Parkinson Coach Lines was founded in 1946 in Snelgrove, Ontario

Snelgrove, Ontario

Snelgrove is an historic community in Brampton, Ontario, Canada, straddling the border between Brampton and Caledon centred on the intersection of Hurontario Street and Mayfield Road...

 by Harold Parkinson, and was acquired by the Murray family in 1953. Parkinson started running the predecessor to Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit

Brampton Transit is public transport bus operator for the City of Brampton in the Regional Municipality of Peel, and within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. Brampton Transit began operations in 1974....

 in Brampton, Ontario

Brampton, Ontario

Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...

 in the 1960s. They further expanded into school bus service in the 1960s and coach tours in the 1970s. Today, based in Brampton, Parkinson provides coaches for day school trips, charters and tour trips.

Fleet

• Blue Bird Corporation Vision
• Ford
  Ford Transit
  The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses, and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term...
  
   E450 Super Duty minibus
• Ford
  Ford Transit
  The Ford Transit is a range of panel vans, minibuses, and pickup trucks, produced by the Ford Motor Company in Europe.The Transit has been the best-selling light commercial vehicle in Europe for 40 years, and in some countries the term "Transit" has passed into common usage as a generic term...
  
   F550 Super Duty minibus
• Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   102D3
• Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   102DL3
• Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   D4500
• Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries
  Motor Coach Industries International Inc. is an American bus manufacturer based in Schaumburg, Illinois, and is a leading participant in the North American coach bus industry. It has various operating subsidiaries:...
  
   J4500
• International 3800-T444E

See also

• Cardinal Transportation
  Cardinal Transportation
  Cardinal is one of a few school bus operators in Ontario, Canada. Cardinal's charter and activity buses are white and red while buses used on school routes are yellow with the flashing warning lights as per transport regulation....
  
  
• T. EID's Transportation Ltd
• Stock Transportation
• Ontario private bus operators
  Ontario private bus operators
  Ontario private bus operators range in scale from small family run businesses to subsidiaries of large international transportation groups. Many operate yellow school buses for student transportation on behalf of local school boards, while others concentrate on luxury coach charters and tours...