POV Bus Drive: 2019 Gillig Advantage Diesel (Cummins L9)

A highway drive in Shuttle-UM's 2019 Gillig 40' Low Floor Transit Bus unit 4919 w/ 38k miles. Empty bus, in service.
Engine: Cummins L9
Transmission: Voith D864.6
Camera: GoPro Hero 3 White

[@aerofiles5044]

For some reason, I can't get enough of some dude driving a bus with a camera on his head. Don't why but it's so cool.

[@eugew23]

I don't get it either, but thank you for the kind words!

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Believe me, driving a bus IS A LOT harder than it looks.

[@843Reboot]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 where im from, its mission impossible. NYC has a lot of really tight roads and double parkers, especially on steinway street in queens, webster av in the bronx, bedford av in brooklyn, and 125th street in manhattan. it SUCKS.

[@Mettz97]

@@843Reboot after a while of experience, you'd get used. Like a skinny guy with a big girl, it might take some time but it'll work

[@ultamadz87]

i was looking for a vid kinnda like this my whole life and i never found one until now

[@dadelives1]

I did one of a mci at night. I will have to post more!!!

[@chickenlegg]

I work for Cummins, these engines are tested on an engine dynamometer and certified by me for Gillig before being shipped to California and installed in the bus. Cool to see the actual bus from the drivers perspective 👍

[@eugew23]

That is awesome to hear!

[@jeremiahgotkeys]

I miss the cummins isl EPA 2007 and 2004. The 2012 gilligs and older were my favorite ones

[@JediStig]

Shout-out from a Shuttle alum! This brings back some great memories!

[@eugew23]

That's awesome! When did you drive for Shuttle-UM?

[@JediStig]

1988-1989, when the Flxibles were brand new. Best job on campus!

[@eugew23]

@@JediStig Amazing! The Flexis are long gone, and I never had the pleasure of driving them.

[@Jfranks28]

Great video. I love Gilligs. Sounds great too.

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Gilligs rule and seem quite easy to drive.. I've driven a couple

[@Carlos-nq7up]

@@adventureoflinkmk2 they ride NICE on the Expressways, but too many switches when it comes to deploying the wheelchair ramp.

[@BusDriverLife]

Nice video!! I wish I could get footage like this..I would have to have a separate person film from outside of the drivers area.

[@transitbusoperator991]

your video is so relaxing when you drive i love it

[@yongchen4158]

Highway like greyhound long distance great views love the scenery

[@tonnyyyzzzplays7309]

Thank you! I’ve been looking for these types of videos! I love it!

[@itskingboy189]

Love the start up chime.

[@Yungbillionaire28]

I miss driving those gilligs now imma truck driver

[@khristianwilliams9933]

Cool to see inside of the bus I’ve never seen those kind of buses before

[@h.p.439]

It's a bout time somebody do a POV onboard driving on transit buses thanks 😊

[@jvenema86]

so really wonderful video friend i love it

[@dennishampton6477]

Great video! It seems as though this bus is set to an Economy setting because the take-off seems slow

[@eugew23]

You're not the first to mention that it seems slow and I agree... I don't floor it off the line, but our '16 and '19 models do seem a bit sluggish compared to our older fleet.

[@Carlos-nq7up]

@@eugew23 The old NABI Buses were better!

[@retrix_game]

​@@eugew23that's the think I've noticed with gilligs from 2017-2020. They seem to have a slower acceleration then older ones (or even some of the newer ones)

[@ejdsndnj]

It sounds exactly like a gillig

[@retrix_game]

It is a Gillig lol

[@Yungbillionaire28]

This bus fast 💨

[@FireAlarmHowTooGuy]

Broward County Transits 2018 and 2020 Gillig BRT Low Floor buses have the Cummins L9 and Voith D864.6 transmissions.

[@eugew23]

I can only imagine that this is a common combination in modern buses!

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@eugew23 it is. I drove buses for ten days myself, and even then all the gilligs I got to drive (a whole whopping two of them out of the entire fleet) were voith+cummins

[@DillonV]

Our newest Gilligs have L9+ZF EcoTec transmissions. Our agency switched to ZF just under s decade ago. Our older vehicles still run L9+Voith

[@GilligBusOperator]

This was a real nice drive . Good job . You have anymore planned ?

[@eugew23]

Thanks! I'm planning to get a few more, depending on vehicle availability. Stay tuned!

[@quinceymccarroll1504]

Do you have articulated buses that you can drive

[@eugew23]

We do not, unfortunately. Our transit fleet is exclusively Gillig.

[@GamesMobileBR]

Muito bom 😃👍

[@keyone569]

Nice video!!

[@ejdsndnj]

Nice drive can you drive a gillig brt cng bus?

[@eugew23]

Thank you. Unfortunately, the agency I work for does not have any CNG buses. Only full diesel and diesel hybrids.

[@LuisJimenez-vz1xt]

Is the right mirror the same size? To me it looks too small. Like I know it looks smaller because it's further but it seems like it's actually smaller than the left one.

[@eugew23]

They are the same size, just placed farther up. Gillig offers the driver side mirror extended up as well.

[@mybadlydrawnflag1814]

Were you just test driving this bus?

[@eugew23]

This bus was in service. Ridership was near-zero because of COVID at the time.

