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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 15, 2022

SEA Electric Pilots Zero-Emission School Bus

The e-mobility technology company unveiled a Blue Bird Type C bus powered by a SEA-Drive system.

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NewsFebruary 17, 2022

Vermont District Receives State's First Electric School Bus

Fairfax School District added two zero-emissions Blue Bird school buses to its fleet this school year.

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Articlesby Wes PlattFebruary 16, 2022

5 Questions: Bucky Law Reflects on The Bus Center's Half Century

The company that started as a Tennessee Blue Bird dealer is now a franchise that sells Thomas Built Buses. For Bucky Law, pupil transportation is in the blood.

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Newsby Wes PlattFebruary 10, 2022

Blue Bird Forecasts Improved Second Half of 2022

In a call with investors, Blue Bird President and CEO Matthew Stevenson and CFO Razvan Radulescu discussed ongoing challenges in the first half of the year and how relief may come starting in the third quarter.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 9, 2022

Blue Bird Raising Prices on Type C and D School Buses

The new 4% increase, following an 11% increase reported in the fourth quarter of 2021, takes effect on March 1.

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Newsby Wes PlattJanuary 21, 2022

Electric School Bus Orders May Take Eight Months to Fill

Bus manufacturer representatives in a panel discussion at the annual conference of the National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services blamed the supply chain crisis for production slowdowns.

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NewsJanuary 19, 2022

Blue Bird Engine Supplier Gets CARB Low-NOx Nod

Blue Bird propane school buses equipped with these engines are expected to provide advantages for districts seeking funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act's Clean School Bus Program.

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School Bus Fleet Blogby Wes PlattJanuary 15, 2022

Keep Rolling with the Hits That Keep Coming

Component shortages and delivery challenges resulted in a bus manufacturing backlog for Blue Bird as the industry started its post-COVID shutdown rebound.

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NewsDecember 16, 2021

First V2G Electric School Bus Deployed in Colorado

Nuvve partnered with Blue Bird dealership Colorado/West Equipment, Inc., to deliver the V2G-capable bus and fast charger to Durango School District 9-R.

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Newsby Wes PlattDecember 16, 2021

Blue Bird Leaders Reflect on Difficult 2021

Demand started soft, but erupted as schools reopened - only to see production hampered by semiconductor shortages and supply chain issues. However, new legislation and possible market expansion give Blue Bird reasons for optimism in 2022.

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