Who we are
A member of Groupe
Orléans Express Inc., Acadian
is Maritimes Canada's oldest intercity coach carrier. We proudly provide
daily service to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island
Acadian's history dates back to 1937, when its first buses
rolled out under the name SMT (Eastern) Ltd. Since that date, Acadian
has pursued and strengthened its mission to serve the people of
the Maritimes in the areas of passenger and package transportation.
In 1995, SMT (Eastern) Ltd. expanded through the acquisition of
Acadian Lines Ltd. and Nova Charter Services Ltd., enabling the
newly formed Group Acadian Lines to offer its customers an even
wider range of services: traditional transportation, package delivery,
and chartering.
In March 2004, Acadian Lines joined forces with Groupe
Orléans
Express, making it the leader in Eastern Canada's intercity transportation
market.
Through a partnership signed in 2002 with the French group Keolis,
an international specialist in public transport, Groupe
Orléans
Express has acquired a new dimension and stronger expertise to
take on future challenges.
Groupe Orléans Express employs 500 people, and carries
an annual 1.7 million intercity passengers, as well as nearly 1
million packages.
ACADIAN'S KEY ACTIVITY SECTORS
- Intercity passenger transportation
- Charter and sightseeing transportation
- Intercity courier services via ACADIAN EXPRESS COURIER
- Bus station management
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THE INTERCITY NETWORK WE SERVE
- New Brunswick, PEI and Nova Scotia
- Via Orléans
Express: Montréal, Québec City, and the
Mauricie, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Gaspé regions
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OUR CUSTOMER SERVICE QUALITYPARC DE VÉHICULES
- 38 modern vehicles.
- Two vehicles equipped with a wheelchair lift
- Maintenance and rigorous mechanical inspections, primarily
at our
- Moncton centre: our standards are the highest in the
industry, exceeding the strictest regulations
- Average age of our vehicles: 5 years
- Average distance travelled by our vehicles each year: 6 million
km
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