Micro Bird grew from a 1966 van-conversion operation in Drummondville, Quebec, into a joint venture between Blue Bird and Girardin known for its focus on Type A buses. Today, it builds passenger buses for North American commercial and school transportation from its Drummondville headquarters and its 2025 plant in Plattsburgh, New York. Its 156,000-square-foot U.S. facility helped double production capacity while supporting Buy America–compliant bus manufacturing.
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Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Goal Program
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Coach & Equipment Mfg. CorpFamily-owned and building buses since 1948, Coach & Equipment Mfg. Corp. makes midsize buses for municipal, senior-living, and higher-education transportation from its Penn Yan, New York facility. The company’s roots reach back to 1870s wagon and carriage building, while its present-day operation combines family management with an 85,000-square-foot plant capable of producing customized buses in more than 400 configurations. Coach & Equipment is ISO 9001:2015 certified, Ford QVM certified, and known for retaining school-bus safety standards in its shuttle-bus designs.PENN YAN, NY
Trans/Air Manufacturing CorporationKnown in the transportation industry since 1979, Trans/Air Manufacturing Corporation develops climate-control systems for bus and transit fleets. Now part of Lippert, the company serves school, commercial, electric and hybrid vehicle markets under ISO 9001:2015 quality standards.DALLASTOWN, PA
Rosco, IncFounded in New York City in 1907, Rosco makes automotive vision-safety equipment for buses, trucks and other commercial vehicles, with its U.S.-made mirrors forming the core of the business. The Jamaica, New York manufacturer is North America’s largest bus-mirror maker, employing more than 250 people across facilities totaling 150,000 square feet. Rosco’s products are used in 25 countries and its quality system is registered to ISO 9001:2015.JAMAICA, NY
Knapheide Manufacturing CompanyFounded in Quincy, Illinois, in 1848 as a wagon builder, Knapheide Manufacturing Company now makes commercial truck bodies, van equipment and complete work-vehicle upfits. Six generations of Knapheide leadership have carried the business from its Mississippi River roots into a large operation with more than 2,500 employees, a 188,000-square-foot aluminum plant and a network of over 250 upfit partners. Its manufacturing, engineering and installation capabilities support both standard work trucks and custom-built vehicles for businesses across North America.NEW CARLISLE, OH