Daimler AG’s U.S.-based subsidiaries—Mercedes-Benz USA, Mercedes-Benz US International, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Daimler Trucks North America — have announced a joint support effort for the population in southern U.S. states affected by Hurricane Harvey. The companies are donating $1 million in total to the distressed population coping with the storm’s catastrophic impact. The donation will be sent … Continued
New school years are always accompanied by new faces, but Lynchburg City Schools didn’t just welcome students this year. Russell Stone was hired on as the locality’s Transportation Director over the summer. While he may be a fresh face to Lynchburg City, he’s quite familiar with the pupil transportation industry. Stone started driving a school … Continued
This past spring, the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) discovered approximately 4,000 public school buses operating in Virginia lacked the parking brake interlock feature as required by state specifications. The feature prevents accidental release of the parking brake. Upon becoming aware of the situation, Sonny Merryman Inc. took immediate action to bring all affected Thomas … Continued
Nine students have been awarded scholarship funds for their education at Virginia Tech. The scholarships are made possible through an endowment established by the late F. W. Sonny Merryman, Jr., of Rustburg, Virginia. A longtime university benefactor, Merryman was the founder and patriarch of the company which bears his name – Sonny Merryman Inc. – … Continued
Check here for the latest updates regarding the Parking Brake Interlock feature on Thomas school buses. UPDATE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 AT 4:08 PM Sonny Merryman Inc. has completed installation of the parking brake interlock feature on all Thomas buses operating in Virginia. VDOE is continuing to track the brake interlock installation progress of all other manufacturer’s … Continued
On Tuesday, May 9, Daimler Trucks North America appointed two new members to its Operating Committee, Jeff Allen and Stefan Kurschner. Allen is currently vice president of operations at Detroit Diesel Corporation in Redford, Mich. He will head the company’s production, quality and specialty vehicles business units starting Aug. 1, 2017. Allen’s expertise at Daimler … Continued
Several Team Sonny members headed out to Dallas, Texas this week for Thomas Built Buses’ annual Dealer Meeting. On Monday evening, more than 150 Thomas Built Buses employees and dealers gathered in AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, to celebrate the network’s accomplishments across the country. The bar was set high as many dealers … Continued
Two equally spec’d class 7 trucks were tested by a certified, third-party at an independent testing facility in West Texas. One truck had an Allison 2500 Series™ automatic transmission with FuelSense® technology. The other had an Eaton Procision® dual clutch transmission (DCT). After extensive testing, the truck with the Allison transmission proved itself the clear … Continued
Detroit DD5 and DD8 medium-duty engines available on Thomas Built Buses in 2018 Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) unveiled the new Detroit DD8 diesel engine at the NTEA Work Truck Show this month. The Detroit DD8 is the second medium-duty engine that DTNA has unveiled. In March 2016, DTNA announced the Detroit DD5 diesel engine. … Continued
Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced that Chief Operating Officer Roger Neilsen will become chief executive officer and president, effective April 1. He will oversee all brands, includingThomas Built Buses. He succeeds Martin Daum, who earlier this month became a member of the board of management for Daimler AG that oversees DTNA. “Roger Nielsen brings … Continued
