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Sonny Merryman Named Thomas Dealer of the Year
By Whitney Kopanko / May 8, 2020
This year's Thomas Built Buses Dealer Awards Ceremony looked a little different than it has in years past and concluded...
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April Tuesday Tune-Up
By Whitney Kopanko / April 19, 2020
Check out this month's Tuesday Tune-Up. Remembering one of Virginia pupil transportation's best, bus cleaning guidelines, and more.
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March Tuesday Tune-Up
By Whitney Kopanko / March 31, 2020
Check out this month's Tuesday Tune-Up. A Thank You to the many special people in the pupil transportation industry, Bus...
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Sonny Merryman Operations Status and Updates During COVID-19
By Whitney Kopanko / March 30, 2020
UPDATE: Monday, March 30 All Sonny Merryman centers are currently open and continue to operate on a normal schedule. In...
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February Tuesday Tune-Up
By Whitney Kopanko / February 26, 2020
Check out this month's Tuesday Tune-Up. Spring 2020 Round Table workshop dates released, Thomas Built Institute East announced, a VA...
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After 16 Years, CCPS Transportation Director JD Satterwhite is Retiring
By Whitney Kopanko / February 24, 2020
He was more than 20 years into his career with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) when the then Caroline...
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5 Questions: Fauquier County’s Cheryl Fisher on Teamwork, Driver Shortage
By Whitney Kopanko / February 20, 2020
If you had asked her when she was younger what she wanted to be “when she grew up,” Cheryl Fisher, the...
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Thomas Built Buses Debuts Auto-Reversing Doors
By Whitney Kopanko / February 17, 2020
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses has introduced a new feature for some of its school buses: auto-reversing doors....
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January Tuesday Tune-Up
By Whitney Kopanko / February 6, 2020
Check out this month's Tuesday Tune-Up. Sonny Merryman delivering 50 Jouley C2 electric school buses in Virginia, Virginia technician takes...
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Dominion Energy Moves Forward with Electric School Bus Program
By Whitney Kopanko / January 16, 2020
- First 50 buses will be operational in 2020 in 16 localities - Electric school buses will enhance grid reliability,...
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