Trucks and Bus Company

Trucks and Bus Company (TBCO), also known as the Libyan Trucks and Bus Co. (Arabic: شاحنات وشركة الحافلات), is an industrial joint venture created in 1976 by the Italian heavy-vehicle manufacturer Iveco and the Libyan State, acting through the Secretariat of Industry and Mineral Resources. Its headquarters are located in Tajura, with a second production plant opened in the capital, Tripoli. The company was established to serve the strong local demand for Iveco-range commercial vehicles. The business began as a simple assistance and maintenance centre and quickly evolved into an assembly plant and then a full production operation. Over the decades it has assembled and produced a range of Iveco trucks and buses, including the Iveco Daily, Eurocargo, Stralis and Trakker, alongside earlier models such as the Iveco 145.17 and Iveco 190 Turbo. TBCO also developed its own bus and light-commercial range under the T&BC name, including the City Bus 160, Inter City Bus 160, Midi Bus 59/12, Mini Bus 40/12, Pick Up 52-12 and Range Pick Up 35-12. Following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the outbreak of civil war in Libya, the company temporarily suspended its activities at the end of 2011. It subsequently had to defend itself against corruption accusations made by the newly appointed transitional government and underwent an administrative closure, before resuming activity in March 2012. TBCO remains a notable example of Libyan-Italian industrial cooperation in the automotive sector.

Trucks and Bus Company (TBCO), also known as the Libyan Trucks and Bus Co., was created in 1976 as an industrial joint venture between the Italian heavy-vehicle manufacturer Iveco and the Libyan State, represented by the Secretariat of Industry and Mineral Resources. The company was established to meet strong local demand for vehicles in the Iveco range. Its headquarters were set up in Tajura, and a second production plant was later opened in the capital, Tripoli. The company began as a simple assistance and maintenance centre and quickly transformed into an assembly plant and then into a production operation. Over the years it assembled and produced a range of Iveco models, including the Iveco Daily, Eurocargo, Stralis and Trakker. Earlier models included the Iveco 145.17 and Iveco 190 Turbo. TBCO also developed its own bus and light-commercial vehicle range under the T&BC name, such as the City Bus 160, Inter City Bus 160, Midi Bus 59/12, Mini Bus 40/12, Pick Up 52-12 and Range Pick Up 35-12. After the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the outbreak of civil war in Libya, the company temporarily suspended its activities at the end of 2011. It then had to defend itself against corruption accusations launched by the newly appointed transitional government and underwent an administrative closure. Activity resumed in March 2012. The company remains a notable example of Libyan-Italian industrial cooperation in the automotive sector.

• 2012

  Resumed activity in March after an administrative closure and corruption accusations by the transitional government.

• 2011

  Temporarily suspended activities at the end of the year following the fall of Muammar Gaddafi and the outbreak of civil war.

• 1976

  Founded as an industrial joint venture between Iveco and the Libyan State.

Libyan-Italian joint venture assembling and producing Iveco trucks and buses for the Libyan market.

• Iveco Daily

• Iveco Eurocargo

• Iveco Stralis

• Iveco Trakker

• Iveco 145.17

• Iveco 190 Turbo

• T&BC City Bus 160

• T&BC Inter City Bus 160

• T&BC Midi Bus 59/12

• T&BC Mini Bus 40/12

• T&BC Pick Up 52-12

• T&BC Range Pick Up 35-12

1. 1Wikidata: Trucks and Bus Companywikidata.org
2. 2Wikipedia (French): Libyan Trucks and Bus Co.fr.wikipedia.org