EAST LIBERTY, Ohio — Last week, Blue Bird school buses rolled out for the 2018 Blue Bird Experience tour at James A. Rhodes Conference Center at the Transportation Research Center (TRC), where school districts participated in educational sessions, ride-and-drives and more.
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems appointed Michael J. Hawthorne as the company’s new president and CEO.
The landmark 100,000th Saf-T-Liner C2 from Thomas Built Bus was delivered to Montgomery County Public Schools in Virginia, which has added the vehicle to its current fleet of 130 buses that collectively travel almost 2 million miles per year.
PORTLAND, ORE. — Daimler Trucks announced today the creation of an Automated Truck Research and Development Center in Portland, Ore. The facility will be located at Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) headquarters on Swan Island in Portland, where DTNA already has a significant R&D presence, including a full-scale heavy-duty truck wind tunnel on Swan Island, plus the High Desert Proving Grounds nearby in Madras, Ore.
Troy Clarke, CEO of IC Bus parent company Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV), provided new details on its electric drive school bus in a routine quarterly earnings results conference call with key stock analysts from Bank of America, Wells Fargo, Goldman Sachs and others.
LISLE, IL. — Navistar International Corp. (NYSE: NAV) today announced a second quarter 2018 net income of $55 million, or $0.55 per diluted share, compared to a second quarter 2017 net loss of $80 million, or $0.86 per diluted share.
CORONA, CALIF. — ADOMANI, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADOM) is proud to announce and welcome Allen Stafford as the organization’s new marketing director. Stafford’s responsibility includes developing the ADOMANI brand, identifying new markets for current and upcoming zero-emissions products, developing go-to-market strategies for products, and helping grow market share.
School bus dealer A-Z Bus Sales, manufacturer Blue Bird Corp., and electric drivetrain provider ADOMANI, Inc. answered some common questions on all-electric school bus acquisition and usage in California, while four local air quality management districts shared how they could assist with grant funds.