I love this bus I'm in highschool and some of school buses in my area aren't always good,I like how your bus is custom made,and it has LEDs which are the best,and the Cummins diesel engine.
Nice bus! You may be interested... Rome City Schools in Rome, Georgia just bought a fleet of 36 new buses, to launch their own transportation department. For over 40 years they had a contract with the City transit department and leased "tripper" buses to be used as school buses. They were never yellow and never had to follow laws for such. We've entered January 2020 with all new yellow buses.
Calvert Texas? Ya'll need to upgrade the older busses taillights, in afternoon sun its extremely easy to miss those lights. I almost rear ended one of them, 3 times in a couple of miles. This was a couple of years ago, my dashcam did not show brake lights in any of those times. I called the school district...... very glad to see new equipment. Stay safe
Haha then that’s something that needs to be taken up with the transportation management. We are required to clean ours if we don’t we get yelled at. Most of our drivers clean their bus twice a day some only once a day. Depending on how behaved the kids are and the weather and what kids track in the buses as far as salt and mud.
I have a feeling Eaton fuller discontinued all automated transmissions. The Eaton ultra shift is no longer optional on the Freightliner Cascadia but I will check to see if it is on the International LT
Nice bus. I have a 2015 IC300 which is similar to this, but not as many whistles and bells. One thing I don't like is the wider lower panel that tapers off at an angle into the rear bumper. It reminds me of Thomas C2s! That wider lower panel is also a lot more work when waxing! Sorry you couldn't get a chrome grill. My older model still has the problem with the windows that don't stay closed tightly. Other than that, no complaints. I could use a heated seat on cold days. I wondered if it was available. You're right about the switches for it. You can hardly get your hand down in there to work it. I prefer steering wheel controls for the 8-ways, but my bus doesn't have it. Our older models do.
g bridgman the side skirt is larger due to the factory AC selection. A quick way to tell a factory AC system from dealer installed is the length of the side skirting. The grill hasn’t come in yet. The factory chrome grill doesn’t have a mesh big screen, so I have to wait for the dealership to order one.
Congratulations on that bus. I love the Cummins 6.7 Engine on the IC School Bus #299. How did they like the way the switches changes including the cameras?
Now that is totally awesome video about your school bus 2021 ic ce international buy How many busses do you and new school buses as will just asking ok
yawotton yes, I approached the school system about hiring another contractor. Although it took some time, I eventually got a contact, then another, and so on. I welcome anyone with a passion for the business to join!
@@SwannBus yeah I'm in Virginia so contractors are a foreign language....only one contractor i know in Virginia and that krapfs or mountain valley out of Pennsylvania and they have Roanoke City (not county) schools... I think getting in the public schools will be hard unless you have charter buses... But the school buses will probably work for the private schools... Now I just gotta figure out the operating costs
@@SwannBus I posted a picture of the instrument cluster in the Facebook group. And I also found a picture of an IC HC series with the MV drivers area and with the IC logo on the MV steering wheel.
Seriously though, how do you manage your operation? I assume you are an independent contractor, right? Do you have regular contracts or long term guarantees of some sort?
Buy a Vision! They are great! If you give them a chance, you will see how good they are! Maybe a 2021 or 2022 Bluebird Vision Gasoline. All LED 2 stop sign, black doors, blah blah blah.
Ben Gerson thanks, I make the rear mud flap bracket for the reflectors. Yes, I deleted the collision mitigation system. It adds $2500 to the bus and I’m not ready yet lol.
He's in Charlotte Hall near the Charles/Saint Mary's County border; it is why he serves both county's school districts. He is growing, as this bus serves Calvert County - the poor driver has to cross a bridge to serve them! (Benedict or Governor Johnson at the foot of Calvert County - or both.)
Adam, nice bus. Can you please tell me the dealer and salesman you use? I need to order a new bus for our childcare centers. We you go with IC or Thomas. Thank you.
Joe Public - K. Neal only does IC; they are Maryland's largest International full-line dealer. If you are set on Thomas, go to American Bus on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard in Cromwell (western Glen Burnie).
