BusWest DGS

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California Transit Association CalACT Fall
Conference November 5, 2008 Monterey, CA
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Introduction and Company Overview

• Who is BusWest?
• Corporate Structure
• People
• Products
• Philosophy

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Company Structure

• BusWest is the Passenger Transportation Operating
  Division of Velocity Vehicle Group
• Based in Whittier, California
• Privately Held by Two Owner/Partners
• Velocity Vehicle Group VVG is Californias
  Largest Commercial Vehicle Distributor and
  includes
• Los Angeles Freightliner, San Diego Freightliner,
  South Bay Truck Center, Las Vegas Freightliner,
  and about 6 other operating divisions
• VVG is a leader in advanced transportation
  technology, including alternative fuel vehicles
  (LNG, CNG, Hybrid)
• 650 Employees in total, 400 Million in Revenue,
  over 10 Locations

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Whered BusWest Come From?

• A little history, Where we came from
• 2000 Start of Operations
• 2002 Secured a few large contracts in Southern
  California which funded expansion and growth
  strategy
• 2004 Acquired the Assets of Smaller Southern
  California dealer
• 2005 Acquired California Bus Sales and became
  the exclusive
• Thomas Built Buses Distributor for California
• 2006 Awarded Caltrans Contract with
  Department of General Services for Type 1, 2
  and 3 Buses featuring the proven Ford Chassis
• 2006 Expanded to our Carson, California
  Headquarters Location
• 2007 Continued to Grow and Expand
• Laid Plans for Northern California Facility
• 2008 Opened Woodland, California Facility
• Granted extension of Caltrans Contract through
  June 2009

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Our Product Offering

• Starcraft Bus
• Authorized Starcraft Bus Distributor for
  California
• DesignLine International USA
• Authorized Western United States Distributor
• Thomas Built Buses
• Authorized Distributor for California and Hawaii
• Caio North America
• Authorized Distributor for California, Arizona
  and Nevada

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Starcraft Bus

• Caltrans Type 1, 2 and 3 (Ford Chassis)
• Berkshire Hathaway Company
• Unitized Steel Welded Roll Cage Construction
• Aluminum Exterior Side Panels
• 7 Year/200,000 Mile Altoona tested with NO
  unscehduled maintenance events
• Value, Delivery, Flexibility
• Top Industry Supplier
• State Contracts in over 25 States!

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DesignLine International USA

• United States Based Company
• Charlotte, North Carolina (American Owners)
• 1986 Founding
• Introduced 1st Hybrid Electric in 1992
• Successfully Integrated Capstone Microturbine
• Real World Fuel Economy Increases of 300 over
  Conventional Low Floor Diesel Bus
• Offering CNG, Diesel, and Other more exotic Fuel
  Systems
• Offering Conventional Powertrain options for
  serious customers, while focusing on competitive
  edge with Hybrid
• True Series Hybrid System

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Thomas Built and Caio

• Thomas Built is recognized as a market leader in
  school bus biz
• Freightliner Family Company
• Caio Induscar is South Americas Leading Bus
  Manufacturer building over 8,000 buses/year
• Leader in BRT Design
• No Buy America Product Yet Longer term US
  Presence

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Key Management

• Owners Conan Barker Brad Fauver
• President Jim Bernacchi
• VP of Sales Brent Phillips
• Transit Sales Manager Mike Candelaria
• Regional Managers John Gresham Dan
  Yarbrough
• Customer Service Manager Tom Scheidt
• Service Department Managers Jim Foster Daryl
  Trueblood Jason Shearer
• Parts Manager Pete Spilotis
• Warranty Manager Deanne Simmons

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Philosophy

• Helping you move people
• The goal of everyone at BusWest is to offer our
  expertise, products, services and support to help
  our customers accomplish the delicate task of
  moving precious cargo your passengers.
• We will do this by being responsive to your
  needs, offering the best network of service
  facilities and parts availability and
  representing only the best products available.

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Revised - 11/03/08
Jim Bernacchi S President FT
Brent Phillips S Vice President FT
Parts Dept
Administration
Service Department
Commercial Sales
School Bus Sales
Jim Foster 35 Service Manager S CARSON FT
Daryl Trueblood Cust. Support Mgr S SACRAMENTO
FT
Pete Spiliotis Parts Manager SB CARSON FT
Thomas Koniszewski Business ManagerS CARSON
FT
Gabe Hightman Sales ManagerSC School Bus FT
Rosa Ramirez Sales Admin H CARSON FT
Liesel Weiss Cust. Support Svr H CARSON FT
Ismaela Lara Technician H CARSON FT
Tom Scheidt School Bus Project Manager C
CARSON FT
Francisco Hernandez Mobile Tech H CARUTHERS FT
Gail Word Accountant H CARSON FT
Jackie Arnott70 Senior Parts Acct H CARSON
FT
Jesse Duran Lead Parts Sales HC CARUTHERS FT
Scott Salisbury Parts Out Sales/Sup H SACRAMENTO
FT
Doug Snyder School Bus Sales SC CARSON FT
John Clark New Used Sales SC CARSON FT
Terri Mellinger Cust. Support Svr H CARSON
FT
Michael Sanchez Technician/PDI H CARSON FT
Lupe Macias Mobile Tech H CARUTHERS FT
Casey Jones Admin Assistant H SACRAMENTO FT
Elizabeth Cortez School Bus Admin H CARSON
FT
Ray Maestas Parts Sales H CARUTHERS FT
Darren Salo School Bus Sales SC CARSON FT
Lisa Vargas 70 Parts Admin H CARSON FT
Dean Mariani Service Sales MgrH FONTANA FT
Don Cox New Used Sales SC CARSON FT
Charles Compton Technician H CARSON FT
Russ Funderburk Technician H SACRAMENTO FT
Susana Lopez Warranty Admin H CARSON FT
Charles Phillips Technician H SACRAMENTO FT
Yvonne Papanicolas Parts Admin H CARSON FT
Jaime Avellaneda Parts Sales H CARUTHERS FT
Carlos Ramirez Commercial Admin H CARSON FT
John Statler School Bus Sales SC CARSON FT
Mike Candelaria New Transit Sales SC CARSON
FT
Nate Namautawong Technician H CARSON FT
Miguel Vilches School Bus Foreman H CARSON
FT
Jeffrey Posey Technician H SACRAMENTO FT
Armando Lopez Technician/Detailer H SACRAMENTO
FT
George Diaz Parts Sales H CARSON FT
Steve Underwood Parts Sales H CARUTHERS FT
John Gresham New Sales SC CARSON FT
Miguel Moreno Technician H CARSON FT
Carlos Camarena Comm. Bus Foreman H CARSON
FT
Keith Pal Technician H SACRAMENTO FT
Santiago Parra Parts Back Counter H CARSON
FT
Jimmie Logan Warehouseman H SACRAMENTO FT
Phil Lujan Retrofit Sales C CARUTHERS FT
Carl Ekberg New Sales SC ARIZONA FT
Gerald Harrison Technician H CARSON FT
Vanessa Saenz Service Warranty H CARSON FT
Andy Rogers Technician H SACRAMENTO FT
Christian Castro Warehouseman H CARSON FT
Paul Chavez Warehouseman H CARUTHERS FT
Dan Yarbrough New Sales SC NO. CA FT
Efrain Ochoa Technician H CARSON FT
Long Nguyen Technician H CARSON FT
Armand Brooks Warehouseman H CARSON FT
Charlie Watts New Sales SC FONTANA FT
Cesar Munoz Detailer H CARSON FT
Victor Cebrero Detailer H CARSON FT
Arthur Heras Parts Sales H CARSON FT
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