The U.S. EPA and California Air Resources Board recently signed off on the Blue Bird Vision Propane school bus that is powered by a ROUSH CleanTech propane autogas fuel injection system and Ford 6.8L engine. They emit only 0.02 grams per brake horsepower hour, the lowest levels of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) available from any Class 4 through 7 propane vehicle.

MACON, Ga. — Blue Bird Corp. (“Blue Bird”) (NASDAQ: BLBD), the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, announced today its fiscal 2018 third quarter results. Blue Bird Corp. delivered higher net income, up 9.3 percent from the prior year as well as solid Adjusted EBITDA of $23.7 million. Strong earnings were delivered, despite higher commodity costs.

Low rolling resistant tires, or LRRTs, were first developed for the over-the-road trucking industry in response to increased federal scrutiny over corporate average fuel economy for commercial vehicles. So why aren’t more school buses using them?

The New York City Transit is purchasing 400 paratransit buses from Collins Bus, after the subsidiary of REV Group won a contract for its largest commercial order in company history.

Navistar and Dana Spicer announced this week that the Spicer drive axles are now standard on all IC Bus CE and RE series models, effective immediately.

A much-anticipated day for school bus manufacturer Thomas Built Buses has arrived, as the High Point, North Carolina company announced that orders are now being accepted for the new Detroit DD5 and DD8 engines.

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird launched a new version of its website following the STN EXPO in Reno, Nevada that features expanded sections on each of the company’s brands and fuels that it sells.

Almost 130 vendors presented products and solutions at the 25th annual STN EXPO Trade Show.