I see, I see - yet another IC. I notice that this one is a route bus (299); not a spare or reserve. Apparently , K. Neal (Hyattsville) is doing right by you, since you went there again - did they deliver, or did you pick up? You mentioned the Eaton dual-clutch (is that the equivalent of the Olde Schoole Fuller Road-Ranger) is NOT on this bus; is this also a stick bus? Do you have ANY automatic transmissions in your buses? (For those of you wondering about Fuller RoadRangers in school buses, I've seen them - and not just in Crown school buses, which were famous for them; the RoadRanger shows up in a surprising number of transits - which normally have automatics; therefore, stick-shifters, let alone dual-sticks, are rare air, even - if not especially - in a transit. txstreetman (here on UA-cam) has a dual-stick Thomas transit which is easily his most famous.
@@SwannBus - They have been in it since I was a student in Charles County's elementary schools, and have made several questionable decisions; two recent ones in particular have come back and bit them. (The lack of large buses AND trying to sneak bussing in via the back door have merely made their driver shortage harder to overcome. "Neighborhood schools" are why bussing flopped in the county in the first place; and they are also caught in the mess in greater Laurel (though not alone).) "Neighborhood schools" means growth in the system will NOT be even - as even Anne Arundel (which uses contractors) is finding out the hard way (as is Howard County - which also uses contractors), let alone MCPS (which has a single contractor - First Student).
Joe Public the dealer has a sub contractor install the AC just over the PA state line. CoachAire does a great job and the systems perform very well. I actually like the simplicity of their system versus the factory system. If I had to guess, the dealer installed system will be more reliable. CoachAire is a small business and the owner does every install. I’m actually having one done right now. I currently have four buses with the dealer system; all are very good. Let me know if you need anything else. Who are you working with there?
I do not like C2s at all. Have you ever tried to clean the windshield in one of those things? Driver ergonomics are terrible. We have constant "Check Engine" light problems with outs and loss of power.
g bridgman I’m sorry to here that I think it really just depends on what things you order on it our c2 and the best buses in the lot. what county do you live in
@@SwannBus And thus is the difference between dealers proven. K. Neal is the International dealer; American Bus is the Thomas dealer. K. Neal is the closer of the two (to Adam and to me, incidentally), and actually used to be CLOSER (they were known as District International and were on Ardwick-Ardmore Road in New Carrolton proper).
This is a very nice CE! My mom actually will be getting a new CE next school year to replace the 03 CE she’s driving now, they plan to spec it a lot like this one, minus the chrome :(. I was wondering, what do you do with all these buses? Do you own them, or do you work for a school district, and if you own them, are you contracted with a school?
@@chasewigger6236 - It can be; as I grew up, I got to meet several single-bus contractors (they owned a single bus and therefore were owner/operators, as Adam started out as). I've only met one "big" contractor - Mister Hedges of H&H Bus Service in Bryans Road - and I met him as a driver. Both him and his late wife never (as in ever) lost the love of the work; both drove until they couldn't any more.
Wig-wag is a signal system meant to indicate an emergency with the vehicle in question. Some states and localities prohibit its use in school buses, while others require it. Because of various emergency issues with school buses merely locally, I'm in the latter camp.
school bus guru yes, reached out to my local dealer multiple times. They never really seemed interested in selling me one. Unfortunately, I’m not going to ask them anyone.
As a bus driver, I can say that the Bluebird Vision is NOT a driver friendly bus. Districts/contractors should stay away from them until they do a major redesign
Just watched one of your videos for the first time. Really enjoyed it, always wanted to see interior and specs of an American school bus . Nice👍🏻
I love this bus I'm in highschool and some of school buses in my area aren't always good,I like how your bus is custom made,and it has LEDs which are the best,and the Cummins diesel engine.
Nice bus!
You may be interested... Rome City Schools in Rome, Georgia just bought a fleet of 36 new buses, to launch their own transportation department. For over 40 years they had a contract with the City transit department and leased "tripper" buses to be used as school buses. They were never yellow and never had to follow laws for such. We've entered January 2020 with all new yellow buses.
