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Virginia Area Transportation Supervisor Named One of 10 Phenomenal Women in School Transportation
By Whitney Kopanko / November 27, 2017
School Bus Fleet News recently published "10 Phenomenal Women in School Transportation" and among the 10 was Ashley Fussell of...
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Thomas Built Reveals New Electric School Bus
By Whitney Kopanko / November 7, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Thomas Built Buses unveiled a new electric school bus at the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) conference...
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In Memory of John W. Thomas, Jr., a True Pioneer
By Whitney Kopanko / October 30, 2017
Former President of Thomas Built Buses, John W. Thomas, Jr., passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 after a short illness....
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Virginia Pupil Transportation Official Receives National Recognition
By Whitney Kopanko / October 2, 2017
Assistant Transportation Director, Kevin Roye, was nationally recognized in the October 2017 School Transportation News magazine for his outstanding work...
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Thomas Built Debuts First C2 School Bus With Detroit DD5 Engine
By Whitney Kopanko / September 28, 2017
ATLANTA — Thomas Built Buses’ first Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus equipped with the new Detroit DD5 diesel engine went on...
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Allison Transmission 7-Year Warranty Program Extended
By Whitney Kopanko / September 27, 2017
Thomas Built Buses will again offer as standard equipment the 7-Year Extended Warranty Coverage on certain Allison transmissions (2300 PTS,...
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Thomas Built Buses Adds Manager of Powertrain and Technology Sales
By Whitney Kopanko / September 8, 2017
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses has named Kim Alston its new manager of powertrain and technology sales, effective...
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Daimler Donates $1 Million to Texas Harvey Relief
By Whitney Kopanko / September 6, 2017
Daimler AG’s U.S.-based subsidiaries—Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes-Benz US International, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Daimler Trucks North America — have announced a joint support...
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Lynchburg City Schools Welcomes New Transportation Director
By Whitney Kopanko / August 29, 2017
New school years are always accompanied by new faces, but Lynchburg City Schools didn’t just welcome students this year. Russell...
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Installation of Parking Brake Interlock on Thomas Buses Operating in Virginia Complete
By Whitney Kopanko / August 17, 2017
This past spring, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) discovered approximately 4,000 public school buses operating in Virginia lacked the...
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