San Benito County California Purchases Another Blue Bird XCEL 102 Bus

FORT VALLEY, GA (May 3, 2004) – The county of San Benito, Calif., has taken delivery of another Blue Bird XCEL 102 bus. San Benito purchased two XCELs last year. A-Z Bus Sales of Sacramento, Calif. handled all aspects of procurement.

The 35' long, 102” wide XCEL 102 bus is equipped with a John Deere 8.1L CNG diesel engine, Allison B300R transmission, Carrier RM-35 climate control system, Braun UVL wheelchair lift, American Seating recliners and full air suspension. The bus is fully ADA compliant. It is configured to seat 37 passengers.

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

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

For more than 75 years Blue Bird Corporation has set industry standards with its innovative design and manufacturing of transportation vehicles. Founded in 1927, Blue Bird employs nearly 2,000 people throughout three facilities in North America. Blue Bird has an extensive network of distributors and service-parts facilities. For more information on Blue Bird's XCEL 102 and its entire line of commercial bus products, please visit Blue Bird's website at www.blue-bird.com or call toll free 1-800-486-7122.

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