EPA TRI Facility · Transportation Equipment
Thomas Built Buses Inc
High Point, NC · Parent: Daimler Trucks N.a. LLC
- Total releases
- 54.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Thomas Built Buses Inc: how the 54.7K lbs splits
54.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 54.7K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Thomas Built Buses Inc's 54.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Thomas Built Buses Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in High Point, NC, in the transportation equipment sector. It reported 10.5K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 54.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,934 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Thomas Built Buses Inc is pounds #203 and chemical-count #39 at 54.7K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Glass Unlimited; Fxi Inc. - High Point; Ofs Brands Inc Plant 23; Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy. Similar-scale Transportation Equipment peers outside North Carolina: Superalloy Manufacturing Solutions Corp Plant 2 & 3; Precision Aerospace Corp; Etm Enterprises Inc.; Mahle Engine Components USA Inc. Other Daimler Trucks N.a. LLC sites in this extract: Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland; Daimler Trucks Na LLC; Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp; Daimler Trucks Na LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); Methyl methacrylate; Manganese; Antimony.
Thomas Built Buses Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 54.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Superalloy Manufacturing Solutions Corp Plant 2 & 3 and Precision Aerospace Corp.
Thomas Built Buses Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
55K lbs Top 23% higher than 77% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Thomas Built Buses Inc: Xylene (mixed isomers)-led volume
Among the 1,603 Transportation Equipment facilities in this database, Thomas Built Buses Inc reports the 376th-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Xylene (mixed isomers) alone is 94.0% of the total. Scale peers outside North Carolina include Superalloy Manufacturing Solutions Corp Plant 2 & 3 and Precision Aerospace Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Thomas Built Buses Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Xylene (mixed isomers) at 94.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Thomas Built Buses Inc's total reported releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thomas Built Buses Inc's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Thomas Built Buses Inc's air releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Thomas Built Buses Inc Form-R facts
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See how Thomas Built Buses Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
42086821.2× more than the comparison
11.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Thomas Built Buses Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 54.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 19% (13.0K lbs to 10.5K lbs).
Thomas Built Buses Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Thomas Built Buses Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 19% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 11.0K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 9.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 10.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 10.5K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 51.5K lbs | - |
| Methyl methacrylate | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese | 192 lbs | - |
| Antimony | 76 lbs | - |
| Chromium | 74 lbs | - |
| Antimony compounds | 18 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 16 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 11 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 5 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Thomas Built Buses Inc · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including Glass Unlimited, Fxi Inc. - High Point, Ofs Brands Inc Plant 23, ordered by distance.
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Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Thomas Built Buses Inc on cumulative reported pounds (54.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Rk Steel, Copeland Scroll Compressors LP, Somerset Operating Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
Other Daimler Trucks N.a. LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Daimler Trucks Na Llc-Cleveland, Daimler Trucks Na LLC, Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.
About TRI Data
Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.
On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Xylene (mixed isomers), Methyl methacrylate, Manganese, Antimony; nearby reporters include Glass Unlimited. Thomas Built Buses Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.
Use and verify this record
This Thomas Built Buses Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Thomas Built Buses Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for High Point, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 336211 · Transportation Equipment. 3.3% of Guilford TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rk Steel (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Thomas Built Buses Inc stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.
All federal data sources used on this page
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
- EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
- EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
- EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
- EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov