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.
Phil Horlock stepped aside as president and CEO in the summer of 2021, but never really went away from the company he'd been leading since 2010. Now he's back to lead Blue Bird Corporation onward.
Executive Editor of School Bus Fleet, Wes Platt, recaps top news from schoolbusfleet.com and interviews Curt Macysyn, executive director of the National School Transportation Association.
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Smith has served as Blue Bird's EV strategy chief since March 2022. In July, he'll join CEO Phil Horlock in leading the school bus manufacturer.
The company announced that Phil Horlock, who led Blue Bird between 2011 and 2021, is now back as president and CEO, replacing Matthew Stevenson.
Nair, 37, serves as manager of eVehicles and infrastructure consulting for Thomas Built Buses.
The precision manufacturing executive brings decades of industrial, strategy, and commercial experience to the board.
Thomas Built Buses and its dealer network achieved a "World Class" Net Promoter Score (NPS) for the eighth consecutive year.
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