FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Blue Bird Corporation has announced a reduction in its salaried workforce. Blue Bird is managing to the current economic conditions which have slowed the sales of school and activity buses and the overall market growth in the industry. Approximately twenty salaried employees will be affected.
All employees involved in the reduction were eligible for severance and continuation of benefits. There were no hourly manufacturing employees, nor employees at the new Blue Bird South location, affected by the reduction. There are no future plans for reductions unless the current market conditions worsen.
Blue Bird offers a complete line of Type A, C and D school buses in a variety of options and configurations. For more than 80 years, Blue Bird Corporation has continued to set industry standards with its innovative design and manufacturing capabilities. Today, Blue Bird has more than 1,800 employees, three Georgia-based manufacturing facilities and an extensive network of dealers and service-parts facilities throughout North America. Its global presence can be seen in more than 60 countries through sales into Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East. For more information, visit the Blue Bird Corporation website at www.blue-bird.com.
