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New School Bus Funding Opportunity Through EPA’s DERA Grants
By Whitney Kopanko / January 17, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is requesting applications for its 2021 Diesel Emission Reduction Act (DERA) grants to replace older...
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Sonny Merryman Delivers New Emergency Medical Response Vehicles for Hampton Roads
By Whitney Kopanko / January 15, 2021
Sonny Merryman delivered six new Starcraft Allstar XL shuttles buses to the Tidewater EMS team in 2020. The new buses...
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Thomas Built Making Collision Mitigation System Available on Some School Buses
By Whitney Kopanko / January 14, 2021
Thomas Built Buses is now offering a collision mitigation system available as a factory-installed option on some of its buses....
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Bus Electrification Partnership to Drive Cost Savings, Cleaner Air
By Whitney Kopanko / January 7, 2021
Virginia-based power company Dominion Energy teamed up with Thomas Built Buses, the sole provider of the electric school buses allocated...
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Long-time Virginia Beach School Bus Driver Up for National Education Award
By Whitney Kopanko / December 29, 2020
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Marge Moore, known as Mrs. Moore to the students of Virginia Beach City Public Schools, said...
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Thomas Built Buses Opens Up Ordering for Bendix Electronic Parking Brake
By Whitney Kopanko / December 28, 2020
Thomas Built Buses Inc. has now opened up ordering for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems’ Intellipark electronic parking brake as optional equipment on...
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Virginia Faces of Transit
By Whitney Kopanko / December 14, 2020
Tuesday, December 15 is #SavePublicTransit day. As a proud partner of the public transit community, Sonny Merryman supports public transit...
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Bay Transit Recognized by VTA as Outstanding Community Program Award Winner
By Whitney Kopanko / December 14, 2020
Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, has been recognized by the Virginia Transit Association (VTA) as the...
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Proterra Opens Next-Gen EV Battery Facility in Los Angeles, California
By Whitney Kopanko / December 14, 2020
Proterra recently sold its 1,000th electric bus in the United States, to Broward County Transit in Florida. Days earlier, a Proterra...
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November Tuesday Tune-Up
By Whitney Kopanko / November 24, 2020
Check out this month's Tuesday Tune-Up. Virginia's first electric school bus delivered, DD5 performance numbers show fewer regens and industry-leading...
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