There’s a lot to think about when taking your fleet electric. Things like EV safety standards, electric battery chemistry and testing. For electric school buses, the risk of a thermal incident is often top of mind for customers as well. The Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner® C2 Jouley® is an excellent example of an electric school bus that exceeds safety … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Online parts ordering through Excelerator, electric school bus funding, Thomas Built Institute East technician training workshop, and more!
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released new information on its Clean School Bus Rebate Program. The program, set to kick off in late April, will provide $500 million in rebates for eligible recipients. More funding can be made available if needed. In a webinar today, the EPA revealed the rebates will be awarded via a lottery … Continued
Highland Electric Fleets, a provider of turnkey electrification services for school bus fleets, and manufacturer Thomas Built Buses are expanding their relationship with a letter of intent (LOI) that’s meant to lower upfront costs and speed adoption of electric buses. The LOI allows Highland to provide electric school bus subscriptions through 2025 at prices that … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Electric school bus training videos, new Sonny Merryman parts representative, how to perform an air brake test on the Bendix Intellipark system, and more!
After working the past 45 years for the company that shares her name, Executive Vice President, Pat Merryman, is retiring from Sonny Merryman. During her long career, Pat has served in many executive leadership roles including spearheading the company’s highly successful storage trailer and container division. What began as an offshoot of the company’s more … Continued
Welcome, 2022. It’s a new year – the perfect time to start planning. We’re here to help. As you plan your future equipment and parts purchases, here is some firsthand information to assist you with making informed decisions. It’s never too early to contact our team for planning assistance and support. At present, delivery timeslots … Continued
After more than 40 years in the logging industry, Binnie Nash – Sonny Merryman Trailer Service & Sales Manager – is a familiar face to many. He was recently asked by Virginia Loggers Association to share his story over the years. Below is Binnie’s feature from the Virginia Logger’s Association’s December 2021 magazine. Thank you … Continued
Proterra expands manufacturing to support growing demand for its market-leading high-energy density, long-life electric vehicle battery systems New factory in Greer, South Carolina will manufacture battery systems for Proterra Powered customers’ electric vehicles, including delivery and work trucks, industrial equipment, buses, and more The factory is planned to begin production in second half of 2022 … Continued
Check out this month’s Tuesday Tune-Up. Electric school bus training video, school bus driver appreciation, holiday hours, and more!
