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Blue Bird Corporation

Blue Bird Corporation
Company nameBlue Bird Corporation
Company typePrivately held company
SloganYour Children's Safety Is Our Business
IndustryBus manufacturing
Founded1932
Founder(s)Albert L. Luce, Sr.
Headquarters402 Blue Bird Blvd
P.O. Box 937
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Area servedNorth America
Over 60 countries worldwide (Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East.)
Key peopleGreg Bennett, President and CEO
ProductsSchool buses
Activity buses
Employees1000+
ParentMerrill Lynch Capital Partners (1992-1999)
Henlys plc (1999-2004)
The Traxis Group, B.V. (2006-present)

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The Blue Bird Corporation, originally known as the Blue Bird Body Company, is an American manufacturer of school and activity buses. Established in 1932, the company has also manufactured transit buses, motorhomes, and specialty vehicles such as mobile libraries and mobile police command centers. Blue Bird's corporate headquarters and main manufacturing facility are in Fort Valley, Georgia. It is a subsidiary of the Traxis Group, part of Cerberus Capital Management.

Blue Bird Corporation Video

This video follows Georgia State Route 49 southbound, from I-75 in the City of Byron to State University Drive, just south of Downtown Fort Valley. Fort Valley's home to Fort Valley State University, an Historically Black College and University (HBCU), established in 1895, and the Blue Bird Corporation, a company that makes school buses.
9.12 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Thought this was a pretty cool feature. Easier to sweep under, or pick up items left on the floor. Shot with Mr. Blue Bird and demonstrated by YouTube user ipodtouchfan221. Taken at MWT. Yes, it was raining that day. ipodtouchfan221's channel: www.youtube.com
0.38 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Enjoy a ride video onboard a Welland Transit 2006 ex-GTAA Blue Bird Ultra LF, #1140, on 8 Woodlawn, heading inbound to Downtown. This vehicle has a Cummins ISB engine and an Allison LCT 2000 Series transmission. This video was taken starting at First/Woodlawn, ending at Ross/East Main.
8.27 min. | 3.66 user rating		 Noni SA Purnomo, VP Business Development, talks about how Blue Bird Group have already started to address the issues of climate change.
9.47 min. | 0 user rating		 2002 BLUE BIRD CS 35ft. Cummins ISC Recorded 11-18-11
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UPDATE 5-14-12 SUNDAY BUS SERVICE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED 34a St. Andrews/Harbison Operating on a sunday schedule. 2002 Blue Bird CS Cummins ISC
4.88 min. | 5.0 user rating		 UPDATE 5/14/12 SUNDAY BUS SERVICE HAS BEEN ELIMINATED The driver had all of the lights on the bus off. 2002 BLUE BIRD CS 35ft. 34a St.Andrews 12-18-11 Sunday Schedule
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2.73 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Random pictures by me of school buses here in good ol Wake County, NC and some from my California vacation! Enjoy, and don't forget to comment!
4.38 min. | 5.0 user rating		 Lesson 1- School Bus Stop Procedures. This "lesson" includes procedures for both drivers and other motorists. For exact Delaware Code Literature, follow the link below... codes.lp.findlaw.com Thank you to "brentshedd" for the C2 stop procedure and to "rprvideo" for the car running the school bus stop sign.
2.67 min. | 5.0 user rating

