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Thomas Built Buses Honors Top Dealers of 2017

New England Transit Sales is named Dealer of the Year for the school bus OEM.

May 2, 2018
Thomas Built Buses Honors Top Dealers of 2017

George Logan, president and CEO of New England Transit Sales, accepts Thomas Built Buses' 2017 Dealer of the Year award.

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George Logan, president and CEO of New England Transit Sales, accepts Thomas Built Buses' 2017 Dealer of the Year award.

HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses recently recognized its top-performing dealers of 2017 at the school bus OEM’s annual President’s Club awards gala.

Thomas Built’s 2017 Dealer of the Year award went to New England Transit Sales Inc., which offers sales, parts, and vehicle service and is based in Tyngsboro, Massachusetts.

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“Thomas Built Buses once again ended 2017 as the market leader in the industry, and much of that success is due to our dealers,” said Caley Edgerly, president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses. “While all of our dealers provide exceptional customer service, support, and training to their customers, our President’s Club dealers truly went above and beyond. And to our Dealer of the Year, New England Transit, we offer special congratulations for a job well done.”

New England Transit Sales has been a Thomas Built Buses dealer for more than 20 years.

“This award means so much to us,” said George Logan, president and CEO of New England Transit Sales. “Our customers’ satisfaction is our number one goal, but being named Dealer of the Year for Thomas Built Buses is definitely a highlight for our company.”

Thomas Built gives President’s Club and President’s Club Platinum awards to top dealers in recognition of achieving key performance indicators. A dealer must reach the President’s Club Platinum level to qualify as the Dealer of the Year for its region.

Here are Thomas Built Buses’ 2017 dealer award winners:

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2017 Dealer of the Year

• New England Transit Sales Inc., Tyngsboro, Massachusetts

Regional Winners

• Central Region: Midwest Bus Sales Inc., Bonner Springs, Kansas
• Midwest Region: Kerlin Bus Sales & Leasing Inc., Silver Lake, Indiana
• Northeast Region: New England Transit Sales Inc., Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
• Southeast Region: Sonny Merryman Inc., Evington, Virginia
• Western Region: BusWest – Southern California, Carson, California

The team from Schetky Bus and Van Sales won a President’s Club Platinum award. They are seen here with Thomas Built President Caley Edgerly (center).

President’s Club Platinum

• American Bus Sales & Service, Annapolis, Maryland
• Autobus Thomas, Drummondville, Quebec
• BusWest – Southern California, Carson, California
• Carolina Thomas LLC, Greensboro, North Carolina
• Empire Truck Sales LLC, Brookhaven, Mississippi
• H.A. DeHart & Son Inc., Thorofare, New Jersey
• Hoekstra Transportation Inc., Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Kerlin Bus Sales & Leasing Inc., Silver Lake, Indiana
• Matthews Bus Alliance Inc., Orlando, Florida
• Matthews Buses Inc., Ballston Spa, New York
• Mid-South Bus Center, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
• Midwest Bus Sales Inc., Bonner Springs, Kansas
• Midwest Bus Sales Inc., Van Buren, Arkansas
• NESCO Bus, Bay Shore, New York
• New England Transit Sales Inc., Tyngsboro, Massachusetts
• Schetky Bus and Van Sales, Portland, Oregon
• Sonny Merryman Inc., Evington, Virginia
• The Bus Centre, Acheson, Alberta
• Transportation South Inc., Pelham, Alabama
• Trucks of Bismarck Inc., Bismarck, North Dakota
• W.C. Cressey & Son Inc., Kennebunk, Maine

President’s Club

• Interstate Transportation Equipment Inc., Columbia, South Carolina
• Midwest Bus Sales Inc., El Reno, Oklahoma
• Lewis Bus Group, North Salt Lake, Utah
• Rohrer Enterprises Inc., Duncannon, Pennsylvania
• Telin Transportation Group, Lakeville, Minnesota
• Thomas Bus Sales of Georgia, Jefferson, Georgia
• Thomas Bus Sales of Iowa Inc., Des Moines, Iowa

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