Intercar is the second largest interurban bus carrier within the province of

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, Canada, and one of the largest providers of school buses. The company was founded in 1959 in

Jonquière Jonquière (; ; 2021 population: 60,250) is a borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean region of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Saguenay River, near the borough of Chicoutimi. History Jonquière ...

, but expanded greatly in 1990 with the acquisition of Voyageur's routes in the

Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean (, ) is a region in Quebec, Canada. It contains the Saguenay Fjord, the estuary of the Saguenay River, stretching through much of the region. It is also known as Sagamie in French, from the first part of "Saguenay" and th ...

region and the

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. The next step in the evolution of the Intercar Group, already well established in student transportation in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, was the launch of school bus services in the area around

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. Further expansion of their interurban routes to Sept-Îles meant that by 2001 they dominated those services in the triangle between Sept-Iles, Dolbeau and Quebec. Throughout the early part of this century they have continued to acquire more school transportation companies and further grow their charter service.

Divisions

The group website provides a helpful list of waypoints and bus stop locations. Operations are based around three centres in

Chicoutimi Chicoutimi () is the most populous borough (arrondissement) of the city of Saguenay in Quebec, Canada. It is situated at the confluence of the Saguenay and Chicoutimi rivers. During the 20th century, it became the main administrative and com ...

and

.
Subsidiaries which operate from these locations are: * Jonquiere ** Autobus Jasmin ** Intercar Saguenay ** Autobus Gilbert ** Autobus JDJ ** Intercar du Fjord ** Intercar Chibougamau * Québec ** Intercar Inc. ** Intercar Atlantique ** Autocar Fournier ** Transport adapté Intercar ** Transport scolaire Intercar * Chicoutimi ** Autobus Laterrière ** Intercar La Baie ** Paul Tremblay Transport ** Autobus Tremblay & Tremblay ** Intercar Inc. ** Transports spécialisés du Saguenay

Expedibus

Expedibus is a package shipping and courier company, operated cooperatively throughout Quebec by

Orléans Express Orléans Express is a coach (vehicle), coach operator in Quebec, Canada. Destinations served include Ottawa (Ontario, ON), Gatineau, Montreal, Trois-Rivières, Quebec City, Rivière-du-Loup, Rimouski, and Gaspé, Quebec, Gaspé. Maritime Bus, a s ...

, Intercar, Autobus MaheuxAutobus Maheux
and

Limocar Limocar is a coach operator in Quebec, Canada.The company was founded in 1979 and operates a fleet of 320 vehicles. It operates the only regular bus service between Montreal and Sherbrooke. It also operates the public transportation service (Cons ...

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Fleet

* GMC PD 4107 * GMC PD 4905 * MCI MC-8 * MCI MC-9 * MCI 102A3 * MCI J4500 *

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Prestige * Prevost LeMirage * Prevost H5-60 * Prevost LeMirage XL * Prevost LeMirage XL-45 * Prevost H3-40 * Prevost H3-41 * Prevost H3-45 * Prevost LeMirage XLII *

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* School buses manufactured by

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References

External links

* {{official website
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Bus transport in Quebec Intercity bus companies of Canada Companies based in Quebec Transport in Saguenay, Quebec