San Benito County California Purchases Two Blue Bird XCEL 102 Buses

FORT VALLEY, GA., August 13, 2003 The county of San Benito, Calif., has taken delivery of two 2003 Blue Bird XCEL 102 buses. A-Z Bus Sales of Sacramento, Calif. handled all aspects of procurement.

The 35' long, 102" wide XCEL 102 buses are equipped with John Deere 8.1L CNG diesel engines, Allison B300R transmissions, Carrier RM-35 air conditioning systems, Braun UVL wheelchair lifts, American Seating recliners and full air suspensions. Both are fully ADA compliant. The buses are configured to seat 37 passengers.

Hollister, Calif., with a population of approximately 20,000, is the largest town in San Benito County.

"The XCEL 102s will be used as commuter buses in San Benito's transit system, " said Buddy Cox, Director of Sales & Marketing, Commercial Bus.

For more than 75 years Blue Bird Corporation has set industry standards with its innovative design and manufacturing of school buses, commercial buses and Wanderlodge motor coaches. Founded in 1927, Blue Bird has nearly 3,000 employees and four facilities in three countries. Blue Bird has an extensive network of distributors and service-parts facilities throughout North America. For more information on Blue Bird's XCEL 102 and the entire line of Blue Bird commercial bus products, please visit Blue Bird's website at www.bluebird.com or call toll free 1-800-486-7122.

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