Transit experience.
Connected safety.
Practical results.

Troman Industries is a transit-focused systems integrator built to connect proven vehicle safety technologies around real fleet operations.

Why Troman exists

Troman Industries is a U.S.-based transit safety and fleet technology company headquartered in Elkhart, Indiana. The company specializes in integrated fire detection, thermal monitoring, fire suppression, fleet data, driver visibility, and operator technologies for public transportation. Troman develops Trident™, its integrated transit fire detection, notification, and mitigation platform.

Transit agencies today are being asked to do more with less — managing new propulsion technologies, aging infrastructure, tighter staffing, and rising expectations for safety and uptime. Too often, the systems meant to help are disconnected from one another: separate products, separate alerts, and no shared picture of what's actually happening on a vehicle. Troman Industries was created to close those gaps.

Troman's core fire prevention line traces back to when Tony Cunnane bought the transit fire suppression business from Kidde, a well-known name in fire suppression, and built it into a dedicated, transit-focused safety company. That foundation has grown into a full lineup of thermal detection, notification, and suppression technologies — including the Trident™ Enhanced Thermal Detection and Notification System — designed to give transit operators a clearer, faster, more complete picture of risk across their fleets.

Today, Troman Industries is a privately held company based in Elkhart, Indiana, and serves as the North American distributor for leading safety and detection technologies. Troman's mission is simple: help transit agencies see problems earlier, respond faster, and keep people safe.

Experience that starts with the fleet

Our team understands the operating realities behind procurement documents and product specifications: vehicles must stay in service, maintenance teams need clear information, and safety systems must perform under vibration, weather, heat, and daily abuse. That operating perspective shapes every system we recommend.

What we do

Troman brings together proven technologies across thermal detection, fire suppression, camera visibility, event data recording, and operator environments. We do not add complexity for its own sake. We connect systems where integration improves awareness, response, reliability, or accountability.

How we work

  • Assess the fleet, risks, infrastructure, and operational priorities.

  • Select proven components suited to the application.

  • Integrate alerts, data, and response protocols.

  • Support deployment, training, service, and future expansion.

Partnerships with purpose

We work with established manufacturers including Circuitlink, HCT, Stoneridge, BE-GE, Protectowire, and MoviTHERM. Each relationship expands what Troman can deliver while preserving one point of coordination for the customer.

Don’t settle for a collection of components. Bring us the fire-safety challenge, and we’ll design an integrated system around your fleet, facilities, and operational reality—built to detect earlier, respond faster, and limit the damage when seconds matter.

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Professional headshot of Tony Cunnane, CEO of Troman Industries.

Tony Cunnane
CEO, Troman Industries

The Troman leadership team

  • CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

    Tony Cunnane is the Chief Executive Officer of Troman Industries and a 40-year veteran of the public transportation industry. He began his career with the New York City Transit Authority, working in fleet maintenance, research and development, new bus procurement, and warranty management.

    After more than two decades at NYCT, Tony moved into product development and manufacturing for the transit market. He co-founded TCB Industries, which produced LED lighting, stanchions, barriers, luggage systems, and other transit bus components. Tony later founded Metro Transit Sales, helping innovative transportation products gain visibility and adoption throughout North America.

    At Troman, he leads the company’s development of advanced fire detection, thermal monitoring, notification, and suppression technologies.

    His experience spans transit operations, procurement, manufacturing, sales, and strategic product development. Tony remains focused on delivering practical technologies that improve fleet safety, reliability, and operational performance.

  • EVP OF SALES, BUSINESS, & PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

    Brandon Curtis is Executive Vice President of Sales, Business, and Product Development at Troman Industries, where he helps guide the company’s commercial strategy and expanding technology portfolio. He brings decades of experience in transit technology, product development, sales leadership, and agency-focused system integration.

    Earlier in his career, Brandon served as North American Sales Manager for Hanover Displays, helping transit agencies evaluate emerging passenger-information and digital-signage technologies. he later served as Executive Managing Director at Aesys, working at the intersection of onboard communications, fleet data, and evolving transit technology.

    Throughout his career, Brandon has emphasized practical solutions, open communication, and technology that delivers measurable value to agencies and taxpayers.

    At Troman, he leads sales, business development, and product strategy for advanced monitoring, detection, data, and fire-suppression systems. He has played a central role in introducing Trident and communicating its shift from reactive fire response toward earlier detection and intervention.

    Brandon remains focused on connecting transit agencies with integrated technologies that improve safety, visibility, reliability, and long-term fleet performance.

  • GENERAL MANAGER

    Christine McDonald is General Manager at Troman Industries, where she oversees the day-to-day operations that support the company’s continued growth. She helps coordinate the people, processes, and resources required to move projects from planning through production and delivery.

    Her role connects company leadership with the operational teams responsible for serving customers and supporting Troman’s technology portfolio. Christine brings a practical, organized approach to managing priorities, maintaining internal communication, and keeping work moving efficiently. She also supports the administrative and logistical demands of a growing company operating within the specialized public transportation market.

    As Troman expands its monitoring, detection, data, and fire-suppression offerings, Christine helps establish the structure needed to support that growth.

    Her leadership contributes to consistent execution, responsive customer service, and dependable coordination across the organization. Christine remains focused on building efficient operations that allow Troman’s technical and commercial teams to perform at their best.

  • DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING

    Robert “Rob” Dunster is Director of Engineering at Troman Industries, where he leads the technical development and integration of the company’s transit safety systems.
    He brings extensive experience in vehicle fire detection, suppression engineering, product testing, and system performance.

    Before joining Troman, Rob worked with Kidde Technologies UK on fire-protection solutions developed specifically for buses and other transit vehicles.

    His work has included research into engine-compartment fires and the effectiveness of automatic extinguishing systems under real-world operating conditions.

    Rob has also contributed to industry presentations and technical discussions surrounding fire risks aboard zero-emission buses. At Troman, he helps translate emerging detection, monitoring, and suppression technologies into practical, integrated vehicle solutions.

    His engineering approach emphasizes rigorous testing, dependable performance, and systems designed around the realities of transit operation.
    Rob remains focused on advancing technologies that help agencies identify thermal incidents earlier, limit damage, and protect passengers, personnel, and fleet assets.

  • PRINCIPAL ENGINEER

    Chad Rouse is Principal Engineer at Troman Industries, where he supports the development and integration of advanced fire-protection technologies for transit vehicles. He brings specialized experience in vehicle fire detection, suppression systems, thermal-risk assessment, and engineering for electric fleets.

    Before joining Troman, Chad worked with KlineFire, contributing technical expertise to the evolving challenges surrounding zero-emission vehicle safety. His work has included studying thermal runaway incidents and the ways fires originating elsewhere on a vehicle can threaten high-voltage battery systems. Chad has also shared industry insights on protecting electric fleets when no single suppression agent can fully extinguish a lithium-ion cell fire. At Troman, he helps evaluate how detection, notification, monitoring, and suppression technologies can function as a coordinated system.

    His engineering approach emphasizes early identification, dependable system performance, and practical solutions designed for real-world transit operations.

    Chad remains focused on helping agencies reduce fire risk, protect critical fleet assets, and respond more effectively to emerging thermal threats.

Frequently asked questions about Troman Industries

  • Troman Industries designs and supplies integrated safety, monitoring, data, visibility, and fire-protection systems for public transportation fleets. Rather than selling isolated components, Troman helps transit agencies define the operational problem and build a coordinated system around the fleet’s vehicles, facilities, risks, and performance goals.

  • Troman provides solutions for thermal monitoring, fire detection, fire suppression, vehicle data recording, camera visibility, driver awareness, passenger information, and related fleet technologies. These systems can be designed for individual vehicles, maintenance facilities, or broader fleet operations.

  • Troman does more than supply individual transit technologies—we integrate them into systems designed around how fleets actually operate. By bringing fire detection, suppression, thermal monitoring, fleet data, and other critical technologies together, Troman helps reduce the gaps that occur when systems operate independently. Agencies gain a more coordinated approach to safety, response, and fleet intelligence, backed by one transit-focused partner that understands how the pieces need to work together.

  • Trident is Troman Industries’ integrated fire detection, notification, monitoring, and suppression platform for transit fleets. It is designed to identify thermal threats earlier, notify the appropriate personnel or systems, and support a faster response before a developing incident becomes a catastrophic vehicle or facility fire.

  • Trident continuously monitors selected areas of a vehicle for abnormal heat and other warning conditions. When a potential threat is detected, the system can provide alerts, transmit information to fleet personnel, capture incident data, and activate connected response systems where configured.

  • Yes. Troman develops fire-safety and monitoring solutions for battery-electric buses as well as diesel, hybrid, and alternative-fuel vehicles. Electric fleets introduce different thermal risks, which makes early detection, continuous monitoring, and coordinated incident response especially important.

  • Yes. Troman can evaluate an agency’s vehicles, maintenance environment, existing technology, operational procedures, and risk profile to design a system around the fleet’s actual needs. Solutions may involve retrofitting existing vehicles, supporting new vehicle specifications, or integrating both.

  • No. Fire suppression is one part of a broader safety strategy. Troman also provides thermal detection, cameras, vehicle data systems, alerting, monitoring, and system integration so agencies can identify risks sooner, understand what is happening, and respond with better information.

  • Troman brings decades of public transportation experience to system design. The company approaches each project from the standpoint of fleet operations, maintenance, safety, procurement, and real-world deployment rather than simply recommending a catalog of products.

  • Yes. Troman works with specialized technology partners and combines compatible products into coordinated transit systems. This allows agencies to use the right detection, monitoring, data, visibility, and suppression technologies without forcing every requirement into a single product line.

  • Yes. Troman can help agencies address fire risks within maintenance bays, storage buildings, charging areas, and other fleet facilities. A facility-focused system may connect vehicle monitoring, thermal cameras, notification tools, and suppression or emergency-response processes.

  • Troman works with public transit agencies, bus manufacturers, fleet operators, maintenance leaders, safety professionals, engineers, and procurement teams. The company supports both new vehicle programs and upgrades to existing fleets.

  • Thermal incidents often develop before visible smoke or flame appears. Continuous monitoring gives fleet personnel an opportunity to identify abnormal conditions earlier, investigate the source, and take action before the event spreads to a vehicle, neighboring assets, or a maintenance facility.

  • Yes. Troman can help agencies and manufacturers define performance requirements for detection, monitoring, notification, data capture, integration, and suppression. This creates a more complete specification than purchasing individual products without a coordinated system plan.

  • Begin with the operational risk or safety outcome the fleet needs to address. Troman can then evaluate the vehicles, facilities, existing systems, and response procedures before recommending an integrated design.

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