You can search Rollin with RCS
Calvert Texas? Ya'll need to upgrade the older busses taillights, in afternoon sun its extremely easy to miss those lights. I almost rear ended one of them, 3 times in a couple of miles. This was a couple of years ago, my dashcam did not show brake lights in any of those times. I called the school district...... very glad to see new equipment. Stay safe
Calvert county, Maryland.
Great bus man and love the old yellow doors bringing the old school back
I love the way you spec these buses!
bus 1 I know. I wish our district gave us heated seats and steering wheels But they don’t. We get bare minimum
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I find it interesting that it’s been 20 years and that Navistar front face / headlights look almost the exact same
You have some of the best great-looking Buses I've ever seen!
Would definitely be interested in seeing what you do to them before going into service makes for a great vid👍
School buses in USA would be so fun to ride if only the bus companies cleaned the interior including the floor.
The drivers clean the bus.
Well, it's part if the job, but they don't always do it.
Telluride Not on mine.
Haha then that’s something that needs to be taken up with the transportation management. We are required to clean ours if we don’t we get yelled at. Most of our drivers clean their bus twice a day some only once a day. Depending on how behaved the kids are and the weather and what kids track in the buses as far as salt and mud.
Nick Gardner My school bus company doesn't clean it unless something really bad happened like somebody vomited.
I have a feeling Eaton fuller discontinued all automated transmissions. The Eaton ultra shift is no longer optional on the Freightliner Cascadia but I will check to see if it is on the International LT
It’s still available and gaining popularity. Freightliner is trying to move to their own transmissions.
@@SwannBus i did see that the Cummins Cascadia is available with Eaton ultra shift.
Love the bus man! Are we going to get to see a test drive video? Just like you did on 68 which is your 2019 ICCE.
His 2019 ce is now bus 543
Uriel Hernandez yeah I knew he changed the number on that bus. He did a video a while back showing what bus numbers he changed
Love the wheels. The tires appear to be slightly wider. Not familiar with that tire either way. Hope they work out well. 🤩
Our Newest Ic Ce Bus In Broward County School Broad Is 2018 Ic Ce 300 Series Regular & Handicap Buses With The Same Engine
Man that bus is beautiful! I love your videos, man! Keep them coming! 😃
I have to find someplace else to drive. Mine was built in 2001, Manual transmission and brakes.
Nice bus. I have a 2015 IC300 which is similar to this, but not as many whistles and bells. One thing I don't like is the wider lower panel that tapers off at an angle into the rear bumper. It reminds me of Thomas C2s! That wider lower panel is also a lot more work when waxing! Sorry you couldn't get a chrome grill. My older model still has the problem with the windows that don't stay closed tightly. Other than that, no complaints. I could use a heated seat on cold days. I wondered if it was available. You're right about the switches for it. You can hardly get your hand down in there to work it. I prefer steering wheel controls for the 8-ways, but my bus doesn't have it. Our older models do.
g bridgman the side skirt is larger due to the factory AC selection. A quick way to tell a factory AC system from dealer installed is the length of the side skirting. The grill hasn’t come in yet. The factory chrome grill doesn’t have a mesh big screen, so I have to wait for the dealership to order one.
@@SwannBus I thought the wider skirt had something to do with AC. C2s without AC still have it. I like the look of the IC without the wide skirt.
now that is totally awesome video about your 2021 ic ce international are you going to do a new update all your school buses just asking
Claw boss got me addicted to these school bus videos
Congratulations on that bus. I love the Cummins 6.7 Engine on the IC School Bus #299. How did they like the way the switches changes including the cameras?
Oh man Heated? Air seat! Came a long way I used to drive buses with stick shift and NO power steering!
Our district dont have ces yet! But the La Cross district do have these
Edit:My district has 4 2020 bluebird visions
Would like to see a industry standard of seatbelts for passengers.
Now that is totally awesome video about your school bus 2021 ic ce international buy How many busses do you and new school buses as will just asking ok
I love CEs I recently rode a 2019 earlier this year and 2 2017 versions when I lived in Yorktown VA.
I would love to get into a bus contract business...just don't know where to start
Start with your school board, county, Transpotation department. Good luck!
