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Financial Services

Blue Bird Financial Services' customized lease-purchase agreement enabled Reynolds School District to immediately acquire four All Americans for less than the upfront price of one. Find out how BBFS can help make the most of your budget.

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  • Cost-Savings

    • USA customers receive a $.50 per gallon tax rebate.
    • Potential U.S. fuel savings is 50% when coupled with the Federal Excise Tax Credit.
    • Lowers operating and maintenance costs.

  • Safety

    • Outstanding safety record

  • Efficiency

    • Meets EPA emission requirements for the 2010 production year

Products

What our customers are saying

Kathy Crouthers

"The Vision offers excellent visibility with fewer blind spots. This gives me peace of mind when it comes to children's safety while loading and unloading."

-Kathy Crouthers

Mehlville School District, St. Louis, MO
Jerome Yazzie

"Maintenance is well thought out! Service on the All American is done quickly."

-Jerome Yazzie

Chinle Unified School District, Arizona
Lafey Tso

"Blue Birds have a smoother, quieter ride and better performance. Over the years, they have proven to be very reliable on our rough roads."

-Lafey Tso

Chinle Unified School District, Arizona

Product Spotlights

School Vision

Vision Chassis

The Blue Bird Vision® is the only school bus in its class manufactured on a chassis designed exclusively for passenger transport, providing key benefits such as the industries best forward sightline for a Type C product. This visibility is further enhanced by the Vision's exclusive Safety View™ Vision Panel.

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AAFE Global

All American Forward Engine

Blue Bird's 4-Wheel Drive Option for activity bus and global bus customers further adds to the durability of the All American Forward Engine®, providing an attractive transportation solution for even the most rugged of routes.

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AARE NG

Cummins ISL-G Natural Gas Engine

Blue Bird now offers the proven Cummins ISL-G natural gas engine in our All American Rear Engine® bus, offering customers all the advantages that come with using compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel, including eligibility of a $0.50 federal tax rebate/gallon for US customers.

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Activity Bus

Blue Bird Activity Bus Line

The "touring" packages on the Blue Bird activity bus line provide churches and other community organizations with an appealing alternative to over the road coaches amidst rising fuel prices.

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Press Releases

2008-07-03

ORGANIZATIONAL PROMOTIONS AT BLUE BIRD

Blue Bird Corporation is pleased to announce the following organizational promotions at Blue Bird:
2008-05-21

NSTA Tour Blue Bird Manufacturing Facilities

On April 10-11, 2008 the National School Transportation Association Board of Directors visited Blue Bird’s manufacturing facilities in Fort Valley and Lafayette, Georgia.  Board members toured both Blue Bird facilities which included a close-up look at Blue Bird’s new Propane-Powered Vision® School Bus.

2008-03-10

BLUE BIRD NO. 1 SCHOOL BUS GIFTED TO THE HENRY FORD

Blue Bird Corporation announced today the gifting of the first steel-bodied school bus, Blue Bird No. 1.  Albert L. “Buddy” Luce, Jr., son of Blue Bird Body Company founder Albert Luce, Sr., gifted the bus to The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan where it will be prominently displayed within the Henry Ford Museum later this year.
2008-02-14

Ron Sheldon and Matt Matthew Join Blue Bird’s International Sales Team

Fort Valley, Georgia (February 14, 2008) – Blue Bird Corporation has announced the naming of Ron Sheldon to International Sales Director and Matt Matthews to Export Sales Engineer within their International Sales Team.