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NewsMarch 16, 2022

Cherokee Indians Herald North Carolina’s First Electric School Bus

The Thomas Built Buses vehicle is just the first for the tribe, which is expected to get at least four more with funds from a Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant award.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMarch 11, 2022

Thomas Built Buses Names New VP

Daoud Chaaya, with parent company Daimler Trucks North America since 2003, now serves as vice president of sales, marketing, service, and dealer operations for the school bus manufacturer.

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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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Videosby Wes PlattJanuary 31, 2022

Supply Chain Slowdown

Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps some of the latest School Bus Fleet news, including the electric bus roundtable in this episode of The Route.

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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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Articlesby Amanda HuggettJanuary 5, 2022

Avoid Collisions & Increase Safety with Detection Technology

Even in daylight, blind spots around a school bus make it easy to miss nearby passengers. Thanks to new tech, the danger zone can now be detected — and lives saved because of it.

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Articlesby Wes PlattDecember 27, 2021

5 Questions: Gerald "Stretch" Blackard on Life with a Sub-Zero Electric Bus

In the tiny Alaskan town of Tok, Blackard and his wife Sara run a transportation company that includes a Thomas Built Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus that runs even when temperatures fall to -71 degrees Fahrenheit.

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PodcastsDecember 14, 2021

Making Life Safer in the Danger Zone

Engineering Manager for Thomas Built Buses, Ken Whisnant, joins The Route to discuss the Saf-T-Zone pedestrian detection system.

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Videosby Wes PlattDecember 13, 2021

Making Life Safer in the Danger Zone

Engineering Manager for Thomas Built Buses, Ken Whisnant, joins The Route to discuss the Saf-T-Zone pedestrian detection system.

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NewsDecember 7, 2021

Meritor to Supply Powertrain for Thomas Built Buses

Starting in 2024, Meritor will provide powertrains for the all-electric Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley produced by the Daimler Trucks North America subsidiary.

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