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
Take a closer look at the batteries used in the Thomas Built Buses C2 Jouley electric school bus. Proterra batteries are purpose-built for commercial applications, proven on the road through more than 12 million miles in service in heavy-duty applications for mass transit. Designed from the cell level up for commercial usage, Proterra batteries have … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. New air filtration system and PPE options to reduce the spread of germs, Virginia bus driver retires after 61 years, new Jouley PPE kit available, DD5 engine proving to offer fewer regens and better fuel economy – and more!
After 61 years of serving as a bus driver for Bedford County Public Schools, James Bryant, Sr., is retiring at the age of 82. “He was an outstanding driver,” said Pat Smith Whorley, the school system’s transportation supervisor. Bryant started his bus driver career in September 1959. It was one of his three jobs. “I … Continued
Lara Khansa, professor of business information technology and associate dean for undergraduate programs in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech, has been named the Sonny Merryman Inc. Professor by the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors. The Sonny Merryman Inc. Professorship was established in 1998 by Sonny Merryman Inc. and Floyd W. Merryman III to attract and retain eminent scholars in … Continued
