From its newly announced pedestrian detection technology to its engines created to eventually anticipate faults before they even occur, Caley Edgerly says that all of Thomas Built Buses’ technology is born out of a simple vision: to safely transport children to and from school every day. Spurred by the fatal accident in Chattanooga, Tennessee, in … Continued
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) on Thursday, December 20, delivered the first vehicle in its Freightliner Electric Innovation Fleet – a Freightliner eM2 – to Penske Truck Leasing, fulfilling the truck maker’s commitment to put an electric commercial truck in customer hands in 2018. DTNA President and CEO Roger Nielsen handed over the eM2 key to Penske Truck … Continued
UPDATE: Application deadline extended! Applications are now due March 26. WASHINGTON, D.C. — More grant funding is now available in the Diesel Emission Reduction (DERA) program. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that about $40 million is available for projects that significantly reduce diesel emissions, particularly in areas designated as having poor … Continued
HENRICO, Va. — Thomas Built Buses recently delivered its first Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus equipped with the new Detroit DD5 engine to a Virginia school district. The Nov. 28 delivery comes one month after Thomas Built officially sold out of its 2018 allocation of DD5 engines. Onsite at Thomas Built Buses to accept the keys … Continued
Electric transportation specialist Proterra and Thomas Built Buses, which manufactures school buses in North America, recently unveiled a new high-performance electric school bus featuring a Proterra battery system. The Saf-T-Liner eC2 electric school bus powered by Proterra represents Proterra’s entrance into a new commercial vehicle sector, demonstrating the mass-market shift toward electrification of commercial transportation, the company said. The eC2 bus … Continued
Customer interest in electric commercial vehicles is happening quicker than expected, but Roger Nielsen, president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America, said DTNA will continue its efforts to dominate the electric commercial vehicle space in North America. “In 2020 we’ll have the highest number of [electric] vehicles on the road in trucking segment,” said Nielsen during a … Continued
Compassionate, loyal, and dedicated, Robbie Werth’s professional career is all about equalizing opportunity. Now Werth has expanded on his interest in accessibility and equal rights for people with disabilities with a generous gift to Virginia Tech’s Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) to expand its testing center in Lavery Hall. As the founder of Diamond … Continued
On Monday, September 10, Sonny Merryman officially opened the doors of its new facility in Ashland, Virginia. The opening of this new facility is a promise to Sonny Merryman customers in the Greater Richmond area coming into fruition. Prior to the opening of this new facility, customers in the area had a lengthier drive to … Continued
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses debuted a prototype of its new pedestrian detection technology at the STN Expo on Tuesday. Leslie Kilgore, vice president of engineering for Thomas Built Buses, said that the company has been working with MITO Corp. and CUB Group to develop the pedestrian detection system, and “the technology is … Continued
HIGH POINT, N.C. — Thomas Built Buses has added electronic stability control (ESC) as a standard, factory-installed feature for some of its school buses, the company announced on Tuesday. The standard ESC feature applies to all new Saf-T-Liner C2 diesel and compressed natural gas school buses ordered on or after July 23. In partnership with Meritor … Continued
