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Last Fiscal Year Sales:$300.0M
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Thomas Built Buses is North America's leading bus manufacturer, offering a full line of school, commercial and specialty buses to value-minded buyers. More than one third of the school buses on the road today are Thomas Built Buses. From its manufacturing facilities in High Point, North Carolina, Thomas produces more than 15,000 buses per year. Thomas Built Buses manufactures three different types of buses: Type C conventional buses, Type D transit-style buses for longer routes and increased seating capacity, and smaller Type A Minotour buses. In addition, Thomas manufactures commercial overland coaches and specialty vehicles. The company was founded in 1916 by Perley A. Thomas, who began renovating and building streetcars. In 1936 the company began to produce school buses. Today, that same dedication to building the most reliable, safest vehicles possible has made Thomas Built the leader in the industry. Thomas Built Buses is a member of Freightliner LLC, the largest heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America. Freightliner LLC is a unit of Daimler, the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturer. Thomas Built Buses are custom designed and built for every customer and are sold through independently-owned dealers throughout North America.
Number of Employees 1,600
Contact Information
1408 Courtesy Rd
High Point, North Carolina 27260-7248
(336) 889-4871
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NAICS Code Motor Vehicle Body Manufacturing: 336211
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You don't change a lot converting to his system
Call Bruce Thomas a driving force behind buses, tractor trailers and other heavy-equipment vehicles. He has marketed them or technology for them more than 25 years. His latest product - a bypass-filtration system that he says will allow tractor-trailers to go 360,000 miles between oil changes - could put him...
Thomas Built Buses Selects AIMS for Production-Driven Quality Operations Collaborative; Solution Delivers Value Through Reduced Operational Costs, Improved Profitability
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. -- AIMS, a leading provider of manufacturing lifecycle management solutions, today announced that Thomas Built Buses Inc. has selected AIMS MLM solution set for its production-driven quality operations at its C2 Bus Manufacturing Facility, the most technologically advanced commercial vehicle production plant in the DaimlerChrysler group....
National Scientific Corporation Receives Order for Travado IBUS Units from Major Thomas Built Buses Distributor
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- National Scientific and Auto Safety House to Provide Additional Equipment for Thomas Built Buses in the Southwest E[acute accent]U.S. technology firm National Scientific Corporation (OTCBB:NSCT) today announced the receipt of an additional order for their Travado IBUSTM digital video and school bus rider authentication system. The...
Freightliner Promotes Conlan to Senior VP
Freightliner LLC, Portland, Ore., said it named Jack Conlan senior vice president of customer support.Freightliner is a heavy-duty truck manufacturer in North America and produces and markets Class 3-8 vehicles under the Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, American LaFrance and Thomas Built Buses nameplates.Conlan had been president of the company's Freightliner...
Thomas Built Buses.(SHOWCASE)(Buyers Guide)
Transitliner from Thomas Built Buses is engineered for a wide variety of applications. It is available in lengths from 32 ft. to 40 ft. with wheel-bases from 181 in. to 277 in. and passenger capacities of up to 45 adults. Choose Mercedes or Caterpillar diesel engines or...
Midwest Bus Sales receives Thomas Built Buses Dealer of the Year
Don Kincaid, owner of Midwest Bus Sales, has received the 2004 Thomas Built Buses Dealer of the Year award. Midwest Bus Sales has dealerships in Oklahoma City; Kansas City, Kan.; Van Buren, Ark.; and Princeton, Ill. Thomas Built Buses is the leading manufacturer of school buses in North America.
National Scientific Corp. Announces Purchase Order For Travado IBUS
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- NSC To Supply Their Travado Technology on Thomas Built Buses for a Southwestern U.S. School District U.S. technology firm National Scientific Corp. (OTCBB: NSCT) today announced receipt and acceptance of a purchase order for their Travado IBUSTM digital video and school bus rider authentication system. The...
Election could affect union vote at High Point, N.C., bus factory.
By Heath E. Combs, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 29--A group challenging the unionization of the city's Thomas Built Buses facility hopes the reelection of President George W. Bush is a good omen for its case. ...
NLRB sets hearing on union process at High Point, N.C., bus plant.
By Paul B. Johnson, High Point Enterprise, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 6--The National Labor Relations Board has set a hearing in December for a complaint against the process that led to the unionization of the Thomas Built Buses plant in...
School-bus manufacturing plant expands.(industry update)
Thomas Built Buses opened a new 275,000-sq.-ft., $39.7 million school-bus manufacturing plant last month in High Point. N.C. The state-of-the-art facility, which went on line in November, will produce the company's new-design Saf-T-Liner C2 school bus. At full capacity, the plant will employ 192 workers and...
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