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Saf-T-Liner C2 Interior view, looking back. The Thomas Saf-T-Liner C2 (often shortened to Thomas C2) is a bus manufactured by Thomas Built Buses since 2004. The first cowled-chassis bus designed by Thomas following its acquisition by Freightliner, the C2 debuted the first all-new body design for the company in over three decades.
In July 2024, Thomas Built Buses revamped the model into the Saf-T-Liner HDX2, which takes design cues from the Type C Saf-T-Liner C2, and whose bodies will be produced in the same Archdale, North Carolina plant that produces the C2.
In 1936, Thomas Car Works secured part of a bid to produce 500 school bus bodies for North Carolina. As the company was only financially able to acquire materials for 200 bodies, North Carolina split the bid between Thomas and Hackney Brothers. [2] Dependent on length, Thomas offered wood-bodied school buses for $195 to $225. [2]
The public school district is wrestling with a driver shortage that’s forced some route cancellations.
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The Freightliner C2 is a Type C conventional bus chassis manufactured by Daimler Truck North America, used for school bus applications. It was introduced in 2004 as the replacement for the FS-65. The C2 uses the hood, firewall, steering column, and dashboard of the Freightliner Business Class M2 medium-duty conventional.
The Thomas Minotour is a bus body manufactured by Thomas Built Buses since 1980. The smallest vehicle sold by the company, the Minotour is a bus body designed for cutaway van chassis . Primarily sold for school bus usage, the Minotour is also produced as a MFSAB (activity bus) or in specialized configurations specified by the customer.