There’s a reason why a 1993 Colorado school bus with 240,000 miles on it is approaching the far corner of North Dakota, or why long-retired New York school buses are still used for public transportation in Guatemala City.
Durability.
The steel-frame school bus, an invention and institution that marks its 100th anniversary later this academic year, has left a legacy well beyond local American neighborhoods.
Blue Bird Corporation began manufacturing its transport vehicles in 1927. It played a key role in developing a major piece of Americana—the classic yellow school bus—that has shaped the daily lives of children and families for a century, according to the company website….