@@SwannBus yeah but I mean that's all you did? I'm not from your state so I'm not getting your secrets to cut in your business 😆
yawotton yes, I approached the school system about hiring another contractor. Although it took some time, I eventually got a contact, then another, and so on. I welcome anyone with a passion for the business to join!
@@SwannBus yeah I'm in Virginia so contractors are a foreign language....only one contractor i know in Virginia and that krapfs or mountain valley out of Pennsylvania and they have Roanoke City (not county) schools... I think getting in the public schools will be hard unless you have charter buses... But the school buses will probably work for the private schools... Now I just gotta figure out the operating costs
Happy New Year Adam! Man I love seeing your custom order Units. So nice. Look forward to the "All the things you do" video for the buses.
did you work for me
Do you still have
Are you ready for the MV Series drivers area to be in the CEs in the next few years?
Are you kidding!!! Can’t come fast enough!
@@SwannBus I posted a picture of the instrument cluster in the Facebook group. And I also found a picture of an IC HC series with the MV drivers area and with the IC logo on the MV steering wheel.
I'm hoping it will be changed before 2022.
Adam D I miss your video you need to make more I would like to see a airbrake test on a ic ce
No more Thomas buses for you, where you unsatisfied with the C2? I prefer the CEs personally
Cool bus
Like the side visor. Giving me ideas.
I like the crom grill cover on the front
I really liked your channel, but answer me a question, what does it take to work as school bus driver?
HARD WORK, Commitment, love for the job!
Very nice bus !
Adam do you plan to add blue bird FE Engines?
Hi , great choice in buying international brand bus but why no flat nose or cabover style buses ?
Nice bus. How much do one of these bus go for?
Beautiful bus! Also Calvert? You have a contract over there now?
What a nice bus
One thing I don't like about the yellow door, it's a diffident shade of yellow which is really annoying. It's a nice feature though.
You will love the M726 tires. You do give up some in fuel mileage but they will BY FAR out last any other tire.
Nice bus one of my favorites
nice bus
it looks nice they are good school buses
This is the first car/truck/bus thst i've ever seen from 2021
That is very beautiful bus cool love wheels rim's. What you do with those all busses
I run a bulk Uber company for kids
Seriously though, how do you manage your operation? I assume you are an independent contractor, right? Do you have regular contracts or long term guarantees of some sort?
Are you going to do any videos on the 2020 Thomas HDX and IC RE school buses?
Do school buses offer super singles
Buy a Vision! They are great! If you give them a chance, you will see how good they are! Maybe a 2021 or 2022 Bluebird Vision Gasoline. All LED 2 stop sign, black doors, blah blah blah.
I’ll just take your word for it lol
I love 299 keep it up
What do you prefer ? Buses with fast changing lights ? Fast blink blink blink then on the other side blink blink blink or Slow Changing lights
How many busses do you have?!?! also new sub
Are you going to get a BlueBird
He is not
Do you have any wheelchair buses Adam
Stay tuned:)
Adam D thank you
Hows the eaton transmission holding up... We have 5 die so far.. Including mine at 33,000 miles
Runs like a clock
My town cairo ga needs to order these buses to replace the ageing fleet we got here what the cost for 1 of the buses
Congrats on another bus! Love the rear mudflap. Did you omit the Bendix radar system?
Ben Gerson thanks, I make the rear mud flap bracket for the reflectors. Yes, I deleted the collision mitigation system. It adds $2500 to the bus and I’m not ready yet lol.
@@SwannBus wait I thought that was standard? Or do they say that and just add it in the price listed.
TechOut you’re absolutely correct...
@@SwannBus what year is that older IC?
Dustin Lanphear 2003
What part of the country are you in? This bus looks amazing. I’d love to get a brand new bus.
He's in Charlotte Hall near the Charles/Saint Mary's County border; it is why he serves both county's school districts. He is growing, as this bus serves Calvert County - the poor driver has to cross a bridge to serve them! (Benedict or Governor Johnson at the foot of Calvert County - or both.)
I give up..What state?
@@pogeybait5289 - Maryland.
