Force Traveller Monobus

The Traveller Monobus from Force Motorsreflects a significant change.

- Bhushan Mhapralkar

Unveiled at Busworld India 2018, the Traveller Monobus marked the arrival of yet another important product from Force Motors in the commercial passenger vehicle space. Found in two versions – one measuring 8.5 m in length, and the other measuring 10 m in length, the Monobus, like the T1 and T2 Traveller is a monocoque body construction. Aiming at applications like staff, tourist, school, and executive travel, the Monobus stands out for its monocoque body construction. Influenced by the manner in which aeroplanes are built by joining different parts, termed as bulk heads, the body structure of the Monobus is built by welding precisely pressed steel panels to an accurate structure. Adhering to strict light-weighting targets, the vehicle leverages the experience Force Motors has come to acquire with the successful manufacture and sale of T1 and T2 Traveller. Sold for the last 20 years, the T1 and T2 Traveller feature monocoque body construction. The bodies of both the vehicles (T1 and T2) are constructed by welding precisely pressed steel panels. Riding on the ambition of the company to tap yet another segment in the commercial passenger vehicle space, the Monobus builds on the resounding success of the T1 and T2 Traveller. Taking little more than two years to develop, and referred internally as the T3 Traveller, the smaller 33-seat Monobus variant was first conceptualised as a step up from the 26-seater T2 Traveller. The 41-seat variant soon followed.