Thomas Built Buses expands Type A Minotour production capacity

Thomas Built Buses (TBB) is expanding its Type A Minotour production capacity at its legacy manufacturing plant, which is located at 1408 Courtesy Road in High Point. The company began the expansion in late 2024 and aims to complete it in 2026.

“By investing in our legacy facility, we’re honoring more than a century of craftsmanship in High Point while continuing to modernize for the future,” said T.J. Reed, president and CEO of DTSV. “This expansion gives our teams the capacity and tools they need to build even more Type A Minotours for customers across North America.”

As part of the expansion, TBB is modernizing several of its processes to improve workflow, enhance safety, and support long-term sustainability, including nearly tripling dedicated space for Minotour production. Minotour production will now take up about 72,000 sq. ft. of the plant.

 These efforts will also increase the plant’s production capacity by more than 50%, according to the company, as well as support growth in North Carolina.

“As we expand our capacity, we’re doing so in a way that preserves what makes Thomas Built special — our people, our community and our commitment to building safe, reliable buses for students everywhere,” said Jeff Allen, senior vice president of operations and specialty vehicles at Daimler Truck North America (DTNA). “By investing here in North Carolina, we’re strengthening our operations while ensuring we can serve more customers with greater efficiency, sustainability and innovation.”