Author Archive: Anna Jones

President & CEO

Mark Hoekstra [email protected] CFO Brett Wustman [email protected] Controller Jim Staal [email protected] Senior Accountant/HR Michelle Maddox [email protected] Human Resources Julie Matthew [email protected] Leasing Administrator Holly Ashley  [email protected] Property Company Admin TBA Executive Assistant/Marketing Coordinator Tracy Busman [email protected] Parts Department Anthony Howard - Parts Director [email protected] Tony Mosier - Parts Manager [email protected] Jim Harned - Assistant Parts Manager [email protected] Mike Phillips - Parts [...]

March 6, 2024  – Hoekstra Transportation, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and The Bus Center Family of Companies (Mid-South Bus Center, Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Transportation South, Pelham, Ala.; and The Bus Center – Atlanta, Acworth, Ga.), are pleased to announce their merger.  

Following Hoekstra’s purchase of an equity interest in The Bus Center Family, the four companies now represent one of the largest and most comprehensive providers of bus and van transportation in the country. The companies offer sales and service for the leading manufacturers in the industry, including Thomas Built Bus and Forest River, and a physical footprint that spans from the Southeast into the upper Midwest.

“This is an exciting opportunity for us, as we look to grow our operations and partnerships,” said Mark Hoekstra, President and CEO of Hoekstra Transportation. “The teams in place at The Bus Center locations are second to none, allowing all operations to remain intact, which made this merger even [...]

Presentation & Ribbon Cutting to be held Thursday, Dec. 7 at Deshler High School sponsored by Transportation South

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Dec. 4, 2023 – Transportation South, Inc., Alabama’s largest school bus provider, and Thomas Built Buses, the industry’s largest provider of all electric school buses, are pleased to announce Tuscumbia City Schools will be the first school system in the state of Alabama to receive a Thomas Built Bus SAF-T-LINER® C2 Jouley, the first Electric School Bus being delivered with the EPA Clean School Bus Program. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, a celebration presentation of the bus and a ribbon cutting ceremony will be held from 10 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. at Deshler High School Auditorium, located at 200 N. Commons St. E. (Tuscumbia, AL 35674).

WHAT:          Tuscumbia City Schools Receives First Electric School Bus in Alabama;
                        Via EPA Clean School Bus Program Presentation & Ribbon Cutting to be held.

WHO:            Transportation South, [...]