1. This is our fourth sales & service center in Virginia. Since our founding in 1967, we’ve grown from a small business in Rustburg, Virginia to the state’s largest and most experienced bus sales and service company. We currently operate three sales and service locations in Central Virginia (Lynchburg), Northern Virginia (Manassas), and Hampton Roads … Continued
Have you seen Jouley, Thomas’ new electric C2 school bus? Check out this video recently released by Thomas Built Buses to learn more about the all new electric school bus! Learn more about Jouley by visiting the Thomas Built Bus website.
Sonny Merryman Inc. – Virginia’s Bus Company has announced expansion into the Greater Richmond market with plans to open a new sales and service center in Hanover County this summer. Sonny Merryman Inc. is the state’s largest and most experienced bus dealer. The company provides buses and vehicles across numerous transportation sectors including education, mass … Continued
High Point, N.C. – In early 2017, Thomas Built Buses announced a revolutionary new feature for diesel engines: Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Temperature Stabilization, also known as the Stay Warm feature. This new feature optimizes the regenerative parameters of diesel engines, increasing active regeneration and decreasing aftertreatment DPF maintenance issues. Over the past year, Thomas Built dealers … Continued
Thomas Built Buses and its dealer network received high marks in customer surveys, placing the manufacturer and its dealers in the “Wold Class” ranking for 2017. After the delivery of each Thomas school bus order, customers are asked to participate in a customer satisfaction survey. As part of the survey, the customer is asked on … Continued
GAFFNEY, S.C. — Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp. (FCCC) has a new president and CEO: Jeff Sather. In his new position, Sather will lead all operations at FCCC, which manufactures chassis for Thomas Built school buses as well as motorhomes, walk-in vans, and commercial buses. Like Thomas Built Buses, FCCC is a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America … Continued
The parent company of Thomas Built Buses says it sees 3-D printing as a better way to provide rare parts when customers need them.
School Bus Fleet News recently published “10 Phenomenal Women in School Transportation” and among the 10 was Ashley Fussell of Virginia Beach City Public Schools. Fussell began working with the Virginia Beach City Public Schools transportation department while she was in high school. She continued working with the there while she attended college. She is … Continued
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Thomas Built Buses unveiled a new electric school bus at the National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) conference here on Saturday. Thomas Built President and CEO Caley Edgerly surprised attendees by driving an electric Saf-T-Liner C2 model, dubbed Jouley, into a large exhibit hall during a Saturday afternoon session. The electric bus runs … Continued
Former President of Thomas Built Buses, John W. Thomas, Jr., passed away Thursday, October 26, 2017 after a short illness. Thomas began his career at Thomas Built Buses in Highpoint, North Carolina as an engineer. He later moved into sales as a regional sales manager and worked his way up to lead the company’s sales … Continued
