PRINCE GEORGE, Va. – Prince George County Public Schools has become one of the first school divisions in the commonwealth to outfit nearly its entire fleet of school buses with state-of-the-art air filtration systems that can remove contaminants from the air protecting students and drivers. According to Prince George County Public Schools Transportation Director Dustin … Continued
Proterra unveiled its new, high-powered charging solution designed to enable the electrification of large-scale vehicle fleets. Developed in partnership with Power Electronics, the new Proterra charging systems offer transit agencies and fleet operators a customizable vehicle charging solution. Proterra’s new charging systems can be configured at a broad range of power levels. For large fleets … Continued
[EVINGTON, VA] Jouley has arrived in the Commonwealth! Virginia’s first electric school buses will begin rolling down the road soon. Earlier this week, Sonny Merryman and Dominion Energy with partners Thomas Built Buses and Proterra hosted a grand rollout celebration to officially introduce Jouley to public school officials from across the state who soon be … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Watch the Jouley Rollout Celebration live stream video, check out important dates for the DERA School Bus Rebate program, see Jouley on Jeopardy, and much more!
The North Carolina Chamber of Commerce (N.C. Chamber) announced on Thursday that the Saf-T-Liner C2 Jouley electric school bus, manufactured by High Point-based Thomas Built Buses, is the inaugural winner of the “Coolest Thing Made in N.C.” competition. The school bus manufacturer won the statewide contest, which started with 72 nominees, after two rounds of voting … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Take a ride with Sonny Merryman Vice President of Parts & Service, Brady Childress, on one of Virginia’s first Thomas C2 Jouley electric school buses, check out our COVID and health-safety products, Sonny Merryman President, Floyd Merryman, ranked in Virginia Top 500 Power List, and more!
Virginia Business’s annual Virginia 500 – The 2020 Power List was recently released on August 29, 2020. Sonny Merryman’s President & CEO, Floyd Merryman, was ranked among the list of Virginia’s top business leaders. Virginia Business had this to say about Merryman: It may have been difficult to imagine buses running on anything but gasoline … Continued
The COVID-19 pandemic has not slowed down a local veterans transportation program that provides free weekly trips to out-of-town medical appointments. Every Wednesday, veterans in Martinsville-Henry County and surrounding areas can book a trip aboard the wheelchair accessible Miles 4 Vets bus to the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Salem. On Mondays, the bus travels … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. An inside look at Proterra Battery Technology used inside the Jouley electric school bus, new air filtration system for school buses, contact-free thermometers, and much more!
Congratulations to our partners at Virginia Regional Transit on reaching this momentous milestone of 30 years! Thank you for your service you provide to our state. We are glad to call you all friends and partners. See an official press release from VRT below. Virginia Regional Transit (VRT), a Transportation provider in the Commonwealth of … Continued