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

How do you bus drivers know where to go on routes without any directions

[@eugew23]

We have to learn the routes! Some agencies have turn by turn directions, some don't. It is a matter of experience.

[@MisterAutistictransitfanman]

Is this bus governed at 65 mph?

[@eugew23]

Yes, it is.

[@MisterAutistictransitfanman]

@@eugew23 MBTA in Boston has their buses governed at 55.

[@eugew23]

I guess we got lucky at the University of Maryland. We run some commuter park&ride routes in motorcoaches, but transit buses are used when available, too. We drive everywhere!

[@khristianwilliams9933]

Ikr same here (Chicago) the fastest are buses can go is 55mph

[@LegoWormNoah101]

That bus was built in 2019 but it looks like nothing newer than 1995

[@eugew23]

Yeah, Gillig is known for their conservative bus designs. This model first came out in 1996 and has gone through very few design changes since then, hence the old-school look.

[@ag6371]

Only the BRT looks newer

[@KaedeAnimation]

Yeah the steering wheel looks like 1950. Even Mercedes-Benz O405 have more modern looking steering wheel

[@randywillar1811]

what the engine uses for this bus? while i heard of that its looks like Cummins engine ? it is right?

[@eugew23]

This bus uses a Cummins L9 engine.

[@TellurideS13]

Voith

[@JakubSemoda]

What do you guys think, when you compare American busses (or coaches) and European busses and coaches abouth drivers cab. I think bus factories should give you a lot more, than you have now... 🤔

[@eugew23]

I know nothing about European transit buses! This bus is an American designed, American made basic transit bus. Pretty bare bones, no nonsense.

[@c5zarek]

@@eugew23 kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4WvfGxrotuMbZY its bus driver from Poland

[@transitbusoperator991]

and i subscribed

[@quinceymccarroll1504]

Sorry I have a lot of questions if u don’t mind

[@eugew23]

No worries. Fire away

[@Josh-cj7mw]

It seems as if the acceleration on these are slow or maybe its just the video...

[@eugew23]

I wouldn't say they're fast haha

[@Josh-cj7mw]

Eugene Won But compared to other bus propulsion systems it seems relatively slow

[@Demonslayer_-dv5jg]

We have these same buses here in Syracuse ny

[@milkdud3575]

Do you know how to drive an articulated bus

[@ejdsndnj]

He don’t have a bendy bus

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

0:52 -- damn someone needs to put some WD-40 or white lithium grease or something on that door

[@eugew23]

Welcome to my life lol

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

@@eugew23 tell me about it.. the coaches I drove had those doors to protect drivers from COVID-19 right? I swear this one particular coach had this door squeal so bad I was like damn where's the WD-40 when ya need it lol

[@superbrownsheep3777]

Do you have a chance to drive the newest bus they have?

[@eugew23]

The bus in the video is the newest transit bus in the fleet. Check out my other content to see our newest coach bus!

[@superbrownsheep3777]

@@eugew23 I do wonder when they’ll retire the Phantoms and replace them with 2024 Gillig LF Originals.

[@quinceymccarroll1504]

Do you sale transit buses

[@eugew23]

I do not. I just drive them 😁

[@milkdud3575]

@@eugew23 sign me up

[@salty_eyez6804]

I wanna use a practice bus

[@gustavokennedy213]

What state and company you work for?

[@eugew23]

University of Maryland's Shuttle-UM

[@milkdud3575]

Would you teach me

[@maxinewilliams269]

0:19

[@milkdud3575]

Is it hard

[@adventureoflinkmk2]

Yes it is. It's A LOT DIFFERENT from driving cars. Take it from me, I tried driving for ten days, and I just couldn't hack it

[@mclauc1999]

Why do American buses always look like they’re from the 60s? The steering wheel is awful, the dash is clunky and ancient looking and nothing like the start, comfortable cabs we have on some British buses.

[@eugew23]

It depends on the manufacturer, but in this instance, Gillig is known for the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" approach. The low floor was introduced in 1996 and very little has changed since then. The high floor Phantom was the mainstay from 1980-2008 with very little changed throughout. NewFlyer and Nova makes more modern looking buses.

[@trainzandplanes522]

That voith 0_______0. im dead

[@244thMeekrob]

IMO, Allison > Voith, a lot of us dislike the Voith because of the jolt from a dead stop at a light or from the station/bus-stop, all our older Gilligs are smooth with Allison transmissions

[@eugew23]

I agree!

[@randywillar1811]

@@244thMeekrob but watch u see , the transmission buttons like old zf ecomat or voith (voith buttons only R N D without number of gears) , and i only know the allison transmission format like a digital instruments or the old allison format looks like a lot automatic cars but that is a really allison transmission? 🙄

[@mtanyctrainatlantamartatra7164]

Boy, the dash boards are so out dated

[@eugew23]

I think Gillig's mentality for their vehicles is "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" lol

[@ag6371]

Even Nova Bus and New Flyer have new dashboards

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

because his agency specs them cheaper gillig has a digital dash his bus just doesnt have it

[@Pa_school_bus_enthusiast]

@@ag6371 dillig has them to you have to pay extra for it

[@yitznewton]

My thing is, the gauges are so tiny. I drive school buses on the International and Freightliner platforms and they are so much easier looking to read.