in interior service compartment with light

Main circuit breaker located inside entrance door as master power to body

Access to lights from inside the bus

DRIVABILITY/COMFORT

73″ interior headroom

Interior dome lights

Driver-friendly ergonomic instrument panel

Thermal poly fiber insulation

AVAILABLE OPTIONS

Wheelchair lift with 44″ wide door

Remote control/heated mirrors

Driver’s step

Dash and rear A/C

Various seat options available: bench seat without belts, with lap belts, with three-point belts; latch; integrated child seat or coach-style seating

SAFETY FEATURES

At Thomas Built Buses, passenger safety is our number one priority. Every bus we manufacture meets or exceeds all FMVSS and CMVSS for school buses. We designed the Minotour with a number of innovative safety features, including:

Meets or exceeds FMVSS/CMVSS

Strength like a full-size school bus

Safety cage body construction with one-piece skirt-to-skirt roof bows

Two internal roof crash rails for rollover protection

Four-wheel anti-lock brakes

42″ x 47″ glass-paneled rear emergency door

DRIVER VISIBILITY

Driver control panel placed overhead

Manually operated front entrance door

306 square-inch Saf-T-Vue window

Call us now 800-458-9199 or email to discover how a Minotour is the school bus for you