The Friendly Bus - Proprietary Technology, Design, and Manufacturing

Dallas Smith Corp.
Proprietary Technologies

Vehicle Suspension Systems:

Special Note:

Dallas Smith Corp. has established comprehensive, yet flexible programs to license its patented and proprietary technologies to qualified manufacturers/users. If your company would like to explore the possibilities of becoming a licensee of the Dallas Smith Corp. patented and proprietary technologies, please contact:

Jud Smith
Vice President
Dallas Smith Corp.
25 South Indiana Street
Greencastle, Indiana 46135
Phone: 765-653-1715
Fax: 765-653-4494

Dallas Smith Corp. is also interested in acquiring new vehicle chassis, drive train, and suspension/low floor technologies which are developed by individual inventors. If you would like to present a new idea or invention to the Dallas Smith Corp., please contact Jud Smith at the contact information listed above to learn more about Dallas Smith Corp.'s policies and procedures for submitting ideas and inventions to the company.

Design & Manufacturing

Design & Engineering Services

Dallas Smith Corp. employs a special group of professional designers and engineers,...some of which have been with Dallas Smith for over 35 years. Additionally, the company has established alliances with special design and engineering companies throughout the US which are experts in vehicle chassis, suspension and drive train technologies. This collective group of individuals and companies that Dallas Smith has assembled, provides state of the art resources to design, engineer and produce new front wheel drive Lo-Floor™ vehicle platform products and systems at levels of quality truly unique in the industry.

Manufacturing Services

Dallas Smith Corp. outsources its required manufacturing processes to select companies throughout the US. These companies represent the "best of the best" in their respective fields of expertise. Goldens' Foundry and Machine Company in Columbus, Georgia (http://www.gfmco.com/) is the exclusive supplier to Dallas Smith for all "cast" foundry parts and machining operations. Fabricated parts are supplied to Dallas Smith Corp. by Process Development & Fabrication, Inc. (http://pdf-inc.com/).

Dallas Smith Corp. performs all prototype vehicle builds and Lo-Floor™ vehicle assembly operations in-house at its Greencastle, Indiana facilities.

Dallas Smith Corp. utilizes BAE - Land Systems Gear Ratio (http://www.vgr.co.za) for all design, engineering and production of front wheel drive axles, transfer cases, drive lines, and wheel end components.