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Ten thousand, seven hundred and seventy-three and counting. That’s the new record number of buses that have been built in one year by a single IC Bus™ plant. The IC Bus Tulsa bus plant set the record on October 16, marking the moment with an informal gathering of employees.
Not stopping there, the plant is on schedule to roll an epic 11,300+ buses off the production line by the close of the fiscal year, which would break the 2006 record, held by the same plant, by 228 buses. “Our record-setting results are proof that our customers recognize the IC Bus difference,” said John McKinney, president of IC Bus.
Remarkably, by the end of the fiscal year on October 31 the Tulsa bus plant is on track to build more than 73,000 buses in the plant’s production history. “This is a tremendous achievement for our Tulsa employees,” McKinney added. “Day in and day out, we have a dedicated team of hardworking bus builders that go beyond the bus in building some of the safest and most dependable vehicles on the road.” McKinney also credited the unparalleled IC Bus dealer network for helping build such strong, consistent demand for our buses. While some of the vehicles built at the Tulsa facility are commercial buses, the majority are school buses, helping to safely transport children across the country to and from school throughout the year.
This year’s record-setting volume of production provides an environmental benefit as well. According to the American School Bus Council, every school bus helps take 36 cars off the road, saving more than 3 billion gallons of fuel each year. From that data, the buses built at Tulsa this year alone will help take more than 400,000 passenger cars off the road, saving more than 71 million gallons of fuel per year.
The Tulsa bus plant, with nearly 1,000 employees, celebrated an even more critical milestone earlier in 2009 by reaching more than 1 million hours without a lost-time injury case. Over the last several years the plant and employees have improved their safety culture, leadership and commitment to prevent accidents and injuries. Click here for the official press release announcing this accomplishment.
- IC Bus enews Nov/Dec 2009
