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Why did IC drop out of the type D market if BB and Thomas seem to be prospering?

The IC FE was discontinued in 2010 and the RE was discontinued in 2024. I know Navistar always have claimed it to be a market speculation thing, saying that the shrinking type D market isn’t the worth the production costs nor the R&D of contracting/fitting a new engine to meet emissions, but Thomas and bluebird have prevailed with producing both front and rear engine type D’s seemingly since the start of time.

I just feel like the RE has failed in popularity for the past decade. Type D fleets are really rare in the southeast PA region, but the few I have seen all have exclusively Bluebird or Thomas buses. I think I have seen about 3 RE’s my entire life and never have I ever seen an FE. So, what do you guys think sealed the fate of international type D’s?

u/hehehehzhshsh — 4 days ago
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How quickly can you memorize a completely unfamiliar route?

The new school year is just around the corner. Although I've been working as a school bus driver for a year, I still feel an inexplicable sense of nervousness during the first week of the new term. I'm not someone who picks up routes quickly. I'm curious—do you have any good methods for memorizing a complicated route efficiently? Our company usually serves two school districts in the morning, picking up students from four different schools. That means I drive to four schools in the morning and another four in the afternoon. By the way, the students dropped off in the afternoon are generally not the same ones picked up in the morning. I typically spend about eight hours driving the bus each day.

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u/One_Departure6685 — 13 days ago