For Immediate Release

For more information contact:
Steve Kratzer
Marketing and Business Development Representative
steve.kratzer@optimabus.com
316-779-7700 ext. 344

Lake Erie Transportation Commission Adds Two More Opuses to Its Fleet

Wichita, KS – December 14, 2005 – Optima Bus Corporation delivered two under 30' Opuses to Lake Erie Transportation Commission, which is located in Monroe, Mich. The Opuses will operate on Lake Erie's general fixed routes.

"We have had a great experience with Optima and the Opus," said Mark Jagodzinski, General Manager of Lake Erie Transportation Commission. "Our passengers love the modern, sleek look of the Opus, and our drivers only have positive comments about the Opus and how it operates."

With the addition of the two new Opus buses, Lake Erie will now operate 10 under 30' Opus buses and one American Heritage Streetcar. Jagodzinski also said that Lake Erie's positive past experiences with Optima and the Opus influenced the Transportation Commission's decision to purchase the two new buses.

Optima Bus Corporation "transit tough" products - the revolutionary-designed Opus low-floor bus and nostalgic American Heritage Streetcar - have lived-up to their reputations with more than 175 Optima customers across the United States. For more information about Optima Bus Corporation, the Opus low-floor bus, or the American Heritage Streetcar, contact Melissa Noftsger at (316) 779-7700 or visit www.optimabus.com.