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Videosby Wes PlattMarch 28, 2022

Rebate Roulette

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent news headlines from the pupil transportation industry - including new details about the EPA Clean School Bus rebate program.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 23, 2022

Blue Bird Appoints New Electrification and Chief Strategy Officer

Britton Smith is responsible for strengthening Blue Bird's position in the electric-powered school bus market.

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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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ArticlesCover Storyby 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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