The Porter bodybuilding facility was taken over by Volgren and a number of buses entered service with bodies effectively built during the transitional period of ownership, like 1043 (TP1043) seen in Mandurah depot in April 2009.
 
From the same batch, 1046 (TP1046) is seen on St George's Terrace in April 2006.
 
A rear view of 1046 in Wellington Street the same month.
 
Another member of the batch, 1048 (TP1048), is seen in the company of an Oz Tour Denning decker in April 2003.