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Courthouse News Service--School bus manufacturers -Blue Bird Corporation- and IC Bus, LLC; seat manufacturers CE White Company and M2K, LLC; and the Marietta City School District of ... - Date : Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:57:02 GMT+00:00
Collins: Propane NexBus Achieves Certification, Goes into Full Production - School Transportation News Tweet this news
School Transportation News--Since then, competitor Micro Bird by Girardin, a joint venture with -Blue Bird Corporation-, also adopted the propane platform.--- - Date : Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:54:26 GMT+00:00
Blue Bird to Close Lafayette Plant - WDEF News 12 Tweet this news
WDEF News 12--This after -Blue Bird- Bus -Corporation- announced today it will close its LaFayette, Georgia plant. The school bus maker's operations will be consolidated at ... - Date : Fri, 25 Jun 2010 02:46:08 GMT+00:00
A-Z Bus Sales Awarded Los Angeles Unified School District Contract for Blue ... - Benzinga Tweet this news
Benzinga--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- ... - Date : Tue, 08 Jun 2010 19:17:08 GMT+00:00
Some residents still have questions after open house - Laramie Boomerang Tweet this news
Laramie Boomerang---...- the city of Laramie and Trihydro -Corporation- Wednesday evening. In addition to Vista Drive, Beech Street and Bobolink, Mockingbird, -Bluebird-, ... - Date : Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:23:03 GMT+00:00
Payment Processor is No Free Bird, Guilty of Reverse Domain Name Hijacking - Domain Name Wire (blog) Tweet this news
Domain Name Wire (blog)--Tulsa, Oklahoma payment processor -Blue- Financial -Corporation- — which runs Bluefin Payment Systems — has been found guilty of reverse domain name hijacking ... - Date : Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:44:35 GMT+00:00
Midlands Introduces Public Entity Package - Trading Markets (press release) Tweet this news
Trading Markets (press release)--Headquartered in -Blue- Bell, PA, the PMA Companies are the operating companies of PMA Capital -Corporation- (NASDAQ: PMACA | PowerRating), a holding company ... - Date : Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:52:26 GMT+00:00
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Official Grimsby Town Website--Purchase your Season Tickets between Monday 7th June 2010 & Saturday 10th July 2010 and take advantage of our great 'Early -Bird-' Discounts. ... - Date : Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:34:29 GMT+00:00
ABC online drama unfolds alternate reality style - Computerworld Australia Tweet this news
Computerworld Australia--The Australian Broadcasting -Corporation- (ABC) has incorporated a similar format to alternate reality games (ARG) in its new online drama titled -Bluebird- AR. ... - Date : Tue, 18 May 2010 07:17:44 GMT+00:00
Is a Rogue Corporation About to Set Off a Geoengineering Disaster? - Discover Magazine (blog) Tweet this news
Discover Magazine (blog)--Players can work with Vandercamp and the other characters to unlock -Bluebird- Lab's secret files, and will probably be called upon to save the world before ... - Date : Tue, 04 May 2010 21:13:29 GMT+00:00

School Buses : Product Changes
Current Product Line
Model Name Micro Bird by Girardin Vision All American
Photo
Year Introduced 2010 2003 1948
Assembly Drummondville, Quebec, Canada Fort Valley, Georgia
Configuration Type C
Chassis Manufacturer Ford Motor Company Blue Bird
Fuel Type(s)
Passenger Capacity 10-30 36-77 54-90
Other Notes

School Buses : Product Changes
Former Product Lines
Model Name Years Produced Assembly Configuration Chassis Supplier Notes
Micro Bird 1975 – 2010 Type A Ford Motor Company
MB-II/MB-IV 1992 – 1999 Drummondville, Quebec, Canada Type A Ford Motor Company
Mini Bird 1977 – 2005 Type B General Motors
Conventional
CV200 & SBCV 		Type C Chrysler Corporation
TC/1000 1997 – 2001 Type D Blue Bird Corporation
TC/2000 1988 – 2003 Blue Bird Corporation

Other Vehicles :
Blue Bird Corporation Timeline
Configuration 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s
'70 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77 '78 '79 '80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11
Type A Micro Bird Micro Bird by Girardin
MB-II/MB-IV by Girardin
Type B Mini Bird
Type C Conventional SBCV
CV200
Vision Vision
Type D All American All American All American (A3) All American (D3)
TC/2000 TC/2000
TC/1000

