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HIGH POINT, N.C. – (December 10, 2018) – On November 28, Thomas Built Buses celebrated the start of production and delivery of the first Saf-T-Liner® C2 school bus equipped with the new Detroit™ DD5™ engine. This delivery comes one month after Thomas Built officially sold its 2018 allocation of DD5 engines.

Onsite at Thomas Built Buses to accept the keys to the Saf-T-Liner C2 was Josh Davis, Director of Pupil Transportation for Henrico County Public Schools in Henrico, Virginia, along with Floyd Merryman, president and CEO of Sonny Merryman, Inc.

• The Detroit DD5 engine is a 5.1L engine adapted specifically for the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner® C2. School districts can expect increased fuel economy, which equates to more than just money saved on fuel. The less diesel and DEF consumed means the aftertreatment system does not have as much to process, leading to fewer regens and improved reliability, as well as the longest service intervals in its class.

• The DD5, which was designed from a clean sheet, meets all the current emission requirements and has a head start on the ones to come. The DD5 engine also comes equipped with Detroit™ Connect Virtual Technician℠ remote diagnostic service.

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ATLANTA – September 25, 2017 – Thomas Built Buses, along with Detroit, is featuring the first Saf-T-Liner® C2 school bus equipped with the new Detroit™ DD5™ medium-duty engine at the North American Commercial Vehicle (NACV) show.

The DD5 engine, which is the latest in medium-duty engine technology, delivers power, performance and best-in-class fuel economy and reliability, in addition to easier serviceability and a lower cost of ownership. It features top-load oil and fuel filters and the longest service intervals in its class, with up to 45,000-mile change intervals. It also meets 2017 greenhouse gas (GHG17) standards.

The global medium-duty engine platform on which the DD5 is based benefits the pupil transportation market particularly well, utilizing innovative technology such as variable exhaust cam phasing, which allows additional heat to the exhaust stream. This enables efficient operation of the aftertreatment system in low speed, stop-and-go operations, which is ideal for school buses.

The DD5 also comes with the most advanced connectivity platform in the pupil transportation industry, Detroit™ Connect Virtual Technician remote diagnostic service. Virtual Technician provides the most in-depth and advanced engine diagnostics and intelligence in the industry. Within minutes, the driver or fleet manager knows the cause of the code as well as the level of severity. Virtual technician also makes suggestions on how the fault can be resolved and which parts may be needed to fix the problem. Critical faults are sent the Detroit Customer Support Center, where an expert analyzes the fault event and provides additional detail to the fleet. Full fault event details, including fault event diagnostics, history and trends are available via the new Detroit Connect portal.

The Detroit DD5 and the Detroit DD8™ will be available for order in 2018 from any Thomas Built Buses dealer.

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High Point, N.C. – September 30, 2019 – As children across the nation go back to school, many of them will be riding in the new Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2 school buses equipped with the Detroit DD5 engine. Since introduction of the combination in mid-2018, Thomas Built Buses has delivered nearly 1,200 new C2 buses equipped with the state-of-the-art Detroit DD5.

The Detroit DD5 engine is a 5.1-liter engine adapted specifically for the Thomas Built Buses Saf-T-Liner C2. As a result, it is cleaner, easier to maintain, and provides a lower total cost of ownership compared to older diesel engines. School districts can expect reduced consumption of both Diesel fuel and Diesel Exhaust Fluid resulting in lower operating costs. As the aftertreatment system does not have as much to process, fewer regen cycles and the longest service intervals in its class truly distinguish the DD5-equipped Saf-T-Liner C2.

The DD5 engine also comes equipped with the Detroit Connect Virtual Technician. Detroit Connect is a subscription-based remote diagnostic service (free for the first five years) that instantly transmits data to the Detroit Customer Support Center to enable informed service decisions. Performance data is also tracked to provide insights into overall vehicle health, fuel economy and safety performance.

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