Blue Bird & National Child Care Association Partner

FORT VALLEY, GA., October 1, 2003 - Blue Bird Corporation and the National Child Care Association (NCCA) have signed an exclusive partnership making Blue Bird the preferred provider of school buses to the association.

Blue Bird, the leading manufacturer of school/activity buses, will offer purchase incentives on its complete line of school/activity buses to qualified NCCA members. Blue Bird will also provide specific child-care training in the operations of its bus products. The aim of the incentives is to help NCCA members move from existing 15 passenger non-conforming vans into Blue Bird school buses, the safest school/activity buses on the market.

With a variety of models to choose from, Blue Bird's complete school/activity bus line meets or exceeds all requirements of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards for buses.

"We believe every child deserves to ride on a Blue Bird because it is the safest school/activity bus on the market," said Floyd Barkman, Blue Bird's Director of Small Bus Products. "Our motto here is 'Your Children's Safety is Our Business.' We live by that. Our goal with this program is to make sure that children are provided with the safest form of school/activity bus transportation. Secondary, we want to be the one-stop resource for NCCA members with product and regulatory knowledge, training, maintenance, and flexible financing."

Blue Bird manufacturers a complete line of school and activity buses from 10-84 passengers. Its Micro Bird small buses (Type A) range from 10-30 passengers on General Motors and Ford chassis, and a selection of gasoline or diesel engines with single or dual rear wheels. Blue Bird's VISION conventional bus (Type C) seats from 48-78 passengers, and its All American transit buses (Type D) seat from 54-84 passengers. All products are sold and serviced through Blue Bird's distributor network that covers all 50 states and Canada.

Blue Bird also provides financial options and assistance to new Blue Bird school/activity bus buyers through its Blue Bird Finance Advantage program, a child care-specific financing program for the private sector. The program is a simple, convenient, fast, and flexible way to purchase a new Blue Bird school/activity bus that fits your budget.

Blue Bird Corporation continues to 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 people throughout four facilities in three countries. For more information visit www.blue-bird.com.

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