Adam, nice bus. Can you please tell me the dealer and salesman you use? I need to order a new bus for our childcare centers. We you go with IC or Thomas. Thank you.
Joe Public K.Neal Truck & Bus in Hyattsville, MD. Ask for Michelle in bus sales.
Joe Public - K. Neal only does IC; they are Maryland's largest International full-line dealer. If you are set on Thomas, go to American Bus on Baltimore-Annapolis Boulevard in Cromwell (western Glen Burnie).
I see, I see - yet another IC. I notice that this one is a route bus (299); not a spare or reserve. Apparently , K. Neal (Hyattsville) is doing right by you, since you went there again - did they deliver, or did you pick up? You mentioned the Eaton dual-clutch (is that the equivalent of the Olde Schoole Fuller Road-Ranger) is NOT on this bus; is this also a stick bus? Do you have ANY automatic transmissions in your buses? (For those of you wondering about Fuller RoadRangers in school buses, I've seen them - and not just in Crown school buses, which were famous for them; the RoadRanger shows up in a surprising number of transits - which normally have automatics; therefore, stick-shifters, let alone dual-sticks, are rare air, even - if not especially - in a transit. txstreetman (here on UA-cam) has a dual-stick Thomas transit which is easily his most famous.
K.Neal takes good care of me for sure!
@@SwannBus - CALVERT County? What next - Anne Arundel? (Unless you do parochial, my home county of Prince George's is out; they don't contract.)
Christopher Estep I hear that’s changing, the PG BOE wants out of the bus business.
@@SwannBus - They have been in it since I was a student in Charles County's elementary schools, and have made several questionable decisions; two recent ones in particular have come back and bit them. (The lack of large buses AND trying to sneak bussing in via the back door have merely made their driver shortage harder to overcome. "Neighborhood schools" are why bussing flopped in the county in the first place; and they are also caught in the mess in greater Laurel (though not alone).) "Neighborhood schools" means growth in the system will NOT be even - as even Anne Arundel (which uses contractors) is finding out the hard way (as is Howard County - which also uses contractors), let alone MCPS (which has a single contractor - First Student).
260hp and only 660 torque? That's odd, Our buses over here have 250hp and have around 1050 torque, used in double deckers. They go quite well
Just curious, how much does a beautiful bus like this cost.
tigahshark 80k-110k Like cars depend on the trim.
@@TocyBlox mahalo
That bus right there is fire man my sisters bus driver I'n Texas has the 2021 ic ce I heard there most popular then Thomas built saf-liner c2
Awesome IC bus!
Why did you choose not to do the seat belts?
What are your thoughts on blue birds?
Never owned one, probably the best body in the industry but a well specd IC is a better bus.
Adam, how are you surviving during the shutdown with the virus. I know bills don't wait.
Facts
Does the school district own the bus, or do you?
I do
Great bus. What do you think about the gas engine version of this bus?
Marcus Williams so far so good, mine has almost 10k miles and the driver really likes it. I’ll do an update video of that bus (129) soon.
How much does the bus weigh?
K. Neal has one bus in stock, but doesn't have AC. What do you guys feel about the dealer installing AC? Thanks for your help.
Joe Public the dealer has a sub contractor install the AC just over the PA state line. CoachAire does a great job and the systems perform very well. I actually like the simplicity of their system versus the factory system. If I had to guess, the dealer installed system will be more reliable. CoachAire is a small business and the owner does every install. I’m actually having one done right now. I currently have four buses with the dealer system; all are very good. Let me know if you need anything else. Who are you working with there?
@@SwannBus, thank you
Thank you for this video. do you still order c2s
school bus guru I will at some point, but my IC dealer is the best and the other brands just can’t offer the service I get from IC.
I do not like C2s at all. Have you ever tried to clean the windshield in one of those things? Driver ergonomics are terrible. We have constant "Check Engine" light problems with outs and loss of power.
