| EASTON COACH COMPANY ADDS 29th and 30th MOTORCOACHES TO FLEET For Immediate Release - EASTON, Pennsylvania – October 15, 2007 – Easton Coach Company announced the recent acquisition of three additional new motorcoaches, bringing the company’s motorcoach fleet to a total of 30 buses. The newest Easton Coach coaches are 2007 Van Hool Model #T-2145s, which are European style 55 passenger vehicles featuring video screens with DVD or VHS, air conditioning, restroom, large luggage bays, overhead bins, reclining seats, and microphones and jump seats equipped for tour leaders. The motorcoaches are manufactured in Belgium by Van Hool n.v., one of the largest independent manufacturers of buses, coaches and commercial vehicles in the world.“We continue to invest in our expanding, modern fleet,” commented Kim Kunsman, Easton Coach Director of Motorcoach Sales, “and are proud to offer the newest and best fleet of buses in our marketplace.” Easton Coach Company’s Motorcoach Division provides over-the-road motorcoach service to several large regional and national tour operators, athletic department transportation services to five regional universities and colleges, and charter services for several regional school and group trips, businesses, events and other needs. About Easton Coach Company Easton Coach Company employs 500 people in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and runs 275 vehicles in seven locations including its headquarters in Easton, Pennsylvania. It operates a fleet of 30 motorcoaches and ten trolleys and minibuses in addition to running transit and paratransit contracts in the Lehigh Valley, Berks County, Carbon County, Hazleton, Philadelphia, and Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Easton Coach has been in existence since 1984 and was most recently incorporated as Easton Coach Company in 2002. Easton Coach is a member of the American Bus Association, the United Motorcoach Association, the National Tour Association, the Pennsylvania Bus Association and the Pennsylvania Public Transportation Association. The Company is also a long-time member of the Two Rivers Area Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce.Easton Coach is affiliated through common ownership with Smith System Driver Improvement Institute, Inc., an international leader in professional driver training, and Cryogenic Transportation, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based trucking company specializing in the carriage of compressed industrial gases. Easton Coach is owned by David M. Boucher, John McFadden, Joe Scott and Mark Glatz. Mr. Boucher is Chairman of Easton Coach, Smith and Cryogenic. For more information about Easton Coach Company, visit http://www.eastoncoach.com/. ###Contact Person:
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