This is the second Type A school bus manufacturer - after Collins Bus - taken over by Forest River this year.
Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, talks with Kevin Bangston, president and CEO of Thomas Built Buses, about the bus manufacturer's plans and opportunities. This episode is sponsored by Thomas Built Buses, a leader in pupil transportation.
School bus manufacturer Blue Bird promoted Tim Gordon to senior vice president of its sales and marketing organization. The company also appointed Albert Burleigh to vice president of North America bus sales and Jenna Van Harpen to vice president of national fleet sales.
The Georgia-based school bus manufacturer will continue working with Ford Component Sales and Roush CleanTech until at least 2030.
David Wright, president of commercial vehciles for Forest River Bus, looks ahead to the future envisioned for Collins Bus after the bus manufacturer's acquisition in January.
The North Carolina-based school bus manufacturer has sustained its high Net Promoter Score (NPS) rating for nearly a decade.
She returns to school bus manufacturer after nearly three years managing sales at Gillig, a maker of transit buses.
National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services annual conference attendees heard about what's happening in the school bus manufacturing industry from representatives of Blue Bird, IC Bus, and Thomas Built Buses.
Accelera by Cummins, Daimler Trucks, and PACCAR are joining forces to create a 21-gigawatt hour (GWh) EV battery factory in the United States. If the partnership is approved, production might begin in 2027.
The company, which now has a manufacturing facility in West Virginia, quadrupled revenue compared to Q1 2023 and delivered 131 vehicles.
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