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Newsby StaffNovember 6, 2019

Thomas Built’s Electric Bus Authority Launched at NAPT

The program is designed to guide school districts through the necessary steps for integrating electric vehicles into fleets. Topics covered include route optimization, infrastructure assessment, and funding.

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Newsby StaffNovember 4, 2019

Thomas Built to Offer Bendix Electronic Parking Brake on Some Buses

The school bus manufacturer will start offering Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ Intellipark Electronic Parking Brake on its Saf-T-Liner C2 and Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric bus in July 2020.

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VideosNovember 1, 2019

How to Expand Your School Bus Contracting Business

Learn how Specialty Transportation expanded their school bus contracting business by 97 school buses through Daimler Truck Financial.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 28, 2019

Thomas Built Dealer Responds to School Bus Recall

Bucky Law, president of The Bus Center Family of Companies and Dealer Advisory Council chairman, releases a statement about the voluntary recall issued for over 50,000 buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 23, 2019

Thomas Built Buses Expands Dealerships in Iowa

The school bus manufacturer names Truck Center Companies as its official dealer for the state of Iowa.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2019

Proterra Launches New Charging Solution for Electric Vehicles

The mulit-dispenser charging solution enables automated, sequential vehicle charging with up to four dispensers per power control system.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 21, 2019

Thomas Built Parent DTNA to Recall Over 50K School Buses Due to Seating Issue

The recall applies to some 2014 to 2020 model year Saf-T-Liner EFX, Minotour, Saf-T-Liner C2, and Saf-T-Liner HDX buses equipped with seats that may not provide enough impact absorption in some areas.

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Newsby Nicole SchlosserOctober 15, 2019

NASDPTS Kicks Off Annual Conference in D.C.

Electric buses, onboard technology, seat belts, and illegal passing were key points of discussion on the first full day.

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Articlesby Nicole SchlosserOctober 3, 2019

Q&A: Ken Hedgecock’s 40-Plus Years Serving School Transportation

The Thomas Built Buses executive discusses the school bus’s vital role in education, his role in bringing a game-changing bus to the market, and pupil transportation’s opportunity to be a clean energy leader with electric buses.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2019

Thomas Built Delivers Nearly 1,200 DD5-Equipped School Buses

The school bus manufacturer's Saf-T-Liner C2, which is equipped with the Detroit DD5 engine, is designed to provide a lower total cost of ownership and reduce consumption of both diesel fuel and diesel exhaust fluid.

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