Other Vehicles :
Blue Bird Corporation Manufacturing Facilities
Name Location Product Lines Year Opened Year Closed Notes
Blue Bird Body Company Fort Valley, Georgia See Notes
Blue Bird North Georgia LaFayette, Georgia 1988 2010 Closed August 30, 2010.
Blue Bird Canada Brantford, Ontario, Canada 1958 2007 Blue Bird also operated a facility in St. Lin, Quebec from 1975 to 1982
Blue Bird Midwest Mount Pleasant, Iowa 1962 2002
Blue Bird de Mexico Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico 1995 2001
Blue Bird East Buena Vista, Virginia 1972 1992
Blue Bird Central America Guatemala City, Guatemala See Notes 1965 1980s Produced All American and Conventional bodies on locally available chassis.
Blue Bird Wanderlodge Fort Valley, Georgia 1963 2007 Originally opened as Cardinal Manufacturing

North American School bus manufacturers

Active Manufacturers |Blue Bird Corporation * Collins Industries (Collins, Mid Bus, Corbeil) * Girardin Minibus * IC Bus * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses, Inc * Trans Tech |list3style=background:#ddf; |Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
Blue Bird Corporation * Collins Industries (Collins, Mid Bus, Corbeil) * Girardin Minibus * IC Bus * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses, Inc * Trans Tech |list3style=background:#ddf; |Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
Defunct Manufacturers (Including date of closure) |
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)
2000sCarpenter Industries, Inc (2001) * American Transportation Corporation (AmTran) (2002) * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil (2008) * Liberty Bus (2005) * U.S. Bus Corporation
1990sCoach and Equipment Manufacturing * Crown Coach Corporation (1991) * Gillig Corporation (1993) * Mid Bus (1998) * TAM-USA (1991) * Wayne Corporation (1992) * Wayne Wheeled Vehicles (1995)
1980sWard Body Works (1980) * New Bus Company (1989) * Superior Coach Company (1985)
1970sNorthern Coach * Perley A. Thomas Car Works (1972)
1960sHackney Brothers Body Company (1966)
1950sKenworth-Pacific (1957)

North American bus builders

ActiveAdvanced Bus Industries * Blue Bird Corporation * Champion Bus Incorporated * Coach and Equipment * Collins Bus Corporation * DesignLine Corporation * DINA S.A. * Dupont Industries * Eagle Bus * ElDorado National * Federal Coach * Ford Motor Company * Glaval Bus * Gillig * Girardin Minibus * Goshen Coach * IC Bus * Motor Coach Industries * North American Bus Industries * New Flyer Industries * Nova Bus * Optima Bus Corporation * Orion International * Prevost Car * Setra * Stallion Bus Industries * Starcraft Bus * Thomas Built Buses * Trans Tech * Trident Bus Industries
DefunctAerocoach * AM General * AmTran * Beck * Canadian Car and Foundry * Carpenter Body Company * Crown Coach Corporation * Fageol * Fifth Avenue Bus Company * Flxible * General Motors Corporation (buses)/General Motors Diesel Division * Kenworth * Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil * Mack Trucks * Millennium Transit Services * Neoplan USA * Superior Coach Company * Transportation Manufacturing Corporation * Twin Coach * U.S. Bus Corporation * Ward * Wayne Corporation * Yellow Coach

Cerberus Capital Management

AerCap Aviation Solutions * Albertsons LLC * Annexus * Aozora Bank * ATC Group Services * BAWAG P.S.K. * Blue Bird Corporation * BlueLinx Holdings * boxclever * CML International Holdings * CTA Acoustics * Focus (DIY) * Four Points Media * GSW Berlin GmbH * Guilford Mills * IAP Worldwide Services * Inovis * Kokusai Kogyo KK * LNR Property Corporation * NewPage Corporation * North American Bus Industries * Rafaella Apparel Group * Scottish RE * Showa Jisho Co. * Spyglass Entertainment * Strategic Restaurant Acquisition Group * Talecris Biotherapeutics * Torex Retail Holdings Limited * Tower Automotive * Traxis Financial Group



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