BLUE BIRD CORPORATION UNVEILS PROPANE POWERED SCHOOL BUS

Blue Bird Corporation unveiled the Propane Powered Vision School Bus at the National Association of Pupil Transportation Conference and Trade Show in Kansas City, Missouri on November 7, 2006. The vehicle is Blue Bird’s latest innovation in providing their customers with maximum performance and economic flexibility to meet the challenges of 2007 EPA school bus engine emission requirements. The dedicated propane bus is also an important component of the Blue Bird Corporation Alternative Fuels strategy. This is the first dedicated propane powered school bus to be offered by a major manufacturer in the United States since 2002.

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Blue Bird Corporation is one of the world's leading bus manufacturers, delivering thousands of school buses, commercial buses and recreational vehicles to the market each year. Founded in 1927, Blue Bird has nearly 3,000 employees and three facilities in two countries. Blue Bird has an extensive network of distributors and service parts facilities throughout North America.

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Overview With the introduction of the Blue Bird VISION, Blue Bird Corporation has raised the grade in school bus safety. By engineering and constructing a new purpose-built chassis that incorporates a more angled hood design, Blue Bird has improved the driver sight lines in front of the bus - offering the greatest loading and unloading zone field of vision available in its class. The Blue Bird VISION is also the only bus in its category built on a chassis specifically designed for a conventional school bus. This ensures quality, reliability, passenger ride comfort and of course, safety.

For more information on the all new Blue Bird Vision, contact your local Blue Bird Distributor.

Press Release BLUE BIRD CORPORATION UNVEILS PROPANE POWERED SCHOOL BUS

FORT VALLEY, GA (December 1, 2006) -Blue Bird Corporation unveiled the Propane Powered Vision School Bus at the National Association of Pupil Transportation Conference and Trade Show in Kansas City, Missouri on November 7, 2006. The vehicle is Blue Bird’s latest innovation in providing their customers with maximum performance and economic flexibility to meet the challenges of 2007 EPA school bus engine emission requirements. The dedicated propane bus is also an important component of the Blue Bird Corporation Alternative Fuels strategy. This is the first dedicated propane powered school bus to be offered by a major manufacturer in the United States since 2002. (more)

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Blue Bird History From the first school bus built by Blue Bird in 1927, the success of the company has been based on innovation and customer service. In fact, responding to the customer is how it all began. A friend of Albert L. Luce, Sr., the founder of Blue Bird, asked for a bus to transport his workers. This request gave Luce the opportunity to create the first Blue Bird school bus and spearheaded the beginning of a highly successful corporation.

A lot has changed since then. Blue Bird's pioneering spirit and advances in technology have helped create top-of-the-line school buses that are flagships for the school bus industry. All Blue Bird school buses are manufactured with the highest safety standards

Building on the success of its school bus line, Blue Bird expanded its vision. More than thirty years ago, the company set its sights on the motor coach market and created a product that continues to deliver luxury travel at its best. The Blue Bird Wanderlodge motor coach provides an exquisite means of transportation.

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