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TR-69-10R

TO: Transportation Directors, Outside Inspecting Site Supervisors

FROM: Bruce D. Little, Senior Transportation Consultant, 303.866.6655

DATE: August 5, 2010

SUBJECT: Certified Body and Chassis Models and Used School Buses

Enclosed please find the following:

1. Colorado School Bus and Chassis Manufacturers Certified Models,

School Year 2010-2011

2. School Bus Type Designations, School Year 2010-2011

3. School Bus Body and Chassis Distributors, School Year 2010-2011

4. Used School Bus Dealers Registered to Sell in Colorado, School Year 2010-2011

Item one is the list of school bus and chassis manufacturers, who, for the period September 1, 2010, to August 31, 2011, have certified that their body and chassis models to be sold in Colorado will meet or exceed Colorado Minimum Standards.

Item two is a chart showing the school bus body models by definition type.

Item three is a list of body and chassis distributors provided for your information.

Item four is a list of the registered used school bus dealers provided for school districts interested in purchasing used school buses. Each dealer has certified that the school buses they will sell in Colorado will meet or exceed the Colorado Minimum Standards in effect at the time the bus was manufactured. If you receive a school bus from these dealers or any seller that does not meet our standards, please notify me.

Used school buses may be purchased only from:

- the dealers on the used school bus dealers list,

- any of the dealers on the School Bus Body and Chassis Distributors list, and

- any Colorado school district.

This is to ensure that the Colorado Minimum Standards are being met for the safety of the students being transported. (Colorado Minimum Standards Governing School Transportation Vehicles, 301-25, 2251-R-4.03)

Note:

Place this letter and enclosures in Section R of the Colorado School Transportation Administrator’s Reference Manual. Memo number TR-64-09R should be removed and disposed of since it is out of date. Please mark off TR-69 on the 3-column Check List page at the front of the manual.

COLORADO SCHOOL BUS AND CHASSIS MANUFACTURERS CERTIFIED MODELS

School Year 2010-2011

* * * * *

The following is a list of the school bus body and chassis manufacturers who have certified their school bus body and chassis models with the School Transportation Unit, Colorado Department of Education, for sale in Colorado. The annual certification assures that the vehicle models listed comply with the Colorado Minimum Standards Governing School Transportation Vehicles, 1 CCR 301-25, for the school year starting September 1, 2010.

BODY MANUFACTURERS

- Blue Bird Body Co. (Vision CV, All American A3FE, D3FE and D3RE models)

- Collins Bus Corp. (Bantam/Guide, Super Bantam/Guide, Grand Bantam/Guide models)

- Micro Bird, Inc (MB-II, G5 models)

- IC Corp. (Integrated Conventional BE and CE, International RE and FE models)

- Thomas Built Buses, Inc. (Minotour SRW and DRW, Saf-T-Liner C2, Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF, Saf-T-Liner HDX models)

CHASSIS MANUFACTURERS

- Blue Bird Body Co. (All American, Vision Conventional)

- Chevrolet Corp. (Commercial Cutaway, single or dual rear wheel)

- Ford Motor Co. (E 350 Series single rear wheel cutaway, E 350 and E 450 Series dual rear wheel cutaway)

- Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp (B2 model)

- GMC Truck Group (G van model)

- IC Corp. (Integrated Conventional BE and CE, International FE and RE models)

- Thomas Built Buses, Inc. (Transit model)

SCHOOL BUS TYPE DESIGNATIONS*

School Year 2010-2011

| | | | | |

|COMPANY |TYPE A |TYPE B |TYPE C |TYPE D |

| | |

|BLUE BIRD | |

| | | | | |

|Vision CV | | |• | |

| | | | | |

|All American A3FE | | | |• |

| | | | | |

|All American D3FE – D3RE | | | |• |

| | |

|COLLINS | |

| | | | | |

|Bantam/Guide |• | | | |

| | | | | |

|Super Bantam/Guide |• | | | |

| | | | | |

|Grand Bantam/Guide |• | | | |

| | |

|Micro Bird | |

| | | | | |

|MB-II |• | | | |

| | | | | |

|G5 |• | | | |

| | |

|IC | |

| | | | | |

|Integrated Conventional BE | | |• | |

| | | | | |

|Integrated Conventional CE | | |• | |

| | | | | |

|International RE | | | |• |

| | | | | |

|International FE | | | |• |

| | |

|THOMAS | |

| | | | | |

|Minotour SRW - DRW |• | | | |

| | | | | |

|Saf-T-Liner C2 | | |• | |

| | | | | |

|Saf-T-Liner MVP-EF | | | |• |

| | | | | |

|Saf-T-Liner HDX | | | |• |

* MODELS CERTIFIED FOR SALE IN COLORADO AS OF September 1, 2010

SCHOOL BUS BODY DISTRIBUTORS

School Year 2010-2011

_______________________________

BLUEBIRD, MICRO BIRD & COLLINS

Colorado/West Equipment

7920 East 88th Avenue

Henderson, CO 80640

(303) 288-1300

IC CORP & COLLINS

McCandless International Truck

16704 East 32nd Avenue

Aurora, CO 80011

(303) 365-5389

COLLINS

American Transportation & Equipment Co.

7675 Dahlia Street

Commerce City, CO 80022

(303) 287-3636

THOMAS

TransWest Trucks, Inc.

7626 Brighton Road

Commerce City, CO 80022

(303) 289-3161

SCHOOL BUS CHASSIS DISTRIBUTORS

School Year 2010-2011

_______________________________

CHEVROLET

(local Chevrolet commercial chassis dealer)

FORD

(local Ford E-Series dealer)

FREIGHTLINER

TransWest Trucks, Inc.

7626 Brighton Road

Denver, CO 80022

(303) 289-3161

GMC TRUCK

TransWest Trucks, Inc.

7626 Brighton Road

Denver, CO 80022

(303) 301-7504

INTERNATIONAL

McCandless International Truck

16704 East 32nd Avenue

Aurora, CO 80011

(303) 365-5389

USED SCHOOL BUS DEALERS

Registered to sell in Colorado

School Year 2010-2011

The following used school bus dealers have registered with the School Transportation Unit, Colorado Department of Education.

Each dealer has certified that the school buses they will sell in Colorado will meet or exceed the Colorado Minimum Standards in effect at the time the bus was manufactured.

School districts may purchase used school buses only from the dealers on this list, from any of the dealers on the School Bus Body and Chassis Distributors list, or from any Colorado school district.

_____________________________________________________________

American Bus Sales

8 South Atlanta, Suite B

Owasso, OK 74055

Justin Brown

(918) 274-9970

Lasseter Bus and Mobility

820 Office Park Circle

Lewisville, TX 75057

Mitch Casler

(800) 880-5620

Masters Transportation

6430 East Highway 30

Kearney, NE 68847

Mike Baumgartner

(308) 236-6363

Mile High Bus Sales, LLC

17795 East Jamison Avenue

Centennial, CO 80016

Dan or Jennifer Burns

(303) 627-4100

National Bus Sales

8649 Regency Drive

Tulsa, OK 74131

Brandon Thomason

(800) 475-1439 x304

Rocky Mountain Bus Sales

PO Box 461

Monument, CO 80132

Dave Mills

(800) 525-5078

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