Adam D that’s good and also can you do a driving video on one you have now on your lot
g bridgman I’m sorry to here that I think it really just depends on what things you order on it our c2 and the best buses in the lot. what county do you live in
@@SwannBus And thus is the difference between dealers proven. K. Neal is the International dealer; American Bus is the Thomas dealer. K. Neal is the closer of the two (to Adam and to me, incidentally), and actually used to be CLOSER (they were known as District International and were on Ardwick-Ardmore Road in New Carrolton proper).
This is a very nice CE! My mom actually will be getting a new CE next school year to replace the 03 CE she’s driving now, they plan to spec it a lot like this one, minus the chrome :(. I was wondering, what do you do with all these buses? Do you own them, or do you work for a school district, and if you own them, are you contracted with a school?
Chase Wigger yes, I own them all. I’m a school bus contractor with multiple counties and provide student transportation.
Adam D oh okay, sounds pretty fun.
@@chasewigger6236 - It can be; as I grew up, I got to meet several single-bus contractors (they owned a single bus and therefore were owner/operators, as Adam started out as). I've only met one "big" contractor - Mister Hedges of H&H Bus Service in Bryans Road - and I met him as a driver. Both him and his late wife never (as in ever) lost the love of the work; both drove until they couldn't any more.
Damm thats a beautiful bus
Does the Bus Have A automatic Brake to Prevent accidents cause I ride a Bus That Does
the exterior lamps behind the tires...how do you turn them on?
They are reverse docking lights
If only the windows don’t shake and be loud and be such a bumpy ride 😂
Not sure who’s specing your buses, but mine have no such issues.
School 😂
Great video... what is WIG WAG?
Evan it’s a switch that alternates the high/low beams left and right like an emergency vehicle to add more visibility when the reds are activated.
Wig-wag is a signal system meant to indicate an emergency with the vehicle in question. Some states and localities prohibit its use in school buses, while others require it. Because of various emergency issues with school buses merely locally, I'm in the latter camp.
Odd they should say that the door being yellow is a unique specification. As far as I know, that's a requirement for Ohio that the door is yellow.
Oh boy I can't wait to drive the new ic ce bus!
Have you ever considered getting a bluebird
school bus guru yes, reached out to my local dealer multiple times. They never really seemed interested in selling me one. Unfortunately, I’m not going to ask them anyone.
Adam D I’m sorry to here that they are are so unprofessional
Sickkkk. Our 299 is a 2021 Gas Vision.
If you don’t mind me asking, do you remember how much does it cost you?
All new IC buses should come with standard frontal driver airbag.
Nice bus! How come you ordered the older style IC mirrors?
rjr 19 I like them, no real reason other than that lol.
Makes sense lol, I prefer the newer ones but know many drivers that prefer the older ones
What model up is your John Deere riding mower?
lucas vlogs 2007 x758
Adam D awesome!!!!!!!!!!! I have a 2013 x730
On an CE what is that silver button that most of them have that has a lighten green circle on it
Happy new year Adam
Uriel Hernandez Happy New Year!!! 🎊🎆🎈
Thanks, i subscribe to your channel! I made videos of an ic ce in bus simulator 17
Order a Bluebird
and They Will Deliver a bus to you? I Thought It Was a school district who can oly order buses
Jaylenawesomeness107_YT I’m a contractor directly for the school system, so I can order directly from the manufacturer.
@@SwannBus Oh That Makes Since. Can You Buy A Vision I Like Visions. Also Have You Considered Buying a Flat Nose
As a bus driver, I can say that the Bluebird Vision is NOT a driver friendly bus. Districts/contractors should stay away from them until they do a major redesign
I Recomend a EFX. That Will Be Interesting To Have A Flat Nose
Why don't this school bus have seat belts for the students?
State doesn’t mandate it...
What does a base model bus cost? i just want to get an idea of what my school bus i ride costs.
and oh, first video of 2020!
What a cut bus
Is this bus gasoline, propane or diesel
Diesel
Do you mind me asking, how much one of these busses costs?
Can u do a 2001 inter??
Maryland Spec?
Are you the owner of all these busses
Yes....
How much cost new school bus?
¿Cuánto cuesta uno de esos así completamente nuevo?
I your next walk around can u flash the light and next time would like to see the non strob reds and yellows