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Newsby News/Media ReleaseOctober 24, 2023

North Carolina Hails Thomas Built Buses as Steward of the Year

Thomas Built received the recognition from the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality during the annual Environmental Stewardship Initiative Conference.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 26, 2023

GreenPower Appoints Piedmont Truck Center as Commercial Dealer in North Carolina

GreenPower has appointed Piedmont Truck Center as its dealer for EV vehicles sales and service - including the Type D BEAST and Type A Nano BEAST school buses - in the Triangle region of North Carolina.

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NewsJanuary 6, 2023

Thomas Built Buses Donates Bikes to Foundation

The school bus manufacturer donated about $50,000 worth of bicycles and safety gear to the Bikes for Kids Foundation, specifically for students at two North Carolina schools.

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Newsby StaffOctober 28, 2022

North Carolina Adopts Advanced Clean Trucks Rule

The Advanced Clean Trucks rule requires manufacturers to sell an increasing percentage of zero-emission trucks and buses.

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VideosOctober 24, 2022

Type A Scarcity [VIDEO]

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps recent headlines from schoolbusfleet.com - including the NSTA's request for USDOT to intervene in the Type A school bus chassis shortage.

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NewsOctober 18, 2022

North Carolina Awards Schools $30M for Clean Buses

The funding from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program is earmarked primarily for rural counties, especially under-resourced communities. It will go toward buying 161 electric, propane, and lower-emission diesel school buses throughout North Carolina.

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Articlesby Wes PlattSeptember 29, 2022

Top District Fleets: Georgia District Holds Top Spot for Second Year

Gwinnett County Public Schools remains No. 1 among School Bus Fleet survey respondents with 1,630 route buses transporting 135,000 students for annual mileage of 23,000,000.

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Newsby Wes PlattAugust 23, 2022

Friends and Colleagues Remember Thomas Built’s Mike Stotler

The Thomas Built Buses customer support manager died on Aug. 20 at the age of 50.

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Articlesby Wes PlattJune 1, 2022

5 Facets of Boosting Staff Morale

School Bus Fleet sought advice from pupil transportation leaders in Georgia, North Carolina, Iowa, and Kentucky.

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NewsMay 18, 2022

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.

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