Whayne In the News

Whayne Supply Named Thomas Built Dealer of the Year Award

Approaching its 100th year in existence, Whayne Supply Company was named the 2011 Thomas Built Buses Dealer of the Year this week during the school bus manufacturer's annual dealer meeting in Greensboro, N.C.

Thomas President and CEO Kelley Platt presented the award to Whayne Supply GM Frank Lewis during the Oct. 4 event for excellence in government sales.

“Among Whayne’s noteworthy accomplishments is its work with state organizations to help Kentucky obtain the first and biggest federal hybrid school bus grant in the U.S. In large part because of the firm’s efforts, Thomas Built Buses has delivered more cutting-edge diesel-electric hybrid technology school buses than any other school bus manufacturer in the country,” said Platt in a statement. “But Whayne Supply is more than sales, Whayne consistently delivers in the service arena. We regularly receive wonderful comments from our customers who tell us that all of Wayne’s 11 main servicing locations provide second to none service support.”

Read more of the story at School Transportation News

KCFC Platinum Member Ranked Among Best Places to Work

The Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition would like to congratulate our valued member, Whayne Supply Company, on being named the 9th best large company to work for in the Louisville area by the Courier Journal on Sunday January 16, 2011.

The survey was conducted by WorkplaceDynamics and reached out to almost 876 local companies with 50 or more employees. Employees were asked to fill out the survey either on paper or online, rating their experiences on a 7-point scale. Companies with a 30% or greater response rate were included in the results and were divided into three size categories--large, mid-sized, and small. Their rankings were then based solely on employee responses.

Whayne Supply Company has been a Platinum member of the Kentucky Clean Fuels Coalition since 2009. They are a supplier for a number of lines of construction, industrial, mining and farm equipment, and have over a dozen branches throughout the Kentuckiana area. Among their clients is Thomas Built, the primary manufacturer of the diesel hybrid school buses being purchased by school districts throughout Kentucky, courtesy of the US Environmental Protection Agency. Whayne Supply Company is committed to helping their customers find quality products and providing them with value-added support service in all of the markets they serve. Congratulations!

Source:
http://www.courier-journal.com/section/BUSINESS02/Top-Places-to-Work

Jefferson County Public Schools Get First Hand Look at Diesel Hybrid School
Buses Manufactured by Thomas Built

09.16.09 - JCPS transportation managers were on hand Wed Sept 16 at Whayne Power Systems in Louisville to see and ride on the diesel hybrid electric school bus manufactured by Thomas Built Buses. The US EPA is providing funds for several Kentucky public school systems to purchase the diesel hybrid buses.

Hybrids showcased at Southeast School Bus Safety
Road-e-o in Pikeville
6.30.09 - The Southeast School Bus Safety Road-e-o, held in Pikeville, Ky., and Whayne Power Systems was there to showcase its Diesel Hybrid school bus line. More>>