| 01/30/2012: | STARCRAFT BUS COMPLETES 25,000TH BUS
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| | Starcraft Bus announces the completion of its 25,000th bus. Initially ordered on October 7, 2011, the milestone was reached on January 3, 2012 as Creative Bus Sales, located in Chino, California, took delivery for Nevada RTC, allowing Starcraft Bus to reach this landmark number. |
| 12/30/2011: | CREATIVE BUS SALES ACQUIRES PHOENIX BASED ARIZONA BUS SALES
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| | Nations Largest Bus Dealership, Creative Bus Sales, Completes Acquisition of Phoenix Based Arizona Bus Sales and Albuquerque based New Mexico Bus Sales |
| 10/05/2011: | THE CITY OF IRVINE EXPANDS ISHUTTLE ROUTES
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| | Creative Bus Sales supplies buses to transport 20,000 employees from more than 3,000 businesses and 2,000 housing units in the local area. |
| 09/13/2011: | CREATIVE BUS SALES WINS MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA BUS CONTRACT
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| | Creative Bus Sales Has Been Awarded the Majority of DGS's Bus Purchasing Contract, Providing Even More Low Price Purchasing Options for State Agencies |
| 09/06/2011: | CREATIVE BUS SALES DELIVERS FOUR NEW CNG BUSES TO BALDWIN PARK
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| | The City of Baldwin Park has taken delivery of four new buses from Chino, California based Creative Bus Sales. |
| 09/06/2011: | COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS STATION OPENS IN SANTA ANA
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| | A new compressed natural gas fueling station has been opened in Santa Ana, California by Waste Management of Orange County. |
| 04/04/2011: | CREATIVE BUS SALES ACQUIRES FLORIDA BASED TRANSIT PLUS
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| | Nations Largest Bus Dealership, Creative Bus Sales, Completes Acquisition of Florida Based
Transit Plus, Inc. |
| 02/24/2011: | ROUSH CleanTech's Ford E-450 Cutaways Fueled by Propane Autogas Receive CARB Approval
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| | Southern California-based AvcoGas Propane Sales and Service, a ROUSH CleanTech-certified propane autogas conversion center, will deliver vehicles to Marquez & Marquez Foods. |
| 01/31/2011: | Certified Transportation Services, Inc. Announced The Addition of Four New Buses Compliant With EPA's 2010 Emission Requirements
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| | Creative Bus Sales provided Certified Transportation Services, Inc. with the new IC School Buses |
| 11/17/2010: | Creative Bus Sales has received notices of Intent to Award from the CalACT/MBTA Vehicle
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| | Creative Bus Sales has received notices of Intent to Award from the CalACT/MBTA Vehicle
Purchasing Cooperative for all vehicles offered in the Class H heavy duty rear engine (full size) vehicles category. |
| 09/09/2010: | BAF and Creative Bus Sales Announce Exclusive Agreement for CNG Bus Conversions
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| | BAF grants Creative Bus Sales and its affiliate Green Alternative Systems exclusive rights to purchase their E450 and F550 CAL Comp CNG engine systems for the transit market. |
| 08/09/2010: | Culver City, California Adds First CNG Paratransit Buses
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| | The City of Culver City has taken delivery of its first dedicated Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) powered paratransit buses. Creative Bus Sales handled the sale and performed all of the Natural Gas Conversions internally. |
| 08/05/2010: | Creative Bus Sales is Once Again the Low Bidder
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| | Creative Bus Sales has received Notices of Intent to Award from CalACT/MBTA Vehicle Purchasing Cooperative for Class E-Medium Duty Vehicles. |
| 07/09/2010: | Mobile Bus Repair Service Announcement
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| | Creative Bus Sales is proud to announce that mobile service will be available to all customers in Southern California. |
| 06/28/2010: | Creative Bus Sales Enters into Agreement with the State of California for Statewide Procurement of Paratransit Buses
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| | Creative Bus Sales signed a "Participating Addendum" with DGS for their procurement of paratransit buses. The purpose of the offer from DGS was to provide a contractual mechanism for the State to directly procure Paratransit buses, given the absence of a "CalTrans" type statewide contract. |
| 06/21/2010: | USDOT and HUD Launch Groundbreaking, Collaborative Effort to Create Sustainable, Livable Communities
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| | Joint Effort Combines DOT TIGER (Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery) II and HUD Sustainable Community Challenge Grant Investments |
| 05/03/2010: | ALTERNATIVE FUELS and VEHICLES NATIONAL CONFERENCE + EXPO 2010
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| | Las Vegas, NV - Alternative Fuel Vehicle Institute (AFVi) presents the 16th annual Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference + Expo, May 9-12 in Las Vegas, Nevada Featuring the Leading Fuel and Technology Neutral Experts in the Nation |
| 04/01/2010: | Caltrans Update - The Real Story
