Blacksburg Transit Named Outstanding Transit System of North America

By Whitney Kopanko / July 11, 2019
Blacksburg, Virginia, July 8, 2019 – Blacksburg Transit has earned the American Public Transportation Association’s 2019 Outstanding Transit System award...
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Thomas Built Buses Electric School Bus Powered by Proterra® Technology Receives Full CARB and HVIP Certifications

By Whitney Kopanko / June 25, 2019
Thomas Built Buses has received full California Air Resources Board (CARB) and Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive...
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Why CO2 Emissions Are Important When Purchasing a School Bus

By Whitney Kopanko / June 25, 2019
Fact: Clean-diesel school buses are just as clean as, if not cleaner than, other fuel types based on EPA-regulated emissions,...
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Why the Detroit DD5 4-Cylinder Diesel Engine Might Be More Powerful Than Engines in Your Current Fleet

By Whitney Kopanko / June 25, 2019
Bigger is always better, right?  Especially in the automotive world, it’s often thought that a larger engine means more power,...
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Sonny Merryman Recognized as One of the “Best Places to Work”

By Whitney Kopanko / June 13, 2019
We’ve all heard the saying before: “If you love what you do, you’ll never work a day in your life.”...
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Daimler Trucks accelerates self-driving push, says Blacksburg will be part of the strategy

By Whitney Kopanko / May 30, 2019
The German auto giant that acquired Torc Robotics last month has created a new business unit focused on putting self-driving...
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Books on the Bus Adds Wheelchair Lift

By Whitney Kopanko / May 30, 2019
Books on the Bus (BOB) has had a new wheelchair lift installed so that the mobile books and entertainment program...
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Proterra Offers Turnkey Management for Battery-Electric Vehicles

By Whitney Kopanko / May 20, 2019
As more fleet operators begin to consider, a transition to battery-electric vehicles, they are also facing new realities in implementing...
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How to Purchase, Store & Handle Diesel Exhaust Fluid

By Whitney Kopanko / May 1, 2019
Diesel engine vehicles can be damaged by using low quality diesel exhaust fluid (DEF). This includes catalyst poisoning, deposits which...
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Road Map with Caley Edgerly: Transforming the Industry with Thoughtful Innovations

By Whitney Kopanko / April 19, 2019
As leaders in innovation in the school bus industry, I admit that there is a lot of new technology coming...
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