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Michael Janovicz
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BUS & COACH

Moving millions of passengers daily around the world, buses are crucial as a common method of mass transportation. MGA is involved in all aspects of the bus and coach industry from passenger safety and vehicle reliability to vehicle development.

Safety


Since 1978, we have been providing consulting, testing, and equipment to OEMs, suppliers, and government agencies throughout the world. Since 2002, we have been awarded contracts from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to provide them with school bus compliance testing services. We not only provide these services to the NHTSA, but to manufacturers of all manner of buses from small cutaway vehicles to large motor coaches as well as their supplier base.

Our experience, as an independent organization, gives us a unique offering to the bus and coach industry in terms of governmental regulations (USA, Canadian, and European), documentation and procedures, and overall industry relationships. This combined with the overall offerings of MGA, helps our customers in all aspects of product development from design and modeling, through product builds and prototyping, testing/product refinement, and reporting services. Our bus testing team has had great success helping manufacturers and suppliers from the design phase through product certification.

Government Standards and Industry Tests
  • FAA Regulations (SAE AS8049)
  • FMVSS 105      Hydraulic Brake Systems
  • FMVSS 111      Rearview Mirrors
  • FMVSS 120      Tire Selection and Rims for Motor Vehicles with
                              GVWR > 4,536 kg
  • FMVSS 131      School Bus Pedestrian Safety Devices
  • FMVSS 207      Seating Systems
FMVSS 210      Seatbelt  Assembly Anchorages
  • FMVSS 217      Bus Emergency Exits and Window Retention and Release
  • FMVSS 220      School Bus Rollover Protection
  • FMVSS 221      School Bus Body Joint Strength
  • FMVSS 222      School Bus Passenger Seating and Crash Protection
  • FMVSS 301      Fuel System Integrity
  • FMVSS 302      Flammability of Interior Materials
  • FMVSS 303      Fuel System Integrity of Compressed Natural Gas
  • CMVSS related tests
  • ECE related tests
  • Industry and State Specific tests such as:
    • Colorado Racking
    • Kentucky Roof Crush
    • Fire Block Test