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| | The Department of General Services (DGS) has failed to make an award for the statewide Paratransit Bus bid. DGS has officially rescinded their Notice of Intent to Award to Creative Bus Sales. |
| 03/23/2010: | IC Bus, Thor Industries Enter Supply Agreement for New IC Bus TC Series Chassis
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| | New Chassis Gives Customers Flexibility, Outstanding Performance |
| 02/04/2010: | CalACT / MBTA Vehicle Purchasing Cooperative Awarded
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| | Creative Bus Sales Named Low Bidder for All Vehicle Classes on CalACT / MBTA Vehicle Purchasing Cooperative. |
| 02/02/2010: | CNG FUEL SYSTEM COMPLETES 7 YEAR / 200,000 MILE ALTOONA TEST
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| | Creative Bus Sales Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) Fuel System Completes 7 Year / 200,000 Mile Altoona Test with No Unscheduled Maintenance to the Fuel System. |
| 10/01/2009: | Case Closed: A Resounding Victory for Transit Riders
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| | California Supreme Court Rejects State's Appeal of Lower Court Ruling: Raids on Public Transportation Funding Are Illegal |
| 08/31/2009: | Federal Transit Administrator Peter Rogoff: America's Transit Systems Are On Track with Recovery Investments
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| | FTA beat the Sept. 1 deadline for providing all states and local communities at least half of their Recovery Act transit dollars. |
| 07/16/2009: | GEM Electric Cars Used to Reduce Carbon Footprint
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| | Green Mountain Power highlights how they are actively engaged in utilizing renewable energy options by filming their GEM electric cars in action. |
| 07/11/2009: | School Districts in California Receives Millions to Replace Diesel School Buses With Natural Gas School Buses
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| | Largest Grant Ever Awarded to Replace Region's Diesel School Buses With Natural Gas School Buses |
| 07/06/2009: | FTA Awards $2.22 Billion in Recovery Act Grants To Public Transit Agencies
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| | The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has now awarded 221 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants totaling $2.22 billion to public transit agencies across the U.S. Another 346 grants worth a total of $3.8 billion are pending. |
| 06/28/2009: | Electric GEM Car History at the 2009 BET Awards - Creative Bus Sales
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| | June 28th 2009 marked an historic moment for the electric car movement. In
Honor of Michael Jackson, artists/activists Jimmy Jean Louis, Raz B and
Fonzworth Bentley chose to arrive at the 2009 BET Awards in Creative Bus Sales electric cars
instead of gas guzzling limousines. |
| 05/14/2009: | $10 MIL AWARDED TO NAVISTAR INTERNATIONAL TO BUILD HYBRID SCHOOL BUSES
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| | Navistar International, WARRENVILLE, Ill. (May 14, 2009) -- announced its $10 million award from the U.S. Energy Department to build plug-in electric hybrid school buses. |
| 04/27/2009: | NAVISTAR FIRST TRUCK AND BUS MAKER TO RECEIVE HYBRID CERTIFICATION FROM CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD
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| | WARRENVILLE, Ill. (April 27, 2009) -- Navistar (NYSE: NAV) continues to blaze new trails through the hybrid landscape, becoming the first truck and bus manufacturer to receive total hybrid vehicle certification from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for improving fuel economy and overall emissions. |
| 04/15/2009: | The Parking Spot Awards Fueling Contract to Clean Energy
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| | National Off-Airport Parking Company Begins Transition of Shuttle Fleet to Natural Gas Fuel |
| 03/25/2009: | Big Blue Bus to Receive Nearly $13 Million in Federal Economic Stimulus Funds; Plans to Infuse Money Back into Economy with New Contracts
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| | * Transit agency plans to purchase 10 new hybrid buses from local bus manufacturer and dealer.
* More than a dozen additional businesses that make transit-related products, such as fuel systems, tires, seats, rubber flooring, GPS systems and security cameras will benefit from contract.
* Longer articulated buses will also be purchased to add capacity to popular Rapid 3 and 7 lines. |
| 12/23/2008: | Creative Bus Sales Supports the Salvation Army
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| | Creative Bus Sales is proud to support the Salvation Army and its efforts to help families in need this holiday season. |
| 12/15/2008: | Creative Bus Sales Launches CreativeFleetLeasing.com
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| | Chino, CA. (December 15, 2008) - Creative Bus Sales and El Dorado Bus Sales announces the launch of the creativefleetleasing.com website, the one stop shop for all bus leasing and bus financing needs. |
| 05/05/2008: | New IC Bus Dealerships Welcomed in Tennessee, West Virginia, California and Western Canada
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| | WARRENVILLE, Ill. (May 5, 2008) – IC Bus, North America’s largest school bus and commercial bus manufacturer, solidifies its dealer network with the announcement of new dealerships in Tennessee, West Virginia, California and Western Canada. |
