Thomas Built Buses Plans Hiring Hundreds for Added Shift
The North Carolina company cites increased demand and a need to prepare for ramped-up electric school bus production.
The North Carolina company cites increased demand and a need to prepare for ramped-up electric school bus production.
Company officials say supply chain disruptions, which they've also given as a cause for recent price increases, motivated the reduction of the workforce in Fort Valley.
Two global fleet management and maintenance platforms are now integrated to improve fleet sustainability.
The company blames inflationary pressures and raw material costs, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war with Ukraine, for the latest price hike.
Founded in 1997, STA now operates more than 16,000 vehicles, providing student transportation, management, logistics, and technology solutions to more than 300 school districts across the United States.
The transportation provider has a 10-year partnership with a school district in Wasilla, Alaska, starting in July.
The ground-up design of the Zeus Z-19 cab-chassis is purpose-built and optimized for bus body installation and system integration.
Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel wants school districts to have funding for access-point technology available beyond the Emergency Connectivity Fund.
Student Transportation of America is taking its EV pilot program into northern Pittsburgh using a grant from the Driving PA Forward-Truck and Bus Fleet Program.
The trucking industry has done much over the past several years in its quest to reach zero net carbon emissions — but it’s far too soon to pat itself on the back, said Navistar CEO Mathias Carlbaum at ACT Expo.
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The manufacturer known for school buses announced its entrance in the commercial vehicle market with its new Class 5-6 electric vehicle platform, built in partnership with Lightning eMotors.
The strategic relationship covers the supply of the electric drive systems, including electric motors, inverters, and controllers.
La Porte (Indiana) Community School Corporation has partnered with Lumin-Air to install MERV-13 equivalent filters in the district's school buses.
Founded in 2014, the company now operates in 20 markets across 10 states and in Washington, D.C.
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